Double Blues Bill: Bees Deluxe & The Barrett Anderson Band

Elm Street near Chester Street, Cambridge MA

14 January, 2021

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Two of Boston’s most distinctive blues bands, The Barrett Anderson Band and Bees Deluxe come together for rare double-bill on Friday, January 14th at The Burren in Davis Square, Somerville. Together, these two bands explore the blues from its roots in the Mississippi Delta to its influence on jazz and psychedelic rock. Barrett Anderson is a blues legend, who, as a teenager, performed with Pinetop Perkins. A former member of Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters and the Monster Mike Welch Band, Barrett now leads his own band that features Charlie Mallett on guitar and vocals, Doug MacLeod on drums, Jamie Hatch on bass and vocals and Anderson on guitar and vocals. In 2013 Anderson was named Boston Blues Artist of the Year. Bees Deluxe, led by British guitar monster Conrad Warre has toured from Maine to Miami fueled by the power of a sound they call “acid blues.” With a repertoire of danceable originals and innovative takes less-traveled blues and jazz tunes, Bees Deluxe features Carol Band on keys, harmonica and vocals, Allyn Dorr on bass and vocals and Warre on guitar and lead vocals. Blues Blast Magazine wrote: “...what might happen if Freddie King took a lot of acid then wrote a song with Pat Metheny and asked a strung-out Stevie Ray Vaughan to take a solo.” Barrett Anderson’s latest album, “Hypnoboogie” was recorded live and dominated the Billboard Blues Chart for three weeks. “…refreshingly vibrant, genre-crossing album that this a throwback to the days when rock acknowledged its roots in blues but ventured wherever the spirit took it.” Jay N. Miller, The Patriot Ledger “Mouthful of Bees,” recently released by Bees Deluxe, features original as well as reimagined tunes by artists ranging from Etta James to Peter Green. Blues Blast Magazine said “they pay homage to such psychedelic pioneers like Jimi Hendrix, but theirs ain’t your (or your father’s, in my case) “experiences.” Instrumentally, their brilliance lies in what lies beneath the threshold of hearing, the eerie subliminal messages in their songs without lyrics. Warre said of this show: "We are thrilled that the Burren agreed to host our event. Now that local venues like Ryles, Johnny D's and Toad have sadly been closed - it's that much harder to put on a show that's both professional and intimate for our Boston and Cambridge and Somerville fans and friends. And of course it's a gas that Barrett jumped on board immediately. It's going to be a great way to kickoff the year!" Reservations for the January 14th double-bill blues show at The Burren are recommended. Doors open at 6pm. Music 7-9pm. All ages welcome. Tickets are $12 in advance and $16 the day of the show and can be purchased here: