JULY 11, 2018
Dates for Steve Krase and Trudy Lynn's tour of Spain!
Friday, July 13, 2018 Garufa Club - A Coruña, Spain MORE INFORMATION Saturday, July 14, 2018 Blues Bejar Festival - Salamanca, Spain MORE INFORMATION Monday, July 16, 2018 Patio de la Diputación de Palencia - Palencia, Spain MORE INFORMATION Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Sala Son - Cangas Do Morrazo, Spain MORE INFORMATION Thursday, July 19, 2018 Borriquita de Belém - Santiago de Compostela, Spain MORE INFORMATION Friday, July 20 - Sunday, July 22, 2018 Café Central - Madrid, Spain MORE INFORMATION |
JUNE 11, 2018
Vote for Trudy Lynn in THREE categories in this year's Living Blues Awards:
- Blues Artist of the Year (female) -Most Outstanding Blues Singer - Best Blues Album of 2017 (I'll Sing The Blues For You) Founded as America’s first blues publication in Chicago in 1970, Living Blues magazine has set the standard for blues journalism around the world. Click here for more information and to vote "I've enjoyed Trudy's work over the years and with Connor Ray Music she is in a great place... If you like sassy and soulful blues, then go no further - this album has some great interpretive stuff that Lynn and company deliver in their own way. I recommend this one with zero reservations!" - Crossroads Blues Society's Steve Jones, review of I'll Sing The Blues For You |
MAY 23, 2018
The Ally Venable Band has been nominated for Best Blues Rock Band in this year's Independent Blues Awards! Voting is open until July 17, so submit your ballot NOW.
Click here to view all the nominees and to vote. "Make no mistake, Ally Venable and her band comprised of Elijah Owings on drums, and Bobby Wallace on bass, are ones to watch. I believe a meteor is rising with their talent. If you have a chance to catch a live performance, do so." - Debra C. Argen with Luxury Experience, review of Puppet Show Click here to get your copy of Puppet Show |
MAY 2, 2018
Celebrate the release of the Steve Krase Band's latest release, Just Waitin', on Saturday, May 18 at The Big Easy in Houston, TX.
“Steve really delivered on this CD, " said producer/bassist Rock Romano about the recording sessions. "Great song selections delivered with dynamic heart-felt vocals along with his unique and powerful harmonica style.” Just Waitin’, will be available on June 15 from Connor Ray Music. Produced by Rock Romano (who also played bass and sang backing vocals), Just Waitin’features Steve Krase (vocals and harmonica), backed by a solid cast of additional notables, including David Carter (guitars and backing vocals); Tamara Williams (drums, percussion and backing vocals); James Gilmer (percussion); Brian Jack (accordion); Mike Vee (rubboard); and Kenan Ozdemir (lead guitar). |
MARCH 22, 2018
Award winning blues-rock guitarist Ally Venable will release her new CD, Puppet Show, on April 13 from Connor Ray Music. The Ally Venable Band consists of Ally - guitar and vocals; Elijah Owings – drums; and Bobby Wallace – bass. Special Guests on Puppet Show, which was produced by Rock Romano, Steve Krase (who also plays harmonica on the sessions) and Ally Venable, include guitarists Gary Hoey and Lance Lopez, as well as keyboardist Eric Steckel.
“I had an amazing time writing and creating Puppet Show for the people with my closest musician friends,” says Venable. “I look forward to putting this album out for all the blues-rock lovers and I hope they enjoy it as much as I loved making it for them.” Puppet Show will be released on Friday, April 13! Click here to pre-order Browse Puppet Show tour dates here View the lyric music video for "Sleeping Through The Storm" View the lyric music video for "Survive" |
MARCH 22, 2018
Steve Krase, The Mighty Orq, and Trudy Lynn are featured in the lineup for this year's Blast Furnace Blues Festival.
