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Various artists: Alligator Records: 50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music
by Jim Trageser
Maybe this half-century commemoration of the jny: Chicago-based, blues-focused label should have been titled, The Last of the Independents." Almost alone of the mid-major labels that formerly thrived in the 1980s and '90s by specializing in non-mainstream styles of music, Alligator has managed to navigate stunning changes in the music business--from the vinyl of LPs and 45s to cassettes and CDs, and then, most recently, the virtual collapse of the retail record business and wholesale pivot to online ...
read moreCoco Montoya and Debbie Davies at Toad's, Denver CO
by Geoff Anderson
Coco Montoya, Debbie Davies The Toad Tavern Denver, Colorado April 1, 2009
The blues is something you either get, or you don't. To those that don't get it, it's just the same old chord progression running round and round like a NASCAR race. Some complain that the blues is primitive and repetitive. But so is sexy, and I like that too! Yeah, I get it. A slow blues tune with a searing guitar ...
read moreCoco Montoya: Suspicion
by Ed Kopp
Coco Montoya is a guitar-wielding blues-rocker whose voice and songs are indistinguishable from those of a hundred other blues-rockers. But when Montoya launches into one of his extended guitar solos, you just can't help but crank that volume knob. By the end of the CD you’re hopping around the room playing air guitar while the neighbors are phoning you to turn down the music.Born in Southern California, Montoya learned guitar from Albert Collins while toiling as Collins' drummer. ...
read moreCoco Montoya With Sol Roots Perform In Washington DC
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9th Floor Music
Coco Montoya with Sol Roots perform Saturday November 15 at Gypsy Sally’s in Washington DC. Coco Montoya’s explosive guitar playing and soul-driven voice have propelled him to the upper reaches of the blues-rock world. Sol Roots has toured with funk, blues, and roots legends and performs an unique blend of energetic rock, raw blues, and greasy funk- all delivered with deep soul. COCO MONTOYA “Smoldering blues and southern-fried rock ‘n’ roll with a master touch and killer soloing”
—GuitarOne
“An ...
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Coco Montoya and JJ Grey & Mofro Headline Waukesha BluesFest August 10 & 11
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Chris M. Slawecki
The Waukesha Rotary Club has announced the headliners for the 2012 Waukesha BluesFest. Friday, August 10th will feature California blues guitarist Coco Montoya, and on Saturday, August 11th, JJ Grey & Mofro will bring their soul infused blues rock to the Waukesha BluesFest stage.
Born into a family with generations-old roots in rural Florida, JJ Grey was raised with a combination of backwoods wisdom and old-school blue-collar values. Grey’s original songs are inspired by legendary musicians, including Southern rockers Lynyrd ...
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Tommy Castro & Coco Montoya to Perform at Keswick Theatre (Glenside, PA)
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Michael Ricci
TOMMY CASTRO AND COCO MONTOYA TO PERFORM IN GLENSIDE!
Sunday, November 22nd, 7:00 p.m. Keswick Theatre: 291 N. Keswick Ave. Glenside, PA 215-572-7650 keswicktheatre.com $27.50 - $33.50
Tommy Castro Tommy Castro, winner of the 2008 Blues Music Award as Entertainer Of The Year, will celebrate the release of his Alligator Records debut, Hard Believer, with a live performance in Glenside on November 22, 2009. Blues Revue says, Tommy Castro can ...
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Guitarist / Vocalist Coco Montoya to Perform in Philadelphia
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All About Jazz
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