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Joe Louis Walker’s “Blues Comin’ On” OUT NOW!
Released June 5th, 2020 on Cleopatra Records, "Blues Comin' On" features guest performances by fellow blues icons Keb’ Mo’, Eric Gales, and Albert Lee PLUS Detroit soul singer Mitch Ryder, harmonica virtuoso Lee Oskar, Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen, punk rock vocalist Charlie Harper, legendary session player Waddy Wachtel, and so many more! Stream in now…
Joe Louis Walker Announces New Album “Blues Comin’ On” To Be Released June 5th
Blues Veteran Joe Louis Walker Announces New Album Blues Comin' On To Be Release June 5th on Cleopatra Records, Releases New Single Featuring Keb' Mo' Featuring Keb' Mo', Eric Gales, Albert Lee, Mitch Ryder, Lee Oskar, Jorma Kaukonen, John Sebastian, Waddy Wachtel & others! Los Angeles - Soulful blues phenom and Blues Hall of Fame inductee Joe Louis Walker…
‘Journey to the Heart of the Blues’ listed as one of the 30 Very Best Blues Albums of the 2010s by Jim DeKoster
Congratulations Joe Louis Walker, Giles Robson, and Bruce Katz! 'Journey to the Heart of the Blues' is listed as one of the 30 Very Best Blues Albums of the 2010s by Jim DeKoster. The trio's album also won a Blues Music Award in 2019 for Best Acoustic Album. Check out the full list here!
Tim Reynolds Announces First Solo Tour Since 2017!
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! Tim Reynolds will be headlining a solo acoustic tour for the first time since 2017. Joining him on tour will be a VERY special guest, Chicago Farmer. Check out the tour dates below and we'll see you in May! Wed, May 6 - The Iridium - New York, NYThu, May 7 - City Winery Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PAFri, May 8…
Blues Music Awards Nominees Announced!
Congratulations to Ketch artists Rick Estrin and The Nightcats and Joe Louis Walker for their nominations in the 2020 Blues Music Awards! Rick Estrin: B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, Band of the Year (Rick Estrin and the Nightcats), Contemporary Blues album (Contemporary-Rick Estrin and the Nightcats), Contemporary Blues Male Artist, Instrumental Guitarist (Christoffer Kid Andersen), Instrumentalist Drums (Derrick D’Mar…
Welcome to Ketch Agency!
Veteran agents Page Stallings and Derek Smith are proud to introduce Ketch Agency, a full-service boutique booking agency, providing booking, management and consulting services to clients across the globe. Their current client roster features a diverse lineup of artists that celebrate the roots of American music, from rock and bluegrass, to jazz, funk and blues. They are thrilled to continue their work developing well…
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats featured in Forbes: ‘America’s Greatest Musical Showmen’
From Forbes:by Margie GoldsmithForbes - Nov 2019Singer/songwriter/harmonica player Rick Estrin, who has been called a combination of jive-talking carnival side-show hustler and world class musician is the most colorful and entertaining showman around. Dressed in forties hipster-style sharkskin suits, white shoes, and hair in a pompadour, he and his band Rick Estrin & The Nightcats…