Get a 3-day pass to catch all of the performances! This festival is hosted at SteelStacks, a ten-acre campus in Bethlehem, PA that is "dedicated to arts, culture, family events, community celebrations, education and fun. " This historic venue offers over 1,000 concerts and eight festivals a year. |
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Join the Ally Venable Band for the debut of their second album with Connor Ray Music on Friday, March 9 at Poor David's Pub, with special guest Steve Krase!
Click here for tickets and more information. "Venable is a young blues rocker that is following in the original footsteps of her female contemporaries and may well be the rising star on the horizon. This Texas powerhouse clearly represents the future of blues music." - Michelle Lavallee, AXS |
JANUARY 15, 2018
Steve Krase is, once again, included on another Best of 2017 list! The website app.com gave their choices for 12 of the best blues and blues-rock releases of the year, naming Should've Seen It Coming as one of them.
"A harmonica player and singer-songwriter who’s been living in Houston for the last three decades, Krase is an excellent singer who takes contemporary blues in delightful new lyrical directions on this album, with songs like 'World’s Still In A Tangle,' 'Repo Man' and 'Should’ve Seen It Coming.'" To purchase your copy of Should've Seen It Coming, click here. |
JANUARY 15, 2018
The nominees for the 39th annual Blues Music Awards have been announced. Congratulations to Trudy Lynn for her nomination in the Soul Blues
Female Artist category! "Trudy Lynn is a powerful yet expressive vocalist who can also write an original tune that blends well with the vintage material she selects." - Making a Scene, review of I'll Sing The Blues For You This award is one of the greatest acknowledgements bestowed on blues musicians. Winners are determined by members of the Blues Foundation. To become a member, and to vote for Trudy (or any other nominated artist), click here. The BMA ceremony is only 16 weeks away! Tickets and hotel reservations are now available. Click here to view the full list of this year's nominees. |
DECEMBER 29, 2017
Steve Krase's latest release, Should've Seen It Coming, was selected as one of WGMC's Blues Spectrum top 30 albums of the 2017. Blues Spectrum, a program on Jazz 90.1 in Rochester, NY, highlighted the best in modern blues, and provides a platform for up-and-coming artists.Should've Seen It Coming claimed the #10 spot in their year-end rankings.
Click here to view the full list. "Should’ve Seen It Coming shows why Steve Krase is so highly regarded on the Houston music scene by both peers and fans alike. Krase is a fine vocalist and musician and the band really knocks this material out of the park. This album is a must for fans of the real deal blues." - Graham Clarke, Phoenix Blues Society |
DECEMBER 22, 2017
Ring in 2018 with your favorite
Connor Ray Music artists! Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 Steve Krase Green Oaks Tavern - Humble, TX greenoakstavern.com Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 Ally Venable Band XL'N - Tyler, TX click for more info Bob Lanza Blues Band Verve - Somerville, NJ vervestyle.com Jeremiah Johnson Band The Beale on Broadway - St. Louis, MO bealeonbroadway.com Mark May Band The Big Easy - Houston, TX thebigeasyblues.com |
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Give your family and friends the Blues this holiday season, and shop from
Connor Ray Music artists. Browse new merchandise and mark your calendars for upcoming winter shows. Ally Venable Band Store Tour Bob Lanza Blues Band Tour Jeremiah Johnson Band Store Tour Mark May Band Tour The Mighty Orq Store Tour Steve Krase Tour Trudy Lynn Tour |
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
The Jeremiah Johnson Band has been invited to be the opening act for fellow St. Louis native, Mike Zito. The two guitar giants will perform at Knuckleheads Saloon in Kansas City, MO THIS SATURDAY, 12/9 at 8pm.
Mike Zito is a founding member of the supergroup "Royal Southern Brotherhood" with Cyril Neville and Devon Allman, and in 2012, he formed his own group, The Wheel. He has been awarded several Blues Music Awards throughout his career. The Jeremiah Johnson Band's latest release, Blues Heart Attack, reached #5 on the Billboard blues charts. The record won TWO Independent Blues Awards, in the categories of Independent Blues Contemporary CD, and Best Funk Song ("Sun Shine Through"). This power pairing is a RARE concert experience. Do not miss this opportunity! Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. |
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
The Ally Venable Band are back in the studio to record their second release with Connor Ray Music! The record will be available in 2018.
