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The Vogel presents Tab Benoit

originally published: 05/16/2025

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Acclaimed Grammy-nominated Bayou Blues guitarist Tab Benoit, "Louisiana's Living Legend," makes a special local appearance at The Vogel on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Doors are 6:30pm, showtime is 7:30pm. He's coming off a memorable performance at New Orleans' Jazz Fest, where Live Music News & Review wrote, "there are lots of blues musicians that play Jazz Fest each year, but none exemplify the Delta blues and swampland style better than Tab Benoit."

I Hear Thunder was released last August on Benoit's Whiskey Bayou Records label. The award-winning musician's first new album in thirteen years soared to #1 on the influential Billboard Blues Album Chart last September. To complement the release, the I Hear Thunder Tour has criss-crossed the country, an unforgettable experience reigniting the soul of roots music, while proving artists like Benoit only get better with time.

"'Ain’t no rhythm like a Bayou Stomp' sings Benoit on 'The Ghost of Gatemouth Brown,' and he proves it on this, his first studio album in thirteen years," writes Rock & Blues Muse. "It’s all displayed throughout these sizzling ten tracks that capture Benoit at his most, well, thunderous."

Tickets for the show at The Vogel  range from $39-$99 are available for purchase online. Ghalia Volt opens the night. The Vogel is located at 99 Monmouth Street in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Benoit's journey began in 1992 with a radio hit from his debut record *Nice and Warm*. Since then, he has received multiple Blues Music Awards and four Grammy nominations. Beyond the music, Benoit is celebrated for his years of activism, particularly concerning the Louisiana Wetlands and coastal erosion. He seamlessly intertwines his artistic brilliance with a profound commitment to environmental advocacy, ensuring his legacy extends beyond the stage into the heart of the land that inspires his bluesy soul. Benoit does more than play the blues; he defines its future while paying homage to its rich past.




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I Hear Thunder was released via Benoit's imprint, Whiskey Bayou Records, formed in 2017 with Tab's partner and manager, Rueben Williams. Since its inception, the label has released albums by established artists such as Eric McFadden, Damon Fowler, Eric Johanson, Jeff McCarty, and Dash Rip Rock. Tab also proudly features his touring band on the record, with bassist Corey Duplechin and drummer Terence Higgins solidifying the powerhouse lineup.

"With his first studio album in 13 years, Tab Benoit gives us ten solid, driving tracks like only he can produce. Benoit takes us back down to the bayou in “Watching the Gators Roll” where he regales in watching the alligators do their thing. It’s a romping and fun piece, and, of course, features more fine guitar." - BLUES BLAST

"Thirteen years is a long time, however, this gestation period for Tab Benoit’s newest studio album, I Hear Thunder, was worth the wait. Loveliest song is “Still Gray” in which Tab’s soft Louisiana inflection caresses this soulful tune while adding guitar parts that will make you stand still and just listen when you first hear it."- SOUTHLAND BLUES

"I Hear Thunder reaffirms Tab Benoit as a powerful voice in the blues rock genre while expressing his passion for Louisana’s wetlands. This album combines Benoit’s prowess as a blues rock singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire with his writing partners Anders Osborne and George Porter Jr. The result is an album that's a testament to Benoit’s enduring talent by showcasing a collection of tracks that are steeped in the rich cultural and environmental history of his beloved Bayou." - BLUES ROCK REVIEW

"On I Hear Thunder, Benoit delivers everything with strong yet supple and never overbearing intensity in both his distinctive vocals and guitar heavy approach. The recording has a crisp live in the studio sound making it feel like you’re on the Bayou, watching it all go down." - ROCK & BLUES MUSE

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May 25 (Sun) - Cranston RI@Historic Park Theatre

May 28 (Wed) - Red Bank NJ@The Vogel (at) Count Basie Center for the Arts

May 29 (Thu) - Northampton MA@Academy of Music

May 30 (Fri) - Peeskill NY@Paramount Hudson Valley

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Oct 29 (Wed) - Minneapolis MN@Pantages Theater

Oct 31 (Fri) - Bloomington IL@The Castle Theatre

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