Release: Tinsley Ellis - Labor Of Love

Artiest/Band: Tinsley Ellis Album: Labor Of Love Release: 30th January 2026 Label: Alligator Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues/Bluesrock The album will be available on CD, Georgia peach-colored vinyl LP and at all digital service providers. It is available for pre-order here. The first single from the album, the powerful Hoodoo Woman, premieres today, along with a striking new video directed by filmmaker Troy Bieser.......►►►

SOUTHERN AVENUE'S FAMILY RECEIVES GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATION

SOUTHERN AVENUE'S FAMILY RECEIVES GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATION

FAMILY, Southern Avenue's Alligator Records Debut, Nominated For
Best Contemporary Blues Album

On Friday, November 7, The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. ...........►►►

Texaanse roots- en blueszangeres, songwriter en pianiste Marcia Ball kondigt afscheid van tournee aan

Texaanse roots- en blueszangeres, songwriter en pianiste Marcia Ball kondigt afscheid van tournee aan

Op dinsdag 28 oktober kondigde de gevierde, vijfvoudig Grammy Award-genomineerde artiest Marcia Ball aan dat ze stopt met toeren en optreden. Ze is onlangs gediagnosticeerd met ALS (de ziekte van Lou Gehrig) en zal een tijdje onder behandeling en medische zorg blijven. Als echte muziekfan verzekert Ball haar fans dat ze "elke kans die ik krijg naar muziek zal luisteren."

Lees hieronder de volledige verklaring van Ball:..........►►►

JJ Grey & Mofro’s - Orange Blossoms(Sunburst Splash Vinyl 2-LP)

Artiest/Band: JJ Grey & Mofro’s Album: Orange Blossoms Release 31 October 2025 Label: Alligator Records Format: Sunburst Splash Vinyl 2-LP UPC: 014551492566 ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD Genre: Blues/Soul/Swamp Blues Originally released on CD only in 2008, Orange Blossoms had its vinyl debut with an incredibly successful Record Store Day 2025 offering.  This new version repeats the RSD title in every way, except for vinyl color. ......►►►

SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND TOMMY CASTRO RECEIVE BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS

SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND TOMMY CASTRO RECEIVE BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS Shemekia Copeland Named Female Blues Artist Of The Year  Tommy Castro And The Painkillers Take The Award For Contemporary Blues Album For Closer To The Bone   Blues Blast magazine has announced the winners of its 18th annual Blues Blast Music Awards. This year, Alligator Records artists Shemekia Copeland and Tommy Castro received honors......►►►

D.K. Harrell To Perform In Europe and the UK in November

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Blues Phenom D.K. Harrell To Perform In Europe and the UK in November

Young blues guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and bandleader D.K. Harrell, one of the true stars of the new generation of blues players, is coming to Europe this November, and is making his UK debut in London on November 19. Please see the full list of dates and venues below.

2025 TALKIN' HEAVY TOUR.....►►►

JJ Grey & Mofro - Orange Bossoms [Vinyl LP]

Artiest/Band: JJ Grey & Mofro Album: Orange Blossoms  Release 31th October 2025 Label: Alligator Records Format: 2-LP set Genre: Blues A masterpiece of soul-shaking music. JJ’s deep Southern roots and skill as a storyteller shine through, whether he’s rocking with gospel-tent fervor or slowly winding his raspy voice around a lyric of heartbreak and loss......►►►

Release: Roomful of Blues - STEPPIN' OUT

Artiest/Band: Roomful Of Blues Album: STEPPIN' OUT Release: 10 October 2025 Label: Alligator Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues PRE-ORDER STEPPIN' OUT! [CD PRE-ORDER STEPPIN' OUT! [CLEAR RED VINYL LP  Roomful Of Blues To Release STEPPIN' OUT! On October 10; New Video Premieres Today New Lead Vocalist D.D. Bastos Debuts As First Female Singer To Record With The Band During Their Six Decade History New Song And Video For You Were Wrong Premieres Today  The First 300 CD Pre-Orders Will Receive An Autographed Copy Also Available On Clear Red Vinyl LP (LPs Will Not Be Autographed).....►►►

