Sugar Ray & The Bluetones – the blues ensemble celebrating its 35th
anniversary and featuring the three-time GRAMMY-nominated frontman Sugar
Ray Norcia – is earning raves for its new album ‘Living Tear To Tear’
(Severn Records). “Our Story” premiered at Huffington Post.
Here’s what we are reading:
“The hard-swinging band fully absorbed the lessons learned from Chicago
blues masters.” - Damian Fanelli, Guitar World, July 29, 2014
“Legendary blues ensemble.” –Chicago Sun-Times, July 17, 2014
“The Bluetones are easily one of the tightest blues ensembles working today, and Welch’s guitar world is as tasteful as anything he’s recorded to date… Firing on all cylinders… It seems a foregone conclusion that ‘Living Tear To Tear’ will find itself on several award lists next year.”
-Roger Gatchet, Living Blues, October issue
"If authenticity is your bag, these are the guys to check out."
- Ed Friedland, Bass Player, November, 2014
"[Sugar Ray Norcia's] voice is soulfully engaging, in sync with Welch's
guitar and his own masterful harmonica playing." –Samantha M. Lopez,
Elmore Magazine, August 7, 2014
“A gem… The album is a pleasure to hear.” – Bill Wilcox, Twangville, August 29, 2014
“Remarkable… If Muddy Waters was still out there in 2014, he and his
band would sound a lot like this--and that's a good thing.” –Jay Miller,
Patriot-Ledger (MA), August 2, 2014
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones Tour Dates
Friday, October 10 - Chans, Woonsocket, RI
Friday, October 24 - Johnny D's Uptown, Somerville, MA
Saturday, November 1 - The Flying Monkey Performance Center, Plymouth,NH (with Tommy Castro)
Thursday, December 4 - Sculler's Jazz Club, Boston, MA
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
LESSONS FROM EARLY MENTORS LIKE BIG WALTER HORTON, OTIS RUSH, ROOSEVELT SYKES, ETC. TO PLAY WITH DEEP FEELING STICK WITH SUGAR RAY AND THE BLUETONES
“THAT’S THE WAY HARMONICA IS SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYED”
-MUDDY WATERS
"SUGAR RAY HAS GREAT TONE AND GREAT PHRASING, SINGING AND PLAYING THE HARP. ONE OF MY FAVORITES!"
-CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES’ NEW ALBUM ‘LIVING TEAR TO TEAR’ OUT NOW ON SEVERN RECORDS TO RAVES FROM GUITAR WORLD, ELMORE
Three-time GRAMMY nominee Sugar Ray Norcia still draws on lessons he learned from playing with Muddy Waters, Otis Rush (who turned 80 this year), Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers, Big Walter Horton, Roosevelt Sykes, Big Mama Thornton and others in the 1970s and ‘80s, most of all to play with deep feeling. The leader of Sugar Ray & The Bluetones says, “We were in awe of them! Sometimes there’s a myth about old blues guys that they’re gun toting and gruff. But they were open with their ideas and had no prejudices. They could hear our love of the music immediately and feel our soul. They accepted us.”
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones have played shows with B.B. King. “He treats everyone with dignity. That’s always rubbed off on me,” says Norcia. “I sat in with Muddy Waters one time and he told me, ‘Son, now that’s the way the harpmonica is supposed to be played.’” (Ray confirms that he used the word “harpmonica.”)
Backing Roosevelt Sykes led directly to the band having the assurance to go into the studio for the first time in 1979 after the gigs led to Baron Records signing the band, making 2014 the 35th anniversary since that vinyl EP. “We backed Roosevelt Sykes at the Speakeasy [in Cambridge] before we ever made a recording. He said, ‘You fellows sound so good. You ought to capture that great sound in a recording studio.’”
