| Blues
Bands
Joe Beard:
Rochester's main man of the blues who's finally getting
some national recognition. Joe's recorded four CD's for
the Audioquest label including his latest called "Dealin'"
which features Duke Robillard. A documentary of Joe Beard
is currently in progress.
Chris Beard:
Joe Beard's son who recorded his debut, "Barwalkin'",
for JSP in 1997 followed with "Born To Play The Blues"
and "Live Wire" in 2005 on Northern Blues. He
was nominated for a Handy award in 1998. Find out more at:
www.chrisbeardband.com
The Nightstalkers:
The Nightstalkers play hard driving blues featuring Marshall
James on vocals. They have two CD's under their belts.
The Coupe De Villes:
The Coupes have recorded several CD's including "Blues
for You" and in 2006 "Burnin' Live At WITR."
Find out more about the Coupes at www.coupedevilles.com.
The John Cole
Blues Band: Joe Beard's ex guitarist out on his own.
They've recorded one CD called "The Secret Is Out!."
Joe Likley &
The Midnight Blues Band: Veteran blues singer who's
worked with Joe Beard, Larry Davis, Junior Parker and others.
Fred Vine:
Acoustic bluesman. Wrote the theme song for Bad Dog Blues.
He released "Mister Freddie Blues" in 2001. Find
out more at: www.fredvine.com
Roosevelt Dean
and the Spellbinders: Syracuse bluesman who's recorded
several CD's and plays Rochester often. In 2006 he released
"Touch Somebody's Hand" and "Don't Leave
Me." Find out more at http://home.twcny.rr.com/rooseveltdean.
The Lowriders:
Play a variety of blues and blues rock. Check
them out on the web at http://members.aol.com/lowrydrz.
Steve Grills and
the Roadmasters: Hard drivin' Chicago style blues.
Rockin' Roz:
Blues with a touch of soul and R&B.
The ElectroKings:
They focus on the danceable roots of American music, such
as blues, swing, and good old rock and roll. Find out more
at: www.theelectrokings.com
Texas Son:
Guitar driven electric blues. Find out more at: www.texasonblues.com
Rockin' Red:
One of Rochester's premiere harp players.
Dan Schimdt and
the Shadows: One of Rochester's hardest working blues
bands.
Campbell Brothers:
Pedal steel gospel. Highly acclaimed releases on Arhoolie
including "Pass Me Not", "Sacred Steel on
Tour!", "Sacred Steel For The Holidays" and
are featured on "Sacred Steel- Live!." In 2005
they issued the critically lauded "Can You Feel It?"
on Rope-a-Dope. heck them out at www.campbellbrothers.com.
Brown Brothers:
Accapella gospel in a Jubilee style.
Smokin' Section:
Steeped in the boogie traditions of John Lee Hooker, Bo
Diddly, Canned Heat, etc., with a strong emphasis on jump
and funk style blues of artists such as Jimmy Reed and Albert
King. Their CD "Here Kitty, Kitty" is now available.
Rockin' Robin and the Bucket of Blues: Play a
variety of styles from B.B. King to hard driving Chicago
blues. They issued
their self titled debut in 2006. Visit CDMojo
for more details.
The Jonathan Feldman
Trio: Play half jazz and half Chicago blues. Their new
CD is called "Straight Ahead & Blue."
Certified Groove:
Play a variety of blues styles such as T-Bone Walker, B.B.
King, Downchild, The Thunderbirds and many more.
The Mudkings:
Play mostly covers by Albert King, Muddy Waters, Stevie
Ray Vaughan, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and others. Find out
more at www.themudkings.nstemps.com
or e-mail them at mudkings33@yahoo.com
Third Degree: Hard driving, rock 'n' blues quartet.
Play songs by Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Allman
Brothers, Louis Jordon, Freddie King and others.
The Mary Haitz Band: Nominated for best female Blues
vocalist at the Buffalo Music awards. They
have one CD out called "No Borders."
Los Blancos:
They've been compared to The Radiators, Little Feat, The
Neville Brothers, The Band, and a whole posse of other breeders
of American Music. Find out more at www.casablancos.com
Too Tall:
A regular on the local blues scene. Released the CD "Fixin'
To Kill My Guitar" in 2002 with the help of many local
blues veterans.
Sidepocket:
Dave (Doc) Salatino, Dave Lott, Dean Miller and Mike Patrick
bring you their version of todays Rock, Funk & Blues
from Robin Ford to CoCo Montoya plus much more.
The New Trendsetters:
Veterans that perform in the Chicago and Texas Blues styles.
They blend virtuosity with dynamic, tight arrangements and
roll those elements into a tongue-in-cheek, high energy,
interactive performance. They call their brand of Blues
"Champale Music", bringing to life the now-defunct
Champale Malt Liquor slogan, "make any day a holiday...
Enjoy like Champagne!" Contact them at: ntrendsetters@hotmail.com
The White Hots:
Jazzy blues quartet consisting of veteran blues and jazz
players. Play instrumental covers and orginals. Released
the CD "Live at The Little "in 2002 and "Caught
In The Act " in 2006.
The Hell Hounds:
Play traditional and original acoustic blues rooted in the
styles of the Mississippi Delta and East Coast Piedmont
regions. They have three CD's out with the latest titled
"Can't Take It With Ya." Find out more at www.thehellhounds.com
The Frogg Men:
Thee house band at Froggy's Bar & Grill playing every
Wednedsay night from 8-11, playing rockin' Blues w/special
guests.
Jay Formicola:
Plays a mix of standard and modern blues styles. The traditional
blues are approached with reverence while introducing his
own style of over the top, from the heart, string wrangling
and Vocals. Find out more at: www.jformicola.com
Keith Harden:
Keith Harden is an accomplished and versatile guitarist-singer
whose style and repertoire comes from roots music, folk,
blues, rock and americana. "Ilinois Blues" was
released in 2002, "Mostly Mississippi" in 2003
and "The Bad Dog Blues Sessions" in 2005. Visit
his website at www.bpcomp.com/keithharden
Swamp Padres:
Deliver the irresistible grooves of Louisiana-inspired dance
music with the lyrical voice of the electric, slide, and
steel guitars, the driving pulse of zydeco button accordion,
trance-inducing rubboard, and a full-tilt rhythm section.
Mark Charles & The Blues Express: Mark Charles
& The Blues Express, is a hard rockin' newly reformed
blues outfit that plays a variety of high energy blues and
rock blues. They do songs from the Muddy Waters, Howlin'
Wolf, Johnny Winter, Lonnie Mack, Albert King, B.B. King,
Johnny Winter, and Freddy King catalogs.
Jimmy Wolf:
Play gritty, raw and grooving Chicago-Delta blues. Wolf
has recored 5 cd's."Raw Blues", "Jimmy Wolf",
"Mohawk Stomp", "Grits and Soul" and
"Self-Destruction Live!". Visit him on the web
at www.myspace.com/jimmywolf
Rev. Paul:
Paul A. Hodges (Reverend Paul) sings and plays the blues
with a style all his own. His influences range from B.B.
King, Eric Clapton, Debbie Davies, John Lee Hooker, Muddy
Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughn and many more. Visit him on the
web at www.pahodges.com
Beale Street Blues
Band
Steve Lyons &
The Believers
The Dynamics
Julie & The
Intruders
Billy Joe
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