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“Though marketing music is more challenging than ever in today’s world, the talented and creative Nick and Kate Moss produce high quality, uncompromised Blues music and use modern media to publicize and deliver it. Musicians and music lovers admire and appreciate their artistic and business success. Thanks for doing it right with so much style and class.”
—BOB MARGOLIN
“Blue Bella is a relatively new blues label that has centered itself in the modern Chicago blues tradition. Besides having Nick Moss and the Flip Tops as an anchor group they have released a collection of other players who bring a new vitality to the music. Gerry Hundt, Bill Lupkin and Kilborn Alley are making exciting contemporary blues discs. I always have a great sense of anticipation when I receive a new package from the Blue Bella folks. I know it is going to be music that I both want to hear and share with my audience, and the packaging reminds me of the days when there were LP’s with great liner notes and photos.”
—BILL WAX,
Program Director and show host for B.B. King’s Bluesville on XM/Sirius Radio; recipient of 2006 KBA Award for Commercial radio
“Blue Bella has made a deep commitment to the true blues tradition, releasing albums that are produced with great taste and real blues feel. They are determined to bring a whole batch of worthy new artists to the attention of the blues-buying public and nurture some of the finest next generation blues musicians.”
—BRUCE IGLAUER,
Alligator Records; recipient of 2008 KBA Award for Producer; recipient of 2006 KBA Award for Record Label
“I’ve worked with Blue Bella Records for years now, and I’ve never once felt like I was dealing with a record label, per se — I always thought of Blue Bella as what you might call a ‘musician’s cooperative.’ Nick and Kate have an absolutely fantastic feel for the blues, and it’s demonstrated in everything they do. Great, honest Chicago blues, no frills, no slickness — just that unmistakable, timeless sound, beautifully propelled into the 21st Century.”
—SEAN McDEVITT,
Journalist; recipient of the 2006 KBA Award for Print Journalism
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Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Play It 'Til Tomorrow (1008)
Play It ’Til Tomorrow is Nick Moss’ most ambitious recording project yet: two jam-packed discs spotlighting the entire width and breadth of his band’s sonic attack. Longtime fans will immediately recognize the stinging electric blues sound that characterizes the first CD, but on disc two Nick introduces an ‘unplugged’ side that he’s never before tapped in the studio. 28 tracks! Featuring Gerry Hundt, Willie Oshawny, and Bob Carter, with guests Eddie Taylor, Jr and Barrelhouse Chuck.
"...from the first hard-rocking chorus of 'Late Night Saint', the opening number on disc one here, it's clear that guitarist/vocalist Nick Moss is going for broke on this one - full steam ahead, and damn the consequences.... the level of energy and commitment the principals bring to it should make it appealing to a wide spectrum of blues lovers, not just dyed-in-the-wool postwar purists."
- Living Blues, Oct/Nov 2007
(David Whiteis)
Gerry Hundt
Since Way Back (1009)
Gerry's MySpace page
For his own debut as the leader, Gerry Hundt brings a rousing, brash album to the welcome mini-revival of blues mandolin recordings, seasoned with the raw vintage Chicago blues flame also kept so well by the Flip Tops. Featuring Nick Moss on bass, Willie Oshawny ..s, Bill Lupkin on harp, Josh Stimmel on guitar and Bob Carter on drums! Piano ace Barrelhouse Chuck guests on one track.
The Kilborn Alley Blues Band
Tear Chicago Down (1010)
The follow-up to the Blues Music Award-nominated Put It In The Alley! According to Chicago blues matriarch Mary Lane, “You meet a lot of people in a lifetime in music, and the guys in Kilborn Alley are the kind I can say I am glad to know. They have that crazy love for blues and stay true to it.” Nick Moss produced the recording and joins the band on guitar on three tracks. Also guesting are Gerry Hundt and Abraham Johnson.
Bill Lupkin
Hard Pill To Swallow (1011)
Hard Pill to Swallow is the proper prescription for all blues fans suffering from blues scene lethargy. This all-original, 14-track, no-filler harmonica blues, derived directly from the source, simmered and steeped for more than forty years, is good for all that ails you and is guaranteed to make you feel all right, all night. And baby, tomorrow you may just have to have a little more. Rock-solid ensemble band includes Nick Moss on guitar and Gerry Hundt on guitar and mandolin!
''... in the ranks of postwar revivalists there are few who can purvey this kind of music with more passion, honesty and sureness that Lupkin and the crew he's assembled here. Aficionados of this still-potent style will find much to savor over the course of this set."
- Living Blues, Oct/Nov 2007
(David Whiteis)
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Don't forget these critically-acclaimed 2006 releases!!
Nick Moss & The Flip Tops
www.nickmoss.com
NOMINATED FOR TWO 2007 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS: ALBUM OF THE YEAR & TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
"... his approach to this music makes him arguably the most exciting young blues player on the scene today ... It's a combination of talents that allows the best bands to transcend their genres, and that's they key to Nick Moss & the Flip Tops' appeal. They play with fire and fury but also with control, constructing a brilliant set that never gets boring."
-Blues Revue Magazine
(Oct/Nov 2006)
Bill Lupkin
www.billlupkin.com
"His solo studio debut, Where I Come From, is a sure contender for comeback album of the year, and the disc's 13 originals prove that Lupkin's powers have not diminished... Where I Come From is an essential purchase for harp fans."
-Blues Revue Magazine
(Oct/Nov 2006)
The Kilborn Alley Blues Band
www.kilbornalley.com
NOMINATED FOR 2007 BLUES MUSIC AWARD: BEST NEW ARTIST DEBUT!
"Teriffic... Put It In The Alley hews close to Chicago's classic sounds. Andrew Duncanson's vocals and Joe Asselin's harp infuse the disc with a serious Junior Wells vibe; Nick Moss' production contributes to the feel."
-Blues Revue Magazine
(Dec/Jan 2007)
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