The band toured extensively with harmonica great Big Walter Horton and Norcia remembers him fondly, “I learned so much from him, the way he handled himself on stage as well as the tonal qualities of the harp. Walter just stood up there and addressed the audience directly. It doesn’t take theatrics all the time; it takes deep inner feeling. Walter carried his harmonicas in a drawstring sack. He’d coil the cord after every show and carefully put it in his sack with his harps. We’d go to Ronnie Earl’s apartment and Walter would sleep on the floor, just unfurl the old mattress.”
Far less unassuming was slide master J.B. Hutto, who played in a flashy suit and used a 100 foot guitar cord to wander into the audience while the Bluetones backed him.
Bassist Mudcat Ward says he learned early from the masters “how to play with a drummer, how to make a pocket, make a groove,” continuing, “It was exciting to us.” He recalls the early Bluetones – the same lineup as now with one exception: Monster Mike Welch plays guitar in a spot once held by Ronnie Earl – as a band that took learning the craft seriously, saying, “The blues is serious as a heart attack. We always gravitated to the deep stuff, the lowdown stuff. If someone put on a tape or record of Robert Johnson, say, at an after-gig get-together or in the van, we'd shut up, just stop talking and things would get quiet. Why? Because we'd be listening. This was serious stuff to us."
Pianist Anthony Geraci says, “One time when we were backing the great Memphis Slim, we played a few numbers and then we called him up to do his show. He placed his arm on my shoulder and said ‘you play, I’ll sing.’ That was a thrill.”
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones’ new album ‘Living Tear To Tear’ (Severn Records) came out last month. Damian Fanelli writes, “The hard-swinging band fully absorbed the lessons learned from Chicago blues masters.” Elmore Magazine said, "(Sugar Ray Norcia's) voice is soulfully engaging, in sync with Welch's guitar and his own masterful harmonica playing." Twangville called it “a gem,” saying, “The album is a pleasure to hear.”
Norcia strives to return the favor to his early mentors. When Big Walter Horton’s family didn’t have the money for a tombstone for the master musician, Sugar Ray & The Bluetones played several benefit concerts to raise the money. “I have his amplifier and his microphone. That’s pretty special.”
He encourages young blues musicians to explore its roots and give the music space to breathe, saying, “Slow down, take a minute, think about it, play it with more feeling.”
-MUDDY WATERS
"SUGAR RAY HAS GREAT TONE AND GREAT PHRASING, SINGING AND PLAYING THE HARP. ONE OF MY FAVORITES!"
-CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES’ NEW ALBUM ‘LIVING TEAR TO TEAR’ OUT NOW ON SEVERN RECORDS TO RAVES FROM GUITAR WORLD, ELMORE
Three-time GRAMMY nominee Sugar Ray Norcia still draws on lessons he learned from playing with Muddy Waters, Otis Rush (who turned 80 this year), Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers, Big Walter Horton, Roosevelt Sykes, Big Mama Thornton and others in the 1970s and ‘80s, most of all to play with deep feeling. The leader of Sugar Ray & The Bluetones says, “We were in awe of them! Sometimes there’s a myth about old blues guys that they’re gun toting and gruff. But they were open with their ideas and had no prejudices. They could hear our love of the music immediately and feel our soul. They accepted us.”
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones have played shows with B.B. King. “He treats everyone with dignity. That’s always rubbed off on me,” says Norcia. “I sat in with Muddy Waters one time and he told me, ‘Son, now that’s the way the harpmonica is supposed to be played.’” (Ray confirms that he used the word “harpmonica.”)
Backing Roosevelt Sykes led directly to the band having the assurance to go into the studio for the first time in 1979 after the gigs led to Baron Records signing the band, making 2014 the 35th anniversary since that vinyl EP. “We backed Roosevelt Sykes at the Speakeasy [in Cambridge] before we ever made a recording. He said, ‘You fellows sound so good. You ought to capture that great sound in a recording studio.’”
