MIKE ZITO ~ MONDAY NIGHT 2 ! at Cafe Eleven – St. Augustine Beach, FL

EVENT DETAILS

• All ages, under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
• $5 under 21 yrs of age fee charged at the door.
• Seated Show
• Table seating is reserved for Reserved Seat Ticket purchasers.
• GA ticket holders have access to the open seating area. There is no assigned seating in GA section.
• Food served until event begins. Once event begins only drinks & desserts are available.

EVENT SCHEDULE

• We are always open prior to the start of events for dinner & drinks, with HALF PRICE HAPPY HOUR every day from 3pm-7pm.
• 7:00 PM – Doors
• 8:00 PM – Showtime

Mike Zito is one of the most lauded artists in the contemporary blues arena today and rightfully so, but for him, the thing that counts the most is maintaining his honesty, authenticity and integrity. Those are the qualities that have steered Zito’s career since the beginning and continue to define every effort he’s offered since.

“I have nothing to hide; it seems my honesty is what people relate to most,” he once told Vintage Guitar magazine. “Anders (Osborne) told me early on, ‘If you don’t believe what you’re singing, you’ll never be a good singer.’ I try not to write fluff; I try to make every word count.”

Naturally, patience and perseverance have been Zito’s stock and trade since the beginning. He began playing guitar at the age of five, and by the time he reached his late teens, he was already a fixture on the local St. Louis music scene. He initially released his music independently and then signed with Eclecto Groove Records in 2008. “Pearl River,” the title track of his 2009 album for the label, won Song of the Year at the Blues Music Awards and marked his first collaboration with Cyril Neville, with whom he’d later work in the Royal Southern Brotherhood. A steady succession of critically acclaimed albums followed, culminating in 2011’s Greyhound, which was nominated for Best Rock Blues Album at that year’s Blue Music Awards ceremony in Memphis. Two years later, he signed with Ruf Records and released Gone to Texas, the story of how he gained his sobriety, offered an emotional homage to the state that left an indelible imprint on his entire life. It also marked the debut of his band, The Wheel.