Stay tuned for more details. Click here to watch them perform "Sleeping Through The Storm", a new, original song from the album. |
NOVEMBER 21, 2017
KSHE 95 Radio and Pecaro's Guitar Shopin Missouri are partnering up to present a Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute concert in St. Louis on Saturday, November 25. One of the featured performers is STL native
and Connor Ray Music artist, the Jeremiah Johnson Band. JJB will kick off the night at 8pm, and will be followed by The Tony Campanella Band, and then The Steve Pecaro Band. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. |
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
Dates are set for Trudy Lynn and Steve Krase's Fall 2017 European tour!
11.25. Bialystok (Poland) / Bluesfestival 11.27. Salzburg (Austria) / Rockhouse 12.02. Mouscron (Belgium) / Nuit Du Blues - Centre Marius Staute 12. 03. Grande Synthe (France) / ZAP´ing (6 PM) 12.08. Ascoli Piceno (Italy) / Breaklive 12.09. Pavia (Itay) / Spazio Musica 12.10. Asti (Italy) / Blues Channel 12.11. Ruiselede (Belgium) / Banana Peel 12.14. Hasselt (Belgium) / Move2Blues at Muziek-O-Drom 12.16. Lehrte (Germany) / Altes Kino |
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Rock your Thanksgiving holiday weekend with two renowned Texas guitarists, Connor Ray Music artist The Mighty Orq and Nick Diaz.
On Friday, November 24, at 9am, both musicians will be featured live on the air on "Wide Open Spaces", the Americana roots music program hosted by Roark Smith on 90.1 KPFT in Houston, TX. Click here to stream. The party continues on Saturday, November 25, 8pm, when Orq and Diaz perform again at Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe in Galveston, TX. It'll be Diaz's debut at this venue! Click here for more details. |
OCTOBER 30, 2017
The National Blues Museum in St. Louis, MO will welcome back the Jeremiah Johnson Band on Friday, Nov. 17, as part of their Howlin' Fridays concert series.
$20 for the concert and museum admission. 5pm happy hour, 7pm concert.Click here for more info. Jeremiah Johnson, a STL native, has been a longtime supporter of the National Blues Museum. During the September 27 and 28, 2014 filming of his docu-concert,Ride the Blues, audience donations were collected to contribute to the Museum.Click here to read more about JJ's relationship with the National Blues Museum and to view Ride the Blues. |
OCTOBER 30, 2017
This Friday, Nov. 3, two Connor Ray Music artists will perform together at Roxy and Dukes in Dunellen, NJ to do a live recording! Trudy Lynn and Steve Krase, will collaborate to create a one-of-a-
kind experience. These artists both released new albums within the past year, each one receiving incredible accolades. Click here to read more about the artists. Click here for performance information. Hope to see you there! |
OCTOBER 22, 2017
Subscribe to The Mighty Orq's YouTube page to follow his new video series, "Song of the Week". Orq will highlight the best of Blues music, including classic compositions and original tracks.
His latest Song of the Week is a tune from his first album, Prayer Book, titled "Snitram's Palace". Click here to view Orq's YouTube page where you can access all of his Song of the Week clips. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! |
OCTOBER 15, 2017
During last weekend's Houston Blues Challenge finals, Mark May was awarded the inaugural Sam "Lightnin'" HopkinsInstrumentalist Award for his continuous contributions to the genre and to the community.
