Singer-drummer Rick “Bam” Powell has been swinging sticks, singing songs, and writing music for nearly a half-century. The most musical drummer in Cincinnati, Powell performs his bluesy kind of rock ‘n’ soul style with The Troublemakers at Music@BCM today at 7 p.m.
Raised in Lebanon, Ohio, his preferred style is “Cincinnati Sound,” which has been with him since high school. “I can’t escape it,” he says. “It is part of my heritage.”
Powell was the drummer for LeBlanc and Carr in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and opened four shows for Lynyrd Skynrd before returning to the Cincinnati area in the 1980s to join The Raisins. Over the years, Powell has performed with some of the area’s top groups, including the Goshorn Brothers, the Bluebirds and Tickled Pink, producing a number of recordings, including three solo CDs.
His current Troublemakers bandmates include Randy Villars on sax, Lee Everett on keys, Mike Fletcher on bass and vocals and Pete Benpiot, guitar and vocals.
Music@BCM takes place in BCM’s outdoor amphitheater at 1600 Montague Road-Devou Park, Covington, KY 41011 from 7 to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children ages 3-12. Visitors presenting an EBT card receive reduced admission of $3 for up to four persons.
Guests should bring folding chairs or blankets for seating. In case of inclement weather, the event will move indoors. Adult beverages will be available for purchase as well as veritable favorites of the barbecue world, served fresh by Bellevue’s favorite barbecue food truck, Doo-Little Shack and Snack. Parking is free. The concert will also be live-streamed on BCM’s Facebook page.
Also on tonight, BCM kicks off the silentART auction as part of freshART 2022! Guests will be able to view previously completed artwork, such as “Busy Bayside,” by Christopher Kenney and dozens of other local artists and bid online beginning at 6 p.m. at www.32auctions.com or using QR codes in the galleries. The silentART auction will be open until the freshART party and auction on September 11, 4-8 p.m.
Tickets for the live and in-person freshART event can be purchased at bcmuseum.networkforgood.com for $75 per person and include cocktails and hors d’oeuvre followed by a live and lively auction of “fresh” art created en plein air by dozens of artists in Devou Park the previous week. Since freshART began in 1992, over $950,000 has been raised, bringing educational and cultural activities to more than 275,000 Northern Kentucky children.
For more information, go to www.bcmuseum.org, email info@bcmuseum.org or call 859-491-4003.
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