SCARBOROUGH — Pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball will celebrate the release of her new CD, “Roadside Attractions,” with a concert on Wednesday, Aug. 31, at The Landing at Pine Point.

Ball, who was inducted into the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame in 2010, is known for her groove-laden New Orleans rhythm and blues, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues.

Over the course of her 40-year career, her intelligent and deeply emotional songs have won her a loyal fan base worldwide. “Roadside Attractions” is her fifth release for Alligator Records. Three of her previous four CDs have received Grammy nominations.

Ball has also collected seven Blues Music Awards since 2001, including the 2009 Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year” award, and was voted Female Blues Artist of the Year and Most Outstanding Musician — Piano in the 2009 Living Blues Readers’ Poll.

Ball wrote or co-wrote every song on “Roadside Attractions,” which features her expert piano playing, slice-of-life lyrics and melodic, storytelling vocals.

“Forty years of roadside attractions and the life of roaming ’round has never worn thin,” Ball said. “I love it when the wheels start rolling, when the band starts playing, when the crowds start dancing.”

The concert, featuring Ball’s blend of Texas roadhouse boogie and Louisiana swamp blues, will begin at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-35. The Landing is at 353 Pine Point Road. Dinner menu will be available through the show. For more information, visit www.thelandingatpinepoint.com.