Anthony Gomes

Anthony Gomes is a familiar face to anyone following the modern blues scene. He has been carving out his own space as a rock-influenced bluesman and songwriter since first coming to national attention in the late 1990s. Gomes’ new record, Containment Blues, is the culmination of a life spent honoring blues traditions while never losing sight of his own identity. He is that rare artist able to take the Zen simplicity of blues music, fuse it with the rush of rock and roll, and write memorable new songs that exist somewhere between creative geniuses Willie Dixon and Billy Gibbons. He stands his ground as a creative artist, not a derivative history lesson, and is eager to push the blues back into the mainstream.