NOMINATION FOR BEST CHICAGO BAND 2008

MISSISSIPPI HEAT IS NOMINATED FOR "MOST OUTSTANDING BAND OR GROUP" BY THE UPCOMING 28TH ANNUAL MUSIC AWARDS TO BE HELD AT THE PARK WEST THEATER, CHICAGO! THE FINAL NOTIFICATION WILL BE KNOWN ON SUNDAY JANUARY 18TH, 2009. FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE REFER TO www.chicagomusicawards.org

HATTIESBURG BLUES REACHED #1 ON XM SATELLITE RADIO !!!

BESIDES REACHING THE NUMBER #1 SPOT ON XM SATELLITE, HATTIESBURG BLUES RANKED AMONG THE 10 BEST 2008 BLUES CD FOR 3 MONTHS IN A ROW!!! IT CLIMBED TO NUMBER 5 FOR BOTH THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY; AND TO THE NUMBER 9 SPOT IN AUGUST [AS REPORTED IN LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE].

NEW AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH PIERRE LACOCQUE ON WBEZ RADIO FROM MAY 21, 2008 WITH DAN BINDERT.

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FRENCH REVIEW FROM ABC BLUES AND SOUL WITH PHOTOS AND SOUND IN THE LINKS SECTION

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HATTIESBURG BLUES CD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE OR THROUGH DELMARK

Delmark Records Press Release reads:"Fantastic harp player/bandleader Pierre Lacocque and Mississippi Heat return with their 2nd release on Delmark; HATTIESBURG BLUES (DE 795) is a new ambitious studio CD, featuring their lead vocalist Inetta Visor, and Chicago blues guitar legends Lurrie Bell and Carl Weathersby. The Chicago Horns and latin percussionist Ruben Alvarez will also add significantly to this varied disc of many new original compositions." Hattiesburg is a city located in the south of the state of Mississippi. Quotes from our Manager about this recording: "HATTIESBURG BLUES is about how a music evolved from its African roots to the Delta of Mississippi and to the North in Chicago, and how it developed through other routes such as Cuba and South America. Yes, this is a beautiful combination of Chicago Blues and Latin rhythms. Add the hauntingly beautiful sounds of the harmonica of band leader Pierre Lacocque and the powerful and expressive voice of Inetta Visor and here is finally a CD that is an experience in listening from beginning to end. There are no throw-away songs here. Everything fits to form a great CD. Listen to the instrumental, CALYPSO IN BLUE and then listen to CHICAGO IS MY HOME; then listen to NATURE'S CRYIN' and you will tour almost without realizing it on the paths that old and powerful African drums took to propagate their elemental vitality and their raw passion. No instrument or voice takes over, it is communal construction as it is meant to be... I am proud to manage this band and I can say what I say because I have nothing to do with the composition, the production or the performances on this CD."

YOU CAN NOW HEAR HATTIESBURG BLUES ON OUR SITE!

JUST CLICK INTO OUR DISCOGRAPHY. LYRICS ARE UP AS WELL. SOON WE WILL ALSO SHOW OFF OUR NEW POSTER! IT WAS PAINTED BY WORLD-CLASS ARTIST DUJUAN AUSTIN, WHO HAPPENS TO BE OUR DRUMMER WHENEVER KENNY CANNOT MAKE A GIG. THE POSTER WAS MADE OF ACRYLIC, PRISMA COLOR AND MARKER. DUJUAN PLAYS DRUMS ON 3 CUTS ON HATTIESBURG BLUES.

MICHEL LACOCQUE: BAND MANAGER

MICHEL can be reached at (773) 600-0950 OR at therealheat@hotmail.com Address: MISSISSIPPI HEAT C/O M. LACOCQUE, 5217 S. GREENWOOD, CHICAGO, IL, 60615.

BOOKING AGENCY (USA/CANADA): JAY REIL & ASSOCIATES

JAY can be reached at (847) 272-0202 or via e-mail at: jay@jayreil.com. JAY REIL also books the band in CANADA, EXCEPT FOR QUÉBEC (SEE BELOW).

EUROPEAN BOOKING AGENCY: WILLING PRODUCTIONS

WILLING PRODUCTIONS (68, AVENUE DE L'URSS - 31400 TOULOUSE, FRANCE). THIS AGENCY BOOKS, COORDINATES AND HANDLES ALL OUR EUROPEAN BOOKINGS. PLEASE CONTACT BERNARD VILLENEUVE @ 011 33 (0)5 61 53 85 06 (willingblue@wanadoo.fr). http: www.willingprod.com.

BOOKING AGENCY (QUEBEC PROVINCE): RENE MOISAN/PRODUCTIONS BROS

For bookings within Canada's QUÉBEC PROVINCE, please contact RENÉ MOISAN at Productions Bros (514) 272-3466 (Office) * (514) 272-1885 (Fax). Address: 7080 Rue Alexandra (Suite 401), Montréal, CANADA, H2S 3J5.

ORDER RECORDS THROUGH THIS SITE!

TO ORDER A CD or DVD with a CREDIT CARD, please click on DISCOGRAPHY. To order CDs by PERSONAL CHECKS, please send a $20.00 check + $3.00 for Shipping and Handling payable to "Mississippi Heat", and mail to:
MICHEL LACOCQUE, 5217 S. Greenwood, Chicago, IL, 60615.
Our DVDs are sold at $25.00 + $3.00 for S/H.

• Our CD, GLAD YOU'RE MINE (CrossCut Records, CCD11085) climbed to number FOUR on the US radio charts (as reported by LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE, JAN/FEB 2006).

• Our LIVE recording, ONE EYE OPEN-LIVE AT ROSA'S LOUNGE, for Delmark Records (DE783 and DVD1783) are in stores worldwide. This CD climbed to number SIX on the US radio charts (as reported by LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE, MAR/APR 2006). ONE EYE OPEN was voted "Best CD of the Year" by BACK TO THE ROOTS MAGAZINE.