Marcia Ball, Coco Montoya, Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Rumblejetts, KC Blues Divas this week @ Knuckleheads...
Tuesday 10/31 Coco Montoya
Over the course of his 30-year career, guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya's explosive guitar playing and soul-driven voice have propelled him to the upper reaches of the blues-rock world. From his early days as a drummer to his current status as one of the top-drawing guitarists and vocalists on the blues-rock scene, Montoya has forged his reputation through years of hard work and constant touring. And it all started with a chance meeting in the mid-1970s with legendary bluesman Albert Collins, who offered Montoya a gig as his drummer. Albert took an immediate liking to Montoya, becoming his mentor and teaching his new protégé secrets of the Collins "icy hot" style of blues guitar. Five years later, John Mayall happened to catch Montoya at a jam session and was blown away. This led to Montoya's touring the world for ten years with the legendary Bluesbreakers. Since stepping out as a bandleader in 1993, Montoya has released four solo albums and has performed non-stop at clubs, concert halls and major festivals all over the world. At every show, fans' jaws dropped, and critics raved about Montoya's mind-bending guitar licks and impassioned vocals. "The fiery blues that issue forth from Coco Montoya's guitar are awe-inspiring and boogie requiring," shouted The Village Voice. "Blistering, pure blues," cheered Blues Revue. Now, with Can't Look Back (AL 4885), Montoya turns up the intensity with another dose of his feral, soul-stirring music.
8pm tickets $15
Wednesday 11/1 Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs
Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs have just released their milestone CD Still Smokin’ After 20 Years, and for their fans it’s a damn near perfect compilation. It’s not a greatest hits – it’s simply a collection of some of Billy’s Bacon’s notables that he has handpicked from his eight previous records, and some of the fan favorites that he has performed over the past 20 years. So this year he and his band set out to celebrate the endurance and commitment they’ve made over those years to spread their Texmex-blues-abilly gospel to people everywhere.
with The Rumblejetts
7pm Tickets $6
www.forbiddenpigs.com
Thursday 11/02 Ronnie Baker Brooks
"I grew up among the best of the best," Brooks says. "Every time I play, I feel like I've got to do it with the authenticity and passion that I saw in guys like Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, B.B. King and my father. But I also have to put my twist on it. None of those guys repeated what came before them."
Brooks' twist involves enlivening blues-rock with deep soul and modern hip-hop vocals and funk rhythms. Working with Minneapolis producer Jellybean Johnson, a veteran collaborator of Prince and Janet Jackson, Brooks takes roots sounds and transforms them into something that spans the ages.
"I like to think of how Muddy Waters took the Mississippi blues he heard in his youth and modernized it for his times by making it electric and harder," Brooks explains. "That's what I'm trying to do for my generation. I want to take what's authentic and powerful about the music I grew up loving and bring in other influences without losing the heart and conviction of it."
8pm Tickets $12 adv $15 dos
www.ronniebakerbrooks.com
Friday 11/3 Diva Blues Night (ladies of KC) Volume 1
Danille (TUF)
lil Eva (lil Eva & the works)
Connie (of the Connie & the Choirboys)
Shannon (Shannon of the Rhythm kings)
Sue(of Blue 88)
Kyla(Adam Wyatt band)
8pm tickets $10 adv $12 dos
Saturday 11/4 Open Jam 1pm till 5pm
then, Knuckleheads presents..........
