Taking a modern, aggressive approach to the old school blues format, A TON OF BLUES burst onto the New England Blues Circuit in the summer of 2010. While taking notes from the likes of Ronnie Earl, Gary Clark Jr, Charlie Musselwhite and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and with a sound that is uniquely their own, this 5-piece powerhouse performs with intense passion and drive, causing legs to move, hands to clap and faces to smile.
ATOB were voted the Best Blues/R&B Act at the 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 Worcester (MA) Music Awards and won the 2011 Boston (MA) Blues Challenge, earning them the opportunity to compete in the 2012 International Blues Challenge on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The band has made it a priority to create quality Blues music, emit a positive presence among the Blues community and rekindle the support for American Blues and Roots music.
A TON OF BLUES has shared the stage with noted blues greats such as Johnny Winter, Guitar Shorty, Joe Lewis Walker, Ronnie Earl, Roomful of Blues, Jerry Portnoy, Sugar Ray Norcia, Nick Moss, Mac Arnold, Dana Fuchs, Popa Chubby, Sax Gordon, Greg Piccolo, James Montgomery, Sean Chambers, European blues acts Roberto Morbioli (Italy) and Fred Chapellier Blues Band (France), and many more. The band's debut CD "Crooked Avenue", was released in March, 2012 to rave reviews.
