Mississippi Heat

Name: Mississippi Heat
Start: 2025-10-10T20:00:00-05:00
Location: The Maintenance Shop

Schedule

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Maintenance Shop | Ames, IA

Mississippi Heat (blues)
Friday, October 10 | 8PM | $15 ($10 w/ ISU Student ID) - SEATED SHOW
For fans of: B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker
Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas.
Mississippi Heat is known internationally for their passionate blues delivery. Overseas and national touring have been an integral part of their work for decades. The band has appeared at numerous world-famous festivals including many in the US (like the Pocono’s and the Chicago Blues Festivals), Scandinavia, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Canada, Tunisia, Finland, Venezuela, and in Mexico, among many others.
Buddy Guy has gone on record saying that it’s “been a long time since I heard a good blues band like this.” And recently the band received critical acclaim from Bonnie Tallman at the Billtown Blues Festival (Hughesville, PA): “Can’t find enough words to express how blown away everyone was with the Mississippi Heat performance! It was spectacular in every way.”
The band has made waves on the blues charts by regularly reaching the #1 spot on Living Blues Magazine’s radio charts and their NEW album, Don’t Look Back, will be released via the prestigious Chicago label, Delmark Records, this August!