Alligator Artists Receive Six Blues Blast Award Nominations

FIVE ALLIGATOR RECORDS ARTISTS RECEIVE SIX 

BLUES BLAST AWARD NOMINATIONS

On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, Blues Blast magazine announced the nominees for the 2018 Blues Blast Awards. Five Alligator Records recording artists received a total of six Blues Blast Award nominations. The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling received two nods: Best Blues Band and Traditional Album Of The Year (for The High Cost Of Low Living). Rick Estrin & The Nightcats (the current 2018 Blues Music Award-winning Band Of The Year) also received a nomination for Best Blues Band. Tinsley Ellis and the duo of Curtis Salgado & Alan Hager each received nominations for Album Of The Year: Ellis in the Rock Blues Album category for Winning Hand, Salgado & Hager in the Acoustic Blues Album category for Rough Cut.

Fan voting to determine the winners begins July 1, 2018 and continues until August 31, 2018 at BluesBlastMagazine.com. Voting is open to anyone who signs up for a free Blues Blast Magazine email subscription. The Blues Blast Music Awards are presented by Blues Blast magazine. The 2018 Blues Blast Awards ceremonies will be held on September 29th, at Tebala Event Center in Rockford, Illinois.