Selwyn Birchwood at the 443 Social Club at The 443 Social Club & Lounge – Syracuse, NY

“A remarkable, contemporary bluesman… a powerhouse young guitarist and soulful vocalist… a major player, highly recommended”– Rolling Stone

“No one in blues compares to young Florida-based guitarist Selwyn Birchwood. With the quality of his material, combined with a vibrant stage persona, there’s no need to borrow tunes from the greats who went before him. Lean yet mean and tough…lyrically and musically intense” — American Songwriter

“Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. Birchwood puts his own fresh spin on the blues, taking the tradition and making it into something new.” — Guitar World

Although award-winning Florida musician Selwyn Birchwood is firmly rooted in the tradition, the young guitarist, lap steel player, songwriter and vocalist sets a course for the future of the blues with his visionary, original music. Birchwood, whose band features the pulsating interplay of his blistering guitar with Regi Oliver’s driving baritone sax, deploys a singular sound and style all his own. He calls it “Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues,” an intoxicating mix of deep blues, blistering, psychedelic-tinged rock, booty-shaking funk and sweet Southern soul, played and sung with the fire-and-brimstone fervor of a revival tent preacher with a hellhound on his trail. Tastemaker Americana music magazine No Depression says, “Selwyn Birchwood reaches back in the blues tradition to launch something out of this world.”

Live, Birchwood is a force of nature. His ability to win over an audience–any audience–is proven night after night on the bandstand. With his warm, magnetic personality, Birchwood is as down-to-earth as his music is thought-provoking and electrifying. With his band feeding off his energy, the 6’3″ musician roams the stage barefoot, ripping out memorable guitar licks with ease, his soulful, rocks-and-gravel vocals firing up his fans. When he sits down to play his lap steel, he takes the crowd to a whole other level, with the music exorcising any bad times and troubles.

TICKET INFO:

• The 443 is an intimate listening room with table service that seats 75 people.

• The green squares/circles on the floor plan are bar-height tables, and the orange squares are regular-height tables.

• Most of our seats are sold as “Tables for Two” – meaning the ticket admits TWO people.

• We have a limited number of single seats available, and single attendees may be sharing a table with other single attendees.

• Multiple tickets purchased under the same name will automatically be seated together (up to 6 people).

• If you have 2, 4, or 6 people in your group, please purchase a Table(s) for Two. If you have 1, 3, or 5 people in your group, please purchase Single Seats – Shared Table.

• Requesting a specific table is a perk reserved for our VIP Patron members. If you’re interested in supporting our mission and getting some fun perks in the process, you can find membership information HERE.

• If anyone in your party needs special seating arrangements – walker, cane, service animal, wheelchair, low table requirement, or you want to be seated with another party – please email us after you place your order, and we’ll make it happen.

• All tickets are “WILL CALL” – no need to print anything out, just give your name at the door.