CHICAGO BLUES REUNION featuring Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, Corky Siegel and Harvey Mandel is a collaboration of Chicago music legends who defined the sound of their generation in the 1960’s – and helped create the historic transition in popular music from acoustic folk to electric blues-influenced rock.

Barry Goldberg performed with Bob Dylan and founded the Barry Goldberg/Steve Miller Band. Barry also wrote the hit, Got to Use My Imagination for Gladys Night and the Pips.  

Corky Siegel is one of the world’s top blues harp masters, founder of the Siegel-Schwall Band with Blues icon Sam Lay, and creator of the national award-winning Chamber Blues project.

Gary Mallaber is the quintessential percussionist. He's worked with Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, the Steve Miller Band, Eddie Money, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.

Harvey Mandel is one of the best electric guitarists in the world. He's recorded with the Rolling Stones, toured with John Mayall, and played with Canned Heat at Woodstock.

Nick Gravenites wrote the classic blues anthems: Born in Chicago for Paul Butterfield and Buried in the Blues for Janis Joplin. He founded the Electric Flag with late blues guitar legend Mike Bloomfield.

Rick Reed began performing with Paul Butterfield, and countless legends. His recent international tours have been with Fabulous Thunderbirds alumnus Kim Wilson.

http://www.cbrband.com

Indigenous is an American blues-rock group that came to prominence in the late 1990s. 

Their music is heavily influenced by guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana. Mato Nanji's style and skill has drawn comparisons to each of these guitarists. The band has also shared the stage with artists of varying musical genres such as B.B. King, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, The Indigo Girls, Jackson Brown, Dave Matthews Band, and Los Lonely Boys. The band has headlined its own tours several times.

http://www.indigenousmusic.net

Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings

A guitarist who has enjoyed cult status for more than a decade, Henderson grew up in Tyler, Texas, close to the Louisiana border. By the early 60s, he was recording sessions at the town's Robin Hood Studios, where later, ZZ Top recorded their early albums.

Despite touring with Leon Russell, BB King and the Allman Brothers Band, Henderson left in 1974 to form his own trio with Bobby Chitwood and Ron Thompson.

http://www.bugshenderson.com

Jimmy Thackery And The Drivers

Whether Jimmy Thackery headlines a festival in South Dakota or jams for hours in one of numerous blues bars that dot the musical landscape, he'll always unleash an intense volley of rockin' blues guitar guaranteed to leave crowds emotionally spent. His double edged guitar dynamics allow him to fire off tracer missiles, bend a note so it will fit under a limbo bar, run off dive bomber riffs, and find space within the trembling of one stinging note. "I put all my senses on hold and find the zone and follow what's inside. There's an electricity from your mind to your heart to your fingers. You just try and remember to breathe." Between constant road work with his own band, producing the latest record by his Arkansas friends, the Cate Brothers, recording Whiskey Store with Tab Benoit and touring in support and playing various Nighthawks reunions, Thackery's plate is overflowing, and that's exactly how Thackery likes life - Overflowing.

http://www.jimmythackery.com

Nomfusi and The Lucky Charms

With an incredibly powerful voice, rare physical beauty and electrifying stage presence, Nomfusi is conquering the world with her band from the townships of South Africa, The Lucky Charms.

Nomfusi’s message of love will engulf you. Emanating joy and hope in a refreshing blend of Sophiatown (African jazz from the 60’s) and classic Motown, her larger than life vocals and an inner light that shines brighter than a supernova make for awe-inspiring performances that will leave your heart full.
 

www.nomfusi.com

Matt Schofield Trio  

Matt is a British guitarist playing Rhythm & Blues, and doing it so well that commentators on both sides of the Atlantic are ranking him among the best in the world.

In Schofield, the UK has produced the best blues guitarist from any country in decades. LA DAILY NEWS, USA

The best of his generation's European players. His feel for the music is incredible. VINTAGE GUITAR, USA

Top ten British Blues guitarists of all time. Guitar and Bass

 http://www.mattschofield.net

Anthony Gomes

Canadian-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter Anthony Gomes is a critically acclaimed chart-topping artist who plays a style of modern electric blues that incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, and country. Born in 1975 in Toronto, Canada, to a Portuguese father and a Canadian mother, he began playing guitar in his early teens and moved to Chicago, IL, in the late '90s with hopes of establishing himself as a musician. After honing his craft on the Windy City club circuit, he moved to Nashville, TN, where he found a home for himself amid the city's renowned music scene. Gomes made his recording debut in 1998 on the Urban Electric label with Blues in Technicolor, followed by Sweet Stringin' Soul in 2000. In 2002 he switched to 33rd Street Records for Unity and proceeded to win the 2003 BluesWax Artist of the Year award. This accolade elevated Gomes to the top of the blues field, and consequently he was able to draw increasingly larger crowds to his live performances, which increased in frequency and scope. Though he didn't release another album until 2006, Gomes' endless touring kept him atop the blues field, as he continued to be nominated for BluesWax Artist of the Year awards several years in a row. Gomes' fourth album, Music Is the Medicine (2006), released on the Adrenaline Music label, was his first to chart, peaking at number four on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. During his supporting tour of the album, the February 27, 2007, show at the Triple Door in Seattle, WA, was recorded and subsequently released in 2008 as the album Live. It features his band, the New Soul Cowboys, comprised of David Karns (bass, vocals), Peter Lang (drums), and Dylan St. John (keyboards, vocals). The first of his albums to document his on-stage performance ability, Live was his greatest commercial success to date, reaching number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart.

Los Pinguos

They came to the US from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a mixture of Latin rhythms, performed with Spanish guitars, a Cuban Tres, Peruvian cajón (box-drum) and harmonizing vocals.  Vivacious and infectious, the sound of Los Pinguos has claimed fans worldwide, from their hometown to the streets of Los Angeles. 

Most recently they appeared at the 2005 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL with female songstress Suzanne Vega.  Los Pinguos’ music has appeared in TV shows such as "The Shield", "The L Word", and is featured in the Antonio Banderas & Emma Thompson film "Imagining Argentina".  Most recently, their song, “Tierra Santa” appeared in the Putumayo World Music compilation “BAILA!”.  For Adrián, José, Juan, Juan Manuel and Santiago, this is only the beginning.

 http://www.lospinguos.com

Greg Crowe & The Scarlet Union

Crowe has been a contributing member of the Winnipeg independent music scene since 1992. After playing guitar in upstart local hardcore outfit XchoplogicX, Crowe turned to the ska idiom and hasn't looked back since.

From 1993-2000, Crowe fronted local ska outfit Whole Lotta Milka. During those seven years, ‘Milka’ released two full length albums (Got Milka? and Al's Diner) for Montreal based Stomp Records.

After Whole Lotta Milka's departure from the Canadian ska scene in 2000, Crowe set out to establish The Wedgewoods, a more ska-rock based group that released a self-titled record in 2002 on Bacteria Buffet Records. Also in 2000, Crowe began to play solo gigs, emphasizing the more traditional side of the ska genre.

After submitting three solo tracks (with full instrumentation – all played by Crowe himself) to Bacteria Buffet Records’ first compilation ‘Peg City Skank, Crowe formed a small band around his solo act to incorporate the full sound of the recordings to his live show.  Greg Milka Crowe released his debut full length solo album (Bhakta Basics) on Bacteria Buffet Records in 2004 while continuing to perform and tour with The Greg Milka Crowe Band. 

Crowe has since reformed the band to include not only ska and reggae, but also soul and rockabilly to present a truly diverse performance under the name of Greg Crowe & The Scarlet Union.