Doors open at 7:30pm | Show starts @ 8pm (seated concert)
TICKETS: $15 ($10 w/ ISU Student ID) in advance | $2 increase day-of-show
Genre: blues
For fans of: Hound Dog Taylor, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Baker Brooks
Famed Chicago bluesman Studebaker John Grimaldi started playing harmonica at the age of 7 and took up the slide guitar later in life after a self-described life changing experience seeing Hound Dog Taylor and the House Rockers perform. Under the spell of music he heard on Maxwell Street, Chicago’s famed blues melting pot, Grimaldi began performing as Studebaker John and the Hawks, an homage to his Studebaker Hawk car (which he still owns today), in the 1970’s. He released his first album, Straight No Chaser, in 1979 and has since produced another 19 albums of original material over the past 45 years. His latest, The Resonator, was released in 2022 to much acclaim from critics and fans alike.
In addition to his own recordings, Studebaker John has made numerous appearances as a sideman with a wide variety of other musicians, including British rock bands Pretty Things and The Yardbirds.
His original music has been featured in numerous movies, television shows, and commercials, including Fox’s hit show 24, A&E’s Dog the Bounty Hunter and Cinemax’s Banshee.
As a songwriter and musician, Studebaker John has emerged as a major creative force in the world of the blues today. Ahead of the pack, with vision and foresight, creating a new standard and landscape for this music’s future... with John at the wheel, the future is now!
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Purchase tickets in person at the M-Shop Box Office or over the phone at 515-294-8349 (M-F 11am-5pm).
A $1 service fee will be added to all telephone orders. Tickets also available online via MidwesTIX.
A 3% service fee added to all online orders. All tickets are subject to an additional $2 MidwesTIX fee.
Ticket prices increase $2 day-of-show. Click here for full ticket information / policies.
-- Proof of age required for alcohol purchases --
(selection of beer/wine / hard-seltzers available)