PSYCHEDELIC BLUES-ROCKER STONEY CURTIS RELEASES ON SHRAPNEL RECORDS

“ACID BLUES EXPERIENCE” OUT JULY 19TH

HOLLYWOOD (July 2, 2005) - The buzz is growing steadily on The Stoney Curtis Band as Shrapnel Records prepares to release the debut album from the veteran blues artist on July 19, 2005. This is one of those rare times when you can almost judge a record by its cover. From the title “Acid Blues Experience” to the front cover depicting Stoney Curtis caught live in the moment in front of a stack of amps, the listeners know to expect something special.

The Stoney Curtis Band has been working the clubs between Los Angeles and Las Vegas for five years honing their own brand of psychedelic blues rock, readying their show for the road ahead. Heavily steeped in 60’s/70’s psychedelia, the Stoney Curtis Band has translated the energy of their phenomenal live show into the grooves of “Acid Blues Experience.”

In the tradition of classic blues-rock power-trios such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, the Stoney Curtis band are centered around their lead singer/lead guitarist Stoney Curtis who is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive Strat players on the circuit today. “I was going for the power of Zeppelin, the psycadelia of Cream and the Experience, the flow of Robin Trower Band,” explains Curtis. “We combined it all together with band-mates Charlie (drummer) and Colby (bass) to make it all The Stoney Curtis Band.”

Their signature song Last Train to Chicago has a groove is to make you feel like you’re on the train, rolling through the mountains. “The influence is Chicago Blues without being a basic 12 bar blues tune,” states Curtis. “Everything we do has ass to it. I recorded it by using both a Les Paul to get the thick rock sound and a Strat to get the definition.” Last Train to Chicago has all the elements to make it a blues rock standard for years to come.

Crashing Like Thunder is a straight 12-bar tune. “We wanted to have a tune that shows we can do some solid 12 bar material also.” Curtis continues, “Without being cliche' with our playing. I wanted the guitar to sound like I was sitting in the living room with you. The sound is very raw and defined, yet sloppy. The influence for me on this song was Hendrix doing "Red House" at Woodstock.”

It is no wonder why rows and rows of Harley’s line up in Vegas to see this aggressive trio whip the crowd into a frenzy with their own brand of psychedelic blues rock, fueled by Stoney’s non-stop guitar pyrotechnics. “My music is soup in a crock pot of all these memories and sounds.”

Stoney Curtis Band signs with Shrapnel / Blues Bureau Records

Los Angeles, CA (November, 2004) Respected Producer Michael Varney, president of Shrapnel Records, has recently signed the Stoney Curtis Band to a three record deal. While the details of the CD are still being finalized, the band is on the schedule at Prairie Sun Studios in northern Cali. for early December. Additional recording dates in Las Vegas will follow. The expected release date is around February. A supporting tour will follow that. And if that wasn't enough good news, Mr. Varney was asked by Guitar Player Magazine to revive his "Guitarist Spotlight" column and has selected Curtis as his first feature. Expect that article in the Jan or Feb. 2005 issue.