What’s On ·Empress Theatre ·Wednesday, January 7
Rowland & Tumblin’
Live at the Empress Marquee Club
Wednesday, January 7
Doors 5:30 PM • Show 6:30 PM
Hailing from Sacramento, California, Kyle Rowland and his band,
Rowland & Tumblin’, have been tearing up festivals, juke joints, and blues
rooms everywhere they go.
Rooted in traditional Chicago and Texas blues, and infused with
mid-century soul and funk, their sound is raw, danceable, and
deeply felt — the kind of blues that keeps your toes tapping long after the last note fades.
“The blues ain’t black, white, yellow, or purple — it’s a feeling, and this boy’s got it.”
— James Cotton
“Kyle plays harp like a man — not all hopped up on nitrous oxide —
but the way it should be played.”— Little Charlie Baty
This is blues with grit, groove, and soul —
honest music played the right way, in an intimate room
built for nights like this.
Make a night of it: dinner first in the Marquee Club, then the show next door, straight through the connecting doors and never outside. Reserve a table