The band toured extensively with harmonica great Big Walter Horton and Norcia remembers him fondly, “I learned so much from him, the way he handled himself on stage as well as the tonal qualities of the harp. Walter just stood up there and addressed the audience directly. It doesn’t take theatrics all the time; it takes deep inner feeling. Walter carried his harmonicas in a drawstring sack. He’d coil the cord after every show and carefully put it in his sack with his harps. We’d go to Ronnie Earl’s apartment and Walter would sleep on the floor, just unfurl the old mattress.”
Far less unassuming was slide master J.B. Hutto, who played in a flashy suit and used a 100 foot guitar cord to wander into the audience while the Bluetones backed him.
Bassist Mudcat Ward says he learned early from the masters “how to play with a drummer, how to make a pocket, make a groove,” continuing, “It was exciting to us.” He recalls the early Bluetones – the same lineup as now with one exception: Monster Mike Welch plays guitar in a spot once held by Ronnie Earl – as a band that took learning the craft seriously, saying, “The blues is serious as a heart attack. We always gravitated to the deep stuff, the lowdown stuff. If someone put on a tape or record of Robert Johnson, say, at an after-gig get-together or in the van, we'd shut up, just stop talking and things would get quiet. Why? Because we'd be listening. This was serious stuff to us."
Pianist Anthony Geraci says, “One time when we were backing the great Memphis Slim, we played a few numbers and then we called him up to do his show. He placed his arm on my shoulder and said ‘you play, I’ll sing.’ That was a thrill.”
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones’ new album ‘Living Tear To Tear’ (Severn Records) came out last month. Damian Fanelli writes, “The hard-swinging band fully absorbed the lessons learned from Chicago blues masters.” Elmore Magazine said, "(Sugar Ray Norcia's) voice is soulfully engaging, in sync with Welch's guitar and his own masterful harmonica playing." Twangville called it “a gem,” saying, “The album is a pleasure to hear.”
Norcia strives to return the favor to his early mentors. When Big Walter Horton’s family didn’t have the money for a tombstone for the master musician, Sugar Ray & The Bluetones played several benefit concerts to raise the money. “I have his amplifier and his microphone. That’s pretty special.”
He encourages young blues musicians to explore its roots and give the music space to breathe, saying, “Slow down, take a minute, think about it, play it with more feeling.”
Thursday, July 31, 2014
MONSTER MIKE WELCH’S GUITAR SPICES UP SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES’ NEW ALBUM ‘LIVING TEAR TO TEAR’ (AUGUST 19)
GUITAR WORLD PREVIEWS NEW TRACK “HUNGRY BUT HAPPY”
ROLLING STONE: “[WELCH] CAN RIP THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD AND CRAM YOUR BRAINS INTO YOUR NECK WITH HIS BLUES GUITAR WORK.”
With Sugar Ray & The Bluetones celebrating their 35th anniversary with the new album ‘Living Tear To Tear’ (August 19 / Severn Records), its junior member Monster Mike Welch’s guitar interplay with the band is one of its strength. He has played with various members of Sugar Ray & The Bluetones his entire career but since joining the ensemble in 2001, his guitar work recalls Muhammad Ali’s famous quote “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” He also wrote “Here We Go,” a poignant, weary blues about an on-again, off-again relationship, for the new album ‘Living Tear To Tear.’
Guitar World premiered “Hungry But Happy,” a Norcia original featuring Welch’s scorching guitar. Damian Fanelli writes, “The hard-swinging band fully absorbed the lessons learned from Chicago blues masters."
By his teenage years, Welch had already played onstage with Ronnie Earl, Luther “Guitar Jr” Johnson, Matt Murphy, Johnny Copeland, Joe Walsh, Dan Ackroyd, James Cotton, Junior Wells and was spotlighted by USA Today, People, Entertainment Tonight, CNN, and NPR. Over the years, he has grown his Chicago-via-Texas-inspired single string attack, boosting the tension and emotionality to a fever pitch. Downbeat Magazine said, “Welch takes the music somewhere special when he plays.” Most recently, he has perfected a “slide sound without the slide” technique, as featured on the title track of the new album. Welch played a Gretsch G5420T on this track and most of ‘Living Tear To Tear.’ For more on his rig, please go to Welch's gear page.
