Next Show - Saturday July 26th, 2008
The July 26th festival features one of the most popular guitarists on the blues scene, Coco Montoya as the headliner. Sharing the bill in July will be Gina Sicilia and Ken Saydak as well as local and regional favorites: The Wheel, Todd Tijerina, Jack Hadley/Dan Treanor and George Whitesell & His All Stars featuring Jill Watkins.
• The Wheel 12:30-1:30
• Todd Tijerina 1:45-2:45
• Jack Hadley and Dan Treanor 3:00-4:00
• George Whitesell & His All Stars featuring Jill Watkins 4:20-5:20
• Ken Saydak Band 5:40-6:55
• Gina Sicilia 7:15-8:30
• Coco Montoya 9:00-10:15
Coco Montoya
www.cocomontoya.com
Special Guests:
Gina Sicilia
www.ginasicilia.com
Ken Saydak Band
www.kensaydak.com
Previous Show - Saturday June 21st, 2008
Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine
“Blues is my life,” says Grammy Award-winning blues singer Koko Taylor, Chicago’s—and the world’s—undisputed Queen Of The Blues. “It’s a true feeling that comes from the heart, not just something that comes out of my mouth. Blues is what I love, and singing the blues is what I always do.” And, in many ways, blues is what saved Koko Taylor’s life. Back in November of 2003, following emergency surgery for gastrointestinal bleeding, Taylor’s condition grew even more serious. She was struggling just to breathe. Family and friends feared the worst as she was placed on a ventilator. But her forceful will to live, and to sing the blues again, brought her back. Slowly but surely she recovered, and by the following spring she was back on stage singing. Her resurgence not only led her back to the stage, but also led her back to the recording studio. With her first album in seven years, the aptly titled Old School (AL 4915), Taylor once again shows the world what she does so well. From foot-stomping barnburners to powerful slow blues, Koko proves in an instant that her blues are joyous and life-affirming, powerful and soul-stirring. With Old School, Taylor brings it all back home, supported by a band of veteran musicians and young revivalists. Singing like she did for Chess Records early in her career, Taylor belts out a set of material that could easily have topped the blues charts in the 1950s, and will certainly reach the top of the blues world today.
www.kokotaylor.com
Special Guest:
Patrick Sweany
www.patricksweany.com