Chris Cain with Tommy Castro and his band at Metro Fountain Blues Festival 5-9-09

[BluesVaughan]

you can upload it as complete. please. would be spectacular. thank you very much!

[nzmikegibson]

thats what im takin bout!

[puffinonindo]

just saw chris at poorhouse in san jose... what an awesome guy and guitar player

. he talked to everyone in the audience after the show.. so kind

[theonemodifier]

GREAT chops and everything else!Thanks 4thepost!!

[kutsbothways]

WOW! I'm speechless. This guy is a walking blues encyclopedia. And a passionate one at that. Hope to hear much more from Chris. WOW!

[r8rfnatc]

Thanks for posting this .. I was there & loved every minutes of these guys playing! They are both at the Santa Cruz Blues Festival May 29th, 2011 ... how great is that? I get to see them both again!

[thecleaner1964]

Look Chris Cain and Nasta Super in Argentina tour. My youtube nick is "thecleaner1964" all videos

[62rome]

fantastic...

[ddogg271]

people should never try and sound like chris his style is so unique you'll end up sounding like him and not urself but still should listen and observe his style cause he's one of the last great real blues guitarists its cause of people like john mayer that this guy is still playing in clubs and not selling out arenas

[puffinonindo]

@ddogg271 you dont even know what ur talking about but ur still talking

[BluesVaughan]

amazing!!

[stuagu]

wow, how good is this? A... MA...ZING!

[cgabler91191]

I have seen only 3 of his vids on YouTuibe, and I think he is one of the best blues/jazz players since Robben Ford, matter of fact, I think he is just as good!!

[cliffyuno]

wow nice stuff man

[bigbearjpw]

tommy should of just put his guitar away and watched with the rest of the folks :)

[pmcd]

Tommy has some balls to try to solo after Chris....his gig or not.....

[ghostwaverider]

Greatest guitarist you've never heard of. I saw him in Monterey in July 2010 and trust me you have to see this man live to appreciate his sound. Video just can't capture how outstanding a virtuoso he is, plus it sounds so good LOUD. And yeah, he is one of the nicest guys ever. Took time to speak (and hug) every person who came up to him after the show (late afternoon show in a small park).

To say I was blown away is an gross understatement. BTW, this is not even one of his better tunes:-)

[lionPGF]

incredible feel man,huuuuuuuuge ...real blues

[lionPGF]

incredible feel man...real blues

[REALCougarsRmales]

his string bends are a song unto themselves. Best bends in history.

[hockey2204]

tommys quite the blues man but thats a TOUGH act to follow even for him

[thealexpaoful]

quality...

simple things:

-if you dont milk a cow it will explode;

-if i was immortal i would eventually eat myself;

-Chris Cain is the one...the blues one

[TheArbiter74]

This guy is one of the best for what he does!!! Chris is the fucking master!!! Tommy knows it, just look at his facial expressions in this video!!! Bravo!

[samonator]

And on top of that incredible sound he's the nicest guy you'll ever meet

[bigmikeinnj]

Had the distinct good fortune of seeing Chris Cain on a very regular basis in a small club, The Monterey Whaling Company, in Mt. View, CA. back in the mid-80s. Sat maybe 15 ft. from the stage and let this guy mesmerize me with his playing.

Glad to see he's still around and really seems to have improved, well if a guy as good as Chris already was, can improve. WOW CHRIS... nice playing.

[YoGroucho]

I never heard about such phrases as rich and senses

[lazur1]

Love when he blows-off casual, throw-away riffs or chords, just for fun, but in fact, they're right where they belong, played perfectly. The super-jazzy riffs he uses a split second here & there prove that Cain's technical potential's way beyond most of what he plays. He keeps a lid on the headier stuff to main a blues feel. He can bust out w/a disarmingly complex line in the middle of it all, but usually uses his skill-headroom to refine simple stuff to the next level. No one does it better.

[ShelleyDayley]

Miss that music need a blues club in Ketchum,ID

Renee, San Jose, JJ"S Blues

[hairdogevo8]

Seen Chris play in Narooma Blues Festival Australia a couple of years back, met the guy whilst watching Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. Great bloke and he dont mind a beer or three. Brilliant blues guitarist. First time i had seen him and was very impressed. Absolutely brilliant. he puts so much into his music. Hope he comes back to Oz soon

[KRISSPCRITTER]

That is some wicked 335 spankin' by CC....a high octane version of Michael Bloomfield. Excellent.

