SLIDEWAYS / EDITION LIMITEE COULEUR ROUGE CLAIR

Description

Raw, authentic blues, played with boundless intensity... burning and deep, joyful and catchy. - Living Blues. Electrifying and unchained... one of the few authentic links to pure Chicago blues. - Chicago Tribune. Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials are the undisputed champions of Chicago blues, a fiery blues driven by the slide. With over 40 years of critically acclaimed recordings and wild live performances on club, theater, and festival stages worldwide, they have achieved legendary status. Slideways is a true tour de force of old-school Chicago blues, played with contemporary energy. The tour will kick off in Chicago on its release day, then move through Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, New York, and Syracuse, among others. It will continue throughout the spring and summer. The press, radio, and social media are focusing on the album and tour dates, offering articles and reviews to over 1,000 print and online media contacts worldwide. Over 1,400 radio programmers worldwide will be contacted for broadcast on their specialized blues shows and on Triple A and Americana radio waves. The album will undoubtedly be welcomed with open arms by blues media. Slideways is packed with Lil' Ed's hoarse, fiery voice, carried by his virtuoso slide playing and raw vocals, on a joyous mix of fiery slide boogies, wild shuffles, and breathtaking slow blues. As always, The Blues Imperials provide solid backing, proven on stage and with explosive energy.