The Mainstay kicks off its summer season with a free outdoor concert with the Blake Thompson Band at the Rock Hall Village Gazebo at the intersection of Rt. 20 and Main Street in Rock Hall, MD on Saturday May 25 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. Bring a comfortable chair or your dancing shoes. For information call the Mainstay at 410-639-9133. Information is also available at the Mainstay’s website https://www.mainstayrockhall.org.
Best known for his blistering rock leads and powerful blues chops, Blake Thompson plays guitar, piano and drums, sings and has been influenced equally by The Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Alvin Lee, Brian May and Billy Gibbons. His material ranges from classic rock and pop to blues, soul, R&B and country. He is also an accomplished and prolific singer/songwriter who sometimes performs acoustically on guitar and piano.
Thompson hails from Kent County, MD and has toured and or performed with Macy Gray, Steve Miller Band, Dave Matthews Band, The Gin Blossoms, Edwin McCain, Gavin DeGraw, David Crosby and Little Feat, among others. He also performs and tours with singer/songwriter/rock violinist Kate Russo, with his band, The Elliots and with The Blake Thompson Band.
The Mainstay’s free outdoor summer concert series is sponsored by the Rock Hall Business Association, the Kent County Arts Council and The Mainstay. Audience members are encouraged to bring a comfortable chair.
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