B.B. & The Blues Shacks
„ladys and gangsters, it’s bluestime“

The BB’s are masters of their instruments and make the audience feel the deep emotions that lie in the sound of hand-made R&B. Their music is fun and sweeps the listeners away.
Mellow, fat, and rich sounding blues at its very best!
Meanwhile they have played more than 4000 gigs, won numerous awards and recorded 13 albums.
Therefore B.B. & The Blues Shacks now enforced their reputation as a top band overseas. They played in Dubai, on the Doheny Festival in Los Angeles and the Byron Bay Festival in Australia with top-acts such as Bob Dylan, B. B. King and Elvis Costello among ten thousand. With great success!
Frontman Michael Arlt (Vocal and Harp) has long been in the top league of European blues and soul singers. Michael’s exquisite art of harmonica playing will enjoy the listener. He's playing his heart out! His brother Andreas Arlt, known for its powerful and elegant style is now touted as "world-class guitarist". Fabian Fritz skillfully hits accents on piano and organ. Henning Hauerken (double bass and electric bass) and drummer Andre Werkmeister deliver drive, groove and steady rhythms, which everybody takes home after the show.

„B.B. & The Blues Shacks consolidate their  position as one of the absolute best european blues bands.“
Jefferson Magazin - Sweden

„B.B. & The Blues Shacks continue to one of the finest outfits in Europe“
bluesinthenorthwest - Great Britain

„superb songs, super musicians!“
Duke Robillard, guitar legend/USA

„he material is always well crafted, and their musician- ship is faultless…“
Blues & Rhythm - Great Britain

„They grab every audience right from the start““
Peter Urban, radio NDR 2
„The whole world wants these guys.“
TV SAT 1

„Five good looking musicians, but above all, they sound great…“
TV RTL

„This band has a sound that reaches a wide audience.“
Block Magazin/NL

„These Germans delivered a truly high-energy gig …and in the end they were all screaming for more.“
BrooWaha Newspaper - Los Angeles

Awards
German Blues Awards 2010, 2011 and 2015
BLUESNEWS POLL 2012: best CD national; international 3rd place (CD 'Come Along')
The album „Unique Taste“ was selected for the Quarterly Critics’ Choice (Besten- liste) 2/2008 of the German Record Critics’ Award, recommended as ‚new release of outstanding importance‘.
Two times winner of the Trophee France Blues as “Best European live Bluesband“ awarded by French music journalists and critics. 
Andreas Arlt was honored with the award as “Best Blues Guitarist“.

Line-up
Andreas Arlt – guitar, vocals
Michael Arlt - vocals, harmonica 
Henning Hauerken - electric + upright bass
Andre Werkmeister - drums, percussion 
Fabian Fritz - piano, organ

www.bluesshacks.com

contact:
Michael Nyemetz
Trillkestraße 5
D 31139 Hildesheim 
fon: +49-5121-131716
cell.: +49-174-9917549
e-mail: booking@bluesshacks.de