Every year, the Houston Blues Societyhosts several rounds of musical competitions, offering the opportunity for local band and solo acts to represent Houston in the annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. The overall mission of this non-profit organization "...provide for the study, research, and preservation of the blues culture and music unique to Houston, Texas and the Texas Gulf Coast. Also, to provide for the continued development of the blues tradition in Houston, Texas, and to increase public awareness of its existence and value of that tradition." Congrats to all finalists and winners! |
OCTOBER 3, 2017
CONGRATULATIONS to Ally Venable for receiving TWO ETX Music Awards! She was awarded Blues Band of the Year (for the THIRD consecutive year!), and won Album of the Year for her debut record, No Glass Shoes.
"I want to say THANK YOU to my wonderful & amazing band Elijah Magee Owings & Bobby Wallace for sticking with me and giving it your all! I love you guys and I'm so so lucky to have you," Venable posted to Facebook. "I could not ask for better people and players to take this musical journey with me!" "I would also like to thank Rock Romano, Steve Krase & Chad Mauldin for putting in the studio time and contributing their wonderful talents to this album," Venable added. Click here to read Ally's full statement. |
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Bob Lanza and Steve Krase will return to Roxy and and Dukes in Dunellen, NJ this Saturday, 9/9 for another epic duo performance.
See the two Connor Ray Music artists, along with other Texas blues greats, Rock Romano and Cindy Thrall. Doors open at 6pm, show begins sat 9pm. $15 cover. Click here for more details. |
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
A message from Steve Krase:
Greetings from Houston! We are happy to report that all CRM artists are safe and sound. Some experienced damage to their homes but we are helping each other. Neighbor helping neighbor is the story here. We appreciate all the thoughts, messages and prayers from around the world! Unfortunately, the 2 new releases we had planned for this year are now delayed until next year as Red Shack Recording Studio was completely wiped out. Fortunately, we were able to get all of the equipment out before disaster struck. Stay tuned as we update you on our progress! In the meantime Houston needs help! Plenty of benefits and fundraisers ahead and we appreciate everyone's contributions no matter how small. Most of all, it is the kind words and offers of support that lifts everyone's spirits that will enable us in the Houston area to tackle the monumental recovery effort that has just begun. Once again, thank you on behalf of the CRM family! - Steve Krase |
AUGUST 30, 2017
Vote for the Jeremiah Johnson Band to be inducted into the St. Louis Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! You can submit one vote every 24 hours now until September 15.
Click here to vote for the JJB and to view the full list of nominees. The St. Louis Classic Rock Prevention Society is a non-profit organization that "preserves, promotes and honors St. Louis' unique classic rock heritage and its place in music and pop culture history." |
AUGUST 22, 2017
Connor Ray Music artists, Trudy Lynn and Steve Krase, will be performing together THIS FRIDAY, at Main Street Crossing in Tomball, TX.
Main Street Crossing is a concert hall, community center, church, private venue, and non-profit organization. Proceeds from concerts directly support their efforts. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. Trudy and Steve will be embarking on another European tour this November. Stay tuned for more details! |
AUGUST 15, 2017
The Jeremiah Johnson Band's first album with Connor Ray Music, Blues Heart Attack, won TWO Independent Blues Awards. The record won in the category of Independent Blues Contemporary CD, and "Sun Shine Through" won
Best Funk Song. Thank you to all who voted! Click here to view the official music video for "Sun Shine Through" See the full list of winners here |
JULY 17, 2017
The ETX Music Awards recognizes all genres in Texas. Ally Venable received two nominations, Blues Artist and Best Album (No Glass Shoes), and Steve Krase is representing Connor Ray Music in the Harmonica category.
