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

JAMBASE HOSTS EXCLUSIVELY PREMIERES NICK MOSS BAND'S SCORCHING NEW ALBUM 'TIME AIN'T FREE' ALBUM AS 27-DATE NATIONAL TOUR LAUNCHES

TAVIS SMILEY WELCOMES NICK AND MICHAEL LEDBETTER TO PUBLIC RADIO INT'L

Jambase is exclusively streaming the entire new Nick Moss Band album 'Time Ain't Free' (Blue Bella Records / March 18), calling it "a high-water mark for the Chicago-based band," continuing, "The album's 14 tracks will have you tapping your feet along and dropping your jaw at Moss's many blistering guitar solos." Meanwhile, the Nick Moss Band is launching a 27-date national tour, starting in its hometown of Chicago, IL.

Tavis Smiley recently had Moss and Michael Ledbetter on his Public Radio International show, calling the band "top tier."

The Band can rip searing solos, but they are more than guitar heroes. Moss leads a band that's rooted in rock & roll tradition. In listening to 'Time Ain't Free,' you'll find a New Orleans rhythm and blues syncopation here, a gospel piano part there, a stab of Cream-esque guitar here, an R&B-influenced chord change there, a train beat here, a greasy Isaac Hayes groove there, and a stinging West Side Chicago blues lick here.

The Nick Moss Band also made its national television debut last month on WGN.

The Nick Moss Band Spring Tour:

3/7 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
3/8 - Chicago, IL - Rosa's Lounge
3/12 - Lincoln, NE - Zoo Bar
3/13 - Kansas City, MO - Knucklehead's Saloon
3/14 - St. Louis, MO - Cicero's
3/15 - Milwaukee, WI - Linneman's Riverwest Inn
3/18 - Kankakee, IL - Moose Lodge
3/20 - Chicago, IL - Uptown Lounge
3/21 - St. Paul, MN - Wilebski's Blues Saloon
3/23 - Lake Geneva, WI - Studio Winery
3/27 - Bethesda, MD - Bethesda Jazz & Blues
3/28 - Bethlehem, PA - 2nd Story Blues
3/29 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
3/30 - Collinsville, CT - Bridge Street Live
4/2 - Rochester, NY - Dinosaur BBQ
4/3 - Syracuse, NY - Dinosaur BBQ
4/4 - London, ON - London Music Hall
4/5 - Barrie, ON - Violet's
4/8 - St. Georges, DE - Country Store
4/11-12 - Roanoke, VA - Blue 5
5/17 - Excelsior Springs, MO - Wabash BBQ
5/30 - Ventura, CA - Yolie's
5/31 - Arcadia, CA - Arcadia Blues Club
6/5 - San Francisco, CA - Biscuits & Blues
6/7 - Point Arena, CA - Arena Theater
6/13 - Seattle, WA - Highway 99 Blues Club
6/14 - Yakima, WA - Yakima Blues Festival
8/17 - Thornton, NH - White Mountain Boogie N' Blues Festival

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.

ONCE A CAN'T-MISS ATHLETE, NICK MOSS FOUND NEW PURPOSE AFTER MAJOR KIDNEY SURGERY AT 18 BY SNEAKING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TO SEE A BLUES SHOW AND BY PRACTICING BASS FROM HIS HOSPITAL BED

NEW NICK MOSS BAND ALBUM 'TIME AIN'T FREE' OUT MARCH 18 ON BLUE BELLA RECORDS

It might have been Nick Moss, NCAA football champion instead of Nick Moss, scorching rock & roll and blues guitarist and bandleader, had his kidney not gone into almost total failure at 18. He says, "I was a state championship heavyweight wrestler, and a college scouted football player as an offensive tackle/offensive guard. Lots of colleges were looking at me for scholarships for both."

At 18 years of age, he was admitted to the hospital. "I had 80% of my kidney taken out of me. It almost killed me. They told my parents I wasn't going to live after my first surgery. I spent most of that winter and spring between my 18th and 19th birthdays laid up in the hospital. They told me that I'd never play football again," he recalls.

