Pryor Baird's quick fingers aren't his sole strength; he also plays the guitar with strength and delicacy. Pryor is renowned for his rock-solid vocals with a gritty quality and melodic slide guitar riffs that scorch. This soul expert will make sure that his sound gets you up from your seats and tapping your feet. His approach is a synthesis of... read full bio
Sunny War is a musical artist that blends blues, folk, and punk rock into a unqiue sound that charactizes herself. The Chicago based guitarist... read full bio
Singer-songwriter Olive Jones offers a superb combination of soul, groove-led blues and jazz-folk while gleefully and audaciously experimenting with genre. Olivia Bhattacharjee goes as Olive Jones, formerly known as Kashu. Here, she explores songwriting from the heart through whimsical guitar riffs and honey-drenched vocals, producing an acoustic palette that calms and scintillates. This is in contrast to her beat-driven, synth-drenched, electronic-soul act... read full bio
Taj Farrant is a rising musician from Australia. At the age of 7, he became passionate about playing the guitar and ever since, his ability has been acknowledged all over the world. Taj has played with well-known musicians like Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas and has been featured on important national and international news networks. Taj is frequently referred to as... read full bio
Eric Lindell is accomplished on guitar, harmonica, keyboards and bass, and has performed with many of the Crescent City's top musicians since bursting on the scene in 2005, when he first appeared at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. His live shows draw as much attention as his material, as one critic puts it “Eric Lindell has turned heads... read full bio
The three songwriters/producers from LA who make up DISTANT COUSINS have more than enough ties to one another on the artistic and interpersonal levels to support the band's moniker. They also got along so well that at their first formal writing session, they produced the upbeat tune "On My Way." DISTANT COUSINS has only been around for a short while,... read full bio
Sure Fire Soul Ensemble is a heavy, original, instrumental soul band from San Diego. Their inspirations include the masters of the style from the past and today, including Quincy Jones, Jimmy McGriff, Mulatu Astatke, Isaac Hayes, and The Poets of Rhythm. The first full length album from the group, self-titled The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, has met positive reviews in... read full bio
Bay Area native Hanni El Khatib blends blues, garage, folk and classic rock & roll crooning into his music. Khatib released two singles, “Dead Wrong” and “Build. Destroy. Rebuild”, through Innovative Leisure, for which he is the visual director and co-owner. He landed a spot with Florence and the Machine on tour, and quickly built up a solid fan base.... read full bio
Starting piano at age five, by age thirteen, Jim was singing and playing blues guitar. His first professional gig was in the summer of 1964. Over the years, he has had the great good fortune to appear with a virtual who’s who of blues history. From Furry Lewis and Henry Townsend to Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Taj... read full bio
The DELTA WIRES is a big, high-energy harmonica and horns blues band from the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area. They were Finalists out of 100 band representatives from blues societies all over the world. The DELTA WIRES have recorded 7 CDs, debuting in the top 25 of the Living Blues National Radio. They have appeared at the San Francisco Blues... read full bio
Curtis Salgado was the inspiration behind John Belushi's creation of the Blues Brothers characters in the late 1970s. They met and became friends while Belushi was in Eugene, Oregon filming the movie Animal House. The Blues Brother's debut album Briefcase Full of Blues is dedicated to Salgado and Cab Calloway's character in The Blues Brothers film is named after Curtis.... read full bio
Joe Louis Walker is one of the most important blues stars. He is a very successful guitarist, singer and producer. Over the years Joe Louis Walker managed to come up with an outstanding guitar style. One just needs to hear his guitar and knows it's Joe Louis Walker. Another strength of Joe Louis Walker is his own original material. He... read full bio
Big Brother and the Holding Company is a rock band that formed in San Francisco, CA in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Airplane. They are best known as the band that featured Janis Joplin as their lead singer. Their album Cheap Thrills is considered one of... read full bio
Nick Moss is a Chicago and electric blues musician. He has released nine albums to date, all on his own Blue Bella Records label. He has played alongside or with Buddy Scott, Jimmy Dawkins, Jimmy Rogers and The Legendary Blues Band; as well as more latterly fronting his own group, Nick Moss and the Flip Tops. The music journalist Bill... read full bio
Blues/Rock phenomenon and NBC's The Voice finalist, Beverley McClellan's current release, Fear Nothing, hit number 2 on the Top Blues Albums charts and charted for 10 months, and also charted on Top Heatseekers and Top 100 and 200. She supported Steve Vai on his world tour and sang John the Revelator on his 2012 release, as well as shows with... read full bio
With a powerful, unified sound that encompasses a cross-section of New Orleans styles, and a songbook of contagious, soul-drenched originals, Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen released their debut album, Moonburn, on Virgin Records in 1999. By then, Cleary had already won the praises of roots music aficionados the world over. With nods from the likes of Maria Muldaur... read full bio
Geezer humorously swing the entire history of popular music, from Buddy Holly and the Beatles to AC/DC and Dr. Dre, by fusing rock, comedy, rap, and barbershop. They even mash up mid-song with perfect Weezer and Beastie Boys classics. The world's oldest cover band has answered questions on NPR's Ask Me Another, collaborated with Weezer on a KIA commercial at... read full bio
Owen Campbell defies easy categorization, he's a slide guitarist, a songwriter, banjo player, blues singer, busker, and more. Think Little Feat meets The Band... He's the sort of performer you would expect to find in a New Orleans blues joint, but in fact, Campbell's roots are in Canberra, Australia. 2015 was a great year for Owen - during... read full bio
This American singer/songwriter has produced five albums and three EPs. Pieta Brown is the daughter of Grammy-nominated blues and folk singer/songwriter Greg Brown. Pieta Brown has made her own unique sound with her relaxed and graceful delivery and can be compared to singers such as Cowboy Junkies Margo Timmins. Pieta began writing poems and composing instrumentals on the piano... read full bio
Band of Heathens is a Texas based Americana-Rock band that broke the mold when their first two releases were live recordings. They didn’t even use a setlist until winning Best New Band at the Austin Music Awards. They’ve created a unique and cohesive sound that stems from their songwriting background and relaxed vibe early on.... read full bio
