
“I have songs in me and musical ideas all of the time,” volunteers Mike Zito about the new album’s genesis. Producing the new disc is the celebrated Grammy-winner David Z, best known for his long-standing work with Prince, and who has contributed to albums by Etta James, Billy Idol, BoDeans, Buddy Guy and John Mayall, among many others. Resurrection will be available for pre-order on May 21st at. Nederland, TX –With numerous Blues Music Award honors under his belt, Mike Zito, co-owner of Texas-based Gulf Coast Records (which has birthed a number of critically-acclaimed blues/rock albums since its 2018 inception), will release his new album with Hillside Global, Resurrection, which is set to hit July 16. Resurrection drops July 16th via Gulf Coast Records / Hillside Global Mike Zito's new single " Don't Bring Me Down" from his upcoming release Resurrection is now available on all digital media outlets. Sitting around trying to find something hopeful on the social media, only to fail miserably….hour in, hour out,” he adds. It’s a fun, lighthearted look at what our life is like today in 2021 in the USA….and the world. Zach created the video and concept with the song in mind and Cassie is our lead actor suffering through “Fakebook” and all of its energy draining bullshit. “My son, Zach Zito, is a killer video editor and creator and his girlfriend, Cassie Ferrick, is a wonderful young actress. It used to be fun, but now it’s all about politics, religion, political correctness, arguing, ads – Facebook is like the old mall now, nothing good anymore but I still go thinking I might see something I missed. Mike Zito says, “The song ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’ is my anthem to social media and all of its yuck. I’m most proud of my hometown and my neighborhood, South St. He showed up and I got him onstage to do an impromptu version of the original ‘Voodoo Chile,’ which turned out to be 12 minutes of pure guitar bliss. I was surprised by my dear friend Eric Gales who happened to be in town for a rehearsal. They are also both Gulf Coast Records artists. I grew up with both of these guys playing in the scene in St. I wanted Tony Campanella and Dave Kalz to join me as guests. I knew friends and family would fill the Old Rock House and bring the energy I was looking for in this recording. That's where it all began for me, where I fell in love with music. I wanted to go back to my old neighborhood in South St. I have wanted to do a live blues album playing songs from my catalog with my current band for a while now. Now based in Nederland, Texas, Mike Zito states that "Blues for the Southside is a special album for me.
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The song list for that special night included tunes from Mike’s earlier albums such as First Class Life, Gone to Texas, Make Blues Not War and his Tribute to Chuck Berry, plus his takes on songs popularized by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Tampa Red, as well as a new song, the album’s title track.
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Louis, Missouri, and produced by Mike Zito, Blues for the Southside showcases Zito (guitar and vocals) and his stellar band in full fury: Matthew Johnson - vocals/drums Lewis Stephens - piano/organ Doug Byrkit – vocals/ bass, with special guests including label mate guitarists Tony Campanella and Dave Kalz, plus guitar wizard Eric Gales. Recorded on Novemat the Old Rock House in St. With numerous Blues Music Award honors under his belt, Mike Zito, co-owner of Texas-based Gulf Coast Records (which has birthed a number of critically-acclaimed blues/rock albums since its 2018 inception), announces a February 18th release date for his new double live album set, Blues for the Southside.
