“…Elvin has become one of the most respected and beloved artists to come out of the 60’s blues-rock explosion.”
– All About Jazz
"…careening slide and razor-edged bursts, all delivered with unflagging enthusiasm and wit.” – Rolling Stone Magazine
"Bishop is a good-hearted soul whose life mission is to entertain to the best of his ability." – Downbeat Magazine
"The Blues Rolls On" harks back to Elvin Bishop's roots, paying tribute to the musicians who inspired him and who also helped give him his start. Supported by an all-star cast of blues royalty featuring B.B. King, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, George Thorogood, James Cotton, Kim Wilson, Tommy Castro, John Németh, Angela Strehli, plus many more; Bishop leads the way through a smoldering set of searing blues and rollicking R&B. While Bishop handles a majority of the vocals, he graciously steps aside on several numbers in order to allow his guests ample room to strut their stuff, including rising star and vocal powerhouse John Nemeth, as well as other distinguished personnel that include George Thorogood, Angela Strehli, Ronnie Baker Brooks and R.C. Carrier. With over 45 years of blues experience under his belt, Bishop is widely recognized and highly respected as a slide guitar master with a history dating all the way back to his electrifying and groundbreaking work in the 60's with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. By assembling a dizzying array of musical talent - age 9 through 82, Bishop has collected together a lifetime’s worth of education in the blues into one complete cohesive package; thereby allowing him the opportunity to present and pass along to the younger generation some of what the older guys gave to him. “The Blues Rolls On” is another defining moment in Bishop’s long career - a crowning achievement and welcome reminder for all of us that the blues is still alive and well.
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Los Fabulocos play with enough energy to power a small fleet of lowrider vehicles. It's a fuel that burns full- throttle, ignited by the heat of soulful guitar and accordion solos that will make your heart bleed.
"Los Fabulocos have delivered a new sound. Well, not totally new as it reminds me of Richie Valens back in the 1960s, only better! A mix of rockabilly, tex-mex and just a taste of West Coast blues makes this CD so refreshing as you don’t hear something like that too often today. The whole band is tight but it is Kid Ramos’ guitar that makes me close my eyes and just listen. Always on the spot and tasty, never over-played or flashy, many guitar players should ask him for private lessons." - Przemek Draheim (blues.pl)
Anyone with even a passing fancy of American roots music or blues is certainly no stranger to Kid Ramos. Throughout most of the ‘80s, Ramos was a member of what is often considered to be the classic lineup of the James Harman Band featuring Willie J. Campbell, Stephen T. Hodges and the late Hollywood Fats, a group that performed up and down the California coastline and opened for such diverse musical acts as X, Oingo Boingo, The Blasters and The Plimsouls. Ramos left the band in ‘88 to begin a family, holding down a day job delivering bottled water for several years before eventually being coaxed back into music full time by Kim Wilson in ’95 as a full fledged member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds for seven years. Ramos released three successful solo recordings on Evidence Records beginning in ’99 and currently plays an active role as a featured guitarist in the critically acclaimed all-star revue, The Mannish Boys.
Not one to rest on his laurels, Ramos recently teamed up with vocalist/accordionist Jesus Cuevas, bassist James Barrios and drummer Mike Molina to form the Cali-Mex roots oriented quartet Los Fabulocos. The band is fronted by Cuevas, who spent a decade lending his talents on accordion with the East L.A. based group The Blazers, known for their rousing, danceable mix of rocked up norteno, cumbia, and other Mexican styles combined with blues, surf, and country music. Alternating between guitar and the bajo sexto, a type of 12-string guitar commonly associated with norteno and conjunto music, Los Fabulocos is powered by Ramos’ muscular tone and high octane delivery adding more fuel to the fire.
Los Fabulocos simmers up a spicy and tantalizing blend of traditional Spanish and Americana music featuring norteno, conjunto, blues, zydeco and rock ‘n’ roll delivered with sincerity, honesty and passion. It’s a special brand of roots oriented music that shares much in common with the south of the border styling of such pioneering acts as Los Lobos, Clifton Chenier, Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, the Hacienda Brothers, and Doug Sahm’s Texas Tornados. “We mix it up,” Ramos explains. “We play songs in Spanish, then we’ll do a Fats Domino song, then we’ll play a blues, and then we’ll do a Buck Owens or Johnny Cash song. People look and go, ‘What?’ Then, all of a sudden, they just start dancing and having smiles on their faces.”
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“Payne growls and testifies with class while Edmonson fires off notes in his solos that seem to both absorb into and ricochet off of plank floors and cavernous rafters.” – Hittin’ The Note
“…one of the tightest soul-blues aggregations of the new millennium.” – Blues Revue Magazine
“Co-fronting one of the best working bands today, Payne and able guitarist Edmonson show a lively intuition in overhauling the tried-and-true Southern soul and blues forms.” – Downbeat
The dynamic duo of vocalist Jackie Payne and guitarist Steve Edmonson return to the spotlight with yet another soul/blues gem on their latest recording "Overnight Sensation." But don't let the album title fool you; these two have been at it for years honing their skills and perfecting their craft with countless appearances on stages at festivals and clubs around the globe including a three month stint in Thailand, right after the big tsunami of 2004.
