Best Blues Band in ATL

Drawing from a mix of sources that includes R.L. Burnside, Little Feat, Mississippi Fred McDowell, John Hiatt, early ’70s Stones and more, DELTA MOON is a genuine grassroots blues phenomenon. The band graduated from Monday nights at Fat Matt’s to Tuesday nights at Blind Willie’s - and graduated from an acoustic trio to a rockin’ five-piece band. They’ve since become a local and regional powerhouse draw in a time when many blues venues are struggling. How far will they go? “www.deltamoon.com” less...

The Breeze Kings logged 106 gigs in 1998, 162 in 1999 and they’ll probably approach 200 this year, including a regular gig (the band’s third) Thursdays at Northside Tavern. The band also made its first foray beyond the Southeast with gigs in New Jersey. Why the success? Just plain, old-fashioned hard work. Onstage, these guys are serious about being an entertaining blues band. Offstage, bandleader Carlos Capote is just as committed to advancing the band to the next level. less...

Costello and band demonstrate genuine passion for blues, jazz and roots music. Costello recorded and toured with Grammy-nominated Susan Tedeschi in 1998, but by year’s end was back in Atlanta, musically adrift. Now 21, he has rebounded mightily. His second CD, Cuttin’ In, released in February, has earned airplay in the U.K. and Holland. He’s touring nationally, playing festivals and such top blues clubs as Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago and Black Diamond in Memphis. less...