[leanidis300]

Saw this show and thought both Chris and Tommy were in fine form!! Only thing,during the opening acts I was standing in a walkway between the grass areas trying to figure out where I was going to locate myself and I hear some jerk sitting on a lawn chair yelling at me to move out of the way? Yelled back at him "This your first Concert Man?" In my younger day's I would have gotten thrown out for breaking a lawn chair over the Idiot's head!! guess I'm learning to choose my battles more wisely?

[savageburke]

I take my hat off to you Chris. Old school Bay area blues player !

[mep10]

I miss the days at JJ's seein Chris get into a kind of blues trance ...ya know when he starts movin his head back and forth, it's kind of like a blues tornado it just sweeps ya in ...class act ! I wish him much happiness.

[Theodin]

Wonderfull!

A real great Blues Guitar Slinger!!!

Phantastic emotional palying, love it realy!!!!!!

Hope can see him in Germany sometimes!

Thanx for posting!

[TheBluesRock]

amazing amazing amazing

i can't get enough

we call that: junge, junge, junge

best reg

[funkyjones]

Went to college with Chris. You should have seen jaws drop the first day of blues improv after he started playing. A warm and humble soul.

[Agent0007plus]

There are a lot of fine blues guitarists out there and I've seen and heard many of them in recent years, including both Cain & Castro several times. Chris is amongst the very very best and Castro is right up there too. Great stuff!

[BluesmaNeedham]

its rare that i run across a blues musician who makes me FEEL what he is playing. There are guy who have got chops Robben Ford, Scott Henderson.... and so on, but very few make me have a musical orgasm where my toes curl under and I loose all control of my body. B.B. used to could do it, Stevie, Mayer (dont give me crap about that one. mayer is a good guitarist) and now Chris Cain. He makes me a better guitar player just by hearing him. Thank you Chris.

[aaronlebos]

@BluesmaNeedham I totally am with you in his organicness and basically everything.... but I love me some Scott Henderson.... just different players...

[ianfine69]

I got to meet chris at the Shenango Blues fest in Norwich

[kuhchicken]

Yeah, Chris is a modern day blues guitar master. I've always liked Tommy's music and playing.  Mr. Cain, however, is taking elements from Carlton and Ford, while giving respect to the traditional players, and still using so much taste it makes you cry. I need to wipe off my keyboard now...and get back to work.

[guitaroholic1]

These gentlemen are so good live it will blow your mind. They are both masters of their craft!

[Bulgmaf]

Man, can that Al Franken play.

[zappr5]

Thank you for posting!

[tzleague]

how can a guy who can play like Chris Cain be soo humble ?? the more I listen the more amazed I am .... love the look on Tommy Castro's face from about 3:50 to 4:50

[DoctorBluesMan]

Makes me want to make a coffee table out of mine.LOL

[kramsart1]

Makes me feel like blowing the dust of the old gat and playing till I bleed

[jahtom]

I was there. A great day!

[tzleague]

I had the distinct privilege of seeing Chris Cain in Dayton recently. First and foremost he is nice people -- the most genuine, down-to-earth guy who plays with an uncanny and joyful passion. Never seen anyone in 45 years who enjoys making music as much as him. Everyone there was wide-eyed, smiling, nodding or shaking their heads in near-disbelief. Just watch this video to hear how stunning and mind-blowing his playing and singing are. Thank you for visiting us and come back !

[suathop]

Just saw Chris @ the Chenango Blues Festival, and he was superb. Great to see and hear some west coasties here in the east.

[freykr]

Great video, thanks for posting it, like deeblooz, I was up front of the stage with the woofers pounding, I tried getting video of this on my digital camera but the vibes from the speakers distorted the audio, I was bummed :( but now I found this video and I am grateful :) This set kicked butt, Chris Cain with Tommy Castro!! The whole whole festival was great, trust and believe this L.A. guy will be going back to Metro Fountain, best five bucks I ever spent!!

[Bgood11]

great music, great video

[ctmorris99]

I think he was going for the Elvin Bishop look

[funkyjones]

@ctmorris99 You nailed it...Looks like Elvin, sings like BB, plays like god.

[carpybv]

One of the best "unknown" blues guitarists on the planet - such unbelievable passion - love it!

[deeblooz]

I loved Tommy's set - thanks so much for catching this song - and sending me the link to it!! LOL I was front and center with the bass JBL speakers blowing my hair and thumping my chest - whew!!!! The show was totally AWESOME!!!!

[fenerio]

Sorry. Wrong Art!

[fenerio]

Good to see you Art

[artiechavez]

Tommy & Chris On Fire !

What a great show ....

I was so blessed to be there .

Artie