New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Porcupine Meat is
Bobby Rush�s debut release for Rounder Records, and one of the best recordings of the blues legend�s astonishing 60-plus-year career. The album is due out
September 16, 2016.
Rush will celebrate the release with a showcase at Nashville�s Americana
Music Festival & Conference on Thurs., Sept. 22 at the High Watt Lounge. He will also appear on an NPR Facebook Live Nashville Hang on Friday,
September 23. His U.S. tour will take him to New York (B.B. King�s Blues Club on Monday, October 10) and to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,Boston and the Deep South, before steering into Los Angeles in late January.
Early reviews have noted Porcupine Meat as one of Rush�s finest recordings. �One of his best albums in ages � fresh funky and fun,� said AllMusic in its four-star review. No Depression called it �already a first runner for Record of the Year.� The
Chicago Tribune and Guardian hailed Porcupine Meat as one of the season's most anticipated albums.
Rush estimates that he has cut more than 300 songs since he first began making music. He has been honored with three Grammy nominations, as well as ten Blues
Music Awards and 41 nominations. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006.
Porcupine Meat will not only please Rush�s older fans, but is likely to win over many new ones. Rounder/Concord A&R VP Scott Billington, the disc�s producer, reflects, �We wanted to come up with something fresh, while staying 100% true to Bobby.�
The album was recorded in New Orleans, and Rush was pleased and proud to be given the opportunity to make an album in his home state for the very first time. For the project, Billington assembled some of the best Louisiana musicians, including Shane Theriot,
David Torkanowsky, Jeffrey �Jellybean� Alexander, Kirk Joseph, Cornell Williams, and others. Rush brought along his old friend and longtime collaborator, guitarist Vasti Jackson, who worked with
Bobby and Scott on getting the songs ready for the studio. Guitar greats Dave Alvin, Keb� Mo�, and
Joe Bonamassa all make guest appearances on the album.
Bobby Rush is the greatest bluesman currently performing. Porcupine Meat is a testament to his brilliance. It presents him at his very best, and doesn�t try to be anything that he is not. �I just try to record good music and stories,� he humbly states. With this recording, he has more than accomplished his goal, and has produced one of the finest contemporary blues albums in recent times.
2016 U.S. Tour Dates:
Sat., Sept. 16 GREENVILLE, MS Delta Blues Festival
Thurs., Sept. 22 NASHVILLE, TN AmericanaFest, High Watt Lounge
Mon., Oct. 3 LEXINGTON, KY The Lyric Theater
Wed., Oct. 5 HELENA, AR King Biscuit Blues Festival
Sat., Oct. 8 MARX, MS Mules Bluesfest
Mon., Oct. 10 NEW YORK, NY B.B. King Blues Club
Wed., Oct.12 WOONSOCKET, RI Chan�s
Thurs., Oct. 13 SHIRLEY, MA Bull Run Restaurant -
Sat, Oct. 15 BLAWNOX, PA Moondog�s
Sun., Oct. 16 SELLERSVILLE, PA Sellersville Theater 1894
Thurs., Oct. 27 NEW ORLEANS, LA Generations Hall/Crimestoppers Charity Fundraiser (solo)
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