DELTA GENERATORS -August 7th 2009 for immediate release
www.deltagenerators.com -Listen online
Delta Generators’ album “Devil in the Rhythm” voted BEST BLUES ALBUM 2008/2009
by the IMA’s (Independent Music Awards) Vox Populi!! More Info at: http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imafinalist/Default.aspx?maincat=6&yr=2009&scat=2#tp)
It's turning out to be a great summer for The Delta Generators with some exciting shows coming up in August.
Friday, August 14 they will open for blues legend Robert Cray at Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport, CT.
Saturday, August 15 - they will perform at The White Mountain Boogie 'n' Blues Festival which features Tommy Castro, Saffire Uppity Blues Women and Sonny Landreth.
The following week they play two big shows on Saturday, August 22. During the day they will perform at The Blues 'n' Brews Festival in Nashoba Valley which features Chicago blues legend Lurrie Bell. Later that evening they will open for modern blues hero Michael Burks at The FTC Stage One Theatre in Fairfield, CT.
These prestigious shows are the icing on the cake for a very successful year for The Delta Generators. In February they placed in the top ten at the finals of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. In May, their debut CD Devil in the Rhythm won the Independent Music Awards Vox Populi Award for Best Blues Album.
With pre-production demos completed and a new set of songs written, The Delta Generators plan to record their follow-up CD soon.
Check their website www.deltagenerators.com to find out more about the band and see the live performance schedule.
The band consists of vocalist Craig Rawding, guitarist Charlie O'Neal, bassist (brother) Rick O'Neal and drummer Jeff Armstrong, who have all performed locally (Boston) and nationally with The Delta Generators and in the past as members of various successful acts including Must, Johnny A., Ben Orr, The Joshua Tree, Evan Goodrow Band, and Heavy Metal Horns.
Here are some accolades:
"The Delta Generators provide the big blast of fresh air the blues-and-roots scene in the Greater Boston metropolitan area has needed for years." - Frank-John Hadley, DownBeat columnist / Grove Press author
"Boston's Best Blues Band." - Boston Blues Society
"The Delta Generators are onto something, and it might be something big. Organic and fun, The Delta Generators should be able to pull a lot of music fans into their buzz." - Bill Copeland, BostonBlues.com
Press: rick.oneal@gmail.com Mgt./Booking: deltagenerators@gmail.com 508-454-3344
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