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About the festival
Get ready to groove to the blues at the inaugural St. Verde Music Festival, happening on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Verde Park Pavilion in beautiful Gilbert, Arizona! Located right next to the Brass Tap Verde tap room, this electrifying event will feature live performances by five incredible blues bands, including the renowned Koch Marshall Trio as the headliner. From 1 PM to 10 PM, enjoy an unforgettable day of soulful tunes, great food, cold drinks, and an unbeatable atmosphere. The festival is proudly sponsored by Bone Haus Brewing and The Brass Tap Verde, offering a fantastic selection of food, craft beverages, and exclusive merchandise. Tickets are only $50 and include festival entry, two food-and-beverage tickets, and a limited-edition t-shirt with early bird ticket purchases. Each food-and-beverage ticket can be redeemed for either a food item or an alcoholic beverage from a wide variety of choices. A portion of proceeds will also go to supporting Honor Flight Arizona - an incredible organization that sends WWII, Korean and Vietnam veterans to their memorials in Washington DC at no cost to the veterans! Don’t miss this epic celebration of the blues, community, and fun — get your tickets today and join us for a legendary day at St. Verde!
The Lineup
Koch Marshall Trio - 7pm
Koch-Marshall Trio, consists of American guitarist Greg Koch, his son Dylan Koch on drums and Hammond B3 specialist Toby Lee Marshall. At the heart of this organ trio is a blues sensibility - but Koch's compositions are an amalgam of rock, funk, jazz and country served up with heavy grooves and dynamic improvisations delivered with no small dose of humor and occasional wild abandon.
Chuck Hall Trio - 5:30pm
Chuck Hall was born in Louisiana and raised on the Texas side, growing up in a very music-oriented family. He began playing the guitar at age 10, heard his first Lightnin’ Hopkins album at 13, and never looked back.
Chuck Hall has won the hearts and accolades of fans and critics throughout his electrifying Blues career, which now spans over five decades. His Arizona journey began in 1984 as co-frontman with Texas Red & The Hartbreakers and was followed by the legendary Chuck Hall & The Brick Wall, and currently The Chuck Hall Band. He spent a year on the road with Robert Cray, opened shows for B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Gregg Allman, Charlie Musselwhite, Hans Olson, Los Lobos and many more… and has toured internationally since 1992. Awards include “Best Blues Guitarist” in Arizona and “Best Song” for his original title “Young Boy.”
All Hall truly is breaking loose!
Copper State Blues Band - 4pm
Frontman Jeff Feldman started playing music at the age of 5. By 21 Jeff was played guitar all around Los Angeles in numerous bands. He was sitting in jam sessions with Bruce and Tom Fowler (Mothers of Invention) and Don Randi (Beach Boys). Family and opportunities brought Jeff to Phoenix and now he is part of multiple bands but his passion is the blues. Todd Ferriby has been playing the bass for 37 years. Todd has played in multiple Arizona bands ranging from classic rock, grunge & jazz, country and cover bands, but his passion is the blues, from BB King to new blues.
Mike Eldred Trio - 2:30pm
The Mike Eldred Trio features Eldred as lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter. It includes John Bazz, bass player for The Blasters. They formed around 2000 playing out in the Los Angeles area. Guitar World magazine said that Eldred expertly led his trio into blues, rock and rockabilly territory, likening his playing to Hendrix as well as Vaughan. Guest musicians included old pal Scotty Moore, Ike Turner, and Cesar Rosas. The Los Angeles Times named their album "61 & 49" one of the Top Ten CD releases of 2011. The Arizona Daily Star described Eldred as "one of roots music's most celebrated guitarists." The group's most recent album to date, Baptist Town (2016), was recorded at the famous Sun Studio in Memphis. It featured guest appearances from David Hidalgo, John Mayer, and Robert Cray.
Cadillac Assembly Line - 1pm
Cadillac Assembly Line was formed in the fall of 2018. Our goal at that time was create the best Blues and Swing Band performing throughout the Phoenix Metro area and Statewide. We have played at more than 20 venues in the Phoenix area including Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix Blues Society Blues Blast Festival, Mesa Arts Center, Flagstaff Blues & Brews Festival and Superstition Blues & Brews Festival. Members of Cadillac Assembly Line are regarded by their peers as some of finest musicians in the Phoenix area including 2017 Arizona Blues Hall of Fame guitarist Mike Howard.
Website: https://cadillacassemblylineband.com