“Blues sunny side up, over easy, spicy or funky …. it’s all on the menu with these guys.”
Tickets $20 from Lotus Realm Formed in 2009, The Flaming
Mudcats are fronted by Craig Bracken on vocals and harmonica along with guitarist Doug Bygrave, while bassist Johnny Yu and drummer Ian Thomson form the tight
rhythm section. Regarded among the country’s premier Blues outfits, they have released three albums, performed in
festivals and clubs around New Zealand as well as Australia, the Pacific Islands and remarkably taken their blues back to its source…. the US.
The band played twice at the Crossroads Blues Festival in Illinois, alongside the likes of Lil Ed and The Blues Imperials and Tad Robinson. They also played in Austin, Texas and at two of Chicago’s oldest and most iconic clubs, Kingston Mines and B.L.U.E.S. …. the pure beating heart of Chicago blues.
