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WHEELING -- Horns, harmonies and homegrown instruments combined with an energetic and roots-rich festival set make Ghost Town Blues Band one of the "must see live bands on the festival scene today."
Ghost Town Blues Band will make an appearance at 8 p.m. today, Friday, Feb. 23, at Waterfront Hall, 1230 Water St., in Wheeling.
Both Andrew McNeill, behind the drums, and Matt Karner, on the bass guitar, are a punishing rhythm section behind multi-instrumentalist and frontman Matt Isbell with raunchy cigar box guitar licks and raspy "Dr. John-like, whiskey and gravel-soaked vocals."
With the addition of trombonist Suavo Jones, Cedric Taylor on the Hammond B3 and Taylor Orr on lead guitar, the grooves go from fresh to funky as the band gains more notoriety in the blues festival and jam circuit.
Ghost Town Blues Band has performed all across the United States and Canada at more than 100 festivals.
The band was a hit at the 2023 Heritage Music BluesFest, last summer, and the guys return to Wheeling to help festival producer Bruce Wheeler celebrate his 70th birthday today.
Join the party! For advance tickets, visit, https://waterfronthall.com/calendar-of-events. If available, tickets can be purchased at the door.