Pamela Benton Band

One way to cut through the homogeneity and stand out from the pack in a local scene is employing different instrumentation. While she’s certainly apt at rocking out with a guitar, local singer-songwriter Pamela Benton really shines when she busts out her main musical tool: the electric violin. Her classically trained shredding has been showcased on Spokane stages for years, leading the Pamela Benton Band (which also boasts a host of local jazz and orchestra instructors backing her) to carve out a genre-blending niche of rock, jazz, blues, pop and folk. You can catch Spokane’s electric violin ace in action when Benton and Co. head to Hamilton Studio.

Pamela Benton Band • Sat, April 12 at 6 pm • $30 • All ages • Hamilton Studio • 1427 W. Dean Ave. • hamilton.live