How will Exceleration help Alligator expand on founder Bruce Iglauer’s vision without turning the music into a “commodity” instead of an “art”? If his history with Concord is any indication, Exceleration CEO Glen Barros is a man who walks the talk.

“The way I play tends to be not with notes or phrases but with expression—little bursts of expression.” – Corky Siegel

“Play for the love. Don’t play for adulation.”

“Not for Alvin to gradually diminish and fade like a dying ember. He finished still playing brilliantly, still shooting from the hip, still the classic guitar slinger.” – Pete Pritchard, Alvin’s bass player

Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues EXTRAVAGANZA – “Closer than in-person” is a virtual event that will debut on Mandolin on Saturday, 3/6 at 7 PM CT

“I have found the Memphis community to be very welcoming, and very warm. I look forward to post-COVID when I can really get out and start to meet our partners and those people who make up the blues community here.” – Patricia Wilson Aden

“My goal, with my music is to introduce people who may not know about blues music and segue them into that world.” – Ally Venable

Greg Sover Band’s new hard-hitting EP, ‘The Parade,’ is out now!

The instrumentals on ‘Bad Man’ featuring Martin on harp are at times laconic, displaying a studied insouciance, an almost blasé casualness — a free and easy approach that actually isn’t casual at all