Alex Lopez:
"The soul of a singer/songwriter combines with the emotion of blues and the power of rock" as acclaimed Blues/rock recording artist Alex Lopez and his band The Xpress perform their special brand of British infused blues mixing blues, rock, pop, and even funk. Alex and his band create a blues sound that is uniquely mesmerizing within a framework of melodic memorable songs. With 2 #1 albums on the blues/rock radio charts and a top ten on the Billboard charts, Alex is recognized as a modern master of contemporary blues and along with his band will deliver a high-energy performance for a show you will remember.
Crystal Shawanda:
One of the most heralded voices in all of blues - Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) multi-award-winning Blues artist Crystal Shawanda. Crystal and her fabulous band(featuring guitar wizard Dewayne Strobel) hail from Nashville and are touring the country dazzling audiences everywhere in support of her new album "Midnight Blues" Reviews have compared her to icons like Etta James and Koko Taylor.
Juno Award-winning powerhouse Crystal Shawanda is back with her latest studio album, Midnight Blues, on True North Records. Her latest fiery blues collection showcases her full-throttle raspy voice, unmatched in today’s musical landscape, and an authentic appreciation for the genre dating back to her youth. Produced and engineered in Nashville by her husband and long-time collaborator Dwayne Strobel, Midnight Blues — her eighth studio album, and fifth since switching from a chart-topping career as a country artist — is a collection of original songs, such as the seductive-sounding rocker “Midnight Blues,” swampy dancefloor groove “Rumpshaker,” and gentler “Take A Little Walk With The Moon,” as well as covers of the Howlin’ Wolf classic “Evil” and her take on Celine Dion’s hit “That’s Just The Woman In Me.”