But other plans were afoot. His older brother Joe, already a guitarist with Chicago blues mainstays Buddy Scott & The Rib Rips, brought him a bass and a pocket headphone amplifier in the hospital to pass the time while he was recovering. By the time of his surgery, Nick had already sat in with Scott at the historic Checkerboard Lounge on bass a number of times. Moss says, "He was really highly regarded in Chicago. I learned a lot from him about stage presence, showmanship, and how to play with a band."

After the surgery was another matter. He smiles and remembers, "One night, my brother snuck me out of the hospital to see Little Charlie & The Nightcats play their first show in Chicago at Wise Fool's Pub. I literally had two tubes with two bags holding my urine. My brother put those bags inside a shopping bag and brought my dad's camel-hair overcoat to cover them up. Rick Estrin—you know he's such a sharp dresser—he opened up the coat because he wanted to see the lining and saw the tubes and just said, 'What happened to you?'"

It proved to be a defining moment for the young Moss, suddenly bereft of his athletic talents. Of that night at Wise Fool's Pub, he says, "I thought to myself: This I what I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to be able to play like these guys are doing. The musicianship was incredible. I'll never forget it. Later, I would see them at shows or festivals and they were so encouraging. I am grateful for the kindness that those guys showed, always making themselves available."

The Nick Moss Band's new album 'Time Ain't Free' comes out March 18 at Blue Bella Records. You can catch them live on WGN-TV on February 25, making their national TV debut.

NICK MOSS' CULINARY TOUR OF CHICAGO

HOMETOWN ALBUM RELEASE SHOW FOR THE NICK MOSS BAND'S 'TIME AIN'T FREE' COMING UP FEBRUARY 28 AT BUDDY GUY'S LEGENDS AS ALBUM SET TO BE RELEASED MARCH 18

With the Nick Moss Band's album release show for 'Time Ain't Free' coming up February 28 at Buddy Guy's Legends, we asked the bandleader and born-and-raised Chicagoan for his restaurant recommendations. "Being Italian, I usually cook myself," he says, before launching into a long list of mouthwatering Windy City spots and what to order at many of them:

"The south side has killer barbecue. I used to play at the Checkerboard Lounge every week with my brother [Joe Moss] and Buddy Scott. There was barbecue right on 43rd Street, rib tips and hot sausage, Alice’s Bar-B-Que. Another killer place we used to go to was Barbara Ann’s on Cottage Grove and 76th Street. We used to go Lem’s Bar-B-Q on 75th. We spent a lot of time playing on the south side. After the gig, usually, everyone went and got barbecue. In the summer or when weather was nice, some of my favorite memories are of getting barbecue and hanging out by the lakefront."

Click here to hear "I Want the World To Know," "She Wants It," and "Was I Ever Heard" From 'Time Ain't Free,' coming March 18 on Blue Bella Records.

"Chicago is known for their Italian beef sandwiches. It's a fairly regional thing. My favorite places are—in no particular order—Jay’s Italian beef; Johnny’s Italian Beef; or Al’s. At Johnny’s, you say give me Italian beef & make it cry. Or you can get the combo: Italian sausage & beef on a roll. The sausage has to be really charred."

"One of my favorite restaurants for homestyle cooking is the Italian Village. It has been there since 1927 so obviously they’re doing something right. I get the linguini fruitti de mare fra diavlo. It's a giant bowl with everything from the sea, in a hot spicy broth."

"Everyone knows about Taylor Street when they come to Chicago but absolutely the best Italian sub sandwich in the city is Bari right on Grand Ave. It's a tiny little grocery store. There's a line out the front door at lunch time."

"There are some great Bohemian style, eastern European style place. We used to go to The White Eagle when we were kids and it's still there. Banquet style, great Polish food. the Red Apples are a great value for your dollars. I used to frequent them a lot when I was single living in the city. For $5, you could load up your plate and feed yourself for three days in one sitting. Just outside of Chicago on Berwin, on the near west side, Czech Plaza was one of my grandpa’s favorite places to go to."

