Earlier this summer Chris Johnson (owner of Bayport BBQ in the Twin Cities' suburb of Bayport, MN) resurrected his popular Deep Blues Festival for three glorious (sold-out) days of great music, Southern-style BBQ and camaraderie between musicians, fans and friends alike. Far from the corporate sterility of many larger modern music fests, Johnson's Deep Blues Fest instead successfully revived the communal spirit of late '60s and early '70s music gatherings, evoking the vibe of a large summer picnic with family, friends, good food and great music.
The 2012 Deep Blues Fest featured 26 bands from four countries & 16 states. Out of these acts there were seven phenomenal performances from the current Alive roster. Alive At The Deep Blues Fest is the document of these incendiary and unforgettable performances. All 13 tracks were mixed by famed Detroit producer/musician Jim Diamond, who managed to capture the loose and spontaneous feel of live albums produced in the Golden Age of rock'n'roll. Buffalo Killers and Radio Moscow turned in super heavy sets soaked in psychedelia and reverb, while Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires fiercely ripped through their show with a blistering set of songs steeped in Southern rock, R&B, soul, gospel and punk from their critically acclaimed debut LP There Is A Bomb In Gilead - an album that has been helping to define the sounds of The New South. Brian Olive and his backing band melded soulful R&B with technicolor garage-pop for their early daytime set, while the Welsh duo Henry's Funeral Shoe, Left Lane Cruiser and newcomers John The Conqueror perhaps kept closest to the Deep Blues curriculum with their respectively raunchy and heavily amplified modern interpretations of rural gutbucket Delta Blues.
To get a sense of this intimate yet electrifying festival, grab a copy of Alive At The Deep Blues Fest, invite a bunch of good friends over for some food & drink, and PLAY IT LOUD.
Alive at the Deep Blues Fest will be released November 27th through Alive Naturalsound Records in the following formats: CD, Digital and Black Vinyl with mp3 download card & poster, as well as Limited Edition "BBQ SAUCE RED" Colored Vinyl exclusive to the Bomp mail-order.
Chris Johnson and Alive Naturalsound Records will be throwing a special Alive At The Deep Blues Fest Record Release Show featuring Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires on Sat. Dec. 1st at 8:00pm at Bayport BBQ, 328 5th Ave. N., Bayport, MN
ALIVE AT THE DEEP BLUES FEST TRACK LISTING
01 River Water - Buffalo Killers
02 It's a Shame - Buffalo Killers
03 There is a Bomb in Gilead - Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires
04 The Red, Red Dirt of Home - Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires
05 Traveling - Brian Olive
06 Bonelle - Brian Olive
07 Hold On Me - Radio Moscow
08 Little Eyes - Radio Moscow
09 24 Hour Blues - Left Lane Cruiser
10 Rambling on My Mind - Left Lane Cruiser
11 Three More - John The Conqueror
12 Be your own Invention/Stranger Dig - Henry's Funeral Shoe
13 Henry's Funeral Shoe - Henry's Funeral Shoe
BUFFALO KILLERS TOUR DATES
Oct. 04 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH w/ The Sheepdogs
Oct.05 The Shelter - Detroit, MI w/ The Sheepdogs
Oct. 06 Double Door - Chicago, IL w/ The Sheepdogs
Oct. 07 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN w/ The Sheepdogs
Nov. 02 Mercury Lounge - NY w/ Hollis Brown
Nov. 03 Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge - Annapolis, MD w/ Hollis Brown
Nov. 04 Milkboy - Philadelphia, PA w/ Hollis Brown
Nov. 08 Musica - Akron, OH w/ Hollis Brown
Nov. 15 Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN w/ Hollis Brown
Nov. 17 Zanzabar, Louisville, KY w/ Hollis Brown
LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES TOUR DATES
Oct. 4 The Bottletree Cafe, Birmingham, AL (w/ Pujol)
Oct. 19 White Water Tavern. Little Rock, AR
Oct. 20 Bryan Street, Dallas, TX
Oct. 22 Texas Rose, Beaumont, TX
Oct. 23 Stubb's BBQ, Austin, TX
Oct. 25 Old No. 2, Laredo, TX
Oct. 26 Voodoo Music Experience, New Orleans, LA
Nov. 2 The Earl, Atlanta, GA
Nov. 16 AlleyBar, Montgomery, AL
Dec. 1 Bayport BBQ, Bayport, MN (Alive At The Deep Blues Fest Record Release Show)
LEFT LANE CRUISER TOUR DATES
European dates
Oct 4 Le Tremplin – Beaumont, France
Oct 5 La Citrouille – St Brieuc, France
Oct 6 4AD – Diskmuid, Belgium
Oct 7 DB’s – Utrecht, Netherlands
Oct 8 Mac Daid’s – Le Havre, France
Oct 9 L’Usine – Geneve, Switzerland
Oct 10 Peniche Sonic – Lyon, France
Back in the USA
Nov 8 Broadway’s – Asheville, NC w/ John The Conqueror
Nov 9 The Bohemian Cafe – Greenville, SC
Nov 10 The North River Tavern – Atlanta, GA
Nov 11 JJ’s Bohemia – Chattanooga, TN
Nov 29 Founders – Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 30 Cricket’s Pub – Muskegon, MI
JOHN THE CONQUEROR TOUR DATES
Oct 5 MilkBoy Philly – Philadelphia, PA w/ Willis Earl Beal
Nov 3 The Legendary Dobbs – Philadelphia, PA (Record Release Show)
Nov 7 Clementine Cafe – Harrisonburg, VA
Nov 8 Broadway’s – Asheville, NC w/ Left Lane Cruiser
Nov 9 Jack of Hearts – Weaverville, NC
Nov 16 Joe Squared Station North – Baltimore, MD
Nov 19 Slim’s Downtown – Raleigh, NC
FOR MORE INFO ON ALIVE RECORDS:
http://www.alive-totalenergy.com
FOR MORE INFO ON BAYPORT BBQ AND DEEP BLUES FEST:
http://bayportbbq.com/
FOR MEDIA AND INTERVIEW REQUESTS:
Tony Bonyata
Pavement PR
p: 262.903.7775
e: tony@pavementpr.com
http://www.pavementpr.com
