UPTOWN RHYTHM AND BLUES feat. TOO SLIM AND THE TAILDRAGGERS

The Emerald of Siam presents:

Too Slim and the Taildraggers

Tim “Too Slim" Langford guitar/vocals, Zach Kasik bass/vocals and Chris Rieser drums/vocals. Tim “Too Slim“ Langford is a monster guitarist and unabashed blues rocker whose influences run the gamut from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Freddy King, Duane Allman, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Robin Trower.

He is a prolific singer/songwriter whose songs have now yielded an impressive 13 studio Too Slim and the Taildraggers albums, 2 solo albums and several live CD’s all on Vizztone and his own Underworld Records imprint.Too Slim and the Taildraggers 2022 Live release Brace Yourself debuted at #1 on Apple Music Blues Chart .Their previous release 'The Remedy’ debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart in 2020 and has Charted in the Top 15 an additional 6 times. Their 2018 release 'High Desert Heat' was nominated for Blues Rock Album of the the Year by the Blues Foundation at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis TN. High Desert Heat also charted on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart for 11 weeks and received Heavy Rotation on BB King’s Bluesville Radio show on Sirius XM.Too Slim and the Taildraggers 2016 release “Blood Moon” was voted Blues Rock Album of the Year at the 2016 Jimi Awards and also nominated for Blues Rock Album of the year at the 2016 Blues Blast Music Awards. Blood Moon reached #6 on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart in 2016. Their 2014 release Anthology was voted #1 Blues Album of the Year by Blues Matters Writers Poll in 2015. The 2013 release "Blue Heart" rose to #3 on the Billboard Top Blues AlbumChart and was nominated for Rock/Blues Album of the Year at the 2015 Blues Blast Music Awards.

Web Site: https://www.tooslim.net

James Howard and his band have been performing original Blues-Rock, Instrumental Rock (inspired by Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Jeff Beck and Pat Travers), acoustic Singer-Songwriter originals, in theaters, night clubs and private parties in the Seattle area for over twenty years, and has successfully toured western states on the “Into the Open Road” USA Tour Western Loop (spring 2022).

The multi-award-winning Rae Gordon Band serves up a potent stew of gritty blues and heartfelt soul – soaring vocals with searing guitar counterpoint, high-energy horns and a hard-driving rhythm section with the power of a freight train.

Following their 3rd-place finish at the International Blues Challenge in 2017 (finals judge Walter Trout said afterwards, “I gave her a score of 10, the best score you can give. She made an incredible impression.”), the band released its third CD Better Than I Was, which has received airplay in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK and appeared on the Living Blues Radio Chart and the Roots Music Report Soul Blues Album Chart. The CD also won a Muddy Award for Best Northwest Recording from the Cascade Blues Association and the band received the Best Contemporary Blues Act Muddy Award.

Bent on Blues formed in 2011 and won a trip to the finals for the Wa State Blues Society Journey to Memphis in 2014. They had fun playing around eastern Wa and played at both the Untapped and the Retapped Blues Festivals. They last played together in 2019. This will be their first (and only) time back together since then, so they're super excited to share the music with their Tri City Blues friends. Matt Funk, bass, Geoff Tyree guitar, drummer Luther Hughes, and Trish singer Trish Thompson are thrilled to have guitarist Lori Tyler back on stage with them again.

Doors at 2:30pm

Cash bar available with 21+ ID

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