Marcia Ball
Full-tilt or subtle as the moment demands, this unabashed powerhouse is at home playing roadhouse rock, jump-blues, second line syncopation (a la Professor Longhair, one of Ball’s idols), R&B, deep soul, and ballads. What’s more, Ball’s great singing and songwriting are matched by superb piano playing that is eclectic and effective.
with special guests
Diva Jazz Night (ladies of KC)Volume 1
Annalee( of Annalea & the lucky so and so's)
Pearl Thuston
Myra Taylor
Millie Edwards
Geneva Price
Lori Tucker
7pm tickets $20
www.marciaball.com
Over the course of his 30-year career, guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya's explosive guitar playing and soul-driven voice have propelled him to the upper reaches of the blues-rock world. From his early days as a drummer to his current status as one of the top-drawing guitarists and vocalists on the blues-rock scene, Montoya has forged his reputation through years of hard work and constant touring. And it all started with a chance meeting in the mid-1970s with legendary bluesman Albert Collins, who offered Montoya a gig as his drummer. Albert took an immediate liking to Montoya, becoming his mentor and teaching his new protégé secrets of the Collins "icy hot" style of blues guitar. Five years later, John Mayall happened to catch Montoya at a jam session and was blown away. This led to Montoya's touring the world for ten years with the legendary Bluesbreakers. Since stepping out as a bandleader in 1993, Montoya has released four solo albums and has performed non-stop at clubs, concert halls and major festivals all over the world. At every show, fans' jaws dropped, and critics raved about Montoya's mind-bending guitar licks and impassioned vocals. "The fiery blues that issue forth from Coco Montoya's guitar are awe-inspiring and boogie requiring," shouted The Village Voice. "Blistering, pure blues," cheered Blues Revue. Now, with Can't Look Back (AL 4885), Montoya turns up the intensity with another dose of his feral, soul-stirring music.
8pm tickets $15
Wednesday 11/1 Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs
Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs have just released their milestone CD Still Smokin’ After 20 Years, and for their fans it’s a damn near perfect compilation. It’s not a greatest hits – it’s simply a collection of some of Billy’s Bacon’s notables that he has handpicked from his eight previous records, and some of the fan favorites that he has performed over the past 20 years. So this year he and his band set out to celebrate the endurance and commitment they’ve made over those years to spread their Texmex-blues-abilly gospel to people everywhere.
with The Rumblejetts
7pm Tickets $6
www.forbiddenpigs.com
Thursday 11/02 Ronnie Baker Brooks
"I grew up among the best of the best," Brooks says. "Every time I play, I feel like I've got to do it with the authenticity and passion that I saw in guys like Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, B.B. King and my father. But I also have to put my twist on it. None of those guys repeated what came before them."
Brooks' twist involves enlivening blues-rock with deep soul and modern hip-hop vocals and funk rhythms. Working with Minneapolis producer Jellybean Johnson, a veteran collaborator of Prince and Janet Jackson, Brooks takes roots sounds and transforms them into something that spans the ages.
"I like to think of how Muddy Waters took the Mississippi blues he heard in his youth and modernized it for his times by making it electric and harder," Brooks explains. "That's what I'm trying to do for my generation. I want to take what's authentic and powerful about the music I grew up loving and bring in other influences without losing the heart and conviction of it."
8pm Tickets $12 adv $15 dos
www.ronniebakerbrooks.com
Friday 11/3 Diva Blues Night (ladies of KC) Volume 1
Danille (TUF)
lil Eva (lil Eva & the works)
Connie (of the Connie & the Choirboys)
Shannon (Shannon of the Rhythm kings)
Sue(of Blue 88)
Kyla(Adam Wyatt band)
8pm tickets $10 adv $12 dos
Saturday 11/4 Open Jam 1pm till 5pm
then, Knuckleheads presents..........
Marcia Ball
Full-tilt or subtle as the moment demands, this unabashed powerhouse is at home playing roadhouse rock, jump-blues, second line syncopation (a la Professor Longhair, one of Ball’s idols), R&B, deep soul, and ballads. What’s more, Ball’s great singing and songwriting are matched by superb piano playing that is eclectic and effective.
with special guests
Diva Jazz Night (ladies of KC)Volume 1
Annalee( of Annalea & the lucky so and so's)
Pearl Thuston
Myra Taylor
Millie Edwards
Geneva Price
Lori Tucker
7pm tickets $20
www.marciaball.com
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