Pat Wilder and Pamela Rose on stage in the Blues is a Woman concert.
Pamela Rose is known for her musical tributes.
The San Francisco musician turned her 2009 album “Wild Women of Song: Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era” into a national concert tour that ran for seven years.
Rose has now moved on to the blues.
Her “Blues Is A Woman” show made its theatrical debut in San Francisco in 2017 and saw a month of sold-out shows. Rose has taken the show on tour with an an all-woman backing band.
The tour, which stops Sunday at Visalia Fox Theatre, is a tribute to the pioneers like Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Etta James, Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt with music and storytelling.
Details: 6 p.m. Sunday. Visalia Fox Theatre, 300 W. Main St., Visalia. $29-$44. 559-625-1369, www.foxvisalia.org
Other noteworthy events
▪ Orgy. 7 p.m. Friday. Fulton 55, 875 W. Divisadero Ave. $20. 559-412-7400, fulton55.com
▪ And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead. 8 p.m. Friday. Strummer’s, 833 E. Fern Ave. $15. All ages. 559-485-5356, www.strummersclub.com
▪ American Mile. 7 p.m. Friday. Tower District Records, 1930 N. Echo Ave. Free. All ages. 559-478-4034, towerdistrictvinyl.com
▪ Bizare Art Festival. 11 a.m. Saturday. Calwa Park, 4545 East Church St. $5-$10. @BizareArtFestival on Facebook
▪ A Decade of Sound N Vision. 6 p.m. Saturday. Cellar Door, Visalia, 101 W. Main St., Visalia. Free, all ages until 9 p.m. $10, 21 + after. 559-239-4004, www.snvfoundation.org
▪ Disney On Ice. 7 p.m. Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1-3; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Feb. 1-2. Selland Arena, 700 M St. $10-$90. 559-445-8100, www.ticketmaster.com
Joshua Tehee covers breaking news for The Fresno Bee, with a focus on entertainment and a heavy emphasis on the Central Valley music scene. You can see him share the area’s top entertainment options Friday mornings on KMPH’s “Great Day” and read more of his work here.