Dear Friends,
I’m writing this from the studio while I work with the engineer on the mixes for Rattleshake ,the new CD from Chicago’s happiest, rawest ...
Dear Friends,
I’m happy and proud to announce the signing of a brand new member of the Alligator family. Eric Lindell is an extraordinary roots rock singer ...
Dear Friends,
It's hard for me to believe that this is the 35th anniversary year of Alligator. I never anticipated when I went in to the studio with Hound D...
Dear Friends,
We’re feeling pretty thrilled about the reception to Shemekia Copeland’s new CD, The Soul Truth. The press loves how Steve Cropper’s Stax-styl...
Dear
Friends,
This
is the hottest summer I can remember and we’re preparing two
September releases calculated to keep the heat turned up. As you
know, Dr. J...
The act that started it all: Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers, 1974. Left to right: Hound Dog Taylor, Ted Harvey, and Brewer Phillips - Photo by Bob...
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,
Seems like I’ve hardly had a good night’s sleep since the beginning of the year. First was a trip to MIDEM, the international record business t...
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,
Because
Living Blues skipped an issue, I’ve got four months of news to cram
into this letter. First of all, we’re thrilled to have earned 19
W...