Bringing the Greyhound back home
Photo by Frankie Randazzo How Mike Zito came to live in Nederland is quite the story. There’s a girl involved, but mostly it was because he needed to run away. “I was living in St. Louis and playing...
View ArticleTab Benoit’s swampy Louisiana blues hit Crockett
Photo courtesy of the artist Back in October, I took a trip to New Orleans for the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival. Towards the end of the night, blues guitarist Tab BenoIt joined Kenny Wayne...
View ArticleRock out under the mistletoe with Mike Zito
Mike Zito. Photo provided by the artist Musicians are givers by trade. They spend their time and energy on entertaining, creating, sharing, hoping to add a little beauty or chaos to the world around...
View ArticleHot Pick: Mike Zito at Madison’s
Mike Zito. Photo via Facebook Blues rocker Mike Zito kicks off a week of events celebrating Madison’s 10th birthday with a raucous show on the inside stage. Other birthday festivities on the bill this...
View ArticleMike Zito sings the Southeast Texas blues
Mike Zito Mike Zito might have been born in St. Louis, but his music is all Southeast Texas. In every track, you can hear the influence of other Southeast Texas legends. I hear Marcia Ball in the...
View ArticleHot Pick: Mike Zito at Jerry Nelson’s Hill Country
Mike Zito Right before he heads off on a massive European tour, catch searing Southern bluesman Mike Zito at Jerry Nelson’s Hill Country, where he’s bound to play a few cuts off his new album “Keep...
View ArticleHot Pick: Mike Zito’s Birthday Bash
Mike Zito Two living legends in Gulf Coast blues will team up for a night of fat, juicy blues at a curious venue — the Bayou Cafe in Port Arthur. Fill up on gumbo and boiled shrimp while Mike Zito and...
View ArticleHot Pick: Mike Zito & Scott McGill
Mike Zito The area’s two biggest blues heavy-hitters come together for a night of fat, juicy Gulf Coast blues at the perfect spot: Cajun/seafood restaurant Bayou Cafe. Grub down on gumbo, margaritas...
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