#TMGR Essential Events May 2018

I’ve Got the Month of May (I Guess You’d Say): #TMGR Essential Events –

Hank Mowery & The Hawktones, Thursday May 10, at Founders Taproom: Harmonica player/singer Hank Mowery has held this particular band together as long as any of them. They’ve toured and recorded themselves into a highly cohesive, dance-friendly unit. Hailing from the southeast corner of the state, drummer/singer Chris “Count” Bracey spent formative years playing in Ann Arbor/Detroit. Keyboardist Chris Corey gigs in jazz bands. Guitarist Troy Amaro owns an amp once belonging to Rick Holmstrom (Mavis Staples, Johnny Dyer, William Clarke).

The Devil Makes Three, Sunday May 13, at The Intersection (Elevation): The folk/blues trio, featuring tenor banjo, return to the Intersection for first visit in new Elevation space.

Big Sandy & his Fly Rite Boys, Monday May 14, at Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill: Western swing, rockabilly, and a doo-wop crooner from California converge nightly on one stage. Bandleader/guitarist Ashley Kingman is as good as they get in all those styles. Upright bass player Kevin Stewart happens to be quite the golfer. Vocalist Big Sandy (Robert Williams) is a nationally recognized MC/host for various roots music causes; with all that going on, you can’t go wrong.

Little Charles Baty, Saturday May 19, Founders: This is the same Little Charlie that fronted Little Charlie & the Nightcats all these years. The guitarist was recently part of the Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue with Mark Hummel (harp) and Anson Funderburgh. #TMGR will keep you updated when we learn the identity of the top-notch players Baty brings along. Jump blues (early rock-n-roll ish) at its danceable finest.

Los Lobos, Friday May 25, Bell's Eccentric Café (Kalamazoo) Editors Choice: First visit to Bell's for iconic East LA crew. The same Los Lobos blues band has been together and through every imaginable thing for over 40 years. Two lead singers add dynamic vital to any live performance. All band members are multi-instrumentalists in folkloric Mexican instrumentation, assorted reeds and flutes, and percussion. Everybody cumbia!

Hank Mowery

Big Sandy

Little Charlie

Los Lobos