Dear Friends,
James Cotton - By Christopher Durst
Word just reached us of the death of my longtime friend, blues master James Cotton. I had known James s...
Dear Friends,
Alligator Night at the Chicago Blues Festival, celebrating the label’s 45th anniversary, was a huge success. The crowd of tens of thousands lov...
Dear Friends,
2016 will be a banner year for Alligator. It’s the 45th anniversary of the label and we’ll be bringing you an outstanding series of new release...
Dear Friends,
2014 proved to be a banner year for Alligator. We presented albums by artists ranging in age from their 20s to their 70s, hailing from Virginia...
Dear Friends,
Elvin Bishop just played here in Chicago, and, as always, left everyone both blown away and grinning. Blown away because Elvin is such a terrif...
Dear Friends,
One of my great joys is being in the audience when one of Alligator’s artists delivers a thrilling, charismatic performance. The last few weeks...
Dear Friends,
As I write this, we’re just releasing Tinsley Ellis’ Live – Highwayman CD, marking his return to Alligator after a few years away from our fam...
Dear Friends,
By the time you read this, Alligator will have three new releases ready for you to enjoy. On January 11, we’re releasing our second Roomful of...
Dear Friends,
Just got done with the final mixes for Kenny Neal's latest album, ’’Hoodoo Moon." The young man from Baton Rouge has done it again –lots of tas...