You could find yourself at the beachfront Tampa Bay Blues Festival as it returns to Vinoy Waterfront Park in St. Petersburg, FL on April 6, 7, & 8, 2018

It’s always nice to see artists turn the blues on its head a little bit.

“Then I heard RL Burnside’s ‘A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey’ album which is pretty much my favourite record of all time. It literally changed my life.” – Andrew McGibbon, Jr.

Taking roots-rock, blues, alt country, and folk, Corne blends the twelve tracks on ‘Happy Songs For The Apocalypse’ into a sonically engaging offering.

The idea was for a group of close musical friends to have fun recording an album. Nailed it!

We are pleased to bring you “Before I Go,” which has Bobby Harden joining Cutler for a bodacious, funky, groovin’ celebration.

“Tenants who needed to make rent would throw a party where they lived, pushing all the furniture back to allow more room for dancing…”

The sheer audacity to envision these tracks as she has and then deliver them with the fearless and unabashed abandon she does speaks volumes.

Aside from the new trio format and the live presentation, what adds exponentially to this experience is the mix. It’s ambient, raw, sparse, and immediate.

In a sea of “self-professed rootsy rebels,” Michelle Malone stands as a beacon. She is the real-deal, and ‘Slings & Arrows’ is her validation.