NEW GIGS!!!

JIMI V. AND SCREAMIN’ JOHN PLAY AT WICK’S ON BAXTER AVE. (LOUISVILLE, KY) EVERY THURSDAY!!! 8:30PM-MIDNIGHT!

July 1-2: Stevie Ray’s, Louisville KY, 10PM, w/the Predators

July 7: Wick’s on Baxter Ave, Louisville KY, 8:30PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John

July 9: Louisville Blues and BBQ Fest, Louisville KY, 6:30PM, w/the Predators

July 14: Wick’s on Baxter Ave, Louisville KY, 8:30PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John

July 21: Wick’s on Baxter Ave, Louisville KY, 8:30PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John

June 22: Bearno’s by the Bridge, Louisville KY, 10PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John

July 28: Wick’s on Baxter Ave, Louisville KY, 8:30PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John

August 4: Wick’s on Baxter Ave, Louisville KY, 8:30PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John

August 11: Wick’s on Baxter Ave, Louisville KY, 8:30PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John (W/SPECIAL GUEST!)

August 18: Wick’s on Baxter Ave, Louisville KY, 8:30PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John 

August 19: Ri Ra’s, Louisville KY, 10PM, w/the Predators

August 20: Ri Ra’s, Louisville KY, 10PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John

August 25: Wick’s on Baxter Ave, Louisville KY, 8:30PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John 

August 26: Bearno’s by the Bridge, Louisville KY, 10PM, Jimi V and Screamin’ John

NEWS FLASH!!!! Jimi V. and Screamin’ John are 2011 International Blues Challenge Semi-finalists!!!

We’ve finally returned from our trip to the 2011 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. Our hard work, combined with the support of our friends, fans, and family, helped us reach the semifinals of this international competition. We’re very proud of this accomplishment, and we’d like to thanks everyone that helped make this possible. Photos, video, and more details will be posted in the next few days. Feel free to email us at info@jimiandscreamin.com with questions or booking requests!

In the studio.

More video from the KBS Anniversary Party.

Live at the Crescent Hill Radio studios, November 2010.

Live at the Crescent Hill Radio studios, November 2010.

Screamin’ John’s National Estralita. Mighty fine, mighty fine. 

Screamin’ John’s National Estralita. Mighty fine, mighty fine. 

Jimi V and Screamin’ John at Fourth Street Live, Louisville KY 11/2009

Jimi V and Screamin’ John at Fourth Street Live, Louisville KY 11/2009

Jimi V and Screamin’ John Hawkins have collaborated since 1992. Their performances consist mostly of blues standards, but the duo’s knack for improvisation makes them sound like originals. “The song is not necessarily the message the way our playing is the message,” Screamin’ John explains. Screamin’ picked up the guitar as a child from the blues and bluegrass musicians who frequented his father’s pawn shop. Vocalist/harmonica player Jimi V points to his friendship with renowned blues harpist Jim Rosen of Da Mudcats as a major influence. These diverse backgrounds combine into one hard-edged musical outfit. “It’s not just straight up blues,” Jimi V warns. “There is a whole lot of attitude.

Michael Jones

Jimi V and Screamin’ John LIVE at the Vernon Club, Louisville KY 11/2010