Phil Gates hits the festivals!
The Gossau Blues Nights in Switzerland!
Monterey Bay Blues Festival
New Phil Gates CD!
"Addicted To The Blues"
"Addicted To the Blues" is the title of the new CD. Twelve new songs for all Blues fans! Click on the picture to purchase!
Raves:
"“Highlights of my two days of running from club to club … included the explosive sets by the Phil Gates Band.” Art Tipaldi, BluesWax
"“Phil Gates is an impressive presence… The crowd rewarded him with a much deserved standing ovation.” Pete Sardon, Southland Blues
“He's a sharp guitar man who's written all the tracks on this album and produced it with a keen sense of the music he plays -- blues with a modern hue and a lot of attitude. Gates uses all his musical weapons to good effect, including a guitar that swings and stings, and vocals that reach deep for grit. … A fresh and original take on the blues.” Jim White, Blue Notes Blog
“Phil Gates takes the storyteller's approach to the blues, and brings his characters to life through his heartfelt playing and singing.” Sheryl & Don Crow. Nashville Blues
“This guitar man is the perfect, contemporary gateway drug to get you hooked on the blues. Nice stuff that really gets its point across in fine style.” Chris Spector, Midwest Record
“Addicted To The Blues is a masterful slice of modern blues by an artist who has the total package. Phil Gates is an excellent songwriter who views traditional themes in a modern manner. His guitar work is outstanding (he also plays bass, keyboards, and drums), as is his singing.” Graham Clarke, Blues Bytes
“Phil is a wonderful, soulful guitar player who understands his way around the fretboard as well as a multitude of other instruments. He grooves ya', he moves ya'; Phil Gates is a big time artist who deserves a listen for his outstanding work on this album.” Steve "Fly" Klein, Chicago Blues News
“Phil Gates captures the heart that runs through the USA and so do his songs. He devours his music in the studio with intense growls, putting boogie to the blues.” John Shelton Ivany, JSITop21.com
“... Sweetly gritty vocals, blistering guitar with blues expression, distinction, and great stage presence. I predict a bright future for this young charismatic bluesman.” Dorothy Hill, Blues Source & President, The Golden Gate Blues Society
“I was there to especially see Phil Gates and he did not disappoint! His set was dazzling with solid vocals and he peeled off one powerful guitar solo after another. His strong performance was widely popular and had the audience calling for more.” Blues Source & President, The Golden Gate Blues Society
“His gentle smoky/husky vocals are well suited to the musical honey that he produces; as it pours languorously and warmly out from the speakers, it clings and lingers upon the ears and mind like the memory of a warm summer Sunday afternoon. There are intricate and tightly woven funky guitar passages that unobtrusively feed into the listeners’ subconscious like a slow morphine drip. The sublime understated slidework that Phil effortlessly constructs creeps up upon you with the stealth like movement of a stalking tiger.” Brian Harmon, Blues Art Journal, Austria
“Phil Gates is a real break; a new spirit and voice of the greatest American Values (Blues), and Phil with his knowledge, skills and indisputable talent maintain historic or, if you will, traditional values alive.” Mladen Loncar, Sound Guardian, Croatia
Songs from the New CD "Addicted To The Blues" can be heard by clicking on the banner below!
