A St. Louis' Acoustic Blues Trio featuring vocalist Kari Liston,
guitarist Jeremy Segel-Moss and a gang of outstanding St. Louis musicians. The
Bottoms Up Blues Gang play a unique blend of originals and covers in the styles
of Delta Blues, R & B, Soul, Jazz, and Blues influenced Rock & Roll.
Major influences include a wide range of artists, including Muddy Waters, Bessie
Smith, Jimmy Reed, Louie Jordan, Ani DiFranco, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Dixon and
many more. The BUBG are also heavily influenced
by local artists such as; Bennie Smith, Sharon Foehner, Brian Curran, Matt
Murdick, Eric McSpadden and the real sounds of St. Louis music that seem to ooze
out of every corner bar in the City.
During
the last year the Bottoms Up Blues Gang has performed in many of the area's top
venues, including the B.B.'s Jazz, Blues & Soups, the Broadway Oyster Bar,
Blueberry Hill, the Venice Cafe, Pop's Blue Moon, Riddles Cafe, Mangia Italiano
and many more. They were also featured at the 2002 Big Muddy Blues Festival and
the 2002 Buck Dance Blues Festival. The BUBG have also performed with some of
St. Louis' finest musicians, such
as Bennie Smith and the Urban Express, Brian
Curran, Mojo Syndrome, the Soulard Blues Band, Marsville, and Kim Massie.
The Bottoms Up
Blues Gang is especially conscious about the importance of continuing
the tradition of St. Louis music while trying to define a unique style of their
own. Some of the musicians who frequent the BUBG stage include Adam Andrews,
John Erblich, Matt Murdick, Eric McSpadden, Sharon Foehner and many more. 

