Rick Estrin and the Nightcats

Date and Time

• Saturday, May 16, 2026  7:30pm - 9:30pm

Location

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Details

Harmonica master and songwriting legend Rick Estrin leads his wildly entertaining, award-winning band in rockabilly, blues, and jazz

21+ Bar opens 6:30 pm. Happy hour 6:30 – 7 pm. Show starts 7:30 pm.

Two-drink minimum per guest. Come early for happy hour specials!

Blues vocalist, harmonica master and songwriting legend Rick Estrin leads the musically fearless, wildly entertaining, award-winning band Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, comprised of multi-instrumentalist/musical mastermind/producer Christoffer “Kid” Andersen, keyboardist/organ wizard/bass player Lorenzo Farrell and endlessly creative drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin. Schooled by some of the very best blues musicians on the West Coast, Estrin and band bring a stellar combination of rockabilly, jazz, blues, rock, and big band swing to the stage.

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats has twice won the coveted Blues Music Award for Band Of The Year. Additionally, Estrin has won Blues Music Awards for Song Of The Year, Traditional Male Blues Artist and for Instrumentalist—Harmonica. In addition to Estrin’s celebrated songwriting and peerless blues harmonica playing, he and the band are among the most entertaining and colorful showmen around. Estrin’s signature streetwise vocals and hipster-cool look, Andersen’s eye-popping, off-the-cuff guitar pyrotechnics, Farrell’s mighty organ, piano and bass work and D’Mar’s dynamic, acrobatic drumming make every one of their live performances a must-see event.

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats’ new album and the band’s sixth release, The Hits Keep Coming, packs a powerful punch, with phenomenal musicianship and lyrics—both serious and humorous. Produced by Andersen at his legendary Greaseland USA studio in San Jose, California, the record is modern blues at its most potent, intense and fun in all the right places.

See them live at Almost Famous Wine Lounge, an award-winning tasting room and world-class music venue located in the heart of Livermore's urban wine, spirits and brewery district.