As part of an initiative to raise support for The Mississippi Valley Blues Society, MVBS will be presenting Ghost Town Blues Band at Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Tap, 1228 30th Street, Rock Island, IL, on Sunday, January 17. The show will start at 5:00 p.m. Admission is $10 for members of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society or $12 if you are not a member (membership applications will be available at the door). All college students with a school ID will only be charged $5.
Ghost Town Blues Band is Beale Street’s latest success story and 2014 International Blues Challenge 2nd Place Winner. They are not your grandpa’s blues band - Ghost Town Blues Band is a modern blues band with an intimate knowledge of both blues, rock and improvisational jams.
“GTBB shows what can happen when the past is distilled through young sensibilities, voices, and instruments. This is 21st century blues at its best.” - Living Blues Magazine 2011
Their live show has been captivating audiences in the U.S. and Canada with a second-line horn entrance, cigar box guitars, and electric push brooms to Allman Brothers style jams and their rapping trombone player. At the same time, the band’s raw energy and intensity is reminiscent of some of the best blues that rock n' roll has ever offered. The band can turn on a dime from North Mississippi hill country grooves to classic electric urban blues and funk and Allman Brothers style jams.
“With a shoot-from-the-hip Memphis attitude, and a STAX-busting explosion of modern blues vision, GTBB represents a welcome changing of the guard.” - Living Blues Magazine 2012
# # #
