"When you hear Big Mike Aguirre play guitar, you know where he’s
coming from: the East Side, where the blues isn’t for tourists,
it’s for survivors. Aguirre is a young white man from Belleville,
Illinois, and he sounds like he’s cut his teeth in every working-class
juke-joint from Brooklyn to Waterloo. A grinding and slashing Stratocaster
player, he channels the overdrive of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Luther
Allison, but also possesses a lyrical acuity that shows how closely
he’s listened to Keith Richards and Magic Sam. Lately, Aguirre’s
been working with the Crying Shame house band at BB’s Jazz,
Blues and Soups, Soul/Funk Diva Silky Sol & the Real Players,
unplugging for solo acoustic sets and fronting the funk and rock trio
New Rising Sun. Whatever shape his blues take, the sound is scrappy
and soulful.”
– Roy Kasten of
Riverfront Times
AUDIO
/ VIDEO
BACKLINE
NEEDS
Negotiable
BASIC
REQUIREMENTS
Backstage-water
& towels would be great. Some food backstage would be great.
