Allman Betts Band Plays Jergel’s; Hard Rock Hosts Igor & Red Elvises (Wed., 3/10/19)

1) Some ingredients go very well together, like ice cream and hot fudge sauce. Another tasty combination is the Allman Betts Band. The group consists of sons of some of the players in the former Allman Brothers Band. This includes Devon Allman, Duane Betts, and Berry Oakley Jr. (son of original Allman Brothers Band bassist Berry Oakley). Other members are: Johnny Stachela (slide guitar) and Devon Allman Project percussionists R. Scott Bryan (Sheryl Crow), and John Lum. Devon Allman is the son of the late Gregg Allman and Shelly Jefts, while Duane is the son of a longtime Allman Brothers’ lead guitarist Dickey Betts and Paulette Howell. Duane was named after Allman Brothers’ band co-founder Duane Allman, who was a lead guitar virtuoso. On this tour they will be performing new music (they have an album slated for release this spring), songs from their solo projects, and classic Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman songs in honor of the 50th Anniversary of The Allman Brothers Band. The Borstall Boys open. 8 p.m. Sold out. Jergel’s Rhytyhm Grille. 

2) German-born Igor Yuzov founded Igor & Red Elvises in 1995, after the ghost of Elvis Presley came in a dream to tell him to start a rock ’n roll band. No, really. That’s what Yuzov says happened. He did as he was told, and the band began banging out their own special blend of self-branded “Siberian Surf Rock” on the streets of Santa Monica. They soon drew such large crowds that they were actually declared a public nuisance and banned from playing in public. Lucky for you, they’ve been booking shows around the world in some pretty legit concert venues ever since. They’re in Pittsburgh at the Hard Rock Cafe with special guests Vertigo-Go and The Honey Tone Ramblers. 8 p.m. 230 W. Station Square Dr., South Side. (EC, RH)

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