Sunday - Jun 23, 2013 - 7:00pm @ House of Bricks
$15 - Long before Terry made his first recording fronting his own band, music fans were probably well acquainted with his amazing voice. For years, the soulful singer was one of Los Angeles' foremost session vocalists, receiving a gold record for his work on John Fogarty's "Eye of the Zombie" and recording with Ry Cooder, Joan Armatrading, John Lee Hooker, Boz Scaggs, Maria Muldaur, Pops Staples, and many other well respected artists.
Ry Cooder has said that he always thought that his long time singer, Terry Evans, made a better "front man." To see him perform is to understand why. Terry is one of the most dynamic soul and blues singers performing today, writing and singing about all aspects of human emotion, and creating a connection with his audience in the process
Thursday - Jun 27, 2013 - 7:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Not just a wailin’ guitar slinger, Laurie is a compelling lead vocalist and songwriter who writes from personal stories filled with pain, triumph, hope, and her characteristic humor. Laurie Morvan Band concerts feature the beautiful harmonies of Laurie and backup singer Lisa Grubbs, as well as dueling solos between Laurie and bassist Pat Morvan. Keyboardist Tom Salyers’ fluid, passionate playing sparks up every show. Driving this high energy train is drummer Kevin Murillo who lays down a powerful and intense blues rock foundation. Laurie and her band are a tight-knit unit who love performing and recording together. Their fun-loving enthusiasm leaps right off the stage…and it’s contagious!
Wednesday - Jul 3, 2013 - 8:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$15 adv / $20 door - Hard-rocking blues-soaked guitarist/vocalist/song-writer Tinsley Ellis sings and plays with the energy and soul of all the great Southern musicians who have come before him. Ellis attacks his music with rock power and blues feeling, following in the tradition of Deep South musical heroes Duane Allman, Freddie King, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes. His live shows feature extended fretwork filled with melodic and rhythmic experimentation, in the spirit of jam bands like his friends Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers. Atlanta Magazine declared Ellis "the most significant blues artist to emerge from Atlanta since Blind Willie McTell."
Wednesday - Jul 10, 2013 - 7:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Traditional blues, West Coast and Texas Swing, early rock, country and roots music. Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones run the gamut and bring it all together, playing with deep respect for the genres, while consistently delivering originality.
“Here is a cat that is bedrock solid in the Blues with inventive guitar licks, clever song writing, and upbeat, dance inducing music. As a guitar player, he nails every category: taste, tone, restraint, timing, and phrasing.”
Thursday - Jul 11, 2013 - 7:00pm @ Wooly's
$20 Adv / $25 Door - DOORS OPEN AT 6PM - Marcia Ball is a woman with a reputation. The Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter is famed worldwide for igniting a full-scale roadhouse rhythm and blues party every time she strolls on stage. Ball's groove-laden New Orleans boogie and rollicking Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite with music fans all over the world. But she's also a master at transfixing her audience with an emotionally rich, passionately sung ballad.
Saturday - Jul 13, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Ruf Records Blues Caravan 2013: Tomorrow's Guitar Heroes
During the past two years, the popular "Girls with Guitars Tour put a thoroughly feminine stamp on the Blues Caravan. But it’s time to reshuffle the cards. On the latest edition of the annual tour presented by Ruf Records, a couple of rough and tumble guitarists from North America will go head to head with a dynamic British female singer and guitar player whose every show is a display of raw and emotional power. Rest assured: When this trio of hard nosed pros step into the ring, they won’t be pulling any punches.
Sunday - Jul 14, 2013 - 7:00pm @ House of Bricks
$12 adv / $15 door - With a sound dancing between gutbucket soul, N'awlins grit-down funk and horn fueled Motown pop, Mingo Fishtrap is an anomaly in the contemporary music scene. With each album, the group gravitates closer to the classic sounds that inspired them to learn their craft. What's old is new again; with young audiences flocking to see a live show that lays its musical roots more in 1967 than 2013.
Sunday - Aug 25, 2013 - 7:00pm @ House of Bricks
$15 - Over more than three decades, The Nighthawks have earned a reputation as one of the best and hardest-working bands around. Their live shows are legendary. Founded in the Washington, D.C. area in 1972, the ‘Hawks’ were a roots band before anyone had come up with the term. Their mix of blues, rock, rockabilly, soul and swing appeals to a widely diverse audience, built over years of touring throughout the United States, Europe and Japan.
Saturday - Sep 7, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Samantha Fish is one of the still too few women who are starting to bulk up the ranks of femmes knowing how to sling that guitar like they goddam well mean it, pulling up the floor tiles or raising the roof on a moment's notice, scorching the walls, stopping on a dime, and givin' ya nine cents change. The feisty little blonde was born with the boogie in her (catch the highly infectious swing of the title cut) and not only comes up with great leads but multi-tracks herself superbly, providing fills and embellishments, not to mention chord beds, that will surprise.
Friday - Sep 13, 2013 - 8:00pm @ Wooly's
$25 Adv / $30 Door - Southwest Louisiana-based guitarist, songwriter, and singer Sonny Landreth is a musician's musician. His slide guitar playing is distinctive and unlike anything else you've ever heard--simultaneously playing slide and making fingering movements on the fretboard. Landreth uses his lyrics to draw the listeners’ senses right into the heart of Louisiana. His unique guitar style and mix of Cajun and blues has placed several of his albums on Billboard’s Top Blues Albums and Top Independent Albums charts. Landreth's impressive list of guest sessions include recordings with John Hiatt, John Mayall, Junior Wells, Leslie West and Mountain, and many more... Landreth's Grammy-nominated release, From the Reach, collaborated with five of the greatest guitar players on the planet - Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson and Vince Gill - in some jaw-dropping performances. Landreth has performed at some of the top festivals throughout the nation, including at Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, as well as MerleFest and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Sonny Landreth is probably the most underestimated musician on the planet and also probably one of the most advanced." ~ Eric Clapton
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Saturday - Sep 28, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - The Steepwater Band got their start as devotees of delta blues, they have since been expanding on their musical influences taking on everything from psychedelia to Americana, and of course, hardhitting rock and roll. Formed in Chicago in 1998, the band’s signature sound is at once a nod to earlier rock n’ blues combined with a raw and gusty musical approach.
Friday - Oct 4, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 Adv / $12 Door - Experiencing a Too Slim and the Taildraggers concert is like taking a journey through the history of American music. Too Slim’s musical style ranges from down home blues, funky blues rock, Americana, Southern swamp rock and instrumental guitar styles.
Friday - Oct 11, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica and smooth stinging guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to Slim Harpo, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and the three Kings.
Friday - Oct 25, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$12 Adv / $15 Door - “Two things distinguish this fine band, the first being leader Davina Sowers’ big, nostalgic soul voice, something between Etta James and Madeleine Peyroux. The other is the band’s crisp, clean sound, just piano, upright bass, trombone, trumpet and drums. No clutter.”
Friday - Nov 8, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - “Wichita-based roots rockers Aaron Moreland and Dustin Arbuckle are no strangers to hard work. Having released a steady stream of records beginning with 2005’s Floyd’s Market, the duo also spent some time in Iraq supporting the troops with their music in 2008. Citing Little Walter and Son House as influences, the two are committed to bringing a strong brand of country blues to the music world, and it doesn’t seem like they are planning on slowing down anytime soon.”
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