Labeled “The best thing to come out of Auburn since Bo Jackson”, Hightide Blues took the stage for the first time in 2006 and has been gracing hundreds of stages for thousands of fans ever since. Their sound is a throw back to roots rock with a modern twist and an original delivery that’s in a category of its own. With their high-energy performances and huge fan base, it’s no surprise that Hightide Blues has shared the stage and toured with national acts such as Sara Bareilles, Augustana, Rocco Deluca & The Burden, Zac Brown Band, Matt Costa, Donavon Frankenreiter, Sister Hazel, Graham Colton, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Jason Isbell, The Whigs, Drivin’ n’ Cryin’, Dead Confederate, Pat McGee, and many more.
Their delivery of acoustic and electric guitars with a hard-hitting rhythm section has lead to sold out shows all over the Southeast and won’t be stopping there. Hightide Blues played Bonnaroo 2008, SXSW 2009, and are expanding their touring with shows all over the US of A, from Colorado to New York.
In February 2008 Hightide Blues recorded their second EP “Love Come Easy” with producer Richard McLaurin at House of David Studios in Nashville, where music legends Elvis, Neil Young, B.B. King, Joe Cocker, and Roy Orbison recorded some of the most influential albums in music history. The highly anticipated “Love Come Easy” is generating excitement from fans and major music industry people alike, with the lead singles “Dreamin’ Alone” and “Let It Roll” getting into full rotation on radio. Being labeled the fastest up and coming band in the Southeast, Hightide Blues is following in the footsteps of the many music legends who graced the very same studio, and anything is possible for this band as they tour the country picking up momentum and fans along the way.
“The best thing to come out of Auburn since Bo Jackson.” -Rock 100.5 Atlanta
“Hightide Blues brought the house down. Easily the best band of the night, the Blues boys were a four-piece full of fire and brimstone boiling and blowing us all away.” –BMI Showcase
“I gotta tell you, this band has that certain somethin’ somethin’. I can feel it in my gut.” -Scott Register (Reg’s Coffee House)
“By closing time of this EP, you’ll be MySpacing these boys to see when you can shake and sweat with the show live onstage. This band’s sound is big and accessible – plain and simple. The Bama boys’ sound is everything you ever liked about The Black Crowes, Ryan Adams, Lynard Skynard et al, with an alarming immediacy of youth and young manhood.” –Metromix Atlanta
“..a unique sound that brings something different to the festival. They’ve got strong fan bases, and they’ll keep going after Bonnaroo.” -Creative Loafing
-Featured “On The Rise” Artist in Relix Magazine June 2009
-Featured in PASTE MAGAZINE September 2009