Click here to vote for Steve and Ally VOTING ENDS SATURDAY, JULY 22 Show your support for Steve, Ally, and other Texas musicians at the ETX Music Awards ceremony on Friday, Sept. 8. Click here for tickets and more info |
JULY 11, 2017
Vote for Trudy Lynn in the 2017
Living Blues Awards! - Blues Artist of the Year (Female) - Most Outstanding Blues Singer VOTING ENDS SATURDAY, JULY 15 VOTE NOW! Founded in Chicago in 1970, Living Blues Magazine is America's FIRST blues publication. They feature a wide spectrum of blues artists, and strive to bring focus to musicians on all levels. |
JULY 11, 2017
Should've Seen It Coming, Steve Krase's recent release with Connor Ray Music, was selected "CD of the Week" on
Blues411's Baker's Dozen of Blues, week of June 10, 2017. Blues411, an established, blues-focused internet radio station, releases a list every Monday highlighting the best in today's blues. Click here to hear Krase and other Connor Ray Music artists on Blues411 Click here to purchase your copy ofShould've Seen It Coming |
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Ally Venable and Mark May have been awarded honorable mentions in this year's Blues Blast Awards! The Connor Ray Music artists are ranked with some of the biggest names in blues.
Ally's sole album No Glass Shoes is listed in the New Artist Debut Album category.Blues Heaven, Mark May's latest release, is in the Blues Rock Album category. Click here to see the full list of honorable mention recipients. No Glass Shoes has already earned Ally Venable several nods this year, including two Independent Blues Awards nominations. Blues Heaven rises above other releases with energetic blast of The Soul Satyr Horns, a three-piece horn section. |
The Jeremiah Johnson Band is returning to Blues on Black River for weekend of sunshine, river floats, authentic BBQ, and GREAT blues music - this Saturday, July 15. Hear tunes from their latest chart-topping album, Blues Heart Attack, as well as some throwback hits.
Book your getaway now. Don't forget to vote for the JJB in this year's Independent Blues Awards! |
Congratulations to Trudy Lynn for her 2017 Blues Blast Awards nomination, Female Blues Artist!
The Blues Blast Awards are presented by Blues Blast Magazine, the largest FREE weekly internet Blues magazine. Nominees are selected by Blues industry professionals including music critics, journalists, festival promoters, music venue managers, producers, musicians and others. Fan voting begins July 1. Click here for more information and to see the full list of nominees. |
JUNE 22, 2017
See The Bob Lanza Band with special guest, harp virtuoso Steve Krase, at Roxy and Dukes in Dunellen, NJ on Friday, 7/7, 8pm. Roxy and Dukes is a well-established venue that highlights artists of every genre. Get ready for good drinks, good food, and great music!
Click here for more details. Bob Lanza's 2016 release, Time To Let Go, spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Blues charts. The album's combination of originals and covers guarentees a well-rounded performance. Steve Krase and his band represented Houston in this year's International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. The group made it to the semi-finals. The Phoenix Blues Society says Should've Seen It Coming, Krase's latest album, is "... a must for fans of the real deal blues." |
JUNE 8, 2017
International blues icon, Trudy Lynn, earned THREE Independent Blues Award nominations for her latest album I'll Sing The Blues For You.
- Best Independent Blues Traditional CD (I'll Sing The Blues For You) - Best Independent Female Blues Artist - Best Traditional Blues Band Click here to vote! Buy your copy of I'll Sing The Blues For You "Already at the top of her game, with the freedom to do it her own way, this might be a smoking set of traditional urban blues but it's smokingly in the moment as well because her vibe is timeless. Killer stuff." - Midwest Record |
JUNE 8, 2017
Connor Ray Music's youngest recording artist, The Ally Venable Band, received TWO Independent Blues Award nominations for their debut album,
No Glass Shoes. - Best Independent Blues New Artist CD (No Glass Shoes) - Best New Artist Click here to vote! Buy your copy of No Glass Shoes "Venable sings and plays with a confidence and swagger that belies her youth. In addition, she has excellent support from her bandmates. This is a fine debut release and bodes well for this young lady’s future in the blues." - Blues Bytes |
JUNE 8, 2017
Blues Heart Attack, the Jeremiah Johnson Band's genre-defying album, earned the St. Louis group a nomination in FIVE Independent Blues Award categories.
