By JOHN DALY
Phil Collen from Def Leppard leads the prog-rockin’ blues band Delta Deep, whose new album East Coast Live is coming out this month. Get ready.
The cut we’ve heard off it, “Bless These Blues,” is a slow-drawn, gritty and painfully soulful tune. The music comes from deep in the heart of the blues.
Check out the video for “Bless These Blues”
Delta Deep Record Release and Tour
Delta Deep is getting ready to release its live CD/DVD East Coast Live in late January (Jan. 26) through Frontiers Music Srl. The recording is expected to also also be availble on vinyl.
The East Coast Live CD is a full show performance filmed at Daryl’s House in Pawling, N.Y. and the DVD highlights select songs from the night.
The label will also be re-releasing Delta Deep’s debut album. The group, which made a charting debut in 2015, features Collen, lead guitarist of Def Leppard, Debbi Blackwell-Cook (back-up vocalist for such artists as Michael Buble and Gregory Hines), Robert DeLeo (bassist for Stone Temple Pilots) and Forrest Robinson (drummer for Joe Sample and The Crusaders, India.Arie and TLC).
Delta Deep Tracklist:
1) Black Dog-opener
2) Bang The Lid
3) Miss Me
4) Treat Her Like Candy
5) Black Coffee
6) Burnt Sally/Rock Me
7) Whiskey
8) Shuffle Sweet
9) Private Number
10) Bless These Blues
11) Mistreated
12) Forrest’s Drum Solo
13) Down in the Delta
14) Band Intro
15) Feelit
FULL 2018 G3 Tour
Feat. Joe Satriani, John Petrucci and Phil Collen
Itinerary:
January 11 The Moore Theatre Seattle, WA *
January 12 Historic Elsinore Theatre Salem, OR *
January 13 Grand Sierra Theatre Reno, NV *
January 14 Fox Theater Oakland, CA *
January 16 Delta Hall at Eccles Theater Salt Lake City, UT *
January 17 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, NV *
January 18 Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ *
January 19 Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, CA *
January 20 Balboa Theatre San Diego, CA *
January 21 Fox Tucson Theatre Tucson, AZ *
January 24 Historic Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
January 25 Uptown Theater Kansas City MO
January 26 The Pavillion at The Toyota Music Factory Irving, TX
January 27 Austin City Limits – Moody Theater Austin, TX
January 28 Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Houston, TX
January 30 Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL
January 31 Florida Theatre Jacksonville, FL
February 1 Pompano Beach Amphitheatre Pompano Beach, FL
February 2 Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall Fort Myers, FL
February 3 Mahaffey Theater St. Petersberg, FL
February 6 Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Raleigh, NC
February 8 Toyota Presents Oakdale Wallingford, CT
February 9 Landmark Theatre Syracuse, NY
February 10 Palace Theatre Albany, NY
February 11 The Palace Theatre Greensburg, PA
February 12 The Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI
February 14 Warner Theatre Washington, DC *
February 15 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA*
February 16 Beacon Theatre New York, NY*
February 17 Merriam Theater Philadelphia, PA*
February 18 New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ*
February 20 Auditorium Theatre Rochester, NY
February 21 Massey Hall Toronto, ONT
February 22 Hard Rock Live Northfield, OH
February 23 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL*
February 24 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN*
February 25 Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI *
*Shows that will feature Debbi Blackwell-Cook performing with Phil Collen and band.