Scarlet Rivera/Steve Conte & Mulkey Blues Band, Silver Bay Music in the Park, 9/5/25 - FULL SHOW

Описание: On September 5th Scarlet Rivera, Steve Conte and the Chris Mulkey Blues Band took the stage for the final show in the 2025 Silver Bay Music in the Park Concert Series.

About Scarlet Rivera
Grammy-nominated American musician Scarlet Rivera burned a hole in the fabric of rock history as a pioneer of the electric violin. From a classical background, she bent the accepted norms by experimenting with all genres of music, from rock fusion and jazz to Latin and Celtic rhythms. She was a revolutionary from the start.

Bob Dylan was the first to discover and acknowledge Scarlet, making her an integral part of the legendary Rolling Thunder Revue tour in 1975-76. This creative collaboration launched a career that has seen Scarlet perform and record with a who’s who of critically acclaimed musicians, in the studio and on stages around the globe.
In recent years, Scarlet has made a significant career leap, stepping into the role of lead vocalist with her solo debut vocal album “All Of Me,” followed by “Dylan Dreams.” She is just releasing her third album, “Full Circle,” which is a high-powered collaboration with Grammy Award-winning hit songwriter Jeff Silbar.

Renowned for her mesmerizing gypsy violin and celebrated collaborations, Scarlet Rivera joins forces with her friend acclaimed actor and blues musician Chris Mulkey to deliver a high-energy set brimming with Louisiana jump blues and soulful melodies. The evening promises a unique blend of musical artistry and spirited performance, perfect for fans of all ages.

About Steve Conte
During his early years in New York (1986–1987), Conte landed a variety of gigs; he was a guitarist and musical director for Prince and the Revolution singer Jill Jones, session and live guitarist with James Brown producers Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight, as well as a stint with New Jersey rocker Glen Burtnick and jazz fusion band Bushrock, led by keyboard virtuoso Delmar Brown.

In 1988, along with blues harp master Rob Paparozzi, Conte and his brother, John, founded the blues band the Hudson River Rats, whose residency at the Acme Bar & Grill in the West Village, New York City, afforded them the chance to meet and play with many blues greats and pop stars. The brothers performed with Etta James, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, Johnny Adams, Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Phoebe Snow, Cyndi Lauper, John Waite, Richie Hayward (Little Feat), Will Lee, Lou Marini (the Blues Brothers), Carole King, the Uptown Horns, Steve Clark (Def Leppard), and others. Besides numerous playing and singing on film, television soundtracks, commercials and video game music, he's been recorded on albums with many of his childhood heroes: The J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf (Fool's Parade, 1998) and James Brown saxophone player Maceo Parker (Funk Overload, 1998), as well as the single "Fear of the Unknown" with Suzi Quatro.



Conte first became known to the music industry in the early 1990s as the songwriter and guitarist of the band Company of Wolves (Mercury Records). After the Wolves' breakup in 1992, he went on to form the band Crown Jewels with John Conte, and in 2003, the pair made an album under the name the Contes. In 2004, Steve Conte joined the New York Dolls as a guitarist and vocalist, where he would remain until 2010, when he joined Michael Monroe's new band.

Conte formed the band Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth and produced a debut album on October 20, 2009, which was released through Varèse Sarabande Records. In 2010, Conte joined Michael Monroe's new band, The Michael Monroe Band, where he is a guitarist, along with fellow New York Doll and bassist Sami Yaffa.[3]

In September 2014, Conte provided solo acoustic guitar accompaniment for Angelina Jordan, winner of Norway's Got Talent (Norske Talenter), on the American television program The View.