- Best Independent Blues Contemporary CD (Blues Heart Attack) - Best Contemporary Blues Song ("Flatline") - Best Blues Rock Song ("Mind Reader") - Best Funk Song ("Sun Shine Through") - Best Music Video ("Southern Drawl") Click here to vote! Buy your copy of Blues Heart Attack "If Eric Clapton were to hire a house band for his Crossroads festival, Jeremiah Johnson would be the perfect candidate... It’s tough for a guitarist to make a fresh statement treading the same earth as giants like Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan, but the Jeremiah Johnson Band succeeds, fueled by confident, flexible musicianship and a palpable adoration for the music they play." - That Music Mag |
MAY 30, 2017
Ally Venable has been selected to represent "The Next Generation of the Blues" at the 2017 Big Pines Blues Festival, this weekend in Longview, TX. Support Ally and other up-and-coming musicians during the first night of the fest on Friday, June 2. Gates open at 4pm and admission is FREE.
On Saturday, June 2, Jimmy Wallace and Ally Venable will host back-to-back workshops. Watch these guitar masters demonstrate professional technique, and get the opportunity to ask questions and receive incite into their musical careers. $20 at the door for both workshops, beginning at 1pm. Click here for more information. |
MAY 19, 2017
The Jeremiah Johnson Band will be closing out the main stage at the inaugural Mississippi Nights Music Festival in St. Louis during Memorial Day weekend. The festival will present at 100% local line-up, and hopes to build a new tradition for the city.
Friday night (5/26) admission to the festival is FREE. See three STL bands kick off the event. JJB performs 11pm-midnight on Saturday, 5/27. Don't forget your lawn chairs! Click here for more details. |
MAY 9, 2017
The Mark May Band will perform at the 7th annual Stomp the Blues Out of Homelessness blues festival on Saturday, May 20 in Springfield, MO. This day-long event begins at noon, with Mark May's beginning at 3:30pm.
Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 at the gate. The goal for this fundraising concert is to "provide direct assistance to those who are homeless and near homeless" and directly supports the following Missouri non-profits: Harmony House The Rare Breed Youth Services The Gathering Tree Women In Need of The Ozarks |
APRIL 28, 2017
The Hard Rock Cafe on Beale Street in Memphis is hosting a fundraiser the day after the Blues Music Awards on Friday, May 12. The event will benefit the Blues Foundation's HART Fund and
Generation Blues. Connor Ray Music's Steve Krase and Trudy Lynn, and many other blues greats, are scheduled to perform. $10 suggested donation, with a signed guitar and other auction items available. Support Trudy Lynn at the 2017 Blues Music Awards on Thursday, May 11 in Memphis, TN. She is nominated for the Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female). Tickets are still available. |
APRIL 18, 2017
The Mighty Orq is opening for British Blues icon, Robin Trower, at two back-to-back performances. Friday, May 5 at the Houston House of Blues, and Saturday, May 6 at Aztec Theater in San Antonio.
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APRIL 12, 2017
Steve Krase and Trudy Lynn have set dates for their 2017 European tour. They will spend two weeks bringing Houston blues to Germany, Spain, France, and Norway - May 18 through June 3, 2017.
The tour will feature tunes from their latest releases, Trudy's Blues Music Award nominated I'll Sing The Blues For You and Krase's Should've Seen It Coming. Click here for more details. Official Trudy Lynn tour page Official Steve Krase tour page |
APRIL 11, 2017
The Dallas International Guitar Festival (the world's oldest guitar fest!) is celebrating its 40th anniversary the weekend of May 5th.
Connor Ray Music artist Ally Venable will perform Friday, May 5 at 8pm, and twice on Saturday, May 6. First, at 2:30pm on the Category 5 stage, and during the Saturday Night Jam at 8pm. Ted Nugent is scheduled to headline Sunday night! The guitar fest craze was established in Texas by Dallas guitar shop owner, Charley Wirz. His first event, The Greater Southwest Vintage Guitar Show, hosted 10 exhibitors. Now, the fest welcomes dozens of exhibitors with thousands of guitars on display. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. |
MARCH 26, 2017
On March 26th, the blues community of Houston raised over $7k in support of the Blues Foundation’s Hart Fund. The Fund provides health care for professional blues musicians in need, including performers in Texas. It has been funded by personal donations, through fundraisers and through grant support.
