Mike Zito to release “Resurrection”
Blues rock guitarist Mike Zito is set to release Resurrection on July 16. The album follows 2020’s Quarantine Blues, which was voted #6 on Blues Rock Review’s top 20 albums of 2020.
The 11 track album is produced by Grammy winner David Z. Resurrection features eight originals and three covers.
“I have songs in me and musical ideas all of the time,” says Zito about the album. “I write what I can, when I can and try to save it all for posterity. Some of the songs are just songs and they don’t always have meaning for me, and some of them become very personal. For me to sing songs and feel them with real emotion, they need to be somewhat personal. Even songs I did not write, I need to feel they explain a part of my thinking or how I am feeling about love, sex, life, death, the world…. Resurrection is an album of feelings, emotions, and is very personal. The title track is how I once almost lost my love, but it came back stronger than ever. I have had this song in me for years, but it only makes sense now to share it with the world. After the year we have had on planet Earth, I believe we all need a rebirth. This rebirth has given me an opportunity to be who I want to be musically and artistically.”
TOUR DATES
05/01 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band Dosey Doe – The Woodlands, TX
05/02 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band – Antone’s – Austin, TX – SOLD OUT
5/04 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band – Belle Isle Brewery – Oklahoma City, OK
05/05 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band – The Zoo Bar – Lincoln, NE
05/06 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band “A Tribute to Chuck Berry” w/ Albert Castiglia and Joanna Connor – Stocks N Bonds – Omaha, NE
05/07 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band “A Tribute to Chuck Berry” w/ Albert Castiglia and Joanna Connor – Knuckleheads – Kansas City, MO
05/08 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band “A Tribute to Chuck Berry” featuring Charlie Berry III, Albert Castiglia, Joanna Connor, Tony Campanella, Dave Kalz and more! – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
05/09 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band – The City Winery – Nashville, TN
05/12 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band – The Villages Blues Society – The Villages, FL
05/13 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band w/ Albert Castiglia – The Event Center – Port Charlotte, FL
05/14 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band w/ Albert Castiglia – The Key West Theater – Key West, FL
05/15 Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band w/ Albert Castiglia – The Funky Biscuit – Boca Raton, FL
05/16 Mike Zito w/ Albert Castiglia – Coconut Falls – Fort Myers, FL
05/20 The Blue Rooster – Sarasota, FL
05/21 Safety Harbor Art and Music Center – Safety Harbor, FL
05/22 Dexter’s New Standard – Winter Park, FL
05/23 Earl’s Hideaway – Sebastian, FL
05/28 Moxie Theater – Greeley, CO
05/29 Colorado Music & Arts Festival – Westminster, CO
05/30 Memorial Day Blues with Ana Popovic, Laura Vida and Mike Zito – Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation – Destin, FL
I wish the Pacific NW (Seattle) was on the list.