MISSISSIPPI HEAT TO APPEAR AT THE CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL: JUNE 8TH- 6:00PM

MISSISSIPPI HEAT IS INVITED TO APPEAR AS A FULL UNIT TO KENNY SMITH'S PRO JAM EVENT. WE START AT 6:00PM.

NEW MISSISSIPPI HEAT ALBUM FOR DELMARK RECORDS SLATED FOR AUGUST 2012

WE ARE IN THE HEAT OF WORKING ON OUR NEW CD FOR DELMARK RECORDS. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED THIS AUGUST. STAY TUNED! TENTATIVE TITLE: DELTA BOUND.

MISSISSIPPI HEAT STARTS A VIDEO CHANNEL!!!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE MISSISSIPPI HEAT VIDEO CHANNEL. CHECK BACK OFTEN AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD NEW CLIPS.

PURCHASE MISSISSIPPI HEAT DOWNLOADS FROM THE GOOGLE ANDROID MUSIC STORE!

CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH STORE.

NEW T-SHIRT, RINGTONES, CD'S AND DVD'S AVAILABLE IN THE SHOP.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW MISSISSIPPI HEAT STORE. A BRAND NEW T-SHIRT DESIGN IS AVAILABLE IN ALL SIZES MADE OF TOP OF THE LINE MATERIAL. ORDER THE T-SHIRT AND LET'S LIVE IT UP! CD BUNDLE SPECIAL AND SAVE. ALSO AVAILABLE: RINGTONES, CD'S AND DVD'S.

WINNER!!! BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES CD OF THE YEAR - BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS - 2010

OUR CD LET'S LIVE IT UP WAS VOTED "2010 BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES CD OF THE YEAR" BY BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE VOTED FOR US. THIS IS AN HONOR FOR THE BAND, FOR DELMARK RECORDS, FOR OUR FANS, AND FOR OUR FAMILY MEMBERS ALIKE. WE ARE TRULY HUMBLED. ABOUT BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE: OVER 17,000 BLUES FANS READ THE MAGAZINE EACH WEEK. THEY ARE LOCATED IN MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS IN ALL 50 US STATES. THE MAGAZINE GETS MORE THAN 1,000,000 (THAT'S ONE MILLION) HITS A MONTH ON THEIR WEBSITE!

PHOTOS AND FILM OF MISSISSIPPI HEAT PERFORMING AT THE 2010 MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

PIERRE AND THE BAND ROCKED THE MONTREAL JAZZ FESTIVAL JULY 2ND! CLICK HERE FOR A YOUTUBE CLIP PROVIDED BY GINETTE LEBRUN. CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME PHOTOS TAKEN BY BWKPHOTOGRAPHY.

WATCH A MISSISSIPPI HEAT PROMO VIDEO

THANK YOU TO INDIELINK.ORG AND TO JEFFEREY MACINTOSH AND CARL LUTHER FOR GRACIOUSLY PRODUCING THIS PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR US. WE ARE TOUCHED BY THE GIFT AND BY YOUR PERMISSION TO USE IT! -PIERRE AND MICHEL LACOCQUE

CLICK HERE TO WATCH!

LISTEN TO RECENT RADIO INTERVIEWS AND READ REVIEWS

Blues Next / WGLT in Normal, Illinois: Radio Interview - 5/14/10
The Blues Files / NPR / Jonny Meister: Radio Interview - 5/05/10
Music on the Couch / Blog Talk Radio: Podcast - 4/26/10
KCOR Kansas City Online Radio: a1artistspotlight.com
Route 66:surlaroute66.free.fr
Blues Again: bluesagain.com

VIEW LIVE PHOTOS FROM "THE ARK" IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

CLICK HERE TO VIEW EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF MISSISSIPPI HEAT WITH CARL WEATHERSBY AND PETER MADCAT RUTH AT THE ARK IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN TAKEN ON 6/1/2010 BY JOE OLIVER.

LET'S LIVE IT UP! IN STORES NOW

Let's Live It Up! is Mississippi Heat's third recording for Delmark. For this outing, the band recorded 14 new original songs, eleven by leader, harmonica player Pierre Lacocque. Special guest John Primer sings on 3 cuts. Another great blues guitarist Carl Weathersby and keyboardist Chis "Hambone" Cameron can be heard throughout the album. Inetta Visor sings on 9 tunes, while singer Rhonda Preston delivers one song. The Chicago Horns, percussionist Ruben Alvarez, and background vocalists also appear on this exciting and best Mississippi Heat recording to date. GET MORE INFORMATION/BUY NOW

VISIT THE MISSISSIPPI HEAT YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

We have added some of the live performances from our ONE EYE OPEN DVD to our YouTube account. Click here to watch some intense live performances including MOANIN' AND CRYIN'.

While you are there, be sure to check out the Mississippi Heat Documentary Movie. It's a behind the scenes look at some of the history and characters that make up the blues band Mississippi Heat. Directed and produced by Jonathan Lacocque and John Severson. Click here to watch.

PIERRE'S LYRICS IN A POETRY BLOG!

CLICK HERE FOR A REVIEW ON PIERRE'S LYRICS IN A POETRY BLOG BY JONN S. O'CONNOR.

ORDER RECORDS THROUGH THIS SITE!

TO ORDER A CD or DVD with a CREDIT CARD, please click on DISCOGRAPHY. To order CDs by PERSONAL CHECKS, please send a $20.00 check + $3.00 for Shipping and Handling payable to "Mississippi Heat", and mail to:
MICHEL LACOCQUE, 5217 S. Greenwood, Chicago, IL, 60615.
Our DVDs are sold at $20.00 + $3.00 for S/H.

PICTURES FROM THE MAYFAIR BLUES FESTIVAL, MAY 24TH, 2009

Excellent photos of Mississippi Heat's performance at the Mayfair Blues Festival on May 24th, 2009 by Diane Richter. CLICK HERE TO VIEW!

MICHEL LACOCQUE: BAND MANAGER

MICHEL can be reached at (773) 600-0950 OR at manager@mississippiheat.net -- Address: MISSISSIPPI HEAT C/O M. LACOCQUE, 5217 S. GREENWOOD, CHICAGO, IL, 60615.