Past Events
August 2015
Rockin’ Jake
Rockin' Jake Rockin’ Jake has been hailed by many as one of the premier harmonica players in the country. His original sound is a hybrid of second line, swamp funk, blues and zydeco with influences from Paul Butterfield, Big Walter Horton, James Cotton, The Meters,WAR, J. Geils Band, Clifton Chenier, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Jake has conjured up this formula that is blowing crowds away from coast to coast. Widely known as a touring juggernaut among his peers, his schedule…
Find out more »Shawn Holt & The Teardrops
Shawn Holt Shawn Holt is the son of legendary Blues Legend Magic Slim. The high energy, hard-driving sound of The Teardrops is still alive and well and if you like what Magic Slim and The Teardrops have been doing for the last 35 years, you can continue to enjoy that unique sound and energy with Shawn Holt, a chip off the old block, fronting his dad’s band. The Teardrops consist of Levi William – Guitar/Vocals, Vern Taylor – Drums/Vocals, and…
Find out more »September 2015
Kenny Neal
Kenny Neal is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and is widely renowned as a modern swamp-blues master. His new release, Hooked On Your Love, follows the triumph of his multi-award winning 2008 comeback album, Let Life Flow. An outstanding success, the CD raked in the accolades: three prestigious Album Of The Year awards, two Song of The Year awards for the title track, and Kenny himself garnered two Artist of the Year honors.
Find out more »George Thorogood & the Destroyers
It's 2015, and George Thorogood & The Destroyers are Badder Than Ever. For George and his longtime band – Jeff Simon (drums, percussion), Bill Blough (bass guitar), Jim Suhler (rhythm guitar) and Buddy Leach (saxophone) – their new Badder Than Ever Tour is indestructible proof that staying true to yourself and the music can still mean something. And with a catalog of classics that includes “Who Do You Love”, “I Drink Alone”, “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”, “Move It…
Find out more »Nick Moss
Discover for yourself what Buddy Guy, Ronnie Earl, Jimmy Thackery and audiences the world over already know: an evening with Nick Moss is an unforgettable experience – not one to be missed!
Find out more »October 2015
Jeremiah Johnson Band
You can almost taste the Texas in his guitar style. Johnson has put together some of St Louis’ best talents in this world class band. Jeremiah Johnson is the new face of Mississippi River blues.
Find out more »Super Chikan
In the Clarksdale area, “Super Chikan” is probably best-known for performing regularly at Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero blues club, and for being Freeman’s favorite blues performer. For the second year in the row, “Super Chikan” was recently nominated for 2011 Blues Music Awards for BB King Entertainer of the Year, and Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year.
Find out more »Lionel Young Band
Lionel Young is a high energy performer with a bent for the blues. His LIONEL YOUNG BAND, winners of numerous awards for best in and around the Colorado region, have won the 2011 International Blues Challenge (IBC) band competition. Added to his victory at the 2008 IBC in the solo-duo catagory, that makes Lionel Young the first double champion in the history of the IBC.
Find out more »Zac Harmon
Born and raised in the heart of Jackson, Mississippi, Zac Harmon is a true disciple of the music that emanated from the city’s historic Farish Street district, universally recognized as the home of such great blues legends like the late, great Elmore James.
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