Alastair Greene - New Album/Single - Alive In The New World

Alastair Greene - New Album/Single - Alive In The New World - Produced By Tab Benoit

SINGLE - "WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO"

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Whiskey Bayou Records proudly presents ALIVE IN THE NEW WORLD, by Alastair Greene, produced by Tab Benoit for his Whiskey Bayou label. This live album finds fast-rising blues-rocker Greene performing ten songs as a power trio with multi-instrumentalist Benoit on drums and bassist Corey Duplechin during a six-night “Takeover” at the City Winery in Chicago. The sold-out crowds infuse the band with the kind of energy that produces timeless performances, and Greene, whom Blues Music Magazine calls “a major talent in the blues rock category,” more than rises to the occasion.

“These recordings are from some of the very first shows I performed while on tour opening for Tab Benoit in support of my latest studio recording ‘The New World Blues’, which was released in October of 2020. It is such an amazing and unique opportunity for me to open for Tab, with the man himself on drums along with Corey on bass. I consider this to be an absolutely killer version of 'my band', that I get to play with as schedules permit. It is truly an honor and pleasure for me to get to perform these songs with Tab and Corey in front of Tab’s fans. If you have already heard ‘The New World Blues’, I’m sure you’ll dig hearing how these songs have morphed and stretched. If this is your first exposure to my music, welcome! Enjoy your front row seat to what I consider some of my finest live moments as a blues rock musician.” – Alastair Greene

Greene’s rock credentials include eight years of international touring on guitar and vocals with the Alan Parsons Project, and major dates with Starship featuring Mickey Thomas; as a blues player he is a longtime regular and host at the Memphis-based Blues Foundation events, performances and showcases, has been a featured performer at the Big Blues Bender and the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, and traversed the globe touring with Sugaray Rayford’s band, which was nominated for a 2020 Blues Music Award. Most recently, Greene has been touring cross-country in support of Tab Benoit.

Greene is a multiple-charting Top 10 Billboard artist. The Alastair Greene Band, which has drawn comparisons to Gov’t Mule, ZZ Top and Cream, recently celebrated their 20th anniversary with a two-disc live album. Alastair Greene's new album 'ALIVE IN THE NEW WORLD' Produced by Tab Benoit will be available worldwide on CD and all digital/streaming platforms January 20th via Whiskey Bayou Records. LISTEN/BUY: https://orcd.co/aliveinthenewworld

 

MORE ON ALASTAIR GREENE

As Alastair Greene’s prolific and acclaimed career rounds the corner into a third decade, Greene arrives at a new, yet familiar destination. Following a 2018 live album that celebrated the 20th anniversary of his noteworthy Alastair Greene Band, and then his last solo collection in 2020, The New World Blues, the singer-songwriter/guitarist returns now with an inspired LIVE album, ALIVE IN THE NEW WORLD.

A native of Santa Barbara, California, Greene has ridden his Blues-soaked rock into the 21st century, traversing a constantly changing global (and musical) landscape. He’s well-equipped for the challenge, carrying the diverse musical interests he developed at an early age, intrigued by his mother's piano-playing and a record collection that included The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John. His father introduced the youngster to the sophistication of Bach and Beethoven, yet it was Greene’s grandfather, the late trumpeter Chico Alvarez – a member of the Stan Kenton Band in the 1940s and '50s – who inspired him to pursue a life in music. 

As a youth, he took piano lessons and played the saxophone before discovering the guitar in high school. ‘80s heavy rock icons Iron Maiden and Def Leppard brought motivational thunder. Then, a vintage and seminal sound – the Blues – changed Greene’s course. Records by B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, The Allman Brothers Band, and Stevie Ray Vaughan exposed the burgeoning guitarist to a trove of musical treasure.  

He received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied for two years before returning in the early ‘90s to Southern California. Greene formed the Alastair Greene Band in 1997 and subsequently released 10 solo albums (including three live sets and a compilation record) over two decades. 2017’s studio effort, Dream Team, landed a four-star review and Best Album of the Year nod in DownBeat; 2018’s Live from the 805 was nominated for Rock Blues Album of the Year by Blues Blast Magazine, garnering inclusion on many ‘Best of 2018’ lists. 2020's The New World Blues debuted at number three on the Billboard blues chart, received accolades from Joe Bonamassa in his music blog and was featured on Joe's SiriusXM radio show. The single Living Today was one of the most played songs on SiriusXM Bluesville for much of the year. Greene also had exclusive premieres with Relix magazine and a week long premiere on DittyTV. He also graced the cover of multiple blues magazines.

A much in-demand guitarist and vocalist, Greene traveled the world, touring with the legendary Alan Parsons Live Project from 2010 – 2018, as well as stints with Starship featuring Mickey Thomas and Blues Music Award-winner Sugaray Rayford. His work with Parsons, in particular, sparked a conversation with renowned multi-instrumentalist and producer Tab Benoit at a Las Vegas blues festival. In 2019, Greene signed with Benoit’s Whiskey Bayou Records label. 

Greene says he wanted to “go somewhere; find something.” Fortified by the historic Louisiana backdrop – a birthplace of Blues and Jazz – as well as his new ‘bandmates’ and their cultural connection to the area, The New World Blues and Alive In The New World both display Greene’s lifelong reverence for Delta and Chicago Blues, respectfully and affectingly, detailing each cut with honesty and respect. “I endeavor to play the Blues. It’s some of my favorite music. And I have a responsibility to inform where this music comes from,” Greene says. “This is a Black, African-American art form that is basically responsible for everything we love today. I want to be true to what I love.”

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