Lydia Pense & Cold Bloos to bring East Bay Funk to Newton

NEWTON — Lydia Pense & Cold Blood will perform a set of their East Bay Funk at the Newton Theatre on Thursday, June 6.

During the span of six original late-60's, early-70's albums, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood helped, along with Tower Of Power, forged their own specific brand of funk/soul and R&B which came to be known as East Bay Grease.

Cold Blood, as a whole, features a group of musicians who have been playing together for nearly 20 years including Steve Dunne on guitar, Steve Salinas on keyboards, a gritty-growling horn section comprised of Rich Armstrong and Rob Zuckerman along with a rhythm section featuring Evan Palmerston on bass and Donny Baldwin on drums.

The band members are all veteran Bay Area musicians who have played with many great artists including Elvin Bishop, The Starship, Boz Skaggs, Albert Collins and more.

Together Pense and the band continue to twist together R&B, (both old and new school) and play songs like "You Got Me Hummin'," "I Just Want To Make Love To You," "I'm A Good Woman," and "Down to the Bone."

All tickets for Lydia Pense and Cold Blood will all be $25 and are on sale at thenewtontheatre.com or the box office at 973-383-3700. Newton Theatre is located at 234 Spring Street in Newton.