There's no denying that the ace players who make up the HeavyDrunk sound create their own intoxicating blend of musical flavors including Mississippi delta blues, rousing gospel, sultry soul, and muscular rock and roll. With a band name that's evocative of the thick, dizzying vibes coursing through their latest album 'Holywater', frontman Rob Robinson and HeavyDrunk continue to solidify their reputation both on records and in their live shows, which bristle with kinetic, freewheeling energy.
Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans has built a remarkable reputation with his raw, impassioned intensity. Paste Magazine writes “He’s one hell of a bottleneck guitarist, and he’s got that cry in his voice that only the greatest singers in the genre have had before him.” Watermelon Slim & The Workers garnered 17 Blues Music Award nominations in four years including a record-tying six in both 2007 & 2008. Only the likes of B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray have landed six in a year and Slim is the only blues artist in history with twelve in two consecutive years.
Together, these two distinctive artists have joined forces to create a new, exciting, and powerful tandem that is truly greater than the sum of its parts.
“Bluesland Theme Park is a vibrant blues album that takes listeners on a thrilling musical journey inspired by two amusement park rides: the electrifying highs of HeavyDrunk’s big-band energy and the raw, primal slide guitar mastery of Watermelon Slim.”
“Theme parks are full of thrill rides and this album certain has it’s share. The roller coaster of musical highs and lows by Heavydrunk and the primordial ride on Slim’s slide guitar make for two different but equally intriguing rides. ”
Daytona Blues Festival (Daytona Beach, FL) Winnipeg International Jazz Festival (Winnipeg, Canada)
San Diego Blues Festival (San Diego, CA) Budapest Blues Festival (Budapest, Hungary)
WC Handy Blues Festival (Henderson, KY) Faubourg Du Blues Festival (Verdun, France)
Greeley Blues Jam Fest (Greeley, CO) BBK Music Legends Festival (Bilbao, Spain)
Pilgrimage Festival (Franklin, TN) Madame Guitar Festival (Tricesimo, Italy)
Clarksdale Caravan Festival (Clarksdale, MS) Blues Alive Festival (Sumperk, Czech Republic)
Winter Blues Festival (Des Moines, IA) l Black Deer Americana & Blues Fest (Kent, UK)
…and many more!