“…We feel extremely grateful for the overwhelming support we have received from both fans and artists over the years to create some truly historic and incredible memories in this space.”

“Not to say I wouldn’t have been pissed off if Zeppelin made a disco record in 1975. I would have been furious, but they didn’t. They always pushed the envelope.”

“You wouldn’t find this place on any blues tourist map. The white musicians on the Northside largely had no idea it existed, or if they did, they didn’t really understand what was going on there. This place should have been a national treasure!”

For the 12th Annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, organizers have once again selected some of the top international, national, regional and local artists to perform.

Producer James Fairs said, “Allman Goldflies Band hold a card in one of the best decks around.” Yes sir, and it’s an ace!

Directed by Wolfgang Pfoser-Almer, ‘Late Blossom Blues’ is a feature-length documentary about the bluesman and his very late rise to stardom.

“I thought the record was done but felt that ‘Ridin’ with Lady Luck’ (Featuring Walter Trout) needed a partner in crime, so I decided to add, ‘Pull String to Inflate,'” – Eric Corne

“…sometimes it takes hitting the gutter to realize how good you got it when you get back up.” – Mike Zito

Paul Thorn calls The Biscuit “one of my favorites” and “a wonderful event.” Carolyn Wonderland says it’s like going to Mecca: “You gotta make the pilgrimage because it’s where the music’s real.”

“I grew up hearing this gospel music. I know how to sing like this. This is second nature to me. It’s a different way of singing.”

‘The Summer of the Terraplane Blues,’ devoted to the life, myth and music of Robert Johnson, creates a living blues musician.

When their father died in 2000, it was at Yvonne’s insistence that her sister Mavis shake off her depression at his passing, and get back into the music scene.