Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band

CRITIC’S PICK
Thurs., Aug. 14

Jimmie Vaughan & Tilt–A-Whirl Band, City Winery — He was a Texas guitar legend even before brother Stevie Ray released a note. The elder Vaughan’s less-is-more style along with a traditional approach to rocking blues that harkens back to his days as co-founder of his state’s legendary Fabulous Thunderbirds, never goes out of style. He hasn’t released anything new since 2019 but Vaughan has amassed enough quality material collected over five decades of performing, starting when he was 19 (he’s 75 now) to guarantee a rollicking show by a legendary musician who still brings it every night. If you’re lucky, you may be able to score one of his expansive (and expensive), limited edition, five CD, career-spanning box sets at the merch table. — Hal Horowitz