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 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 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

The Nick Moss Band bio

Nick Moss:

A STAR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE sidelined by a serious kidney ailment, Nick Moss picked up the electric bass at the urging of his brother Joe, a budding blues guitarist, simply to pass the time. When he rose from his sickbed to sneak out and hear Little Charlie and the Nightcats, his course was set: The allure of performing was irresistible, and Nick resolved that night to become a musician. Although Moss tells it matter-of-factly, a deep appreciation notwithstanding, it is difficult not to read mythical, even mystical overtones into his story, particularly if you are among those who love music and understand its power to elevate, transform, and even save lives.
Moss is one of us, and he has repaid the debt many times over. Fresh out of school, he learned to love the gritty Chicago blues of the 1970s while playing with real deal bluesmen, first as one of Buddy Scott’s Rib Tips, then with Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins. He mastered the subtleties of golden-age postwar electric blues with the Legendary Blues Band of Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, where he exchanged his bass for the guitar, and later spent three years as guitarist with the great Jimmy Rogers. These apprenticeships served him well when he started his own band, Nick Moss and the Flip Tops, and began writing and recording an acclaimed series of hard-hitting albums for his own Blue Bella label, beginning with 1999’s First Offense and 2001’s Blues Music Award-nominated Got A New Plan.
By the time of 2003’s Count Your Blessings, Moss’s work was attracting the attention in a big way. That recording featured not only the talents of such Chicago-based artists as Willie Smith, Barrelhouse Chuck, and Bob Stroger, but the contributions of national figures like Anson Funderburgh and Sam Myers, Lynwood Slim, and Curtis Salgado. Both Blessings and its successor, Sadie Mae (2005), received BMA consideration and strong reviews. Two exciting live albums (Live at Chan’s and Live at Chan’s: Combo Platter No. 2, the latter featuring Lurrie Bell) followed, bracketing 2007’s remarkable Play It ‘Til Tomorrow, recorded with guests Barrelhouse Chuck and Eddie Taylor Jr. An ambitious double album (one arranged in typical electric style, the other an acoustic session), Play It produced yet another BMA nomination for
Album, along with nods for Guitarist and Band, and placed in Blues Revue magazine’s 2010 critics’ poll of the “Decade’s Best Blues: 25 Great Albums That Defined The Past 10 Years.”

Mythical stories often involve as a central element a quest, and Moss’s true-life experience follows suit. Along the way, he played on records by Smith, Big Bill Morganfield, and Monster Mike Welch; produced and/or released albums for other Blue Bella artists including Cash Box Kings, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Bill Lupkin, Gerry Hundt, and Matthew Stubbs; and produced the all-star Midnight Blues project on Magic Slim & The Teardrops for Blind Pig Records in 2008 — all in addition to the growth in his vision achieved over the arc of seven genuinely authentic blues albums, recognized by a total of 16 BMA nominations. It seemed reasonable for a restless artist, with nothing left to prove to purists, to wonder what other styles he could explore.

If Moss had a new plan in 2001, he began in earnest to carry it out in performances leading up to his 2010 release, Privileged. He may have come early to the blues, but his formative years were scored largely by Led Zeppelin, Free, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, and other blues-influenced rockers, and Moss found that by introducing elements of their music, he could remain true to his roots, even
as he expanded his creative options. Making use of a broader sonic palette, trying his hand at timely and topical songwriting, and introducing new rhythms resulted in music of a higher intensity, and an increasingly rewarding relationship with audiences.

Victoria Amps’ Mark Baier, writing for Chicagobluesguide.com, proclaimed Moss “a modern cross generational musician.” On 2011’s Here I Am, Moss continued to move forward, adding
R&B-based textures, and sometimes an Allman Brothers-esque jam band aesthetic, to his trick bag. The brand new Time Ain’t Free “reaches deeper into soul, funk, and rock ‘n’ roll,” according to Billboard.com, with shades of P-Funk, Little Feat, Faces, and world music, all filtered through Moss’s deep blue lens, sparking exciting new directions. Midway through the second leg of his musical journey, Nick Moss is turning heads and making new fans every time he plays.

by Mark Goodman

The Nick Moss Band:

NICK MOSS AND HIS BAND have been featured performers at blues festivals across the globe, but it’s at home in Chicago – the capital city of the blues – where he and his band get the ultimate stamp of approval from one Hall of Famer and blues icon Buddy Guy. Music fans the world over come to his famous club where they’ll often find Moss playing that prestigious stage, booked by the icon himself because “Nick is a favorite at my club, Legends. He always works hard to please the audience.” Other luminaries are equally effusive in their praise, rare in the competitive world of guitar gods, as none other than former Roomful of Blues bandleader and distinguished solo artist Ronnie Earl declares “Nick Moss is my favorite guitarist,” high praise from one of the greatest practitioners of the instrument.

