BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f3764268-1689-4fa5-8ea6-c919903a6618@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261012T002442Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261128T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261128T220000 SUMMARY:Anthony Gomes DESCRIPTION:With a guitar slung over his shoulder and the amps turned up full tilt\, Anthony Gomes electrifies blues and rock at a 21st century c rossroads of his own. The Canadian vocalist\, guitarist\, songwriter and producer wails with all the force of a hurricane in the Mississippi Del ta and enough fret-burning fireworks to leave his strings in flames. Ove r the years\, he’s toppled the Billboard Blues Chart at #1\, earned the endorsement of legends such as B.B. King\, tallied tens of millions of s treams\, and packed shows on multiple continents. In April 2025\, Anthon y Gomes is back with his much-anticipated 14th studio album\, Praise the Loud\, set for release on Rat Pak Records. “I’ve learned how to embrace my voice as a guitarist and as a singer\,” he states. “I understand who I am\, and I use my strengths to my advantage. I have a blues soul and a rock ‘n’ roll heart. I love to jump back and forth between both with a modern day approach. When I play rock\, it’s got a little more dust on it." orn and raised in Toronto\, Ontario\, he fell in love with music as a kid\, listening to everyone from Muddy Waters and Jimi Hendrix to Jef f Beck and Eddie Van Halen. At 14 years old\, Anthony gravitated to the guitar and his relationship with the instrument was born. After grinding it out\, his chops caught the attention of B.B. King’s bus driver at a jam night. Blown away\, the driver introduced him to B.B. who invited hi m to open up a string of tour dates in 2005. Gaining invaluable knowledg e from “The King\,” he went on to share the stage with the likes of Budd y Guy\, Robert Plant\, Joe Bonamassa\, Heart\, Sammy Hagar\, Kenny Wayne Shepherd\, and more. Along the way\, his concert attendees have include d Academy® Award winner Morgan Freeman\, John Goodman\, and Vince Vaughn as well as Eric Clapton\, to name a few. 2022’s High Voltage Blues vaul ted to #1 on the iTunes Top Blues Albums Chart\, #1 on Amazon Music’s Ne w Release Blues Chart and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues chart. It remained on the Billboard Blues chart for 58 consecutive weeks\, landin g on 'Billboard's Top 15 Blues Albums of the Year' for both 2023 and 202 4. Meanwhile\, Total Guitar listed Gomes as 'One of the 100 Greatest Blu es Guitarists of All Time' in 2024. Guitar World readers voted him one o f “The 30 Best Blues Guitarists in the World Today” in 2019\, and the pu blication noted\, “Gomes is another power player who is at his best when his gear is in the scorched earth between blues and rock.” Anthony's la test release\, 2025's Praise the Loud\, delivers 12 fresh studio tracks that showcase Anthony’s musical evolution while staying true to the no-h olds-barred sound that has earned him a global fanbase. Reflecting on th e new album\, Anthony shares\, “On Praise the Loud\, we pushed our music al boundaries in every direction. We wanted it to rock harder than anyth ing we’ve done before\, but at the same time\, we wanted it to have a de eper\, more soulful blues feel. When people ask me what I sound like\, I say\, ‘If B.B. King was in AC/DC\, that’s what it would be’. That’s Pra ise The Loud in a nutshell.” Gomes cites the track 'Rock & Roll Bluesman ' as the thesis of the album. "My favorite line on the album comes from the song ‘Rock & Roll Bluesman’: ‘I don’t care if they love or hate us\, gonna turn it up so they won’t forget us.’ That lyric captures the spir it of the album—declaring that we’re playing blues rock on our own terms \, no matter what.” From the powerful rhythms of the album opener “Prais e the Loud” to the ZZ Top-inspired groove of “Netflix & Chill\,” Anthony tackles a range of emotions and topics with his signature blend of laye red harmonies\, infectious rhythms\, and blues-infused grooves. Tracks l ike “Meet My Maker\,” “Black Diamond Heavy\,” and “Electric Blues Crusad e” highlight his ability to stretch his creative boundaries and expand h is lyrical scope\, while songs like “Love Song Gone Wrong” and “In the N ame of the Blues” showcase his unmistakable blues guitar mastery. Produc ed by Peter Carson/Anthony Gomes and mixed by Chris Collier\, Praise the Loud packs the punch and energy fans have come to expect from this worl d-class blues artist. In the end\, Anthony Gomes is just the kind of gui tar hero we need for today. “I still believe in a world of guitar heroes \,” he smiles. “I strive for a world where you don’t have to be 19 years old to sell a lot of records and tickets and to make a statement. I’m o ne of those people who doesn’t think rock\, or the blues is dead. I’m lo oking for fresh ways to bring them together. I’m at the table rolling th e dice all in the name of blues and rock ‘n’ roll. I know there’s never been a more exciting time for music\, and I’m here for the journey.”\n\n More info: https://www.desmoinesperformingarts.org/whats-on/events/2026- 27/anthony-gomes\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/f3764268-1689-4fa5 -8ea6-c919903a6618 LOCATION:Des Moines Performing Arts Center - Civic Center\, 221 Walnut St .\, Des Moines\, IA 50309 URL:https://findlocal.community/event/f3764268-1689-4fa5-8ea6-c919903a661 8 STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR