* The Bull Run Presents: The Nick Moss Band

The Nick Moss Band

8-14-2014

"Nick Moss is my favorite guitarist." - Ronnie Earl

Chicago blues is now synonymous with guitarist Nick Moss. Having spent his formative years touring with Jimmy Dawkins, Jimmy Rogers, and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, this young Chicagoan carries on the tradition while developing his own distinct sound. Chicago Blues; think smoke-filled taverns on the South or West Side nearly ablaze with tremendous displays of electrified Delta beats; imagine sidewalk curbs and street corners on busy Maxwell Street where storied performers like Hound Dog Taylor and Robert Nighthawk wailed the blues for spare change. Though the golden era of Chicago blues is long past with many of its key players deceased or retired, Nick Moss stands tallest in the current generation of blues performers that honor the letter and spirit of the great urban African-American music.  Passionate blues fans around the country gravitate to Nicks playing in live performance and on recordings because of that stylistic link to the Chicago blues past. But Nick's music also holds enormous appeal for casual fans of blues and even novices. "I'm trying to find that fine line of not compromising the integrity of that classic music, he says, and yet still make it a little fresher-sounding and contemporary-sounding where I can get across to the element of the crowd that isnt hard-core."

The Nick Moss Band sizzle in live performance, blending of traditional blues with progressive, jam-oriented blues rock. Nick's face-melting guitar solos rise above the crowded field of pretenders. Their newest CD, "Time Ain't Free," is in stores now and will be available for signing at this show.

"... his approach to this music makes him arguably the most exciting young blues player on the scene today. They play with fire and fury but also with control, constructing a brilliant set that never gets boring." - Blues Revue

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