PHOTO PROVIDED BY JANE FELDMAN
Misty Blues band members Seth Fleischmann, Rob Tatten, Aaron Dean, Gina Coleman, Ben Kohn and Bill Patriquin.
With their latest album catching fire, Gina Coleman and Misty Blues find themselves ’ K C O L B E H T N O S ID K W E N T ‘THE OLDES BY MITCHELL CHAPMAN With 11 albums released — the last
“They’ve been super supportive,”
asked to be on major festivals,” she said.
of which was produced by U.K. record
she said of Lunaria. “We have garnered
Misty Blues have secured festival spots
label Lunaria Records, regular airplay
more reviews and chart placements with
this year at FreshGrass in North Adams at
on the Sirius XM channel B.B. King’s
this last album than any of our previous
the end of September, the Brimfield Blues
Bluesville, and a U.K. tour slated for next
works. It’s going well.”
Festival in Brimfield at the end of August
year, Misty Blues has been bigger than they’ve ever been. “It’s doing exceptionally well,” Misty
According to Coleman, Lunaria has been critical in getting “One Louder” in front of music critics and DJs, which has
and the StrangeCreek Music Festival in Greenfield at the end of May. For theaters, they’ve been performing
Blues lead singer and lyricist and founder
translated into the band being able to
a show called “Queens of the Blues,” in
Gina Coleman said of their most recent
secure more high-profile gigs.
which they pay tribute to and perform
album, “One Louder.” It has more than
“The key thing is that we’re being heard
songs of female blues legends Bessi Smith,
600,000 plays on Spotify, more than what
widely and it’s now translating into get-
Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown and
the band’s entire collection received be-
ting us asked to the dance — we’re getting
Koko Taylor, and Coleman tells stories
fore working with Lunaria.
asked to headline theaters; we’re being
about their lives in between songs. In
34 Berkshire Landscapes I SUMMER 2022