It’s that ability to please, entertain, and amaze audiences with his staggering guitar skills that make the 16-time Blues Music Award nominee one of the top draws on the blues circuit and most exciting, dynamic performers working today. Noted author and historian Bill Dahl has praised Nick’s “mastery of the classic Chicago sound” and declared him “a prolific songwriter, and the most exciting blues guitarist we have around here.” That’s quite an accolade from a man who has interviewed icons like Bo Diddley, written liner notes and overseen massive retrospectives of giants like Freddie King and Sam Phillips’ historic Sun Records label, and written a respected book about the history of Motown.
Nick Moss demonstrates his mastery of the classic Chicago sound and so much more onstage — and has also been recognized by the International Songwriting Competition for his ability to add amazing new songs to the venerable blues canon. His creativity, which has advanced his sound to incorporate new styles and ideas, has made an impression on blues master Jimmy Thackery, who says, “Nick is at it again, pushing the evolution of his music, stylistically as well as sonically.” His recording career has brought him numerous accolades and his albums have been staples at blues radio nationwide, but he crosses boundaries now, and his songs have scored at rock and jam band stations as well. As a result, 2011’s release Here I Am debuted at #2 on the Relix/Jambands.com Radio Chart.

Moss’ aptness to please purists and cross boundaries that have helped him connect with audiences worldwide, winning fans and making friends every night in every city when he and his band take the stage. All the great ones make their mark onstage and that’s where Moss is at his best. His superior talent is evident on his studio albums but it’s his live albums and performances that put him in the rarified territory with the greats. Discovery for yourself what Bill Dahl, Ronnie Earl, Jimmy Thackery, Hall of Famer Buddy Guy, and audiences the world over already know: an evening with Nick Moss is an unforgettable experience and one not to be missed!

THE NICK MOSS BAND GETS A BOOST FROM LEAD BELLY'S OPERA-TRAINED COUSIN

NEW ALBUM 'TIME AIN'T FREE' OUT MARCH 18 ON BLUE BELLA RECORDS, MARKED BY SYNDICATED RADIO SEGMENT

BILLBOARD: "MOSS REACHES DEEPER INTO SOUL, FUNK, AND ROCK 'N' ROLL"

'Time Ain't Free,' the new album from the Nick Moss Band, marks a culmination of the band's new sound, a hard-driving album of soul music, blues, funk, gospel, southern rock, rhythm & blues and boogie sounds. Explosive second lead vocalist and guitarist Michael Ledbetter – who has added to the new sound Moss has carved out for his band– is first cousin twice removed to Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Lead Belly.

Raised in Chicago, IL on the sounds of Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, and B.B. King, he enjoyed a strong, eight-year career in the Chicago opera community before joining the Nick Moss Band in 2011. Moss offered a touring spot in the band after Ledbetter's impressive performance on the popular single "It'll Turn Around" (from 2011's Here I Am), as well as background vocal overdubs on many songs on that release, which reached #2 on the Relix/Jamband Radio Chart in 2012. The band—with Leadbetter in it--would go on to perform "It'll Turn Around" to a standing ovation at The 34th Annual Blues Music Awards in Memphis, TN.

He says, "They seem like very independent kinds of music, but my favorite artists and singers – whether they are blues, soul, or opera – were the most passionate singers: the ones where the passion just flowed from their voices."

Does Lead Belly inspire his current singing? He exclaims, "It's hard not to be inspired by all of his work! I just try to do the Ledbetter name justice in what I do."

'Time Ain't Free' marks the first album of his tenure as bandleader in which Moss shares the lead vocals, as well as some of the songwriting. Ledbetter says, "Nick Moss is an excellent teacher. It's a blessing to have that kind of motivation on stage and in the studio. I wrote four songs on the album. This was my first time singing lead and playing on an album so the whole thing was a crash course for me but the band was a well-oiled machine!"

