Bad to the Bone George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Brings Raw blues, Bourbon, Scotch and Beer, to The Klein

Like any true bluesman, George Thorogood wears snakeskin vests, boots and jackets. He’s got the blues and he’s here to tell us about it. His grit is real and his voice is exactly what the blues should sound like. And he’s coming to the Klein.
Thorogood is know for his uncanny raw blues ability to mindlessly string together soulful phrases and bluesed-out ramblings to build excitement – a skill exhibited on the well-known live version of “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” His rhythmic ranting and raving is nothing when compared to his wailing southern blues guitar solos, though. His mad-dog talent shines whether he’s playing his darkly comedic and, at times, deeply tragic original tunes or he’s reinventing songs by the greats -- like Hank Williams' "Move It On Over," John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," or Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?"

The Destroyers tour with George relentlessly and as a team they have played with the Rolling Stones and have had songs featured in movies like Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the Problem Child films and Christine and in TV shows like Married with Children and in Samuel Adams ads.

Thorogood recently released his 15th studio album with the Destroyers, 2120 South Michigan Avenue. The album features Thorogood's raw, rocking turn on classics by a who's-who of the blues, including Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter, as well as new original songs written by Thorogood according to the band.

Pop Matters says about the new album, “this is an album that any artist would be proud to claim as their own.” It’s proof that George Thorogood and the Destroyers are still some of the best, most sincerely bluesy blues performers left around.
An American blues rock icon for almost 40 years, there is nobody more fitting to write and perform a song called “Bad to the Bone.” Come see the legend in action at the Klein.