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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy took the stage at the Tower Theater wearing suits, and put on a professional performance, but they were anything but formal. They are a 9 piece jazz swing band from SoCal, and they ripped for 90 minutes straight. Non stop horns with high tempo rhythms and tasty accents from a piano. I closed my eyes and I was transported to another time and place, surrounded by Nick and Daisy and the rest of the West Egg crew at one of Gatsby's lavish parties with alcohol

Jake Shimabukuro is a professional in every sense of the word. From his attire to his stage presence to his super cool background video showing a sunset on a beach in Hawaii, every aspect of his show seemed finely tuned and well thought out. He's been performing for a while, including six years as Jimmy Buffet's ukeleleist, and has put all that experience to good use by building and perfecting his show. But don't let that impression of Jake throw you off. His shows are polish