G-Ride and KnowBODY get Friday moving before Playback and Superbad fill Saturday; Blues Hall of Famer Angel Reyes takes the stage Sunday
From funk and disco grooves to alternative rock, classic dance favorites and a Sunday performance by a guitarist whose roots run deep in Sacramento’s blues history, Powerhouse Pub has another three-day lineup ready for Historic Folsom this weekend.
The music begins Friday, Sept. 11, when G-Ride brings funk, soul and disco to the TGIF Early Show at 6:30 p.m. KnowBODY follows at 10 p.m. with a set built around alternative rock spanning several generations.
Saturday, Sept. 12, starts at 3 p.m. with Playback and its high-energy mix of classic rock dance songs before Superbad takes over the late-night slot at 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, shifts the spotlight to the blues as Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame inductee Angel Reyes headlines Powerhouse of Blues at 3 p.m.
Friday starts on the dance floor with G-Ride, a group built around the sounds of funk, soul and disco. The band’s repertoire combines familiar disco-era grooves with funk and soul favorites, along with newer songs that fit its dance-oriented approach.
G-Ride describes its live shows as high-energy celebrations of those genres, with the focus squarely on keeping audiences moving. It’s a familiar setting for the group as well, with G-Ride having previously performed on the Powerhouse stage.
The band gets underway at 6:30 p.m. as part of Powerhouse’s TGIF Early Show. Later Friday night, the guitars get heavier when Sacramento-based KnowBODY takes over at 10 p.m.
KnowBODY casts a wide net across alternative rock, drawing from bands that shaped the genre from the late 1980s through the 1990s and into the 2000s and beyond. Its repertoire includes music associated with Nirvana, Radiohead, Green Day, Weezer, Foo Fighters, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Incubus, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones, Papa Roach, System of a Down, Jimmy Eat World and others.
That range gives the band plenty of territory to explore. A KnowBODY set can move from grunge and punk-influenced rock into industrial, nu-metal and the more polished alternative sounds that followed as the genre evolved.
The five-member group — Jamison, Jamey, Ken, Jonny and Mike — puts audience participation at the center of its shows, even giving its fan base its own name, “SumBODY.” The band’s own description plays off the name, saying there is no KnowBODY without SumBODY.
Friday’s two shows make for a significant musical shift over the course of the evening, beginning with G-Ride’s funk, soul and disco at 6:30 before KnowBODY brings alternative rock to the late-night stage at 10.
Saturday starts with classic rock built for dancing
Saturday’s entertainment begins at 3 p.m. with Playback taking over the Saturday Afternoon Dance Party.
Playback’s Powerhouse show is centered on high-energy classic rock dance songs, bringing familiar guitar-driven favorites to the afternoon stage. The format has become a regular part of Powerhouse weekends, offering three hours of daytime live music before the venue resets for its Saturday night headliner.
For Playback, classic rock is familiar territory. The group has been part of the Northern California live music scene for years, with its performances geared toward audiences who still want to get out on the dance floor rather than simply listen from the sidelines. Playback performs beginning at 3 p.m.
Saturday night brings Superbad back to Powerhouse for a 10 p.m. show built around several decades of dance-floor favorites.
Led by 6-foot-6 vocalist Henry Lange, Superbad has established itself on the Northern California club and event circuit with a repertoire that stretches from the 1970s and ’80s through the ’90s and current music.
The band’s approach is less about staying inside a single genre than keeping the show moving. Its sets can shift across generations and styles, combining longtime standards with newer material and updated interpretations.
Lange has described his role as taking the energy the band creates on stage and bringing it to everyone in the room, an approach that has helped make Superbad a recurring name on Northern California dance floors.
With Playback in the afternoon and Superbad at night, Saturday is the most dance-oriented day of the weekend, starting with classic rock at 3 p.m. before opening up to a much broader mix of decades and styles at 10.
Sacramento blues veteran Angel Reyes takes over Sunday
Sunday’s Powerhouse of Blues brings a musician to Historic Folsom whose career stretches across decades of Northern California music history.
Angel Reyes takes the stage at 3 p.m. Sunday, bringing with him a résumé that includes blues, R&B, extensive touring and performances alongside artists whose names are firmly embedded in the history of the genres.
Born and raised in Sacramento, Reyes grew up around guitars. His maternal grandfather and uncle both played, performing Mexican folk songs, and that early exposure helped put him on a musical path of his own.
His blues influences included three of the most important guitarists in the genre — B.B. King, Albert King and Freddie King — along with Earl King. Reyes was largely self-taught, supplemented by lessons early in his development.
By the early 1970s, Reyes was working professionally in the Bay Area music scene as featured guitarist with singer Sylvester, first as part of Sylvester and the Hot Band. He later became part of another musical lineup that included vocalist Bianca Thornton, better known as Lady Bianca.
That group developed a following in San Francisco and performed at venues including the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles and California Hall in San Francisco.
Reyes’ career continued deeper into the blues. He toured extensively through the Midwest, Canada and the Pacific Northwest with recording artists the Francisco Bros. and performed with blues singer and Hammond organist Glenn Lane.
For 12 years, through the end of 2016, Reyes played with Willie G. He also backed Delta guitarist Guitar Mac at the Monterey Blues Festival and performed with him at the Mount Shasta Blues Festival and California State Fair.
His career even crossed into the legacy of Jimi Hendrix when Reyes was featured in a 2000 issue of the official “Experience Hendrix” magazine.
Reyes has also performed in support of fellow blues musicians, including an appearance at Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland for a benefit for Texas slide guitarist Sonny Rhodes after Rhodes’ touring van caught fire while on the road.
Today, Reyes continues session work and performs with the Angel Reyes Band. The Sacramento Blues Society lists the group among its member bands, and Reyes’ decades of contributions to the regional blues scene earned him induction into the Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame in 2023.
His current band has included guitarist Tim Barnes alongside Reyes, with Dwayne O’Neal on bass and Pat “Ratta Tat Pat” Balcom on drums.
That history makes Sunday’s Powerhouse appearance more than another stop on the weekly blues calendar. Reyes comes to the stage as a musician who has spent decades playing the music, touring with it and helping carry Sacramento’s blues tradition forward. Angel Reyes performs at 3 p.m. Sunday as part of Powerhouse of Blues.
All five weekend shows take place at Powerhouse Pub, 614 Sutter St. in Historic Folsom. G-Ride starts Friday at 6:30 p.m., followed by KnowBODY at 10 p.m. Playback performs Saturday at 3 p.m., with Superbad following at 10 p.m. Angel Reyes closes the weekend Sunday at 3 p.m.
All of the shows are for ages 21 and over. Powerhouse notes that doors generally open approximately 30 minutes to an hour before the listed show time. Advance tickets are sold online, while tickets may also be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. The venue recommends the complimentary parking garage at 905 Leidesdorff St., which has 315 spaces, although exceptions may apply during large special events. Tickets, VIP reservations and additional event information are available at PowerhousePub.com.
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