One For The Weekend: GA-20 featuring Charlie Musselwhite

Blues harp hero Charlie Musselwhite joins GA-20 for their"Blues Now" LP on New West Records. Check out "Crazy Love"

GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite

Blues Now

Released via New West Records July 31, 2026

BLUES NOW! The title says it all. Blues in all caps – honest, emphatic, and raw. This collaborative album unites GA-20, one of today’s most celebrated young Blues trios, and Charlie Musselwhite, a legendary statesman of the genre. Musselwhite’s name is synonymous with the blues, a harmonica virtuoso and esteemed vocalist with a 60-plus year career forged in authenticity and excellence. Charlie remembers seeing Buddy Guy playing in Chicago back in the early 60s right here. 

GA-20 burst onto the scene in 2018, garnering a quick reputation for dynamic live performance, built on a deep respect for the originators and an enduring commitment to carrying the torch forward. Together with BLUES NOW (New West Records), the Grammy award winning Musselwhite and Billboard chart-topping GA-20 shine with a chemistry that blends the spirit of the Blues pioneers with an electrifying modern energy.

With BLUES NOW, the collaboration between GA-20 and Charlie Musselwhite embodies a living musical conversation that spans generations. It is an ongoing dialogue and testament to the enduring spirit of Blues music. It reaffirms its timeless appeal and reminds us that the Blues is a living, breathing art form. It’s also a hell of a good time. 

You can pre-order GA-20's forthcoming Blues Now LP via Bandcamp right here.  Check out "Crazy Love" off the album below. 

Here's Charlie Musselwhite (far right) sharing a laugh backstage with S.P. Leary (left) and Billy Boy Arnold back in the day. 

Watch GA-20 play Hound Dog Taylor's "Sitting At Home Alone"

Here's GA-20 reprising a Hound Dog Taylor gem followed by one from Ricky Allen and another from Lazy Lester. 

Listen to GA-20's rip thru Hound Dog Taylor's "Give Me Back My Wig"

As a follow-up to their Hound Dog Taylor salute from August, GA-20 just shared a live version of "Give Me Back My Wig" 

GA-20 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES w/ JD Simo

 

Oct 19  Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
Oct 20  Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland, OH
Oct 21  Motr Pub, Cincinnati, OH
Oct 22  Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV *
Oct 23  HMAC Stage on Herr, Harrisburg, PA *
Nov 02  Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, MO
Nov 04  Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
Nov 05  Chipper's College Lanes, Fort Collins, CO
Nov 06  The Animas City Theatre, Durango, CO
Nov 07  Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM
Nov 09  191 Toole, Tucson, AZ
Nov 10  Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
Nov 11  Coach House Concert Hall, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Nov 12  The Siren, Morro Bay, CA
Nov 13  The Mint, Los Angeles, CA
Nov 14  Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
Nov 16  Felton Music Hall, Felton, CA
Nov 17  Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music, Berkeley, CA
Nov 18  Humboldt Brews, Arcata, CA
Nov 19  Wow Hall, Eugene, OR
Nov 20  The Jack London Revue, Portland, OR
Nov 21  The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
Nov 25  Blues On Whyte, Edmonton, AB *
Nov 26 & 27  Arts Commons, Calgary, AB *
Dec 17  Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA *
Jan 07  City Winery, Nashville, TN
Jan 08  Revolution Music Room, Little Rock, AR
Jan 10  Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewery, Oklahoma City, OK
Jan 11  Tulips FTW, Fort Worth, TX
Jan 12  Antone's, Austin, TX
Jan 13  Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio, TX
Jan 14  Continental Club, Houston, TX
Jan 15 New Orleans, LA
Jan 18  Buddha Live, Ft. Myers FL 
Jan 19  Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jan 20  Tuffy’s, Sanford FL 
Jan 21  Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
Jan 22  Union Hall, Lakeland, FL
Jan 23  Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, Ponte Vedra, FL
Jan 25  Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
Jan 26  The Pour House Music Hall, Raleigh, NC
Jan 28  Grant's Lounge, Macon, GA
Jan 29  Vinyl at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
 
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[* GA-20 only]

GA-20 previews Hound Dog Taylor tribute LP with "Let's Get Funky"

GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor features updates of the late great Chicago bluesman's whumpin' house rockers. 

