Sterling Koch Band and special guest Don Hoffman will perform at the Tamaqua Community Art Center on Saturday.

The band is a three-piece ensemble from Pottsville, featuring internationally recognized lap steel guitarist Sterling Koch. Each performance includes a high energy mix of danceable, Texas style, classic blues/rock music containing both cover and original songs. The Sterling Koch Band's music is informed by its influences of George Thorogood, ZZ Top and Duane Allman and features the slide guitar sounds of Koch's lap steel guitar, backed by the rhythm section of Gene Babula (bass, vocals) and John Goba (drums).Koch and his touring band have opened for many nationally known acts, including Savoy Brown, Rick Derringer, Lita Ford, Popa Chubby, Joanne Shaw Taylor. They have performed at many well-known venues including The Bitter End, Kenny's Castaways and Cornelia Street Café (all in New York City), the blues nightclubs Stanhope House and Bubba Mac's Blues Shack (both in New Jersey) as well as outdoor events including Daytona Bike Week 2005, Pennsylvania Blues Festival, Jack's Mountain Blues Festival, Fleetwood Blues Festival, several Harley-Davidson Open Houses, Gathering Of The Tribes and more."Let It Slide," Koch's fifth solo steel guitar album, which features the current band, has charted on Billboard's Blues Album charts, Roots Music Reports radio charts and Living Blues and Blues Matters magazine's radio charts. It is still receiving radio play worldwide and has received exceptional reviews from the blues music press around the globe. The band's other albums include "Slide Ruler," "Steel Guitar Blues," "Steelin' Home" and "How I Spent My Summer Vacation."Hoffman began his love affair with music after watching his father and an accordion player bond at a fire hall. He began taking guitar lessons at 16 and joined his first band while serving with the U.S. Navy. After his military days, he formed a Gospel blues trio that played the Christian coffee house circuit. His first album was "Standin' at the Door."Music took a backseat in his life for the next 15 years until a chance encounter in 2008 reawakened his desire to play guitar. His newest album is titled "Unfinished Business."The show will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. For advance tickets, call 570-668-1192. For more information on the band, go to

www.sterlingkoch.com.