He has six albums to his credit as frontman and his guitar and songwriting were both featured on last year’s Duke Robillard album ‘Independently Blue.’ Robillard said, “He’s a phenomenal blues player.” Most recently, he played on eight songs on the Mannish Boys’ ‘Wrapped Up And Ready’ album, contributing two original songs. He also participated in a Blues Guitar Styles Showcase on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise alongside John Hammond and others.
ROLLING STONE: “[WELCH] CAN RIP THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD AND CRAM YOUR BRAINS INTO YOUR NECK WITH HIS BLUES GUITAR WORK.”
With Sugar Ray & The Bluetones celebrating their 35th anniversary with the new album ‘Living Tear To Tear’ (August 19 / Severn Records), its junior member Monster Mike Welch’s guitar interplay with the band is one of its strength. He has played with various members of Sugar Ray & The Bluetones his entire career but since joining the ensemble in 2001, his guitar work recalls Muhammad Ali’s famous quote “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” He also wrote “Here We Go,” a poignant, weary blues about an on-again, off-again relationship, for the new album ‘Living Tear To Tear.’
Guitar World premiered “Hungry But Happy,” a Norcia original featuring Welch’s scorching guitar. Damian Fanelli writes, “The hard-swinging band fully absorbed the lessons learned from Chicago blues masters."
By his teenage years, Welch had already played onstage with Ronnie Earl, Luther “Guitar Jr” Johnson, Matt Murphy, Johnny Copeland, Joe Walsh, Dan Ackroyd, James Cotton, Junior Wells and was spotlighted by USA Today, People, Entertainment Tonight, CNN, and NPR. Over the years, he has grown his Chicago-via-Texas-inspired single string attack, boosting the tension and emotionality to a fever pitch. Downbeat Magazine said, “Welch takes the music somewhere special when he plays.” Most recently, he has perfected a “slide sound without the slide” technique, as featured on the title track of the new album. Welch played a Gretsch G5420T on this track and most of ‘Living Tear To Tear.’ For more on his rig, please go to Welch's gear page.
He has six albums to his credit as frontman and his guitar and songwriting were both featured on last year’s Duke Robillard album ‘Independently Blue.’ Robillard said, “He’s a phenomenal blues player.” Most recently, he played on eight songs on the Mannish Boys’ ‘Wrapped Up And Ready’ album, contributing two original songs. He also participated in a Blues Guitar Styles Showcase on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise alongside John Hammond and others.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
NICK MOSS BAND'S 'TIME AINT FREE' (BLUE BELLA RECORDS) EARNS CAREER-BEST PLAUDITS & TOP TEN RADIO CHART POSITIONS
The Nick Moss Band's 'Time Ain't Free' has earned career-best raves for
the Chicago band, which recently headlined to a wildly enthusiastic
crowd at Mercury Lounge in NYC. 'Time Ain't Free' also rocketed to #4 on
the Living Blues radio chart, #17 on the Relix radio chart, and #2 on
the Roots Music Report Blues chart. Here's what we're reading:
"Check out some excellent players of a younger generation who look set to carry on in the exploratory spirit of the Allmans for decades to come. [Moss] sings with a personable twang, and issue commanding solos that are every bit the equal of anything the Allmans' great Warren Haynes can summon."
- Mac Randall, NY Observer, March 28, 2014
"Moss' class shines through [as he] reaches deeper into soul, funk, and rock ‘n’ roll.'
- Lars Brandle, Billboard.com, September 26, 2013
"Nothing less than a powerful gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam and rock and roll."
- Damian Fanelli, Guitar World, February 6, 2014
"Great."
- Greg Vandy, KEXP, November 20, 2013
"Top tier."
- Tavis Smiley, March 1, 2014, PRI
"A high-water mark for the Chicago-based band... the album's 14 tracks will have you tapping your feet along and dropping your jaw at Moss's many blistering guitar solos."
