Alastair Greene, Alive In The New World
Blues Rocker Alastair Greene Announces his new album, Alive In The New World, out January 20, 2023 on Whiskey Bayou Records and produced by Tab Benoit. Green shares his first new single “When You Don’t Know What To Do.”
Alive In The New World album finds fast-rising blues-rocker Alastair Greene performing ten songs as a power trio with multi-instrumentalist Tab Benoit on drums and bassist Corey Duplechin during a six-night “Takeover” at the City Winery in Chicago. The sold-out crowds infuse the band with the kind of energy that produces timeless performances, and Greene, whom Blues Music Magazine calls “a major talent in the blues rock category,” more than rises to the occasion.
“When You Don’t Know What To Do” finds Greene slinging classic boogie rhythm riffs over an uptempo train beat. He gives it an aggressive feel that’s absolutely bone-shaking and tough. He takes an extended solo in the middle that gets way outside the blues box and displays his depth as a improviser. Through it all, his tone is the stuff of dreams, as is the power of the players behind him. His vocals rock and his guitar flies high. It’s another fine track from one of today’s top players.
“These recordings are from some of the very first shows I performed while on tour opening for Tab Benoit in support of my latest studio recording ‘The New World Blues’, which was released in October of 2020. It is such an amazing and unique opportunity for me to open for Tab, with the man himself on drums along with Corey on bass. I consider this to be an absolutely killer version of ‘my band’, that I get to play with as schedules permit. It is truly an honor and pleasure for me to get to perform these songs with Tab and Corey in front of Tab’s fans. If you have already heard ‘The New World Blues’, I’m sure you’ll dig hearing how these songs have morphed and stretched. If this is your first exposure to my music, welcome! Enjoy your front row seat to what I consider some of my finest live moments as a blues rock musician.” – Alastair Greene
Listen “When You Don’t Know What To Do Live”
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Greene’s rock credentials include eight years of international touring on guitar and vocals with the Alan Parsons Project, and major dates with Starship featuring Mickey Thomas. As a blues player he is a longtime regular and host at the Memphis-based Blues Foundation events, performances and showcases, has been a featured performer at the Big Blues Bender and the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, and traversed the globe touring with Sugaray Rayford’s band, which was nominated for a 2020 Blues Music Award. Most recently, Greene has been touring cross-country in support of Tab Benoit.
A native of Santa Barbara, California, Greene received a scholarship to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied for two years before returning in the early ‘90s to Southern California. Greene formed the Alastair Greene Band in 1997 and subsequently released 10 solo albums (including three live sets and a compilation record) over two decades. 2017’s studio effort, Dream Team, 2018’s Live from the 805 and 2020’s The New World Blues debuted at number three on the Billboard blues chart, and received accolades from Joe Bonamassa in his music blog and was featured on Joe’s SiriusXM radio show. The single “Living Today” was one of the most played songs on SiriusXM Bluesville for much of the year.
Greene is a multiple-charting Top 10 Billboard artist. The Alastair Greene Band, which has drawn comparisons to Gov’t Mule, ZZ Top and Cream, recently celebrated their 20th anniversary with a two-disc live album. Alive In The New World is set to release January 20th.
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saw Alastair with Tab drumming, will they be doing shows again, if so, where