Michael O’Mara

Michael O’Mara’s musical life connects the concentrated world of a single band’s songs with the wider sweep of classic rock. At Campus JAX, audiences know him at the front of Zeppelin Revisited, alongside guitarist Steve Zukowsky, bassist and keyboardist Jeff Mayer, and drummer Jimmy “The Hammer” Schultz. The quartet’s Led Zeppelin repertoire gives his voice a setting built around the interplay of four musicians. RockShow Inc. opens that frame. Michael shares the stage with Steve and Billy Alexander on lead guitars, Matt Brown on keyboards, Jeff on bass and Jimmy on drums. The band draws from the vinyl-and-cassette era, with a repertoire that moves among artists rather than staying inside a single tribute. His history in the room includes guest appearances with The Bangers and an earlier chapter as lead vocalist of the K-Tel All-Stars. Those settings ask for different colors: British-rock theater, 1970s ensemble singing, and the direct connection of a frontman facing an audience. Away from JAX, he toured with Tracii Guns and Rudy Sarzo in Gunzo, performed in Las Vegas’ Raiding the Rock Vault, and appeared on AXS TV’s The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands with Pyromania and True 2 Crue. His band California Kings also opened for comedian George Lopez. Together, those chapters give context to the performer at the microphone today. Start with a concert, explore the photographs, and hear how the same singer moves among different bands and musical worlds.