The Empress Theatre in Vallejo is primarily known as a music venue, but the theater is working to bring in more comedic acts. In recent years, the venue has played host to such notable comedic talents as Will Durst, Rocky LaPorte, Maureen Langan and Nicole Calasich. This Friday will feature another noteworthy comic: 30-year […]
Brad Upton to bring comedy to the Empress
They say laughter is the best medicine. Brad Upton is not a doctor, but if the weight of the world has you down, Upton has the cure for what ails you. He can be seen at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo on Friday, Feb. 10. The Seattle comic got his start as a grade school […]
Good times, good times: All-female Led Zeppelin tribute band coming to Empress
Ever wanted to see Led Zeppelin perform live? Well, it’s not going to happen. Apart from a couple one-off shows, the hard rock legends have not toured since their disbandment in 1980 and the prospect of an extensive reunion seems very unlikely. The closest one would get to hearing their classic songs performed live would […]
Joe Henderson Legacy Big Band coming to Empress
Vallejo Drummer Bob Belanski of Bob Belanski’s SpecDrum will welcome trumpeter Warren Gale, Jr., trombonist Steve Turre and others to the Empress Theatre in Vallejo Saturday, Jan. 28 for a 19-piece Big Band concert in honor of the late tenor sax legend Joe Henderson. The Joe Henderson Legacy Big Band will perform jazz standards […]
Sons of Champlin to close out 2016 with New Year’s Eve concert at the Empress Theatre
This year, as in past years, the Empress Theatre in Vallejo has offered the opportunity for people to have a rockin’ New Year’s party outside of their home. What better band to provide a soundtrack to this party than a band that made waves in the ‘60s San Francisco music scene: Marin County’s very […]
Audiences will ‘flip’ for Olate Dogs at Empress
The Olate Dogs, a troupe of performing poodle-mix rescue animals who once won the hearts of judges – and the million dollar prize – on the competition television series “America’s Got Talent,” will be stopping in to entertain audiences at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo Saturday. Led by Richard Olate and his son Nicholas, the […]
It’s gonna be ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ at the Empress; VOENA will be among featured performers
Jazz pianist David Benoit will be bringing a holiday favorite back to the Bay Area next month with “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” stopping in at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo, Dec. 10 and 11 – and this time, he’s bringing along some very special friends. Top-Ten Billboard jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek will be joining Benoit […]
’70s, ’80s tribute bands to steal shows at the Empress in coming days
For the next few nights, the Empress Theatre will be flooded with tribute bands— all of whom have names that imply theft. Nonetheless, all of them pay tribute to your favorite classic rock acts so well that you won’t even mind. It all begins tonight at 8 when Benicia’s very own Cars tribute band, The […]
‘Sing-Off’ finalists Street Corner Symphony will play Empress Sunday
A cappella phenom “Street Corner Symphony” performers Jeremy and Jonathan Lister, Kurt Zimmerman, Kaleb Jones and Kyle Hogan had recorded before they appeared as runners-up on NBC’s all-vocal competition “The Sing-Off” in 2010, but that televised event rocketed the group’s success, Jeremy Lister told the Herald in an interview last Friday. The group will perform […]