The hits and holiday favorites will be played when Tower of Power returns to the Fox

Life was a blur for Emilio Castillo when his band, Tower of Power, was emerging during the late 1960s and early ’70s as an eclectic act creating an eclectic mix of funk, soul, R&B and pop.

“It was a crazy time,” Castillo said while calling from his Phoenix home. “We were out-of-our-minds crazy, but I remember playing Coeur d’Alene often since it’s so beautiful there.

“I remember playing this place, El Patio, six to 10 times. Every time I come back to the Pacific Northwest, I think of that period and those shows in Coeur d’Alene.”