Alligator Artists Receive 19 Blues Blast Music Award Nominations

Alligator Artists Receive 19 Blues Blast Music Award Nominations Voting Starts Monday July 14th, 2025 Fan voting begins July 14, 2025 and ends at midnight on August 31, 2025 on our website at http://www.BluesBlastMagazine.com. Voting is free and open to anyone.  You may only vote one time.  If you are not currently a subscriber you are automatically signed up as a subscriber to our free magazine as part of the voting process. Blues Blast Magazine subscriptions are always FREE and you may unsubscribe at any time at the bottom of each issue! Chris Cain Leads With Three Nominations, Including Male Blues Artist Of The Year And Electric Guitarist Of The Year  Tommy Castro And The Painkillers and Southern Avenue Receive Nominations For Coveted Band Of The Year Award Cain, Castro and Ronnie Baker Brooks All Nominated For Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year Carolyn Wonderland, Shemekia Copeland And Southern Avenue's Tierinii Jackson All Nominated For Female Blues Artist Of The Year D.K. Harrell (Male Blues Artist Of The Year), Rick Estrin (Harmonica Player Of The Year), Christoffer "Kid" Andersen and Derrick D'Mar Martin (both of Rick Estrin & The Nightcats) and members of The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling and The Cash Box Kings All Recognized

Blues Blast magazine has announced the nominees for its 18th annual Blues Blast Music Awards. This year, Alligator Records artists received a total of 19 nominations............►►►

SIX ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE 11 LIVING BLUES CRITICS AND READERS AWARDS

SIX ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE 11 LIVING BLUES CRITICS AND READERS AWARDS Shemekia Copeland Named Blues Artist Of The Year By Both Readers And Critics.  Copeland's Blame It On Eve Named Album Of The Year By Critics Ronnie Baker Brooks Wins Two Critics' Awards Including Blues Artist Of The Year (Male) And Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year For Blues In My DNA. Living Blues Critics Choose Rick Estrin & The Nightcats As Band Of The Year Living Blues Readers Pick Southern Avenue As Band Of The Year Marcia Ball Wins Readers' Award For Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboards) Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith Of The Cash Box Kings Wins Critics' Award For Drums........►►►

Foto verslag Holland Int. Blues Festival 2025 - D.K.Harrell

Holland Int. Blues Festival 20 & 21 Juni 2025 | Grolloo  

Foto verslag Holland Int. Blues Festival 2025 Gezien: D.K. Harrel Datum: 21 June 2025 Locatie: Hoofdstraat Plaats: Grolloo Foto's:  Harrie Huisman voor fotosbluesrock.nl  De Amerikaanse blueszanger en -gitarist D.K. Harrell was een bijzonder kind: toen hij anderhalf was, hoorde zijn moeder al dat hij probeerde mee te zingen met een B.B. King-liedje. Dat bleek een voorloper van zijn toekomst, waarin de blueslegende een grote rol speelde – en nog steeds......►►►

Foto verslag Holland Int. Blues Festival 2025 - D.K. Harrell

Holland Int. Blues Festival 20 & 21 Juni 2025 | Grolloo  

Foto verslag Holland Int. Blues Festival 2025 Gezien:  D.K. Harrell Datum: 21 June 2025 Locatie: Hoofdstraat Plaats: Grolloo Foto's:  Harrie Huisman voor fotosbluesrock.nl In 2019 scoorde hij zijn eerste betaalde optreden als muzikant op een symposium in het B.B. King-museum, waar hij zelfs op The Kings geliefde Gibson ‘Lucille’-gitaar mocht spelen. Sindsdien stoomde Harrell keihard door. Zijn debuutalbum The Right Man kreeg in 2023 jubelende recensies en in 2024 werd hij geëerd als Beste Nieuwe Artiest bij de prestigieuze Blues Music Awards. .......►►►

Queen Of The Blues Koko Taylor's CROWN JEWELS LP Set For July 18 Release

Artiest/Band: Koko Taylor Album: Crown Jewel Release: 18 July 2025 Label: Alligator Records Genre: Soul/Blues/Gospel Crown Jewels, the new greatest hits LP and digital-only album from the legendary Queen Of The Blues, Koko Taylor. The album collects 12 of Taylor's most powerful, dynamic and impactful performances, all newly remastered. From the iconic Wang Dang Doodle to the revelatory I'm A Woman to the raucous Hey Bartender to the heart-melting live rendition of I'd Rather Go Blind to the blistering original Ernestine, Taylor proves why, over the course of her four-decade career, she had no peers...........

