The Louisiana supergroup the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars feature the ”creme de la creme” of Louisiana musicians.
*June 2013*
- 6-1 Crawfish Fest Augusta, NJ
- 6-2 The State Theater Falls Church, VA
- 6-4 The Avalon Theater Eastern, MD
- 6-5 Les Poisson Rouge New York, NY
- 6-6 The Wilbur Theater Boston, MA
- 6-7 Bridge Street Live Collinsville, CT
- 6-8 The Taste of Syracuse Syracuse, NY
- 6-9 FTC Theater Fairfield, CT
- 6-11 The Exit End Nashville, TN
- 6-12 WC Handy Blues Festival Henderson, KY
Head over to the tour page for a full list of Tab Benoit dates.
Tab Benoit is on the cover of the July/August Issue of Blues Revue Magazine – The home of the largest blues publications, Blues Revue is the world’s largest print publication devoted to Blues Music and the musicians that play the music.
In January, Medicine made something of a clean sweep at the Best of the Beat Awards presented by Offbeat Magazine, Louisiana’s music bible: It topped the Best Blues Album category while Benoit locked up Best Blues Artist and Songwriter of the Year honors. That carries a lot of weight in a part of the country so rife with music.
Just a few months later, Benoit again had to clear space on his mantelpiece. His swamp blues juggernaut struck gold at the 2012 Blues Music Awards in Memphis, nosing out the competition in the Contemporary Blues Album division. Benoit also walked away with the coveted Contemporary Blues Male Artist and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year awards. Following the excitement of the ceremony and a triumphant command performance at the Cook Convention Center, there could be no doubt: Benoit’s return to the seclusion of the Bayou had culminated in his most compelling album in years.
At those May honors, Benoit said, “The greatest thing about these awards is that the people who vote for them actually listen to us. Blues is a great community of people who love each other and love the music and that’s the only reason that it continues the way it does. It’s all about y’all.” — Vincent Abbate, Blues Revue, July, 2012
From the September 2012 issue of Guitar Player magazine:
“We presented the Cajun blues phenom for two performances over the Memorial Day weekend at McNear’s Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, California, and at Slim’s in San Francisco. GP contributor and Guitar Player Records artist Jimmy Leslie opened both concerts with his band, Jimmy Leslie & the Flow (which also included another GP family member, trumpet player Pete Sembler). Wielding a ’72 Tele Thinline, Benoit ripped into a bunch of fiery numbers from his new Best Of compilation and choice selections from Medicine, his 2011 collaboration with Anders Osborne.”
Louisiana-born guitarist and singer Tab Benoit is from so deep in the wetlands that it’s almost all ocean. Hailing from Houma, the seat of Terrebonne Parish, Benoit has indisputable bayou bona fides and the exposure to that musical and cultural melting pot called the Gulf Rim that comes with it. Telarc’s Legacy: The Best of Tab Benoit demonstrates his expansive musical palette and sure grasp of zydeco, creole, blues, R&B, and rock as viewed through the NOLA prism. Selected from Benoit’s Telarc catalog, Legacy features 14 songs recorded over 10 years that give a fair accounting of his very fine career.
Read the entire review on All About Jazz.
On Saturday March 31 Tab Benoit joins the Royal Southern Brotherhood for an electrifying set at Mid City Rock-n-Bowl in New Orleans for a Blue Star Connection event that will benefit Children’s Hospital. The Blue Star Connection is non profit organization that brings music into the lives of children and young adults who are fighting cancer and other life challenging situations. Join us for a great evening of music also featuring the Bart Walker Band feat Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble Keyboardist Reese Wynans, and Lil Red and Big Bad.
