NEW CD TITLE: LET'S LIVE IT UP

"LET'S LIVE IT UP", OUR NEW DELMARK RECORDING, WILL BE RELEASED ON APRIL 20TH. WE BELIEVE THIS IS OUR BEST WORK YET. THE CD SHOULD BE IN STORES BY EARLY MAY 2010. "LET'S LIVE IT UP" WILL BE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE OR CDBABY.COM. FOR ADVANCE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT therealheat@hotmail.com. CD RELEASE PARTIES ARE IN THE MAKING. STAY TUNED!

PIERRE'S LYRICS IN A POETRY BLOG!

CLICK HERE FOR A REVIEW ON PIERRE'S LYRICS IN A POETRY BLOG BY JONN S. O'CONNOR.

DOCUMENTARY FILM ON PIERRE AVAILABLE NOW ON DVD!

HERE IS A 52 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY MADE FOR TV IN 1996 BY NATALIE FRITZ NOW ON SALE AT THIS ADDRESS. THIS MOVIE FOCUSES ON PIERRE GOING TO CHICAGO TO THE ROOTS OF ELECTRIC CHICAGO BLUES AND ON HIS RETURN TO HIS HOME COUNTRY WHERE HE SPENT HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD.

NEW DELMARK CD RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 17TH AND 18TH, 2009!!!

THE TRACKS FOR THE NEW CD (NO TITLE AS YET) ARE NOW LAID AND FINISHED. WE RECORDED 15 TUNES. NINE ON THE FIRST DAY! WE ARE NOW WORKING ON VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL OVERDUBS AS WELL AS ON HORNS ON A FEW CUTS. WE HOPE TO FINISH THE MIXING AND MASTERING BY THE END OF JANUARY 2010. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES!

MISSISSIPPI HEAT FEATURED ON INDIELINK.ORG

This is a great presentation of the band's music, mission and history by DJ Gary Grovner on indielink.org. The presentation lasts 37 minutes with lots of music. Try it, we think you'll enjoy the music selection! Go to www.indielink.org/radio and click on "Mississippi Heat" to launch radio player.

MISSISSIPPI HEAT ON A1BLUES.COM

Mississippi Heat are featured on A1BLUES.COM! Click here to read. Here's a direct link to the audio interview.

WATCH THE MISSISSIPPI HEAT DOCUMENTARY MOVIE!

A behind the scenes look at some of the history and characters that make up the blues band Mississippi Heat. Directed and produced by Jonathan Lacocque and John Severson. Click here to watch.

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 $20.00 + $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.

WATCH MISSISSIPPI HEAT LIVE CLIPS!

We have added some of the live performances from our ONE EYE OPEN DVD to our youTube account. Click here to watch some intense live performances including MOANIN' AND CRYIN'. Click here for more information or to purchase the DVD.

PICTURES FROM THE MAYFAIR BLUES FESTIVAL, MAY 24TH, 2009

Excellent photos of Mississippi Heat's performance at the Mayfair Blues Festival on May 24th, 2009 by Diane Richter. CLICK HERE TO VIEW!

HATTIESBURG BLUES, BEST DELMARK RANKED CD RELEASE FOR 2008!

HATTIESBURG BLUES WAS RANKED AMONG THE BEST 50 BLUES RELEASES FOR 2008 BY LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE (DEC '08-JAN '09, ISSUE #199, VOL. 40, #1). WE ARE RANKED AT # 24TH.

BUDDY GUY AND MISSISSIPPI HEAT AT LEGENDS ON MARCH 13TH, 2009!

ON MARCH 13TH, BUDDY GUY JOINED THE BAND AS WE PERFORMED AT HIS CLUB!!! THE EVENT WAS FILMED BY INETTA. WE HOPE TO DOWNLOAD IT UNTO OUR WEBSITE SOON!

HATTIESBURG BLUES CD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE OR THROUGH DELMARK RECORDS

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."

HATTIESBURG BLUES VOTED AMONG

VOTED AMONG BEST PICKS BY "ABOUT.COM". WE ARE RANKED AMONG HEAVYWEIGHTS LIKE B.B. KING, BUDDY GUY, AND JOE LOUIS WALKER.

YOU CAN HEAR HATTIESBURG BLUES ON OUR SITE!

JUST CLICK INTO OUR DISCOGRAPHY. LYRICS ARE UP AS WELL. PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR POSTER WAS PAINTED BY WORLD-CLASS ARTIST DUJUAN AUSTIN, WHO SOMETIMES SUBTITUTES FOR KENNY SMITH WHENEVER HE CANNOT MAKE A GIG. THE POSTER WAS MADE OF ACRYLIC, PRISMA COLOR AND MARKER. DUJUAN PLAYS DRUMS ON 3 CUTS ON HATTIESBURG BLUES.

NOMINATION FOR BEST CHICAGO BAND 2008

MISSISSIPPI HEAT WAS NOMINATED FOR "MOST OUTSTANDING BAND OR GROUP" BY THE 28TH ANNUAL MUSIC AWARDS HELD AT THE PARK WEST THEATER, CHICAGO!

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].

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

Click here to listen!

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

Click here to check out.

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.