The Stiefel Theatre: 1.785.827.1998

Shemekia Copeland –

Saturday, April 16th 2011, 8:00 p.m.

$35, 15

At a young age, Shemekia Copeland is already a force to be reckoned with in the blues. While still in her 20s, she's opened for the Rolling Stones, headlined at the Chicago Blues Festival and numerous festivals around the world, scored critics choice awards on both sides of the Atlantic (The New York Times and The Times of London) and shared the stage with such luminaries as Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Taj Mahal and John Mayer. Heir to the rich tradition of soul-drenched divas like Ruth Brown, Etta James and Koko Taylor, Copeland's shot at the eventual title of Queen of the Blues is pretty clear.

Two-for-one tickets to Shemekia Copeland at any level for everyone that bought tickets to Buddy Guy. Call the Stiefel to purchase at 785-827-1998.

Thorogood Salutes His Chess Records Heroes, Including Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley,

Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, and More

New Album's Featured Guests Include Buddy Guy and Charlie Musselwhite

Hollywood, California ? April 5, 2011 ? On their 17th studio album, George Thorogood and The Destroyers pay tribute to their Chess Records heroes, including many of Thorogood?s legendary mentors who helped to launch his career in rock & roll. Titled 2120 South Michigan Avenue, the 13-track album will be released by Capitol/EMI on July 12 on CD, vinyl LP, and digital download. ?2120? features Thorogood?s raw, rocking turn on classics by a who?s-who of the blues, including Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter and other Chess greats, as well as new original songs written by Thorogood, the album?s producer, Tom Hambridge, and Richard Fleming.

George Thorogood and The Destroyers have been recording and touring for more than 30 years. While in his teens in Delaware, Thorogood was turned on to Chess Records and the label?s genre-defining artist roster by the Rolling Stones.

?The first Rolling Stones album I bought, 12x5, included ?2120 South Michigan Avenue?,? says Thorogood. ?I said, ?I know I?ve heard this somewhere before?? I wrote to Chess, they sent me a catalog, and my life was changed.?

Named for the address of Chess Records? Chicago headquarters, 2120 South Michigan Avenue is produced by musician, songwriter and producer Tom Hambridge, a four-time GRAMMY Award nominee and 2010 GRAMMY winner for Best Contemporary Blues Album (Hambridge produced Buddy Guy?s Living Proof) and ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award winner. The album?s featured guests include 2010 GRAMMY Award winners Buddy Guy and Charlie Musselwhite.

The album opens with ?Going Back,? a blistering new song written by Hambridge and Thorogood, setting the stage for Thorogood and The Destroyers to rip through classic Chess chestnuts including ?High Heel Sneakers? (featuring Buddy Guy, who originally recorded the song for Chess), Willie Dixon?s ?Seventh Son,? Howlin? Wolf?s ?Spoonful,? Chuck Berry?s ?Let It Rock,? Muddy Waters? ?Two Trains Running,? Bo Diddley?s ?Bo Diddley,? J.B. Lenoir?s ?Mama Talk To Your Daughter,? Sonny Boy Williamson?s ?Help Me,? Little Walter?s ?My Babe? (featuring Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica), and Jimmy Rogers? ?Chicago Bound.? The album also features another new song by Hambridge and Thorogood, along with Nashville songwriter, Richard Fleming, titled ?Willie Dixon?s Gone,? and the album?s closing title track, the Rolling Stones? instrumental, ?2120 South Michigan Avenue? (featuring Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica).