Joel Astley LIVE at The Rosebud

Since forming his first band in 2014, Joel Astley has become an established frontman, harmonica player, singer and songwriter, and he and his have amassed dozens of awards, nominations and other accolades, most recently sweeping the 2024 and 2025 Washington Blues Society Awards. They tour regularly and perform all over the country

Astley made a splash on the international Blues music scene with his 2023 debut album, Seattle To Greaseland, which came in at Number 7 on the Blues Billboard Top Ten and received critical acclaim worldwide. This has helped to set Astley on a meteoric rise; he is currently represented by MoMojo Records, an he has been a Featured Artist with Lee Oskar Harmonicas since 2023. 

Joel Astley has been recognized with 26 "Best of the Blues" awards from the Washington Blues Society over the last 8 years; his album Seattle To Greaseland received the Silver Medal from the Global Music Awards in 2023; his song "Secondhand Kid" received Honorable Mention in the 2024 International Songwriting Competition; he has received award nominations from Music organizations including the Blues Blast Music Awards, the Independent Blues Awards, the Cascade Blues Society (Portland), and the Josie Awards.

An interesting side note: Joel Astley came to music after many years working in the visual arts. He is still an active visual artist; his paintings, prints and drawings are in many private collections, and his designs have appeared on album covers and festival tee shirts. 

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