Alligator Records

12/09/2024

Southern Avenue performs "Found A Friend In You" at Farm Aid 2024 in Saratoga Springs, New York, at Broadview Stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, on Se...

12/09/2024

12/09/2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday to a true Blues Master, Mr. Junior Wells!

I'm forever grateful to have had many life and musical lessons from Mr. Junior Wells!

The 1st song I learned to play was "Messing With The Kid" by Junior Wells.....and I got to play that song with him many times!

I was even more honored when Junior called me to do a tour with him as a rhythm guitar player in his band!

Thank You Junior Wells for all you've done for so many people and most of all.... Thank you for your love for......The Blues.... you are truly missed but not forgotten!

Let's Show Some Love For Mr. Junior Wells !

RBB

12/09/2024

Don't miss Selwyn Birchwood live at Noisemakers on Monday, December 9! It's going to be one to remember.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/selwyn-birchwood-solo-tickets-1087104501829?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

12/09/2024

Marcia Ball, Shelley King & Carolyn Wonderland
Friday, December 13th, 2024
Doors open @ 6 p.m. Performance starts @ 7 p.m.
$80 General Admission/$120 Reserved Seats – per ticket
This performance is brought to you by Spicewood Arts Society, a 501(3)c non-profit organization. We welcome any donations to offset our operating expenses to bring these performances to our community.

Tickets: https://spicewoodarts.org/spicewood-arts/buy-tickets/ball-king-wonderland-tickets/

12/06/2024

Bloomington Blues Lovers!!! Get ready for a night of soul-stirring blues! 🎸 Join us at the Castle Theatre in Bloomington, IL for an unforgettable live performance by Ronnie Baker Brooks and special guest The Matthew Curry Band. Doors open at 7pm, and the show begins at 8pm! Don’t miss your chance to experience the power and passion of one of the genre’s finest. See you there!

Grab your tickets for tonight’s show here: https://wl.seetickets.us/event/ronnie-baker-brooks/620998?afflky=CastleTheatre

12/06/2024

Rock and Blues Muse has opened voting for their Top 20 Albums of 2024. Chris O'Leary, Tinsley Ellis, JJ Grey & Mofro, Rick Estrin and The Nightcats,Toronzo Cannon, Chris Cain Blues Guitarist, Shemekia Copeland and Ronnie Baker Brooks all had albums released in 2024 and are eligible. Poll closes one week from today on 12/13 at 11:509 PM PT.

Rock & Blues Muse is pleased to announce that voting for the Top 20 Albums of 2024 is now open. The list of albums is alphabetized according to the artist/band name. Voting is for full-length albums released this year. If

12/06/2024

Grammy nominee Shemekia Copeland returns to Houston this Sunday, Dec 8 for her headlining performance at the Houston Blues Society’s Holiday Bash at Rockefellers Houston. She speaks with The Houston Press about the great musicians, songwriters, and producers she's worked with ever since stepping on stage with her legendary father, Texas Bluesman Johnny Copeland, at just eight years old, the issues she addresses in her songs and more.

Shemekia Copeland, as my dad used to say, comes by it honestly. As the daughter of revered blues guitarist and singer Johnny Clyde Copeland, she began performing onstage with her father when she was just eight years old, first appearing at New York’s Cotton Club. These days, Copeland is regarded.....

12/03/2024

We're MACON y'all crazy! 😂 Excited to play in Macon, GA on Friday, January 24th. Hope to see you there! 🎶🕺🏽

Tickets: 🎫 https://bit.ly/SoAveMacon2025

12/02/2024

DECEMBER SHOWS! 🎄 🎅🏿 🎶

12/02/2024

On Friday, February 7, 2025, Alligator Records will release Closer To The Bone, the new album from award-winning, California-based blues and rock sensation TOMMY CASTRO. Castro is the guitar slinging, soul-singing leader of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. With Closer To The Bone, Castro -- the four-time Blues Music Award-winner for the B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year -- delivers what he calls, "a record I've always wanted to make." Closer To The Bone is the most unvarnished, straight-ahead blues release of Castro’s career, one that bristles with every ounce of his dynamic energy and raw emotion.

Read the full story here https://bit.ly/TCP_Closer

12/02/2024

On Friday, February 7, 2025, Alligator Records will release Closer To The Bone, the new album from award-winning, California-based blues and rock sensation TOMMY CASTRO. Castro is the guitar slinging, soul-singing leader of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. With Closer To The Bone, Castro — the four-time Blues Music Award-winner for the B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year — delivers what he calls, "a record I've always wanted to make." Closer To The Bone is the most unvarnished, straight-ahead blues release of Castro’s career, one that bristles with every ounce of his dynamic energy and raw emotion.

The single for "Woke Up And Smelled The Coffee" is now available on all streaming services. Check out the video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7NBPDCwGF8.

"Woke Up And Smelled The Coffee,” from Tommy Castro & The Painkillers' upcoming release, CLOSER TO THE BONE. "Woke Up And Smelled The Coffee" words and musi...

12/02/2024

Southern Avenue's "Found A Friend In You," the single from their Alligator debut coming in 20 25, was selected as Louisville's 91.9 WFPK "Song Of The Day"

Southern Avenue Unveils New Song “Found A Friend In You” Celebrating Their Bond As A Band And Family

11/29/2024

11/29/2024

Boca Raton! We’re bringing the blues to The Funky Biscuit on Saturday, January 25 🎸

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now—don’t wait, grab yours here: https://bit.ly/tcfunkybiscuit

11/29/2024

We're coming back to The Biscuit...The Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, FL on Friday, February 21st. One of our favorite places to play, the last two shows were sellouts...so please get your tickets ASAP! 🔥

Tickets: 🎫 https://bit.ly/SoAveFunkyBiscuitBocaTix2025