He reflects, "My favorite song on the album is 'I Want The World To Know.' It's the most personal song I've ever written and, because of that, I was able to put just a little bit more of my heart and soul into my vocals. I'm very proud of that tune." Billboard agreed, posting the song as a track premiere, saying, "Moss reaches deeper into soul, funk and rock 'n' roll on Time Ain’t Free."

An interview on syndicated radio show Elwood's Blues Mobile will air around 'Time Ain't Free's' release.

"GREAT" (KEXP) NICK MOSS BAND READIES 'TIME AIN'T FREE,' OUT MARCH 18 ON BLUE BELLA RECORDS OUT OF CHICAGO, IL, MOSS' TENTH ALBUM

BILLBOARD PREVIEWS SOUL SINGLE "I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW"

DESCENDENT OF LEAD BELLY, BAND MEMBER MICHAEL LEDBETTER ADDS FIREY SECOND LEAD VOCAL/GUITAR

Nick Moss Band readies its new gumbo of Chicago soul, funk, blues, jam band music, and rock & roll with 'I Want the World The Know' (March 18 / Blue Bella Records), marking the tenth album by bandleader, songwriter, and groove master Nick Moss and a new musical high water mark.

Billboard.com debuted "I Want the World To Know." Billboard's Lars Brandle writes, "Moss' class shines through in "I Want the World To Know," which builds into a showcase of his fluency on the six-string."

Other praise has come to the band on a 36-date national winter tour. KEXP's Greg Vandy called the band "great" late last year. UT San Diego praised Moss' "high-octane" sound, continuing, "Their forthcoming new album, "Time Ain’t Free," finds the group continuing to expand, stylistically, by incorporating gospel, boogie, Southern-rock and more."

Photos, new album stream, and more are here.

Elmore Magazine has called Moss "one of the best guitarists on today's scene" while Blurt Magazine has stated, "Nick Moss keeps tradition alive while moving his music in new directions."

Michael Ledbetter makes his Nick Moss Band lead vocal recording debut on this album and it marks the arrival of a fiery new vocal and guitar talent. Ledbetter is a descendent of the legendary Lead Belly.

Previously, The Nick Moss Band rocketed to #2 on the Relix/Jamband Radio Charts in 2012 with 'Here I Am.'

To hear funky roots rock single "Was I Ever Heard," please click here.

'Time Ain't Free' track listing

1. She Wants It                       
2. Was I Ever Heard                       
3. Light It Up                       
4. Fare The Well                                   
5. Time Ain't Free                                   
6. Been Gone So Long                                   
7. Tell You Somethin' 'Bout Yourself                                   
8. I Want The World To Know                                   
9. Death Letter Blues (written by Eddie J. House, Jr.)                       
10. No Reason                                   
11. EZ Bree Zee                                   
12. Walkin' On A Ledge                                   
13. Bad 'n Ruin (written by Rod Stewart & Ian McLagan)           
14. (Big Mike's) Sweet Potato Pie

Nick Moss publicity photos

Credit: Mark Goodman

"EXCELLENT" (ALL MUSIC GUIDE) SONGWRITER, GUITAR MAN, & TOP TEN RELIX/JAMBAND RADIO TOP TEN ARTIST THE NICK MOSS BAND TO PLAY NYC'S SLAKE DECEMBER 20

The Nick Moss Band — "an artist with important things to tell us," according to Blue Revue Magazine, on which he has appeared on the cover – will perform at NYC's Slake December 20 in anticipation of a new album 'Time Ain't Free' due in March, 2014. The Nick Moss Band's Here I Am album debuted at #2 on the Relix/Jamband Radio Charts in 2012. Moss' new song "I Want The World To Know" recently premiered at Billboard.com.

The Nick Moss Band features second guitarist and vocalist Michael Ledbetter, a descent of Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly. An electrifying new talent, Ledbetter will be making his recorded debut on guitar and vocals on the forthcoming Moss album. The Slake show will find the Nick Moss Band hitting on all cylinders, hot off of a 36-date headlining tour.

The Nick Moss Band has been compared to Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, and Gary Clark Jr. Downbeat said, "He sings with confidence and heats up his guitar with enough imagination to transcend." All Music Guide has praised Moss' music as "memorable… played with spirit, drive, and swing."

Having spent time in the bands of blues legends Jimmy Dawkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (The Legendary Blues Band), and Jimmy Rogers, Moss started his career in the deep Chicago blues tradition.

