Kurt Allen We’re super-excited to be speaking today with acclaimed blues-rock singer and songwriter Kurt Allen; greetings and salutations, Kurt! Before we dive into the Q&A mosh-pit, how have the first few days of the autumn of 2023 been treating you? It’s been great so far, nice and warm everywhere we have been the last few weeks, I prefer warm weather. We’ve been getting some great publicity, I can’t complain. Major congratulations on the new album Live From The Red Shed! What served as the inspiration behind this gorgeous new LP? It was a suggestion made by a member of our team. It was still kind of in the middle of the pandemic when it was recorded, full on touring still wasn’t possible. It was kind of a way to keep our name out there and fresh in people’s minds. Whiskey, Women & Trouble came out in September 2020 and we weren’t able to tour to support it. So we just decided to record and drop Live from The Red Shed. You’ve got an upcoming October 6 performance of the Kurt Allen Band at Little Bear Saloon in Evergreen, Colorado which is all part and parcel of your barnstorming tour meant to spread the word far and wide of Live From The Red Shed! Can you talk about
this new tour and where it goes next after the Little Bear Saloon? We are touring quite often again, thankfully! We try to stay on the road as much as possible. We love to play, and playing out on the road is the best way to do it in my opinion. After Little Bear, we go to The Buzzard’s Roost in Lamar, CO. on October 7th, then will be in Cross Plains, WI. At The Red Mouse On October 13th, Laurie, MO October 14th at Great American Campground & Dive Bar, then 10 days in Florida to close out October. How is Live From The Red Shed similar to some of the past music of the Kurt Allen Band? How is it different? It’s similar because it’s our music, there are a couple tunes off both our previous studio albums. It’s different because this was our first Live album. On our previous studio albums we have had keyboards, horns, background vocals and other tricks. For this one it’s just the three of us. It’s more raw and indicative of what yourgonna get when you see us live. What are the essential ingredients for a successful live album? A good show first and foremost, a good recording, sound engineer, if you have all those things and everyone is having fun, from there it just kinda flows.
