Tilted Mesa Comes to St. George
April 29
Kanab-based band Tilted Mesa will perform in St. George for the first time on April 29 at 8 PM at Blues Katz at 307 North Bluff. Coming off their packed St. Paddy’s Day shows in Springdale, the band is excited to play in founder Josh Warburton’s hometown.
“I grew up in St. George and had bands there from when I was about 16, so 1992!” Warburton also performed as a solo artist with St. George as his home base until he moved to Kanab full-time via Springdale in 2015. “I started playing solo gigs at little cafes in St. George when I was about 15 or 16. Cravings is one spot that comes to mind, which was down on 700 S. My first bands were “Paisley” and “The Forest,” but most people would know me from my previous projects, “Crippled Stripper,” “SilverSong,” and “We are Mirrors.” Warburton is the founder and publisher of The Independent.
Many members of those projects still live in or perform around the St. George area frequently, including Groovonix member Jerry Love who was in 3 bands with Warburton, including “Crippled Stripper,” “Wishlist,” and “Presence: A tribute to Led Zeppelin.”
“It’s exciting to be able to come back and play in St. George, which has grown so much since I moved away…but at least I’m not far away in Kanab,” said Warburton. “We’ve had such great turnouts at our shows so far; we’re hoping to completely pack the house at Blues Katz.”
Tickets are now on sale at UtahTix.com. Tickets will be $10 at the door if they don’t otherwise sell out online, which is possible with just 150 capacity at Blues Katz.
“We had over 100 people at our debut in little Kanab, and a few hundred watched us play over St. Paddy’s Day weekend in Springdale, so we think selling out is a real possibility.”
Kanab Performance
Tilted Mesa will then return to Kanab for an outdoor show at the Best Friends Roadhouse stage on May 6 at 6 PM to kick off that series of Saturday evening shows.
You can follow Tilted Mesa on their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts @TiltedMesa, and you can get tickets for the April 29 Blues Katz show at UtahTix.com.
