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WHEELING -- Bluesman John Nemeth has taken on a last-minute tour of the east coast through October and November, and one of his first stop is right here at River City.
"We are incredibly pleased that John got in touch with us to make his first stop on the tour in Wheeling," said Bruce Wheeler, promoter of the Heritage Music BluesFest and BluesDays at River City.
Nemeth and his band, the Blue Dreamers, will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Nemeth had already established himself among the very top ranks of blues musicians and modern soul singers when he decided to break the mold with his new record, "Feelin' Freaky." Nemeth fearlessly crushes all barriers of style and genre with an album of original songs that defies all the usual pigeonholes. Drawing from his strong influences in blues and rhythm and blues, as well as contemporary sounds in hip hop and rock and roll, Nemeth creates music that is personal as well as universal, and owes its origin to no one but John Nemeth.
His songs are groove- and melody-driven, laced with thoughtful lyrics and nuanced humor, and cover themes from social issues of gun violence and class values to the pure hedonistic joy of dancing, sexuality and marijuana. He creates his songs from melodies and phrases he draws from the sounds of life, from early-morning Memphis songbirds to the din of the city. For this album, Nemeth brought his new songs to his great touring band, the Blue Dreamers.
River City is located at 1400 Main St., Wheeling. Advance tickets are available online at heritagemusicfest.com.