On their sophomore effort for Delta Groove, Jackie Payne and Steve Edmonson demonstrate once again their mastery of the fine art of timeless Rhythm & Blues delivered with style and flair that recall the classic sounds of Wilson Pickett, OtisRedding and Bobby "Blue" Bland. “Overnight Sensation” is a terrific example of this dynamic and wickedly tight band, which also features bassist Bill Singletary and drummer Nick Otis, along with the “Sweet Meet Horns” consisting of Carl Green on tenor and alto sax and Lech Wierzynski on trumpet, as they take an explosive romp through another sweaty set of Gospel, Soul, Blues and R&B.
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JOHN BLACK HITS THE ROAD
October is going to be a very busy month for Eclecto Groove Records recording artist The Soul of John Black. He will be touring cross-country as a member of the Nikka Costa band in which they will be making stops on the Jay Leno Show (10.01.08), the Conan O’Brian Show (10.16.08), and major cities including Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago. In addition to holding down the responsibilities of playing guitar with Nikka Costa, John Black will also be performing acoustic sets at select venues. More information to come shortly!
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THE MANNISH BOYS
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS!
The Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue, ripped through 15 songs during a star studded set at the 36th Annual San Francisco Blues Festival, featuring The Mannish Boys, Mike Zito, the legendaryElvin Bishop, and a special guest appearance by John Nemeth. The intensity of the headlining show was so strong, it was a good thing they had the last slot of the day, as no artist would have welcomed following up an act like that! Just over 90 minutes of the Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue, complete with FIVE incredible guitar icons, was not nearly enough for those in the audience, who were left yearning for more! Click here to see the pictures that meagerly attempt to capture the energy spewed on that stage!
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THE BLUES ROLLS ON DEBUTS #5 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS!!!
Elvin Bishop has been a busy man lately. He recently appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition with host Scott Simon, he sat in twice this past month as a guest dj on Sirius Satellite’s blues channel, and he wrapped up the month of September with a special performance at the San Francisco Blues Festival with The Mannish Boys, followed by an instore concert and signing at Amoeba Records in San Francisco. All of that led to an impressive first week of sales on his brand new release “The Blues Rolls On,” which is set to debut at #5 on the Billboard Blues Chart on October 11th! Congratulations Elvin on a job well done. You earned it!!!
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DELTA GROOVE WINS AWARDS
Living Blues just published the list of winners of their annual Living Blues Awards Critics’ Poll in the October issue of the magazine. Delta Groove CEORandy Chortkoff was named Producer of the Year – New Recording, undoubtedly for the steady stream of quality releases issued by his label this past year including the critically acclaimed 4th release Lowdown Feelin’ by The Mannish Boys, and Goin’ Back Home by Phillip Walker, which received a nod for Best Blues Albums of 2007 in the New Recordings / Contemporary Blues category. The October edition of the magazine also included a review on the latest effort by The Mannish Boys providing further clues in the magazine’s decision to honor Randy. “Jones proves especially suited for Randy Chortkoff’s Searchin’ Blues-a candidate for song of the year-which is ignited by Frank Goldwasser’s hair-raising take on a Robert Johnson slide riff with shades of Robert Nighthawk… Kudos to producer, harpist, singer songwriter Randy Chortkoff and the Mannish Boys for another fine release, perhaps their best to date.”
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ELVIN BISHOP ON NPR
Elvin Bishop was recently featured on NPR in honor of his brand new release "The Blues Rolls On." He spoke with Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon about his early career, passion for the blues, and his concept behind putting together the material and special guests for his new album. Elvin's genuine love of the music obviously struck a chord with the audience as his segment is currently featured on NPR's main page under Most Emailed On NPR Music, just below Radiohead and above Joan Osborne. The program aired on Saturday, September 20th and is available online to download and listen to on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday archives.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
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ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS!
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue re-enters the Billboard Blues Chart at #11 with their Delta Groove debut "Command Performance." The album has now spent a total of 10 weeks on the charts. The latest chart information will be published in the September 20th issue of Billboard Magazine.
SEE THE "REVUE" LIVE!
09/19/08: Redwood City, CA Big Fox Nightclub @ The Fox Theatre
09/20/08: Santa Rosa, CA Last Day Saloon
09/24/08: Vancouver, BC, CANADA The Yale
09/25/08: Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
09/26/08: Tacoma, WA - JazzBones
09/27/08: Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
09/28/08: Albany, OR - Venetian Theater
09/30/08: Boise, ID - The Egyptian Theatre
10/03/08: Hanford, CA – Fox Theater
10/04/08: Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
Eclecto Groove Records re-enters the Billboard Blues Chart!Jason Ricci & New Blood blast back onto the chart at #7 with their release "Rocket Number 9," putting the total number of weeks spent on the chart up to 6. The latest chart information will be published in the September 20th issue of Billboard Magazine.
