Saturday / October 18 / 7:00pm
$20 (+processing fees) in Advance / $25 at the Door
Tickets will be available at Music Mart (formerly Hardt’s Music) and Eventbrite until October 18 at 4:00pm. Note: Music Mart now accepts credit cards and checks made out to Music Mart.
Coffeehouse & gallery open at 6:00pm. Cash bar for wine & beer.
Performance at 7:00pm
The band was formed in 2005 and included Everett Smithson on harp and vocals, Phil Schmid on guitar, Jeremy Johnson on drums and Bill Black on stand up bass. The sidemen had played together for a long time and had toured with Big George Jackson, Gary Primich, RJ Mischo, Kim Wilson, Bo Diddley, the Senders and many others.  They could lay down some tasteful grooves and their red hot instrumentals were always a crowd pleaser!
In 2006 Everett’s wife Kathy Smithson hopped on board with her accordions and added a creole sound while mixing it up with tunes by Wanda Jackson, Lavern Baker, Memphis Minnie and the list goes on. In 2018 Milwaukee native Victor Span – alumni of Bryan Lee, Nick Moss, Reverend Raven, among many others – added his talents on drums and Jeremy Johnson added his guitar skills to bring the band where they are today! Everett, Phil and Kathleen have added many originals to the set list over the years, which can be heard on any of their five CDs, including 2018s “Tall Tales”.
This performance is made possible in part thanks to the generous support of Merchants Bank, Dahl Auto, and Affinity Plus.