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Sean Costello performs "I Get a Feeling"

In a very short period of time, Atlanta-based guitarist/vocalist Sean Costello managed to make a major splash on the national blues scene. Paying his dues as lead guitarist for Susan Tedeschi’s touring band, Costello emerged as a band leader in his own right while still in his teens. Now at the ripe old age of 26, the aspiring bluesman has released a series of critically-hailed recordings (the latest being 2004’s self-titled effort on Tone Cool records), earned a faithful legion of fans through extensive touring and won the respect of some world-renowned musicians in the process. Despite his age, Costello’s music and style owes a debt to the more tempered and soulful blues sound of the 1950s an 1960s. While many young players concentrate on the flashy wailing that so often accompanies new blues music, Costello defers to the genre’s traditions (while adding in a few licks of his own for good measure). Costello and his band visit Buffalo this weekend for three performances.

Friday (Jan. 20), 6-10pm; Saturday (Jan. 21), 2-6pm at Alternative Brews, 3488 Sheridan Dr. (446-0424). Sunday (Jan. 22) at 7:30pm at The Sportsmen’s Tavern, 326 Amherst St. (874-7734).