WHO: The Nick Moss Band

WHAT: Headlining concert and preview of 'Time Ain't Free'

WHEN: 7pm, December 20, 2013

WHERE: Slake, 251 W 30th St, NYC

TICKETS: $12 via TicketWeb.com

Nick Moss clips

Billboard.com mp3 premiere (Sept 26, 2013)

UT San Diego feature (Nov 7, 2013)

Chico Enterprise-Record (CA) (Nov 7, 2013)

Creative Loafing (GA) (Dec 4, 2013)

Syracuse New Times (NY) (Dec 18, 2013)

Tavis Smiley (PRI) (March 1, 2014)

Elwood's Blues Mobile (March 22-23, 2014)

Nick Moss "Was I Ever Heard" mp3

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WITH NEW ALBUM COMING IN SPRING, THE NICK MOSS BAND ANNOUNCES 36-DATE TOUR

"EXCELLENT" (ALL MUSIC GUIDE) SONGWRITER, GUITAR MAN, & 16-TIME BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE STRETCHES HIS LEGS

The Nick Moss Band — "an artist with important things to tell us," according to Blue Revue Magazine, on which he has appeared on the cover – has announced a 36-date fall tour in anticipation of a new album due in the spring of 2014. Moss is a 16-time Blues Music Award nominee and a 3-time Blue Blast Award Winner. Moss continually tops the Living Blues Radio charts, and even debuted at #2 on the Relix/Jamband Radio Charts in 2012 with Here I Am.

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Having spent time in the bands of blues legends Jimmy Dawkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (The Legendary Blues Band), and Jimmy Rogers, Moss has been schooled in the deep Chicago blues tradition. He has also produced the Midnight Blues album by the late Magic Slim. Once a blues purist, Moss has more recently widened his scope, stretching himself and challenging his devoted audience with ingredients from soul music, rhythm and blues, funk, and a little bit of rock and roll. All Music Guide has praised Moss' music as "memorable… played with spirit, drive, and swing."

The Nick Moss Band features second guitarist and vocalist Michael Ledbetter, a descendant of Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly. An electrifying new talent, Ledbetter will be making his recorded lead vocal debut on the forthcoming Moss album.

Nick Moss Band Fall Tour Dates

September 14 - Chicago, IL - Honky Tonk BBQ
September 20 - Elgin, IL - Danny’s
September 21 - Murphysboro, IL - Murphysboro Riverside Blues Festival
October 5 - Vernon Hills, IL - Philly G’s
October 8 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
October 18 - Osteroy, Poland - Jimiway Festival
October 19 - Finnsnes, Norway - Otto’s
October 26 - Chicago, IL - Smoke Daddy
October 31 - Lincoln, NE - Zoo Bar
November 1 - Littleton, CO - Toad Tavern
November 2 - Woodland Park, CO - Crystola Roadhouse
November 4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Sun and Moon Café
November 5 - Salt Lake City, UT - Sun and Moon Café
November 6 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
November 7 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey’s
November 8 - Ventura, CA - Yolie’s
November 9 - Arcadia, CA - Arcadia Blues Club
November 10 - Oroville, CA - Feather Falls Casino
November 13 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Pocket
November 14 - San Francisco, CA - Biscuits and Blues
November 15 - Phillipsville, CA - Riverwood Inn
November 16 - Nevada City, CA - Crazy Horse
November 17 - Folsom, CA - Powerhouse Pub
November 20 - Portland, OR - Duff’s Garage
November 22 - Tacoma, WA - Jazzbones
November 23 - Seattle, WA - Hwy 99 Blues Club
November 26 - Lincoln, NE - Zoo Bar
November 27 - Sioux Falls, SD - Old Skoolz
November 29 - Chicago, IL - Double Door w The Steepwater Band
December 6 - Atlanta, GA - Blind Willie’s
December 7 - Tallahassee, FL - Bradfordville Blues Club
December 10 - Delray Beach, FL - Boston’s on the Beach
December 11 - Key Largo, FL - Bayside Grille & Sunset Bar
December 14 - Tampa, FL - Skipper’s
December 15 - Sebastian, FL - Earl’s Hideaway
December 17 - St. Georges, DE - The Country Store