LET'S LIVE IT UP! NOMINATED FOR "BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES CD OF THE YEAR" BY BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE

LET'S LIVE IT UP! IS one of six CD's nominated for the 2010 BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES CD OF THE YEAR by BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE! This is a great honor for us.

Here are the nominees:
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore - Lucky To Be Living
Eddie C. Campbell - Tear This World Up
Fiona Boyes - Blues Woman
Kilborn Alley - Better Off Now
Mississippi Heat - Let's Live It Up
David Maxwell & Lousiana Red - You Got To Move

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PHOTOS AND FILM OF MISSISSIPPI HEAT PERFORMING AT THE 2010 MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

PIERRE AND THE BAND ROCKED THE MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL JULY 2ND! CLICK HERE FOR A YOUTUBE CLIP PROVIDED BY GINETTE LEBRUN. CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME PHOTOS TAKEN BY BWKPHOTOGRAPHY.

BEST CD OF THE MONTH FOR JULY 2010 IN HOLLAND

LET'S LIVE IT UP! WAS AWARDED BEST CD OF THE MONTH (JULY 2010) IN THE NETHERLANDS. (BLUEZY - RADIO RIDDERKERK).

WATCH A MISSISSIPPI HEAT PROMO VIDEO

THANK YOU TO INDIELINK.ORG AND TO JEFFEREY MACINTOSH AND CARL LUTHER FOR GRACIOUSLY PRODUCING THIS PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR US. WE ARE TOUCHED BY THE GIFT AND BY YOUR PERMISSION TO USE IT! -PIERRE AND MICHEL LACOCQUE

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LISTEN TO RECENT RADIO INTERVIEWS AND READ REVIEWS

Blues Next / WGLT in Normal, Illinois: Radio Interview - 5/14/10
The Blues Files / NPR / Jonny Meister: Radio Interview - 5/05/10
Music on the Couch / Blog Talk Radio: Podcast - 4/26/10
KCOR Kansas City Online Radio: a1artistspotlight.com
Route 66:surlaroute66.free.fr
Blues Again: bluesagain.com

VIEW LIVE PHOTOS FROM "THE ARK" IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

CLICK HERE TO VIEW EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF MISSISSIPPI HEAT WITH CARL WEATHERSBY AND PETER MADCAT RUTH AT THE ARK IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN TAKEN ON 6/1/2010 BY JOE OLIVER.

LET'S LIVE IT UP! IN STORES NOW

Let's Live It Up! is Mississippi Heat's third recording for Delmark. For this outing, the band recorded 14 new original songs, eleven by leader, harmonica player Pierre Lacocque. Special guest John Primer sings on 3 cuts. Another great blues guitarist Carl Weathersby and keyboardist Chis "Hambone" Cameron can be heard throughout the album. Inetta Visor sings on 9 tunes, while singer Rhonda Preston delivers one song. The Chicago Horns, percussionist Ruben Alvarez, and background vocalists also appear on this exciting and best Mississippi Heat recording to date. GET MORE INFORMATION/BUY NOW

VISIT THE MISSISSIPPI HEAT YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

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'.

While you are there, be sure to check out the Mississippi Heat Documentary Movie. It's 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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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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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.