SBBS presents Harmonica master Mitch Kashmar

On Saturday, May 31, 2025, the Santa Barbara Blues Society is proud to present Mitch Kashmar in his first appearance for the SBBS in his home town in six years.

Born in 1960, Mitch started his band, The Pontiax, in 1980 in Santa Barbara California, just when “roots music” was to start enjoying new popularity (Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Los Lobos, Robert Cray, George Thorogood, The Blasters etc). “People we knew were MAKING IT”, he says.The Pontiax fast became popular all around southern California both on their own and backing all the true Blues legends living in the area such as Big joe Turner, Willie Dixon, Lowell Fulson, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Pee Wee Crayton, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lou Donaldson, Joe Houston to name a few.

Opening the show will be Santa Barbara’s own internationally known acoustic country blues duo, Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan.
Doors will open at 7:00 PM; advance ticket purchasers will be allowed to enter at 6:45 PM. Ball and Sultan will play at 7:15 PM; Kashmar and his band will play two sets, starting at 8:00 PM. The venue has an outdoor patio and a large, spring-loaded dance floor; beverages will be available.

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