WIN TIX: The Skip Castro Band Dec. 28

The Skip Castro Band has been a Charlottesville and East Coast staple since 1978. They will be playing at the Jefferson Theater on Saturday December 28th and you can be there for free!! All that you need to do to enter is to fill out the “Requests & Comments” form in the right hand column here at 97.9. We’ll need your name, email and phone number. In the “comments” section please let us know want tickets to the Skip Castro Band concert. No particular phrasing is needed but we do need to understand that you are entering the contest. Only one entry per person please.

Complete WREN contest rules are available here.

From the Jefferson Theater website:

It began a long time ago. 1978 to be exact. Four musicians, out of work at the same time got together because honestly, they liked to play music. Thus, the Skip Castro Band was born. A mutual love of rhythm ‘n blues, swing, boogie woogie and rock ‘n roll became the foundation.

Over the next ten years, Skip Castro would become staples on the East Coast between Boston and Atlanta playing every bar, club, music hall, and college in between. All the while having a great time. Called one of the best party bands ever, Skip Castro brings the party every time they take the stage.

And who haven’t they played with? Muddy Waters, Big Joe Turner, Bo Diddley, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Yardbirds, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, the Nighthawks, the Kinks, Kenny Loggins and a host of others….

Fast forward 45 years and the same four guys are still playing together. Why? Because even though they stopped playing full time a while back, there’s a unique groove and spirit that exists when Skip plays. They’ve played with other musicians, but the greatest satisfaction comes when these four get together.

This article continues on the Jefferson Theater website.