- Scott Bernstein, Jambase, March 5, 2014
"Scorching blues rock guitar hero."
- Michael O'Keefe, NY Daily News, March 15, 2014
"A giant talent."
- Dan Ackroyd, Elwood's Bluesmobile, March 22, 2014
"Southern-fried rock…a vintage, boogie-filled slice of rock & roll featuring Moss' scintillating guitar playing."
- Kevin Korber, Elmore, February 24, 2014
"High-octane."
- George Vargas, UT San Diego, November 7, 2013
"Roaring."
- Hal Horowitz, Creative Loafing, December 4, 2013
"A defiant R&B swagger that signals a stylistic vision for the future."
- Mark Uricheck, Living Blues, April, 2014
Nick Moss Band Tour Dates
April 10 Bradenton, FL Ace’s
April 11 Ft. Meyers, FL Buckingham Blues Bar
April 12 West Palm Beach, FL BB King’s Blues Club
May 2-3 St. Louis, MO Private Event
May 17 Excelsior Springs, MO Wabash BBQ
May 28 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
May 30 Ventura, CA Yolie’s
May 31 Arcadia, CA Arcadia Blues Club
June 5 San Francisco, CA Biscuits & Blues
June 7 Point Arena, CA Arena Theater
June 11 Birkenfeld, OR The Birk
June 12 Portland, OR Duff’s Garage
June 13 Seattle, WA Highway 99 Blues Club
June 14 Yakima, WA Yakima Blues Festival
June 24 Highland, IN Beer Geek’s
August 17 Thornton, NH White Mountain Boogie N’ Blues Festival
September 5 Brighton, MI Smokin’ Jazz & Blues Festival
"Check out some excellent players of a younger generation who look set to carry on in the exploratory spirit of the Allmans for decades to come. [Moss] sings with a personable twang, and issue commanding solos that are every bit the equal of anything the Allmans' great Warren Haynes can summon."
- Mac Randall, NY Observer, March 28, 2014
"Moss' class shines through [as he] reaches deeper into soul, funk, and rock ‘n’ roll.'
- Lars Brandle, Billboard.com, September 26, 2013
"Nothing less than a powerful gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam and rock and roll."
- Damian Fanelli, Guitar World, February 6, 2014
"Great."
- Greg Vandy, KEXP, November 20, 2013
"Top tier."
- Tavis Smiley, March 1, 2014, PRI
"A high-water mark for the Chicago-based band... the album's 14 tracks will have you tapping your feet along and dropping your jaw at Moss's many blistering guitar solos."
- Scott Bernstein, Jambase, March 5, 2014
"Scorching blues rock guitar hero."
- Michael O'Keefe, NY Daily News, March 15, 2014
"A giant talent."
- Dan Ackroyd, Elwood's Bluesmobile, March 22, 2014
"Southern-fried rock…a vintage, boogie-filled slice of rock & roll featuring Moss' scintillating guitar playing."
- Kevin Korber, Elmore, February 24, 2014
"High-octane."
- George Vargas, UT San Diego, November 7, 2013
"Roaring."
- Hal Horowitz, Creative Loafing, December 4, 2013
"A defiant R&B swagger that signals a stylistic vision for the future."
