Mike Zito and The Wheel Makes
An Illegal Turn In The Right
Direction
Live CD/DVD Songs From The Road Out
November 11th
Atlanta, GA – Ruf Records artist, Mike Zito is set to release
his Songs From The Road Live CD/DVD on November 11th
Zito, an award winning artist and producer, wows the Texas home crowd with his
blues boogie-woogie one winter night in January 2014, at Houston’s Dosey Doe
only a few miles away from where he lives in Beaumont.
Straight from the start, Mike takes command of the stage with
songs from his vast catalog over the years, with songs like Greyhound, “Gone
To Texas”
and “Pearl River”, co-written by the great Cyril Neville,
won a Blues Music Award in 2011. Even a clever cover of the Prince classic
Little Red Corvette”, would impress the Purple Rain man himself. Mike’s
guitar work soars, sings and cheers against his velvet voice perhaps only after
years of perfecting the two. Mike has cultivated this sound, one that stands on
its own head with songs that talk about taking that leap, to somewhere else, has
become his life story.
Zito is a solid singer and
songwriter with the technical prowess as a guitarist and producer to confidently
execute his vision.”
BLINDED BY
SOUND
A blasting concert with the full band starts the DVD, but
there is a bonus after the lights have been turned off– a tender acoustic
storyteller set where Mike stops to tell his side of his life. Three songs are
performed “Dead Of Night”, “Death Row” and “Gone To Texas
with only Mike and his acoustic guitar. He tells the behind the songs, which is
worth the price of the show.
“Zito’s actual backstory, coupled
with the kind of soul you can’t help but pick u if hailing from that close to
Memphis, probably explains why his particular brand of blues-rock seems not only
more honest, but more flexible, than many of his
contemporaries.”

– OFFBEAT
His band, The Wheel backs him up and adds color to the show.
The Wheel consists of Jimmy Carpenter on saxophone, Scot Sutherland on bass, Rob
Lee on drums and on Hammond B-3 and piano, the legendary Lewis Stephens (Delbert
McClinton, Freddie King). Mike is able to pick, slide and strum on his guitars
in and out as they create the musical back drop.
“Mike Zito and his collection of
top notch musicians in The Wheel delivers songs with incredible artistry and a
frankness that should never ignored”-
LIVERPOOL SOUND &
VISION
“The audience was on fire from
the first note. The band played with such energy and passion. I was overwhelmed
many times throughout this performance by the sheer energy of love that poured
out of every soul in that building. It was a truly magical night, one I’ll never
forget.” Mike beams with excitement about the show.
           A trailer of the show
is ready to view on You Tube:
Mike will be out on the road this
fall and winter, supporting his release, around the states as well as Europe at
clubs, theaters and festivals. He is booked by Blue Mountain out of North
Carolina and managed by Rueben Williams at Thunderbird Management.
Mike Zito is found on the
internet:
www.mikezito.com as well as all social media
outlets.
To arrange an interview with
Mike, please contact: Jill Kettles at Miss Jill PR by email:
jill@missjillpr.com or tel: 404-213-8542.
To download a hi-res photo for
editorial needs, click here:
http://www.missjillpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Zito-2014-Press-Photo-2.jpg
MIKE ZITO INTINERARY
US Dates:
10/14/14           Memphis,
Missouri       VFW/Lil Memphis Blues Society         
10/15/14           Galesburg,
IL                Fat Fish Pub    
10/16/14           St. Louis,
MO               Broadway Oyster Bar   
10/17/14           Kansas City,
MO          Knuckleheads Saloon   
                                                           
W/ Samantha Fish
10/18/14           Columbia,
MO              Mojo’s 
European Dates:
11/01/14           De
Korenbloem            Zingem                       
Belgium
11/02/14           Nix en
Meer                 Enschede                     
Netherlands
11/04/14          
Beaverwood                  Chislehurst                  
UK
11/05/14          
Wolverhampton                        Robin 2                                   
UK
11/06/14          
Edinburgh                    Jam House                   
UK
11/07/14          
Carlisle                         Bluesfest                     
UK
11/08/14          
Haringe                                    Bluesfestival                
Belgium
11/09/14          
Ottersum                      Roepaen                      
Netherlands
11/11/14          
Bristol                          The Tunnels                
UK
11/12/14          
Swansea                       The Scene                   
UK
11/13/14          
Derby                           Flower Pot                   
UK
11/14/14          
Sutton                          Boom Boom Club         UK
11/15/14          
Berlin                           Quasimodo                  
Germany
11/16/14          
Sumperk                       Blues Alive                   Czech
Republic
11/18/14          
Bonn                            Harmonie Bonn                       
Germany
11/19/14          
Lindewerra                   Gemeindesaal              
Germany
11/20/14          
Bensheim                     Rex                             
Germany
11/21/14          
Basel                            Volkshaus                   
Switzerland