Dear Friends,
I just had a great time at the first Bluestock Festival in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, in spite of the last day being rained ou...
Dear Friends,
I just returned from the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, where I met dozens of friends and acquaintances, hung out with Janiva Magness, Smokin’ ...
Dear Friends,
Happy 2011! I’ve just finished preparing The Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection, which will be launched on February 22. It’s two dis...
Dear Friends,
We won! For the first time since the 1980s, an Alligator release is a Grammy winner. Buckwheat Zydeco’s Lay Your Burden Down won as (what else)...
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,
Seems like I’m always writing these on the way to or from airports. I just got back two hours ago from three weeks on the road in Europe with K...
Dear Friends
The summer festival season is upon us, which means I actually go get to bake in the sun AND hear blues, too. Goodbye to the bars for a few weeks...