North Mississippi Allstars
with special guest City Champs
| DATE(S): | Wednesday February 24, 2010; 8:00 pm |
| COST: | $25, $20 Students |
| AGE RESTRICTION: | All Ages |
| TYPE: | Blues, Rock |
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The North Mississippi Allstars were founded in 1996. RL Burnside, Jr. Kimbrough, Otha Turner and their musical families were at their peak--making classic records and touring the world. Brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson soaked up the music of their father, Jim Dickinson and absorbed the North Mississippi Blues legacy while playing and shaking it down at the juke joints with their blues ancestors. Luther (guitar and vocals) and Cody (drums and vocals) joined up with bassist Chris Chew to form the core of their own band, The North Mississippi Allstars.
Through the filter of generations of Mississippi Blues men, the Allstars pioneered their own blues-infused rock and roll.
After touring as an opening act for a variety of artists and honing their chops as a unit, the North Mississippi Allstars issued their debut album, Shake Hands With Shorty in the spring of 2000. Their debut proved to be a success and earned them a Grammy
nomination for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.”
Bringing their hill country blues infused rock’n roll to stages all over the country and the world (including multiple toursin Europe and Asia), the Allstars quickly gained a loyal fan base. The band gained additional popularity for their work in the Gospel-Blues band The Word, which also featured John Medeski and Pedal Steel player Robert Randolph. By 2005, the North Mississippi Allstars had released four studio records, three of which were Grammy nominated, and earned the reputation as one of the most intriguing acts to emerge from the loam of southern blues and roots rock.
The band released Hernando in early 2008, which represented a return to the blues-rock roots the band started with more than a decade ago. It was also the first release on the trio’s own label, Songs of the South Records. The band finished their retrospective record entitled Do It Like We Used To Do in January 2009. The two-CD-one-DVD package features two discs of music that chronologically highlight the band’s live performances over their first twelve years together, and also includes a full-length documentary DVD on the history of the band. The documentary captures rare live footage, interviews with the guys, and tells the story of a classic American band.
City Champs
The City Champs are the latest in a long lineage of Memphis musicians to grab the mantle of funky, soul-jazz instrumentals pioneered by acts like Booker T & the MGs, Willie Mitchell and The Bar-Kays.
The City Champs are led by guitarist, Joe Restivo. Joe is one of the premier R&B/Jazz guitarists in Memphis and is a captivating soloist. He holds a BFA in Jazz Studies from the prestigious New School in New York City, where he studied with jazz greats Jack Wilkins, Junior Mance, Cecil Bridgewater, and Phil Markowitz.
Organist Al Gamble has a shy, quiet way about him—but you wouldn't know it, listening to him tear into his Hammond each night. He's simply ferocious. Having spent five years touring the U.S. fronting his own group, the Gamble Brothers, and countless years as a Beale St. regular, Al is a seasoned pro.
Drummer George Sluppick has over thirty recording credits to his name. He recently returned to Memphis, after fifteen years of living in and touring every corner of America. Back in his hometown, he quickly connected with these two gentlemen, and his exciting and emotional style of drumming blends perfectly, and speaks volumes of a life spent "on the road."
The City Champs is the name of this funky, instrumental outfit—but the name of the game is SOUL.
More Information:
http://www.nmallstars.com http://www.myspace.com/nmallstars http://thecitychamps.com/
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