Alligator Records

12/16/2025

Blues with grit, soul, and gospel fire, that’s Shemekia Copeland.
From Harlem’s Cotton Club as a child to global stages, she’s earned her crown as one of today’s greatest blues voices.

This time, she’s ready to stir your soul, make you move, and leave you wanting more.

📍 Mehboob Studios, Mumbai
📅 14th to 15th February

Don’t miss the queen of modern blues. 🎤💙🔥

12/16/2025

.station.buffalo DON’T FORGET, we’ve got tickets for the upcoming show at Samuel’s Grand Manor on April 9th. That’s right, hard copy tickets and NO service charges. CASH ONLY. Great gift idea, who doesn’t love the gift of live music 🎶 🎸

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12/16/2025

.ellis Vinyl copies of new album just arrived! Order autographed copies (CDs too) at tinsleyellis.com

12/15/2025

D.K. Harrell, along with his band, performed at the 2025 AmericanaFest in Nashville. Last week they released a video of his performance of the track "Vibe With Me." Here's the second video for the song "Grown Now," which was the first single released from his Alligator Records debut, TALKIN' HEAVY. You can now see this performance on WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 FM, You Tube and NPR Live Sessions websites. Check out his performance of "Grown Now"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgyClhCxo64
http://livesessions.npr.org/videos/d-k-harrell-grown-now
http://wmot.org/video/2025-12-12/d-k-harrell-live-at-americanafest-2025

D.K. Harrell performed "Grown Now" live at Riverside Revival in Nashville, TN, for the 2025 AmericanaFest Day Stage, presented by WMOT, World Café, and NPR M...

12/12/2025

D.K. Harrell is excited to announce that he'll be performing at the 2026 New Orleans Jazz Fest on Friday, May 1!

Blues Music Magazine says of the Blues Music Award winner, "D.K. Harrell stands tall. His mature musical conversations are inspiring...his voice custom-built for the blues. A funky soul stew of traditional music and contemporary lyrics."

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival takes place April 23 - 26 and April 30 - May 3.

Tickets and info at www.nojazzfest.com/. See you at !

12/12/2025

D.K. Harrell, along with his band, performed at the 2025 AmericanaFest in Nashville. They performed “Vibe With Me” and "Grown Now" from his Alligator Records debut, TALKIN' HEAVY. You can now see this performance on WMOT, You Tube and NPR Live Sessions websites.

Check out the first video - "Vibe With Me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNtUDUgpT2Q
https://livesessions.npr.org/videos/d-k-harrell-vibe-with-me
https://www.wmot.org/video/2025-12-12/d-k-harrell-live-at-americanafest-2025

D.K. Harrell performed "Vibe With Me" live at Riverside Revival in Nashville, TN, for the 2025 AmericanaFest Day Stage, presented by WMOT, World Café, and NP...

12/12/2025

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12/12/2025

So proud that Southern Avenue is GRAMMY-nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album! Living Blues says of the band, "Gorgeous harmony vocals punctuated by equally remarkable guitar…gritty and grooving…engaging and powerful…fantastic and joyful. They are quickly becoming one of the best-loved acts in the blues world.” And huge congrats on being featured in Ed Helms’ “Ed’s Picks” recently — perfect timing. 🏆

12/12/2025

Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials will be performing at the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 24! Jazzfest takes place April 23 - 26 and April 30 - May 3.

Living Blues says of the band, "Rough and ready blues played with unmitigated intensity...Swirling, snarling, riveting slide...The Blues Imperials pound out riffs and rhythms like they’re overdosing on boogie juice. Scorching and soulful, joyous and stomping."

Tickets and info available now at www.nojazzfest.com/. See you at !

12/10/2025

SHEMEKIA COPELAND LIVE FROM CHICAGO ON NEW YEAR'S EVE!!

Shemekia Copeland, award-winning blues and roots vocalist, will perform live on ABC-TV on December 31 as part of the iconic Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest, making this the largest audience of her career. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest is America's most-watched New Year's celebration. The 2024 broadcast received nearly 18 million viewers. This is the first time in its more than 50-year history the show will also broadcast live from Chicago.

Copeland is scheduled to perform at 11:10pm Central time. This special New Year's Eve concert event will take place along downtown Chicago's famous Riverwalk. It is hosted by The City Of Chicago and also features Chance The Rapper and others.

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/nye.html

12/09/2025

Photo courtesy of Alligator Records Tinsley Ellis Announces New Album 'Labor Of Love' On Friday, January 30, 2026, Atlanta-based blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Tinsley Ellis will release Labor Of Love, his second acoustic album (after 2024's Blues Music Award-nominated