Tommy Castro And The Painkillers & Ana Popovic in Solana Beach

Tommy Castro And The Painkillers is an American blues-rock and soul-blues band led by guitarist and singer Tommy Castro, who was born in San Jose, California, in 1955. The group’s catalog includes The Devil You Know, Method to My Madness, Stompin’ Ground and the blues narrative A Bluesman Came to Town. The Painkillers became Tommy Castro’s touring band in 2012, following his long run fronting the Tommy Castro Band. Their road work was documented on Killin’ It Live, and they have performed at the recurring Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, where Tommy Castro has also presented collaborative blues-revue sets.

Ana Popovic is a Serbian guitarist, singer and songwriter, born in Belgrade in 1976, who plays electric blues and blues rock shaped by soul and funk. After leading the band Hush, she established a solo catalogue that includes Comfort to the Soul, Still Making History, Can You Stand the Heat and Trilogy. In 2005, Ana Popovic documented a club performance at Amsterdam’s Melkweg on the concert release Ana! Live in Amsterdam. She later joined the all-star Experience Hendrix tour, playing the music of Jimi Hendrix as part of its rotating ensemble of guitarists.