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THE INSOMNIACS CATCH
THE BLUES DISEASE!
Don’t miss Delta Groove recording artist The Insomniacs as they perform live on the air on KUCI FM with our very own in-house blues specialist Jeff Scott! The Insomniacs will hit the airwaves on Monday, October 20th at noon on “The Blues Disease” radio program hosted by Jeff Scott on KUCI 88.9 FM and streaming worldwide on the internet at www.kuci.org. Jeff has been employed by Delta Groove as our retail specialist for the past three years and also co-produced the latest Mannish Boys releases “Big Plans” and “Lowdown Feelin’” with Randy Chortkoff, as well as the upcoming release by vocalist Bobby Jones.
“The Blues Disease” with Jeff Scott
Mondays 10am-1pm (Pacific)
KUCI 88.9 FM – Irvine, CA www.kuci.org
It’s contagious radio…
tune in and get infected!
Tommy Castro, winner of the 2008 Blues Music Award for B.B. King Entertainer of the Year! With the ink barely dry on his contract, Bay area guitarist Tommy Castro will be hitting the studio to record his Delta Groove album debut to be released early next year. Castro is sure to continue exploring the boundaries of American roots music on his next release with a mesmerizing blend of rock, blues and soul! > MORE INFO
Delta Groove Music is proud to unveil the details surrounding an exciting new package just in time for the upcoming busy 2009 festival season. The Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue is now available for bookings on festivals and special events. Imagine having three extraordinary guitarists all rocking out on your festival’s stage at once, engrossing you in what’s known in the musical world as a “wall of sound.” The All-Star Blues Revue is flexible and can be tailor-made to meet your musical cravings. Special guests can include Phillip Walker, Kirk Fletcher, Ronnie James Webber, Jackie Payne & Steve Edmonson, Los Fabulocos and many other Delta Groove recording artists, backed by none other then the world-renowned and critically acclaimed Mannish Boys, featuring soulful and traditional blues singer Bobby Jones as the newest asset!
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"SPRING BREAK '83" - THE MOVIE
(From Left to Right: Rand Chortkoff - Music Supervisor/Producer, Joe Plenys - Editor, & Mars Callahan - Writer/Director/Producer)
Editing of "Spring Break '83" is currently in progress. The film is being edited at Raleigh Studio in Hollywood, CA. With the average film in Hollywood costing 98.6 million dollars "Spring Break '83" has a big budget feel for a fraction of the cost.
Big
Sky and Delta
Groove Productionshave now successfully wrapped filming on November 19th, and will resume filming “pick-up” shots in Los Angeles starting in 2008 on their next major
motion picture: “Spring Break '83." The filming in New Orleans was a huge success and included both a massive indoor and outdoor sound stage, motorboats, and a helicopter. "Spring Break '83" is building momentum and isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
To view photos from the production of "Spring Break '83" CLICK HERE!
“Spring Break ‘83” stars both an A-List cast of industry veterans and a variety of hot up and coming young actors.
STARRING: John Goodman, Andrew Caldwell, Robert Davi, Sophie Monk, Jamie Kennedy, Lee Majors, Raviv Ullman, Aviva, Lisa Jay, Mars Callahan, Dat Phan, Downtown Julie Brown, Jim Nieb, Erik Estrada, Joe Pantoliano, Martin Spanjers, Kenny Baumann, Greg Felllows, Nick Heyman, Preston Jones, Alan Ritchson, and Richard Portnow.
Big Sky is excited to announce the addition of industry veteran Scott Spiegel who will be directing “Spring Break ’83.” Mr. Spiegel is an experienced expert with a proven track record that includes working on such blockbuster hits as “Spider-Man” & “Spider-Man 2”, “From Dusk Till Dawn 2”, "Darkman", “Hostel” & the soon to be released sequel “Hostel 2”.
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Big Sky Motion Pictures & Delta Groove Productions have now finished filming on the reality based T.V. show “Casting Call". This show is innovative and groundbreaking in the movie industry and will be a major catalyst for driving the exposure and sales for “Spring Break ’83,” the feature film.
Take a behind the scenes look into the production of the T.V. show Casting Call "Spring Break '83".
Eclecto Groove Records recording artists Zito and Ana Popovic have recently appeared in the upcoming Big Sky Motion Pictures release "Spring Break '83." The film directed by Scott Spiegal, who has worked on such blockbuster hits as "Spiderman," "Spiderman 2," "From Dusk Till Dawn 2," "Darkman," "Hostel," and "Hostel 2," is a hilarious coming of age teen comedy that celebrates everything that was great about the 80's, from the outrageous parties and tiny bikinis, to the rock music and big hair. Look for Ana and her music to appear in this soon to become comedy classic at a theater near you!
For more info go to: www.bigskymotionpictures.com
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On January 24th, 2007 Big Sky Motion Pictures and Delta Groove Productions held a massive after party and screening of ‘What Love Is’ at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The highly anticipated Delta Groove Music recording artist Ana Popovic performed as the headliner and rocked the house all night long. This was a red carpet event with multiple special celebrity guests.