- Mark Uricheck, Living Blues, April, 2014
Nick Moss Band Tour Dates
April 10 Bradenton, FL Ace’s
April 11 Ft. Meyers, FL Buckingham Blues Bar
April 12 West Palm Beach, FL BB King’s Blues Club
May 2-3 St. Louis, MO Private Event
May 17 Excelsior Springs, MO Wabash BBQ
May 28 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
May 30 Ventura, CA Yolie’s
May 31 Arcadia, CA Arcadia Blues Club
June 5 San Francisco, CA Biscuits & Blues
June 7 Point Arena, CA Arena Theater
June 11 Birkenfeld, OR The Birk
June 12 Portland, OR Duff’s Garage
June 13 Seattle, WA Highway 99 Blues Club
June 14 Yakima, WA Yakima Blues Festival
June 24 Highland, IN Beer Geek’s
August 17 Thornton, NH White Mountain Boogie N’ Blues Festival
September 5 Brighton, MI Smokin’ Jazz & Blues Festival
Thursday, February 27, 2014
NICK MOSS BAND TO MAKE MERCURY LOUNGE DEBUT MARCH 29
MOSS BAND MADE NAT'L TV DEBUT THIS WEEK ON WGN MIDDAY MUSIC LOUNGE AS 'TIME AIN'T FREE' OUT MARCH 18
The Nick Moss Band – whose new album 'Time Ain't Free' (March 18 / Blue Bella Records) is "nothing less than a powerful gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam music and rock and roll" (Guitar World – will make its Mercury Lounge debut March 29. "Moss reaches deeper into soul, funk, and rock ‘n’ roll," says Billboard. The Nick Moss Band will make its national television debut today on WGN. The Nick Moss Band will also appear on national syndicated radio show Elwood's Bluesmobile on March 22 and 23; on Tavis Smiley (PRI); and will tape a segment for the syndicated program Beale Street Caravan.
Click here to watch the Nick Moss Band on WGN-TV.
Click here for a video album preview of 'Time Ain't Free' at Elmore Magazine. Elmore called 'Time Ain't Free' "southern-fried rock…a vintage, boogie-filled slice of rock & roll featuring Moss’ scintillating guitar playing."
WHO: The Nick Moss Band
WHAT: Mercury Lounge Debut Concert
WHEN: 10:30pm, March 29, 2014
WHERE: Mercury Lounge, 217 E Houston St., NYC
TICKETS: $10 advance / $12 day of show
Moss apprenticed in the bands of blues greats Jimmy Rogers, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, and Jimmy Dawkins, among others. Second lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Michael Ledbetter is a former opera singer and relative of the great Lead Belly. The rest of the band is made up of top-shelf Chicago players, steeped in roots rock, blues, soul, funk, and jam band music.
The Nick Moss Band – whose new album 'Time Ain't Free' (March 18 / Blue Bella Records) is "nothing less than a powerful gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam music and rock and roll" (Guitar World – will make its Mercury Lounge debut March 29. "Moss reaches deeper into soul, funk, and rock ‘n’ roll," says Billboard. The Nick Moss Band will make its national television debut today on WGN. The Nick Moss Band will also appear on national syndicated radio show Elwood's Bluesmobile on March 22 and 23; on Tavis Smiley (PRI); and will tape a segment for the syndicated program Beale Street Caravan.
Click here to watch the Nick Moss Band on WGN-TV.
Click here for a video album preview of 'Time Ain't Free' at Elmore Magazine. Elmore called 'Time Ain't Free' "southern-fried rock…a vintage, boogie-filled slice of rock & roll featuring Moss’ scintillating guitar playing."
WHO: The Nick Moss Band
WHAT: Mercury Lounge Debut Concert
WHEN: 10:30pm, March 29, 2014
WHERE: Mercury Lounge, 217 E Houston St., NYC
TICKETS: $10 advance / $12 day of show
Moss apprenticed in the bands of blues greats Jimmy Rogers, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, and Jimmy Dawkins, among others. Second lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Michael Ledbetter is a former opera singer and relative of the great Lead Belly. The rest of the band is made up of top-shelf Chicago players, steeped in roots rock, blues, soul, funk, and jam band music.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
THE NICK MOSS BAND TO APPEAR ON WGN NATIONAL TV MIDDAY MUSIC LOUNGE FEBRUARY 25
'TIME AIN'T FREE,' NEW ALBUM BY CHICAGO ROCK & ROLLERS/BLUES MAINSTAYS, OUT MARCH 18 WITH TRACKS UP AT BILLBOARD AND GUITAR WORLD
The Nick Moss Band will perform on national television February 25, appearing on WGN's Midday Music Lounge segment. Its' new album 'Time Ain't Free' comes out March 18 on Blue Bella Records.
