WMBS Presents: Mathias Lattin!!!!!

West Michigan Blues Society hosts our annual Holiday Party on Decmeber 8th at Billy's Lounge in historic Eastown, Grand Rapids, Michigan with doors opening at 1:00 p.m.

This year we are excited to host Mathias Lattin!
Mathias Lattin won the 2023 International Blues Challenge and Best Guitarist at the tender of 20-years old; conceivably making him the youngest to win both.

The grandson of NBA Hall of Famer, David “Big Daddy” Lattin, he displays his talent on the stage not the basketball court. He is a 2020 graduate of Houston’s acclaimed Kinder High School of Performing and Visual Arts. He began his foray into the Houston Blues scene when he was 12 years old. Jonn Del Toro Richardson invited him to attend the weekly Blues jam he hosted at The Big Easy. He garnered national attention when he joined the Keeshea Pratt Band (IBC 2018) in 2020. After touring with the Keeshea Pratt Band and joining Brazilian Bluesman Cris Crochemore for the 2022 IBC, Mathias decided to take a shot at the IBC as front man.

UP NEXT is the debut release of the emerging Texas musician. He wrote and produced the project which displays some of Lattin’s musical influences. The wealth and breadth of great music/musicians in the Houston music scene had a major impact on the 21-year-old Lattin. UP NEXT is proof that the music is alive and in capable hands.
Our first supporting act is 2024/2025 WMBS IBC solo winner, Daniel Jones. We are excited for daniel to represent us at the upcoming IBC competition in Memphis in January.

Our second supporting act is 2023/2024 WMBS Band winner and IBC Semi-Finalist, Joe Johnson & the Bluebacks. We are extremely proud of this band for their amazing accomplishment in Memphis earlier this year.

VIP booths will be available again and incude admission for 4, guaranteed reserved seating, raffle tickets, and more!

50/50 raffle, other raffle prizes, food truck and more! It's going to be a great time to celebrate the year in Blues!

Host or Publisher West Michigan Blues Society