Blues on the Red:
Rev. Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys
The Downtown Development Association is hosting the second Blues on the Red Concert on Saturday, July 25.
This is the ninth season of Blues on the Red concert series, powered by JLG Architects. Starting at 6 p.m. in Town Square, this FREE concert will feature RB Stone opening for headliner Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys, who take the stage at 8.
The concert is free and open to the public, and runs from 6-10 p.m. in Town Square. Wild Hog Smokehouse is back again this season serving food and beverages. Helix Wine and Bites, a new wine bar in downtown Grand Forks will serve wine. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and their dancing shoes.
Rev. Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys: Born and raised in Chicago, Rev. Raven has been playing the blues since 1971 when he first saw Freddy King play at the Kinetic Theater in Chicago. The talented and versatile Rev. Raven, who is a guitarist, singer and songwriter has opened for guitar titans such as the B.B King, Gatemouth Brown and Pinetop Perkins. Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated nightclubs in the Midwest, Rev. Raven and the Chain Smokin Altar Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion.
RB Stone: Born in Huntingburg, Indiana, Roland Bennett Stone Jr., gives credit to his parents who were huge music lovers for his versatile musical upbringing. At 12, his mother showed him some chords on the piano where he learned his first song. Once the music bug hit him, he never looked backed. With his own label Wild Stallion Records, and his band Highway Robbery, RB has produced 16 albums, toured 32 countries and 5 continents selling over 40,000 albums.