JJ GREY & MOFRO'S BLACKWATER SOL REVUE TO BE LIVESTREAMED GLOBALLY

JJ GREY & MOFRO'S BLACKWATER SOL REVUE TO BE LIVESTREAMED GLOBALLY Festival Hosted By Grey And Presented By Live Wildly Will Livestream For Free For The First Time Ever On Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, acclaimed Alligator Records recording artist JJ Grey, leader of JJ Grey & Mofro, will host the 2025 Blackwater Sol Revue presented by the Live Wildly Foundation. Today, Friday, May 23, Grey announced that, for the first time ever, the festival will be livestreamed around the world for free.

ELEVEN ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE 24 LIVING BLUES AWARD NOMINATIONS

ELEVEN ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE 24 LIVING BLUES AWARD NOMINATIONS

Shemekia Copeland, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Rick Estrin Receive Four Nominations Each

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Receives Three Nominations

Toronzo Cannon And Southern Avenue Receive Two Nominations

Tinsley Ellis, Marcia Ball, Chris O'Leary, Billy Branch And Oscar Wilson (Of The Cash Box Kings) Each Receive One Nomination

Living Blues magazine, in its just-released issue #296, announced the nominees for the 2025 Living Blues Awards. This year, eleven Alligator artists received a total of 24 nominations. Three artists each received four nominations: GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Shemekia Copeland, harpist/vocalist/songwriter Rick Estrin (of Rick Estrin & The Nightcats) and guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Ronnie Baker Brooks. All three were honored with nominations for Blues Artist Of The Year, Best Live Performer and Blues Album Of The Year.

Release: D.K. Harrell - Talkin' Heavy

Artiest/Band: D.K. Harrell  Album: Talkin' Heavy Release: 20 June 2025 Label: Alligator Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues Produced, recorded and mixed by Christoffer “Kid” Andersen at Greaseland USA, San Jose, CA. On Friday, June 20, Louisiana-born blues phenomenon D.K. Harrell, will release his Alligator Records debut album, Talkin' Heavy. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter is one of the most formidable young stars of the current blues resurgence. He sounds like no one else on the scene today............

Release: Southern Avenue - Family

Artiest/Band: Southern Avenue Album: Family Produced by John Burk Release: 25 April 2025 Label: Alligator Records PRE-ORDER YOUR CD BEFORE APRIL 25, 2025 AND THE FIRST 300 WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY ALSO AVAILABLE ON COKE BOTTLE CLEAR VINYL LP GRAMMY-nominated Memphis-based roots, blues, and soul band Southern Avenue will release their Alligator Records debut album, Family, on Friday, April 25, 2025. Today, the band has revealed the album art for Family as well as the full track listing. Family will be available on CD, translucent green vinyl LP and at all streaming services. The radio focus track, Upside, will hit the airwaves on March 10............

New Single : Southern Avenue release their new radio single, Upside

Artiest/Band: Southern Avenue Album: Family New Single: Upside(Out Now) Release Album:  25 April 2025 Label: alligator Records GRAMMY-nominated Memphis-based roots, blues, and soul band Southern Avenue release their new radio single, Upside. The song, available on all digital service platforms, is a featured track on the band's new Alligator Records debut album, Family. A new lyric video for Upside premieres today. Family will be released on April 25, 2025, and will be available on CD, translucent green vinyl LP and at all digital service providers......

Release: Carolyn Wonderland: Thruth Is on 16 May.

Artiest/Band: Carolyn Wonderland Album: Truth Is Release: 06 may 2025 Label: Alligator Records Produced By Dave Alvin New Song Sooner Or Later  PRE-ORDER YOUR CD BEFORE MAY 16, 2025 AND THE FIRST 300 WILL RECEIVE AN  AUTOGRAPHED COPY ALSO AVAILABLE ON RED VINYL LP Alligator Records will release Truth Is, the ear-opening new album from Texas' award-winning, guitar-slinging, straight-from-the-soul singing Carolyn Wonderland. She's known for her formidable songwriting as much as for her singing and playing, and with Truth Is, she delivers a timeless album for these times. Truth Is will be available on CD, maroon vinyl LP and at all major streaming services..........

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Celebrate New Album in Europe!

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Celebrate New Album in Europe! Award-winning, California-based blues and rock sensation Tommy Castro will celebrate the release of his trailblazing new album, Closer To The Bone, with live Tommy Castro & The Painkillers performances in Europe from April 13 through May 3, 2025. Castro is the guitar slinging, soul-singing leader of the telepathically tight and wildly raucous Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. With Closer To The Bone.........