The BUBG features vocalist/percussionist Kari Liston and guitarist/harmonica player Jeremy Segel-Moss. When the BUBG perform in St. Louis there is a gang of outstanding St. Louis musicians that join them! You never know what you're going to get, but you can bet it's gonna be a party!!!
Influences
BB King, Bennie Smith, Matt Murdick, Brian Curran, Eric McSpadden, Ray Charles, Ani Difranco, Tina Turner, Howard Levy, Jason Ricci, Bonnie Raitt, Led Zepplin, The Beatles, Willie Nelson, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, The Doors, The Beastie Boys, Fiona Apple, Nikka Costa, Beck, Etta James, Janis Joplin, En Vogue, the list goes on and on and on and...
Sounds Like
Sounds remarkably like The Bottoms Up Blues Gang....it's uncanny.
The Bottoms Up Blues Gang is a St. Louis Acoustic Blues Duo featuring vocalist Kari Liston and guitarist Jeremy Segel-Moss. The BUBG play a unique blend of originals and covers in the styles of Delta Blues, R & B, Soul, Jazz, and Blues influenced Rock & Roll.
In the last seven years The Bottoms Up Blues Gang has averaged 275 shows a year, released 3 albums, been given multiple awards for Best Blues Band, shared a bill with Chuck Berry, Robert Earl Keen, Bennie Smith, Debbie Davies, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Mofro, Parliament Funkadelic, Robert Randolf and the Family Band as well as a host of St. Louis talent.
For a duo, The Bottoms Up Blues Gang has a big sound. Kari's powerfully sultry voice rings with soul intention while Jeremy holds down the groove covering bass lines and melody on his acoustic guitar. In the last year, Kari has also implemented several percussion instruments and an electric kazoo! while Jeremy has grown to be a solid harmonica player and singer.
The BUBG play with an ever-changing line up when performing in St. Louis. On any given night the band might include a stand up bass player, additional guitar, harmonica, piano, drums or all of the above. And if The BUBG isn't playing at one of their own gigs, theres a good chance they'll be out jammin with fellow St. Louis musicians.
BOTTOMS UP BLUES GANG NOTABLES:
2008 RIVERFRONT TIMES READERS POLL CHOICE FOR BEST BLUES BAND
2007 RIVERFRONT TIMES PEOPLES CHOICE FOR BEST STL BLUES BAND
2007 INTERNATIONAL BLUES COMPETITION SEMI-FINALIST
2006 KDHX Music Awards - Peoples Choice Award - St. Louis' Best Blues Band
Opening for the likes of: Chuck Berry, Robert Randolf, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Robert Earl Keen, George Clinton...
So my girl Ananda called to tell me you guys are playing tonight down in NOLA (of course I see you are down there all month !) for her main squeeze Johnny's B-day bash ! I told her to say hey to you guys from St. louis =) Wish I was there! Have good times :)
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Thank you for being our friend. Mike Dollins & The Cruize Bros "Live" Hot Springs Blues Festival 2009 jamming Sissy Strut.
Guido Ciardetti – Born in Chicago, and was Buddy Miles Bass Player
Brad Messer – Born in Texas, and grew up with SRV
Mike Fraz – Born in New Orleans, playing same venues as Dr. John
Mike Dollins – From California & Arkansas Delta, played in the King Biscuit Blues Band, and with the great blues legends Big Daddy Rucker and Len Rainey on the west coast.
These veteran players love jammin’, and Sissy Strut is becoming a fan favorite on YouTube, AOL, MySpace and FaceBook. United as brothers in the roots of Blues, Jazz, R&B, Soul, Funk, Gospel and American Rock.