“The drive comes from the raw, unfiltered reality of life and sometimes questionable decisions that come with it and our repertoire is filled with tales of just that.”

Ginger St. James: Honky-Tonk Queen…

“Music has opened my eyes to how deeply we’re all connected. It’s a universal language, a force that can break barriers and bring people together no matter where they’re from.”

Tierinii Jackson:…

“Music can affect us in powerful ways, subliminal and otherwise. I love putting an Al Caiola or Bert Kampfert album on while cooking, Enio Morricone is good to relax with. Nothing beats T-Bone Walker on a Saturday Night or RL Burnside. There are times when I turn the music up, stand in front of the big Tannoys and feel a tingle from head to toe. That's music…

“Music has been the center of my universe for as long as I can remember. It helps me feel centered — puts me in touch with my feelings. Music brings joy at times, comforts me when I’m sad, gives me a way to express love/ anger/ frustration...”

Karen Leipziger: Music City’s…

“The most important thing: is to create the poetry and music for your own self-development, to make life worth living for you, to inspire others that life is worth living for them - and to earn a living from it if you can. If you can't, do it anyway and do something else to make a…

“Music is life, and folk/roots/blues music gives us some of the most profound, soulful, and beautiful expressions of life.”

Brian Campbell:

Let’s Talk about the Planet in Fire…

“Blues and other types of folk music are social in nature. As we as a species become less and less connected due to the use of non-human intermediary devices, we certainly need that which can keep us connected in more wholesome ways... a good meal with friends, a chit chat, a quilting bee, sports, dance… music.”…

"Blues offers insight into the daily struggles and highlights of everyday hard-working people. It is raw and authentic at its essence. I want people to listen to our music and take a break, lose themselves, and find some momentary relief from the weight of their daily lives."

Gina Coleman: Blues Roots and Beyond

Misty Blues' founder and lead…

“think it’s because these music genres make you vibrate, no matter the language nor the culture. Once you hear it, you feel it, you don’t need to think or understand the lyrics (of course, it’s better if you do).”

Cecilya: Nostalgia of Old Good Music Days…

”The creativity is slow these days, the older players to me play with more passion.”

EJ Mathews: King of Backwoods Boogie

Texas native, and 2017 Living Blues Magazine’s Breakout Artist of the Year, EJ Mathews, schooled in the blues during early childhood by his…

“I think songs can be a clear line of ideas and feelings to social issues, cultural differences and happenings. Like a perfect poem. They can make people think about human nature. The good and the bad. I'd like my music to reach people in a positive way. Tell a story. Make them move and groove.”

Geoff Arsenault: Rootsy and Organic…

“I keep the roots of the music there, everything else just blossoms.”

Kenny Neal & Micah Willis: 

A Multitalented Music Family…

“Because Blues is our culture and it’s very important to pass it on to the generations to come so they can know where they came from.”

Kenny Neal: Roots and Blossoms of Blues

The Swamp Blues are alive…

“I mean music creates social unity for sure and I hope I can create that with the music I put out. I’d like for people to come together no matter their background and enjoy what I create.”

Micah Willis: A New Soulful Star Rising…

“Of course the socio economic background of most of the current crop of young blues guys is still difficult. But for the original generations it must have been like living in an occupied land-no rights, no respect. The original blues guys had messages in the lyrics, a form of censorship to circumvent, messages and secret ‘in’ messages about the harsh repression that they were under.”…

"Americans are proud of being American. Blues music originated in America. Blues music is the mother of nearly all the “popular” music we have today. So, let’s recognize this and hold the blues up to its’ rightful place as one of the greatest American creations."

Tim Gartland: The Right Amount of Funky…

"When rock 'n' roll first happened it was a threat to the mainstream. When Chuck Berry happened it was a threats white America. When the bad brains happened it was a threat to rock 'n' roll."

Popa Chubby: The Beast From The East... Loves The Texas Cannonball

His career has always been about moving forward and carving a place for…

“Great music is made all over the world by people from all walks of life. Borrowing from and being influenced by differing styles is what keeps music exciting and new.”

Allison August: Fly to the Blues Soul Moon…

“All cultures have their own music and as the world gets smaller music has become the ambassador for many cultures that have not been technically as advanced as others. By the integration of the different instruments and rhythms in our music we all become closer as people.”

Boots Jaffee: The Cowboy of…

“When you think of Blues in a traditional sense or its influence on modern music, it will always be relevant. It’s about the human quality of expression. That’s an uphill fight in the modern world. But the initial spark that got me excited as a little boy is still there. It’s important to pass that fire on to a new generation.”…