Jim, Blaise and Terry first teamed up on the 2011 release "Just My Luck" (on Lucky Bag Records) taking the Terry Quiett Band sound to an entirely new level. By the end of 2011 it was listed as one of the top 100 played CD's on the Roots Music Report Blues Chart for the year. They joined forces again in the spring of 2012 to record a live CD which was released on July 31, 2012. "A Night at the Orpheum" is getting fantastic reviews from the blues world. They have had a Top 100 Blues album in 2011 and a live album that has made a great mark in the blues world as well. In 2014, Terry and Blaise have created a masterpiece that will show the Delta Roots and an Electric Soulful side of the band. This will be released in March on Lucky Bag Records called "Taking Sides". 12 scorching, soulful originals, along with one classy cover, range from raw country blues to grooving R&B driven hard by bassist Nathan Johnson and drummer Rodney Baker and augmented by  "Mississippi" Hal Reed (harp), Scott Williams (keyboards and tenor sax), Brad Turgeon (trumpet) and Jordan Northerns (trombone).

During this time, the Terry Quiett Band has shared the stage with legends including Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Walter Trout, Robin Trower, Tab Benoit, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Bernard Allison, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, .38 Special, Dave Mason and Los Lonely Boys.

Review highlights of the NEW release "Taking Sides" on Lucky Bag Records..."Electric blues and rock fans searching for a new guitar hero need look no further than Terry Quiett, roaring from the heartland like a tornado on his latest, greatest release." "continues the musical onslaught, revealing Quiett as the new "King of the Slide," with chilling commentary" "while building drama to the uplifting choruses. Johnson and Baker provide unexcelled support and a groove that will not quit" "The undulating, funky" "his spectacular, unleashed, extended solo a centerpiece speaking wordless volumes about loss and regret in a devastatingly emotional performance..." "Terry Quiett has created a modern masterpiece of scarifying, testifying, exulting blues, every track an exciting, inspiring musical statement that embeds itself in the mind and body. Talent this extraordinary only comes along every so often." - Dave ( Doctor Blues Man)Rubin, Award winning Blues Guitar Magazine writer 2014

Click to download Taking Sides-Terry Quiett Band New CD

Featuring Carolyn Suda, cellist and Ian Moschenross, piano

Nova Singers, under the direction of Dr. Laura Lane, presents two performances of American Genius, featuring cellist Carolyn Suda and pianist Ian Moschenross, on Friday, April 4 at 7:30pm at First Congregational Church in Moline and in Kresge Recital Hall at Knox College in Galesburg on Sunday, April 6 at 4:00pm

This program will introduce a completely different side of Nova Singers! We will join forces with Carolyn Suda and Ian Moschenross to explore the sound of choir, cello, and piano. These performances will include Jonathan Dove's The Passing of the Year and Eric Whitacre's profoundly personal and emotional Five Hebrew Love Songs.

Carolyn Suda is a member of the music faculty at Monmouth College and serves as adjunct faculty at Knox College.  Principal cellist of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony since 1985, Ms. Suda appears frequently in faculty recitals at both colleges, including performances with the KGS Trio at the University of Barcelona and the Reus Music Conservatory in Spain.  Ms. Suda has devoted much of her professional life to teaching cellists.  As a member of the American String Teachers Association and the Suzuki Association of the Americas, Ms. Suda has served as clinician at numerous cello workshops in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.  She directs both the Monmouth College Chamber Orchestra and the Knox College String Ensemble.

Ian Moschenross, a versatile pianist, is an active recitalist, chamber musician and accompanist in Western Illinois.  In addition to performing, he teaches applied piano, music history, theory, appreciation and interdisciplinary courses at Monmouth College, where he has served on the faculty since 2004 and holds the rank of Associate Professor of Music.  He chaired the music department from 2005-2011.  A member of the Illinois Music Teachers Association, Moschenross is a past executive board member and past treasurer.  He has held the post of Principal Keyboard of the Knox-Galesburg Symphony since 2004 and is a frequent adjudicator in the area.  Ian Moschenross earned degrees from Hanover College and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he studied with C. Kimm Hollis and Mark Clinton, respectively.

Nova Singers, a professional vocal ensemble under the direction of Dr. Laura Lane, hopes to share our musical soul with you.  Nova Singers is known for bringing a wide variety of choral music to its audiences, and for the beauty and charm the singers impart to their music.

Tickets will be available at the door. Admission is $18 for adults and $15 for seniors. Students are admitted free of charge. For information about tickets, recordings, or other Nova Singers events, call 309-341-7038,  e-mail nova@knox.edu or like our Facebook page.

American Genius is sponsored by G & M Distributors.  Nova Singers' 2013-2014 season is partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society presents guitar slinger Ryan McGarvey at the Muddy Waters (1708 State Street, Bettendorf IA) on Tuesday March 25.  The show begins at 7:00 p.m.  Admission is $10, $7 for Mississippi Valley Blues Society members.

Ryan McGarvey is an up-and-coming blues star.  Guitar Center named Ryan "Guitarmaggeddon:  Next King of the Blues" champion of New Mexico in 2006.  Then, Eric Clapton chose Ryan from over 4,000 international artists to perform at Clapton's 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago.  In 2011 Ryan and his band played the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival.  And just last year, Ryan was named Best New Talent in Guitar Player Magazine.

Ryan McGarvey has in a relatively short amount of time not only gained an international fan base, but admiration from his personal idols as well. In the past few years of Ryan's career he has  shared the bill with such top name acts as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Gov't Mule, and many, many more. His debut CD release, Forward In Reverse, reached the top 20 (out of over 200,000 artists' CDs) on the best sellers list on CDBaby.com, the world's largest online independent distributor.

With rave reviews complimenting everything from his fiery guitar chops (which range from Delta blues slide to heavy rock chords) to his unique vocals or mature songwriting skills, Ryan McGarvey's live shows are legendary, leaving audiences breathless and wanting more.