American music legends John Hiatt and Buddy Guy are out on a summer
co-headlining blues-rock summit, and
they’re heading our way this week. Blues guitar maestro Guy and lauded, rootsy
singer-songwriter Hiatt separately are big enough news, but together make for
an intriguing night of legendarily gritty
sounds.
The twosome might come from
nominally different musical worlds, but
each packs a heavy catalog of songwriting
hits; you’ll have plenty of those “he wrote
that?!” moments. Sidebar for the big-time
blues fans: Hiatt will be playing alongside
the Goners — featuring slide-guitarist
Sonny Landreth (who also takes a brief
solo turn) — for his set. Thumbing through
some reviews, word is that the 85-year-old
Guy is killing it, utterly undiminished by
age (at one point using a drum stick as a
guitar pick for extra fire) — so don’t miss
this musical marvel or you’ll have some
actual, non-musical blues.
This article appears in Aug 3-9, 2022.