Sal Landers

 Sal Landers is a seasoned, multi-award winning singer/songwriter and guitarist based in Asheville, NC. Over the breadth of her career, she’s played thousands of shows, had commercial success via a publishing deal with Sony/TriStar, shared the stage with many notable musicians, including: Joan Jett, Eddie Money, Will Smith, Roy Clark, Alabama, The Tubes, Linda Perry, Chris Williamson, and Holly Near, just to name a few. Sal has released three full-length CD’s, and no stranger to working hard, she toured heavily throughout the 1980’s and 90’s in both Europe and the USA with her Los Angeles-based bands, The Fixations and Sideswipe. Possessing showmanship in spades, she has continued to make her mark as a fiery, impassioned performer who deftly takes command of the stage, dishing up epic grooves, crunchy guitar riffs, and robust vocals. Sal has an easy, natural rapport with the audience and offers crowd-rousing performances that lean into raw, potent, organic sound featuring classic rock/funk/indie covers as well as her own smartly crafted melodic originals that are rife with honest, vulnerable lyrics that draw largely from Sal’s personal experience. Much in the style of early Indigo Girls, The Who, CSNY, Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, CCR, and Stevie Nicks, Sal brings her inimitable brand of groovy, Laurel Canyon-esque rock ’n roll to the stage with an infectious energy and passion that swaggers and captivates. Be sure to read more on Sal Landers’ website: she’s got an in-depth, fascinating story to tell that gives an intimate look into the life of a pioneering female musician blasting her way through the West Coast music scene, triumphantly defying a myriad of social and personal barriers—and snagging quite a few major wins along the way.
Music 8:30-11:30pm $10 cover at the door