The event took place at one of Houston’s landmark clubs, Rockefellers. The bill was made up of the local bands who have represented the Houston Blues Society in the International Blues Challenge for the past four years, including Steve Krase and Trudy Lynn. |
MARCH 18, 2017
Steve Krase sets SHOULD'VE SEEN IT COMING release date for Friday, April 21. The album will include a combination of covers and originals, with Trudy Lynn, Mark May, and Bob Lanza as guest performers.
Click here to read more about Krase's latest project. |
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Join Steve Krase (and special guests!) to celebrate the release of his latest album,
SHOULD'VE SEEN IT COMING, on Friday 3/24 at The Big Easy and Saturday 3/25 at Martini Blu Cafe in Houston. The album will be released to the public on Friday, April 21. Click here for more information. |
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Ally Venable was named one of American Blues Scene's "10 Under 30".
"[The Ally Venable Band's] most recent project, the album, No Glass Shoes, is making waves in Texas and beyond. For a young woman, still in high school, her voice is soulful, and gritty, just the way we like it." Read more about Ally and view the full top 10 list here. |
This year, Houston judges selected the Steve Krase Band for the band category, Zach Person for the solo category, and Campfire Soul for the youth category to represent the Houston Blues Society in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
Steve Krase Band make it all the way to the semi-finals! "The Houston crowd was epic," said Krase. "I can't thank everyone enough for their support, including my awesome band!" Click here to read more about the competition and to see this year's list of winners. |
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Trudy Lynn is nomiated for the Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) in the 38th Blues Music Awards! Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, May 11 in Memphis, TN. Become of member of The Blues Foundation to cast your vote! Click here to become a member, see the full list of nominees, and to purchase your tickets for the awards show. |
Jeremiah Johnson Band's music video for "Sun Shine Through" from the album BLUES HEART ATTACK premieres TODAY.
All three of their BLUES HEART ATTACKmusic videos were filmed and recorded live at The Beale on Broadway in downtown St. Louis. LIVE MUSIC IS BETTER! Click here to see all JJB videos. |
Ally Venable received the Jimmy "T-99" Scholarship, a fund presented by the Houston Blues Society to students who demonstrate promise and creativity in Blues music!
Click here for more information. |
Connor Ray Music recording artists Trudy Lynn and The Bob Lanza Blues Band have made the top ten with their latest releases. We appreciate all of the support!
Trudy Lynn's album I'LL SING THE BLUES FOR YOU Click here to get your copy. TIME TO LET GO by The Bob Lanza Blues Band Purchase your copy here. |
Connor Ray Music artists Steve Krase, Trudy Lynn, and Mark May will perform at the 27th Annual Blues for Food fundraiser, next weekend, Sunday, Nov. 13. This event benefits the Houston Food Bank. Bring a bag of non-perishable food or a cash donation, and enjoy a day of great live music and Texas barbecue.
Click here for more information and to RSVP to the event. |
Trudy Lynn and Steve Krase are nominated for 2016
Houston Press Music Awards! Click here to see the full list of nominees. |
Houston blues singer Trudy Lynn releases her third album with Connor Ray Music, I'LL SING THE BLUES FOR YOU. The album consists of ten tracks, including original works and interpretations of songs by Big Mama Thornton, Lowell Fulsom, Memphis Minnie, Johnny Copeland, and more. Trudy is joined by Steve Krase on harmonica, David Carter on guitar, Terry Dry on bass, Randy Wall on keyboards and Matt Johnson on drums.
Click here to get your copy. |
Jeremiah Johnson Band debuts music videos for "Skip That Stone" and "Southern Drawl" from their latest album,
BLUES HEART ATTACK. Click here to watch all JJB music videos. |