Tony Holiday and the Velvetones

TONY HOLIDAY IS A VOCALIST AND HARP PLAYER WHO IS RAPIDLY EMERGING AS A STAR ON THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES SCENE. HE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY BLUES LEGENDS LIKE CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE AND JAMES HARMAN AS ONE OF THE FINEST UP-AND-COMERS IN THE GAME RIGHT NOW AND IS STEADILY BUILDING HIS OWN LEGEND ONE GIG AT A TIME. SPEAKING OF GIGS, HE PLAYS UP TO 200 OF THEM A YEAR ACROSS THE US AND HAS BRILLIANTLY RECORDED HIS LATEST ALBUM PORCH SESSIONS IN BETWEEN THEM ON THE ACTUAL PORCHES OF SOME OF THE BLUE’S BEST-KNOWN MUSICIANS. HITTING THE STREETS JANUARY 25TH, 2019 ON THE VIZZTONE LABEL GROUP,
-Rock and Blues Muse 2019-

PORCH SESSIONS BY TONY HOLIDAY IS REMINISCENT OF ALAN LOMAX’S LANDMARK FIELD RECORDINGS AND THE LIVE RECORDINGS THAT HAVE SURFACED FROM CHICAGO’S FAMED MAXWELL STREET ERA OVER THE YEARS. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE REAL BLUES CAPTURED LIVE AS IT HAPPENS.
-Blues Magazine 2019-

Tony, along with his partner Landon Stone, have crisscrossed America in pursuit of this project and have ended up on some pretty significant front porches. Live sessions were tracked featuring some of the blue’s biggest names, including Charlie Musselwhite, John Primer, Kid Ramos, John Nemeth, Kid Andersen, Rockin’ Johnny Burgin, and more. The down-and-dirty format is a genius move, as it connects listeners directly to the live blues experience. Studio slickness is replaced by in-the-moment performances and off-the-cuff deliveries. It’s like sitting in on a rehearsal or impromptu jam where the musicians are playing for the simple joy of doing so.