ROUNDHOUSE BLUES - BIG SHOT REUB & THE RELOADERS RELEASE

Big Shot Reub at the Whiskey



Big Shot Reub (Reuben Vigil) performing at the the famed Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood recently. "Roundhouse Blues" was nominated in the "Best Blues Album" category for the 2011 San Diego Music Awards. Catch Big Shot Reub and the Reloaders at Coyote's in Carlsbad Sat., Sept. 17.



Big Shot Reub Performs Locally: Coyote's in Carlsbad - Sat., September 17



-Please Note Corrected Show time - 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.-



(CARLSBAD, Calif) - Recent San Diego Music Awards "Best Blues Album" nominee Big Shot Reub & The Reloaders, fronted by the virtuoso guitar artistry of Reuben Vigil, bring their tasty blues-with-rock sounds to the popular Coyote Bar & Grill, 300 Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad, Saturday, September 17. 6-10 p.m. Free. Info: (760) 729-4695 or log onto www.coyotecarlsbad.com. This is a 'homecoming' of sorts for Vigil, who previously performed at Coyote's for five years as a member of The 820 Band.



The band's recent release ROUNDHOUSE BLUES (Hat and Case Music) has received very positive media response. The album was mastered by multi-Grammy-winning Charlie Watts (renowned for his work on Fleetwood Mac's Rumors among others) and engineered and produced by Glen Laughlin (Dickies, Cherry Bluestorms).

Big Shot Reub & The Reloaders (Reuben Vigil, lead guitar-vocals); Jodie Hill (bass); Ric Lee (drums) played and performed in various San Diego bands before coming together to record ROUNDHOUSE BLUES, which in Vigil's words, "is a labor of friendship and getting my friends back to work. In this effort all processes have been near seamless. I am a lucky man."

The songs on ROUNDHOUSE BLUES reflect Vigil's diverse influences - B.B. King, Elvis Costello, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix among them. From opening track "So Much Inside Me" ("a jump-swing tribute to the greats, including Wynone Harris and Louis Jordan," explains Vigil) and melodic "Love's Come Knocking" ("a song designed to comfort a mending heart...speaking what you want and not what you have"); to the Latin-flavored "Viva Bracero" ("a tribute to the unskilled laborers that helped rebuild America after the Great Depression"); and uptempo, toe-tapping "Big Shot Roll" ("a salute to the West Coast swing dancers that are an integral part of the San Diego blues scene"), there is truly something for every Blues lover on ROUNDHOUSE BLUES.