Here's the scoop...

Hound Dog Taylor

Blues music is revered for its timelessness. The best blues – no matter how old – sounds as fresh and visceral today as it did when first recorded. The high-energy electric blues trio GA-20 – guitarist Matt Stubbs, guitarist/vocalist Pat Faherty, and drummer Tim Carman – know this well. The band’s dynamic self-penned songs sound and feel as fresh and real as the old blues they love and perform, including songs by Otis Rush, J.B. Lenoir, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells and especially their favourite, Hound Dog Taylor.

Legendary six-fingered Chicago bluesman Theodore Roosevelt “Hound Dog” Taylor always knew how he wanted to be remembered, declaring, “When I die they’ll say, ‘he couldn’t play shit, but he sure made it sound good!’” His first full length recording in 1971 was also the first album on now world-famous Alligator Records, Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers. In fact, label president Bruce Iglauer founded Alligator for the sole purpose of recording and releasing that album.

Now, Colemine Records – working in partnership with Alligator Records – will release GA-20’s new full-length album, GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try  It…You Might Like It!, featuring 10 songs written or performed by the Chicago blues legend. From the fiery first single and album opener “She’s Gone” to the blistering “Sadie” to the all-time Hound Dog classic “Give Me Back My Wig”, GA-20 deliver one electrifying track after another. 

GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try it... You Might Like It! is being released by Colemine's Karma Chief subsidiary in co-operation with Alligator Records on August 20th but you can pre-order it right here. 

Watch the videos for "Let's Get Funky" and "She's Gone" below followed by a list of GA-20's upcoming tour dates which doesn't include a Toronto show but on the upside, they're splitting a bill with the amazing Ikebe Shakedown in Boston on December 17th.  

GA-20 revisits the rough-cut 60s blues sound of Slim Harpo & Junior Wells

GA-20's Lonely Soul is available in a limited edition red wax version from Karma Chief Records via Colemine. Check it out below. 

GA-20 was formed by friends Pat Faherty and Matthew Stubbs – Charlie Musselwhite's longtime guitarist – in Boston last year. The project was born out of their mutual love of heavy traditional Blues, R&B, and Rock & Roll of the late 50s and early 60s. Faherty and Stubbs bonded over legendary artists like Lazy Lester, J.B. Lenoir, Earl Hooker, Slim Harpo, Otis Rush and Junior Wells. Feeling a void in current music, the duo have set out to write, record and perform a modern version of this beloved art form. Live, GA-20 is a trio of 2 guitars, vocals and drums. Raw, passionate and honest performance, both on stage and in the studio, is the only goal.

GA-20's Lonely Soul debut album for Karma Chief Records was produced by Matthew Stubbs, mastered by JJ Golden at Golden Mastering with lacquers cut at Well Made Music and then pressed at Gotta Groove Records where it was housed in a high quality Stoughton tip-on jacket. Get a copy of Lonely Soul from Colemine Records right here. Have a listen to the album after the clip of their recent live set at Paste Studio NYC and their new video for "Crackin' Up".







GA-20 LIVE
Jan 11 The Washington, Burlington, IA (w/ Biscuit Miller and The Mix)
Jan 19 1904 Music Hall, Jacksonville, FL
Jan 20 Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA (w/ Neal Francis)
Jan 21 Proud Larry’s, Oxford, MS
Jan 22 The Nick Rocks, Birmingham. AL
Jan 31 Nick-A-Nees, Providence, RI
Feb 1 Atwood Tavern, Cambridge, MA
Feb 6 Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT
Feb 7 Dawson Street Pub, Philadelphia, PA
Feb 8 The Ark Bowl & BBQ, Arkville, NY
Feb 14 The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV
Feb 15 Kable House, York, PA