Taco Shop (grinders), Santa Lucia (Gyro's & Wraps), Pizza Hut pizza, grilled burgers, cheese kurds, corn on the cob, Chicago dogs, freshly squeezed lemondade, cold beer, and much more!
Voted #65 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists in the History of Rock and Roll
HUBERT SUMLIN BIOGRAPHY
When Hubert Sumlin plays guitar he takes you to his World of Blues Feeling -- from despair to ecstasy, from delicate grace to raw power, from lost to found. Though he’s influenced and inspired many of the most famous guitar players, Hubert owns the magic. His style is original and personal and instantly recognizable. What kind of man can make or break your heart with his guitar?
Big Walter Smith is Minnesota’s most honored and recognized bluesman. In Minneapolis, the legendary “Big Man of the Blues” has been a fixture in the Midwest’s blues scene since 1970. His 300 pound presence and velveteen voice have graced nearly every blues and R&B stage in the Midwest, as well as the finest concert halls, casinos and festivals.
"Stevie Ray Vaughn trapped in a woman's body with Janis Joplin screaming to get out."
This is how one critic describes Kelly Richey, a blues-based rock virtuoso.
Mato Nanji's is the lead singer & founder of the band. He established Indigenous in 1990. The band is acclaimed for its amazing live shows along with Mato's incredible vocal prowess & out of this world guitar solos.
Since 2000, Indigenous has had a top 3 selling CD 4 times on the Billboard Blues Charts.
With a southern swagger and earnest tales of a broken-hearted, hard-working man, Lil’ Dave Thompson plays Delta blues thick as maple syrup. Often likened to Albert King, Thompson was born in Hinds County, Mississippi, in 1969. After backing the likes of R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, Thompson busted out on his own and received two Blues Music Award nominations in 1996. His latest album, Deep in the Night, was released last fall and continues to receive praise.
Brandon Scott Sellner plays contemporary blues with a pop sensibility similar to Jonny Lang. From Sleepy Eye, MN, Sellner is popular in the Twin Cities, but his guitar skills and vocal prowess are about to hit the international stage. In April, Sellner beat four other bands and won the “Road to Memphis” contest sponsored by the Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society, gaining the right to represent Minnesota in the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January.
