Blues-rock guitarist Debra Devi has put together an incredible night of female artists at The Bowery Electric in NYC on Wed. March 29. The lineup features Ruf Records singer/guitarist Katie Henry, whose latest album hit #6 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart; Devi, whose recent live EP went to #5 on the Relix/Jambands Top 30 Radio Chart; powerhouse vocalist Danielia Cotton, and The Outcrops, led by earthy singer/guitarist Cassidy Rain.
“I’m a huge fan of each of these talented artists,” Devi says. “We all have roots in the blues, yet have created our own guitar-driven original sounds. This will be a stand-out night of great music.”
On Wednesday, March 29 at 7 pm EST, American Blues Scene will stream Katie Henry, Debra Devi, Danielia Cotton, The Outcrops | Bowery Electric NYC – live from New York City!
Katie Henry – 9:30 pm
Katie Henry’s second album On My Way (Ruf Records) reached number six on the Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart. American Blues Scene calls it “a tremendous follow-up expressing even more of Katie’s genre-bending talent.” In 2022, Katie won international acclaim touring Europe on the Ruf Records Blues Caravan Revue tour, alongside Will Jacobs and Ghalia Volt.
Debra Devi – 8:30 pm
“Imagine you’re preparing a list of today’s top female blues/rock guitarists. If you don’t include Debra Devi, your list is not complete,” says American Blues Scene. Devi’s live EP, Jamification Station Vol. 1, reached #5 on the Relix/Jambands Radio Chart. She’s opened for Jesse Malin, Joan Osborne, Ana Popovic, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers and Marshall Crenshaw, and recorded with Gov’t Mule bassist Jorgen Carlsson.
Danielia Cotton – 7:30 pm
With an unforgettable voice described by The New York Times as “soulful enough to fill a revival tent,” Danielia Cotton’s 2022 album Good Day displays “her command of rock and soul and the fearless spirit she brings to the music.” (No Depression).
The Hopewell, NJ, native—who picked up a guitar at age twelve–has opened for the likes of Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks and Bon Jovi. In an interview feature, American Blues Scene wrote, “Cotton holds the written word in high esteem, and believes there is a story in everything.” Cotton adding, “We can live through living, but we also live through art.”
The Outcrops – 6:30 pm
The Outcrops are a soulful blues-rock band fronted by “Cassidy Rain’s earthy vocals and Bryan Schroeder’s lyrical lead guitar playing” (NJ Arts) Their debut album, Peace of Mind, was produced by Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone, and hailed by Blues Blast magazine as “having a retro sound that is also very updated and fresh.”
DOORS – 6 pm
$15 TICKETS, 21+
