Come party on Saturday night with Jonathon Long with Paul Urban and Friends on the Main Stage!  (Ticketed event)

What would the music world be like if we lost the innovators, the musical risk seekers, musicians that change the game and lift the bar higher & higher? Jonathon "Boogie" Long is just that. There is nothing stagnate about his art. The guitar pours just as effortlessly as the soul of his voice and the depth of his lyrics throughout the recording. On this self-titled release Jonathon covers the Soul Blues Rock spectrum. You get the burning guitar, pristine vocals, but above all you get 11 songs qualifying him as one of the most prolific writers on the scene. “Immediately I felt the songs cut straight to your soul. He’s got a fiery command of the guitar that leaves everyone mystified.” producer Samantha Fish.

“His evolution from gospel to blues to the whole spectrum of Southern-inspired music is a delight to experience.” – OffBeat Magazine

“He is the ringmaster, trapeze artist and human cannonball of a live blues-rock circus” --Country Roads Magazine

Paul Urban and Friends is a Tidewater Roots and Blues Band which includes jazz influences in it's music. Paul Urban is a familiar name in the Tidewater music scene, most recently performing in the prominent blues band Urban Hill for the last four years. With the formation of Paul Urban and Friends, Paul is moving into a more diverse musical direction. During the past four years, Paul has performed at The Williamsburg Winter Jazz and Blues Festival, The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, The Henrico Theater, The Hampton History Museum, The Smithfield Wine and Brew Festival, The Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, The Phoebus Spring Fling, The Bay Days Festival, Gloucester Main Street Blues and Brews Festival, as well as countless Tidewater nightclubs and restaurants. His music is also featured on local radio stations WHRV FM, WFOS FM and WCVE FM. Connect with us on Facebook at Paul Urban and Friends.

The band is fronted by guitarist and vocalist Paul Urban. Joining him are Julian Burrell on bass, Dwight Epps on drums and 16-year-old keyboard wizard Tyler Bevington.