Jesse D. Christen: guitar, vocals;
Fred Epstein: drums;
David Fermenich: bass;
Derek Snow: harmonica, vocals;
Dave Wood: guitar, vocals.
Influences
Sonny Boy; the three Kings: Freddie, Albert and BB; Muddy; Wolf, Memphis Slim; Little Walter; John Lee Hooker; Lightning Hopkins; Slim Harpo; insert blues great here, etc.
For about a year, Urban Blues has been tearing up stages around SD. And thats an
impressive fact considering therere no real blues venues in the state.
Although many people say, I dont like the blues, after hearing a few tunes, theyre out movin their feet on the dance floor. After Jazzfest 2006 in Sioux Falls, where Urban Blues played the second stage, many audience members say the band was better than many of the headline acts. No kidding, Im not making this up.
You need to check out the new Victoria "Blowbox" Harp amp! I was instrumental in designing and getting into their line of top shelf amps. Go to youtube and search me "James Reeser" and there are a couple of recent vids featuring it.
It is a 45 watt 2X8 amp. It looks like a tweed head but yes it has 2 8" speakers in it. No one can believe such a fat rich tone comes from a little amp. It is versatile... light weight... It can be plugged into any speaker cab as it has 2, 4 and 8 ohm output taps. It also has a switch that makes it either a stock 59 Bassman if that is your tone (also for guitar if desired) or flip the switch for the harp special circuits and rich fat harp tone! And yes has plenty of power as a stand alone to keep up with just about any band.
June 7, Thursday - Chicopee, MA @ Maximum Capacity
June 8, Friday - Amherst, MA @ Mercy House
June 9, Saturday - Saratoga Springs, NY @ King's Tavern
June 13, Wednesday - Buffalo, NY @ Club Diablo
June 14, Thursday - Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st St Pub
June 15, Friday - Akron, OH @ Chuck's Steakhouse
June 16, Saturday - Cleveland, OH @ Pat's in the Flats
June 18, Monday - Hamtramck, MI @ The Belmont
June 19, Tuesday - Toledo, OH @ Mickey Finn's Pub
June 20, Wednesday - Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge
June 21, Thursday - Dayton, OH @ Pearl
June 22, Friday - Columbus, OH @ Caf? Bourbon Street
June 23, Saturday - Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
June 26, Tuesday - Cincinnati, OH @ Poison Room
June 27, Wednesday - Lexington, KY @ The Dame
June 28, Thursday - Lexington, KY @ CD Central (3pm in-store performance)
June 29, Friday - Knoxville, TN @ Corner Lounge
June 30, Saturday - Atlanta, GA @ Star Bar
July 4, Wednesday - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
July 5, Thursday - Charlotte, NC @ The Milestone
July 6, Friday - Winston-Salem, NC @ Millennium Ctr. (Heavy Rebel Weekender)
July 7, Saturday - Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar Tavern
July 11, Wednesday - New York, NY @ Lit Lounge
July 12, Thursday - Philadelphia, PA @ Pontiac Grill
July 13, Friday - Smithtown, NY (Venue TBA)
July 14, Saturday - Long Branch, NJ @ Brighton Bar
July 17, Tuesday - Somerville, MA @ Abbey Lounge
July 18, Wednesday - New Haven, CT @ Alchemy
July 19, Thursday - Chicopee, MA @ Maximum Capacity
July 20, Friday - Florence, MA @ Florence VFW
July 21, Saturday - Northampton, MA (Venue TBA)
If you'd like to help promote a show, go to www.thegenders.com (tour dates section)
Jr. Greene from Mississippi will play the blues for yall! I'm currently in the top 100 unsigned blues musicians for the state of Mississippi. I love you all and appreciate all the support. Send more fans my way. I'm at "The Shed" in Ocean Springs, MS, phone 228-875-9590
for directions and more details. I love ya'll. Jr. Greene.
Hey, how's it going? We haven't been very good at staying in touch recently...
Well the latest news is we got a new bass player and we're going to be playing in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on the 8th and 9th of February,
We're planning to go on our next US tour in June and hit Europe also in July/August. It's gonna be a busy year!
Cheers,
The Genders
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MERRY CHRISTMAS, happy KWANZA and HAPPY HAUNUKKAH to all our friends! Not to mention a great FESTIVUS (for the rest of us)
See you all in 2007,
Luv
The Genders
Hello from Aberdeen...you guys should make your way up here sometime...we plan to be in Sioux Falls in the early part of 2007. Have some things in the works...hope to cross paths soon! Keep it goin!!!
We're back home in Tel Aviv, kicking back after a grueling 2 month US tour. We'd like to thank all our gracious hosts for putting us up on the road, all the bands we had the pleasure of sharing the stage with and all our fans and supporters in the US for making this our best tour yet!
We miss you all and we'll see you again in 2007, sooner rather than later, we hope.
We're now working on the release of our second album, "Virgin No. 72", which will be available for purchase online through our Myspace page as of today!! An official release date will be announced soon.
To all our Israeli friends, hang tight, no shows yet. We'll play a lot of shows when the album's out, we promise!
And last but not least, to all our European friends, we're planning a Summer 2007 European tour, so if you're in a band, own a club or a booking agency and would like to help in any way, please get in touch with us ASAP!
We're back home in Tel Aviv, kicking back after a grueling 2 month US tour. We'd like to thank all our gracious hosts for putting us up on the road, all the bands we had the pleasure of sharing the stage with and all our fans and supporters in the US for making this our best tour yet!
We miss you all and we'll see you again in 2007, sooner rather than later, we hope.
We're now working on the release of our second album, "Virgin No. 72", which will be available for purchase online through our Myspace page as of today!! An official release date will be announced soon.
To all our Israeli friends, hang tight, no shows yet. We'll play a lot of shows when the album's out, we promise!
And last but not least, to all our European friends, we're planning a Summer 2007 European tour, so if you're in a band, own a club or a booking agency and would like to help in any way, please get in touch with us ASAP!
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