Dear Friends,
The Chicago Blues Festival, June 12-14, was one of the best in recent memory. Three days of blues, ten hours a day, with five stages –what more...
Dear Friends,
By now, thousands of words have been written celebrating the life of B.B. King and his immeasurable contribution to the world’s music. I have j...
Dear Friends,
As you’ve probably heard, we recently welcomed the wonderful Shemekia Copeland back to the Alligator artist roster. We first signed Shemekia wh...
Dear Friends,
The new year has started off sadly, with the loss of a member of the Alligator musical family. Popsy Dixon, the drummer and co-vocalist of The ...
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,
I just returned from the 35th Annual Blues Music Awards in Memphis where I always have a wonderful time. Over 1000 blues fans and artists come ...
Dear Friends,
Brotherhood, our latest album by the wonderfully soulful Holmes Brothers, will be released in the U.S. and Canada on April 1 (We made it availa...
Dear Friends,
We’re starting off an exciting year for Alligator with the release of Tommy Castro & The Painkillers’ brand new album The Devil You Know. T...