Guitar World posted the scorching guitar-driven new song "No Reason" and calling the NMB's music "nothing less than a powerful gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam music and rock and roll."
Billboard agreed, posting the soul song "I Want The World To Know," saying, "Moss reaches deeper into soul, funk and rock 'n' roll on Time Ain’t Free."
The Nick Moss Band will perform on national television February 25, appearing on WGN's Midday Music Lounge segment. Its' new album 'Time Ain't Free' comes out March 18 on Blue Bella Records.
Guitar World posted the scorching guitar-driven new song "No Reason" and calling the NMB's music "nothing less than a powerful gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam music and rock and roll."
Billboard agreed, posting the soul song "I Want The World To Know," saying, "Moss reaches deeper into soul, funk and rock 'n' roll on Time Ain’t Free."
Friday, February 7, 2014
THE NICK MOSS BAND CONFIRMS 'TIME AIN'T FREE' HOMETOWN ALBUM RELEASE SHOW AT BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS FEB 28
BUDDY GUY: "HE ALWAYS WORKS HARD TO PLEASE THE AUDIENCE"
GUITAR WORLD: "A POWERFUL GUMBO OF CHICAGO SOUL, FUNK, BLUES, JAM MUSIC AND ROCK AND ROLL"
The Nick Moss Band has announced its hometown album release show for 'Time Ain't Free' at Buddy Guy's Legends on February 28. Born and raised in Chicago, Moss leads a potent band that has earned the notice of Guy himself, who says, "He always works hard to please the audience." Guitar World concurred, posting the scorching guitar-driven new song "No Reason" and calling the NMB's music "nothing less than a powerful gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam music and rock and roll."
Second lead vocalist Michael Ledbetter, a second cousin of the great Lead Belly, is also a Chicago native, though he spent eight years in the opera scene before joining the Nick Moss Band.
Moss apprenticed with Chicago blues luminaries Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Jimmy Dawkins, and Jimmy Rogers. Over a twenty-year career in Blues, he has achieved worldwide notoriety as a torchbearer of Chicago Blues. 'Time Ain't Free' marks his tenth album as bandleader and a milestone in the Chicago music scene.
Billboard.com posted the gospel-infused love song "I Want The World To Know" from 'Time Ain't Free.'
WHO: The Nick Moss Band
WHAT: Album Release Show For 'Time Ain't Free' (out March 18)
WHEN: 10:30pm, February 28, 2014
WHERE: Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL, (312) 427-1190
TICKETS: TBA
GUITAR WORLD: "A POWERFUL GUMBO OF CHICAGO SOUL, FUNK, BLUES, JAM MUSIC AND ROCK AND ROLL"
The Nick Moss Band has announced its hometown album release show for 'Time Ain't Free' at Buddy Guy's Legends on February 28. Born and raised in Chicago, Moss leads a potent band that has earned the notice of Guy himself, who says, "He always works hard to please the audience." Guitar World concurred, posting the scorching guitar-driven new song "No Reason" and calling the NMB's music "nothing less than a powerful gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam music and rock and roll."
Second lead vocalist Michael Ledbetter, a second cousin of the great Lead Belly, is also a Chicago native, though he spent eight years in the opera scene before joining the Nick Moss Band.
Moss apprenticed with Chicago blues luminaries Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Jimmy Dawkins, and Jimmy Rogers. Over a twenty-year career in Blues, he has achieved worldwide notoriety as a torchbearer of Chicago Blues. 'Time Ain't Free' marks his tenth album as bandleader and a milestone in the Chicago music scene.
Billboard.com posted the gospel-infused love song "I Want The World To Know" from 'Time Ain't Free.'
WHO: The Nick Moss Band
WHAT: Album Release Show For 'Time Ain't Free' (out March 18)
WHEN: 10:30pm, February 28, 2014
WHERE: Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL, (312) 427-1190
TICKETS: TBA
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