Mike Zito

21+ Doors at 5 pm. Mike Zito starts at 7:00 pm. Multi-Blues Music Award winner Mike Zito returns to our stage, on a tour heralding his new album Life Is Hard, hot off its release in February. Life is Hard was recorded in September, at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith producing. Both Bonamassa and Smith were involved in the production of Blood Brothers, the critically-acclaimed album Zito recorded with fellow label guitarist Albert Castiglia, which topped both the Billboard and iTunes blues charts after its release in March, 2023, and sparked a phenomenal tour featuring both artists. Their May 2023 show at Almost Famous show was so packed, they garnered a repeat date in September by popular demand. Don’t miss this show, where Mike Zito takes center stage, with a focus on the new album. “Life is Hard is a complete work of art for me,” says Mike Zito about the new album. “I believe it's the best album I’ve made in my life.” The tracklist includes not only several Mike Zito originals, but also his takes on a wide variety of blues songs written by such contemporaries as Tinsley Ellis, Walter Trout, Tab Benoit and Fred James. Sprinkled in are covers from a diverse assortment of blues/roots music icons, including Little Milton (“Lonely Man”), Stevie Wonder (“Have a Talk with God”) and Reverend Gary Davis (“Death Don’t Have No Mercy”), plus the outside-the-box blues-worthy rendering of the Guess Who classic, “These Eyes.” See him live at Almost Famous Wine Lounge, an award-winning, new tasting room and venue located on Vasco Road in the heart of Livermore's wine, spirits and brewery district. Almost Famous Wine makes fifteen wines in diverse styles, and earned over 50 top industry awards since our debut in 2021. Please visit the ticket page to learn more about food, drink, refunds and seating at our venue.