The Sam Chase & The Untraditional

A product of the ever-changing city of San Francisco, The Sam Chase & The Untraditional blend classic rock n’ roll with smartly penned folk music and a freewheeling punk ethos. The band leader is a Bay Area legend, a natural storyteller with a weathered voice and an idiosyncratic personality.

His lyrics have been immortalized on the tattooed skin of his fans and shared over cheap beers in long-forgotten bars. With a magnetic stage presence and a mountain of catchy tunes, he and his gypsy tribe are musical medicine warriors with a soulful tonic to soothe these troubled times. Performing as part of the Music on the Beach series, sponsored by Tahoe Weekly. | northtahoebusiness. org/music-on-the-beach

BLUES SAXOPHONE

Aug. 22 | Village at Palisades Tahoe | Olympic Valley

Terry Hanck

FRIDAY, AUG. 18

Ev Musselman

Lake Tahoe AleWorX, S.Lake Tahoe, noon to 4 p.m.

Sunsets Live Music Series

Village at Palisades Tahoe, Olympic Valley, 5-7 p.m.

Live Music

Sunnyside Resort, Tahoe City, 5:30 p.m.

New Wave Crave

Lake Tahoe AleWorX, S. Lake Tahoe, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Heavenly Village Summer Concert Series

Blues and soul music fans know that the soundtrack to early rock ‘n’ roll ran on three-minute instrumentals with sax in the lead. This music was inspired by 1950s New Orleans R&B hits served alongside a deep-fried wildness cooked up in Memphis. With this history lesson in mind, old school rock ‘n’ soul saxophonist and singer Terry Hanck makes perfect sense.

The Chicago native visited southern California in the early ‘60s and never looked back. He joined Elvin Bishop’s band in 1977 and has released seven solo albums, including “I Still Get Excited” in 2019.

Since his youth, Hanck has worshipped at revered Southern music altars — those of such legendary musicians as Fats Domino, Ray Charles, B. B. King, Lee Allen and King Curtis.

“I write songs that you think you’ve heard for years,” says Hanck, whose suave movie star looks and good-time attitude harken back to an iconic era of musical style. | terryhanck.net

GOLD COUNTRY FUNK

Aug. 24 | Live at Lakeview | S. Lake Tahoe

Moody Cat

Moody Cat isn’t your garden-variety funk. Elements of rock and jazz blend fluidly into the exotic, experimental mix of covers and original music. Formed in 2019 in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Grass Valley, this high-energy quintet performs in Lake Tahoe for the first time. Prolific Placerville singer/songwriter Patrick Walsh will open the show. | liveatlakeview.com