PHOTO BY JOHN LOREAUX
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Billy Walton Band, one of the Tri-State area's busiest, most popular groups, perform a special showcase of their original music at Asbury Park's iconic Wonder Bar on Friday, October 18, 2024. Showtime is 7:00pm.
"We look forward to our return to The Wonder Bar stage to showcase some of out new originals," says BWB bassist, William Paris. "We're always seeking to perfect our formula of rock/soul/blues, wrapped in psychedelic jams!" This show comes on the heels of the group's successful recent Stone Pony performance, opening for Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (knowledgeable music aficionados will recall that front-person Walton was once a member of the Asbury Jukes).
Wonder Bar attendees that night can expect to hear some new BWB tracks - "Knife In My Back," "I Can't Tell," and "Here I Come" -- as well as familiar BWB favorites, "Mountain," "Confusion," and "One In A Million." With the powerful double-lead vocals of Billy Walton and Destinee Monroe, these all-original tracks (written by Walton and Monroe) are fresh, catchy, and ready to be recorded on their as-yet-unnamed album. BWB have done over fouty tours of Europe and Germany, performing their originals there each Fall after the busy Jersey Shore Summer season.
Tickets are $20 and available for purchase online. The Wonder Bar is located at 1213 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
The Billy Walton Band consists of Billy Walton (guitar-vocals); Destinee Monroe (guitar-vocals); the aforementioned William Paris (bass-vocals); Eric Safka (keyboards-vocals); Tom Petracarro (saxophone); and Dave Moore (drums).
The Billy Walton Band, formed in 2007, grew out of the rich musical heritage of the active Jersey Shore music scene, and found its groove when Billy connected with bassist William Paris. It was the arrival of vocalist extraordinaire Destinee Monroe, however, that helped propel the group to a whole new level of popularity.
Fronted by guitar wiz and colorful guitarist-vocalist Billy Walton (Southside Johnny, Little Steven, Gary US Bonds) and the lovely, talented vocalist-guitarist Destinee Monroe (herself once signed to major label Interscope Records), the Billy Walton Band, renowned for their electric, high-energy shows, have a solid, dedicated fan base which continues to grow daily. In addition to blues rock fans, the jam-band scene has also embraced BWB.
