Rockin’ 4 Vets brings a “Blues Blowout” with Frankie Boy & the Blues Express along with Boston’s Queen of Soul and Blues, Toni Lynn Washington sitting in. Rounding out this great bill will be the One Dime Band Duo and Rumboat Chili.
Frankie Boy & The Blues Express, are led by frontman, guitarist Frankie Boy Blues joined by Mickey Maguire on bass and drummer Harrison Foti. They were the winner at the 2019 and 2022 Granite State Blues Society Blues Challenge; representing New Hampshire at the International Blues Challenge finals in 2020 and 2023, reaching the semi-finals in the latter year.
Toni Lynn Washington has been at the forefront of Boston’s music scene for decades, and her accolades are too many to name—seven Blues Music Award nominations, a Boston Blues Festival Lifetime Achievement Award and a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, to name a few.
Toni Lynn was nominated for Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year (2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1996) and Contemporary Blues – Female Artist of the Year (1998, 1997) at the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards in Memphis, TN.
One Dime Band Duo, a Boston based acoustic duo (John Brauchler and Paul Gallucci), have crafted a unique sound and songwriting approach by blending influential styles of Blues, R&B and Soul. The duo won the Boston Blues Society Blues Challenge in 2022, the Granite State Blues Society Blues Challenge in 2023, and made the semi-finals at the International Blues Challenge in 2024.
Rumboat Chili is an original, classic style rock band from New Hampshire; harkening back to original, raw, rock and roll. Combining organ, piano, dual lead guitars, tight rhythmic bass, and powerful drums, the band’s music is driven by two distinct, smooth, and harmonizing vocalists.
Check out ticketing for the early admission soundcheck party, w/front-row seating!!