Blues Traveler at Crystal Lake’s Raue Center

Submitted by Raue Center for the Arts

Rock legend and Grammy-Award winner Blues Traveler will take the stage at the Raue Center at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. It’s not every band that’s still staking out new musical territory and embracing fresh challenges more than 24 years into their careers, but that’s the case with Blues Traveler. Having long ago graduated from the jam-band underground to mainstream stardom, the iconoclastic combo has consistently stuck to its guns and played by its own rules.

For their latest release and Verve Forecast debut “North Hollywood Shootout,” the quintet ventured out of their creative comfort zone to explore some adventurous new horizons. The resulting album is a landmark in Blues Traveler’s large and widely loved body of work, demonstrating the enduring strengths of the band’s songwriting while capturing the spontaneous spirit of their legendary live shows.

Tickets are $58, $55, and $52 and can be purchased online at rauecenter.org or via the box office at (815) 356-9212 or at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St. in downtown Crystal Lake.