Kevin Bowe + The Okemah Prophets and Mike Gent (of The Figgs) March 25, 2013

The Okemah Prophets (Oh-kee-mah) are a band out of Minneapolis, led by singer/songwriter Kevin Bowe. Bowe has a long history as a guitarist/writer/producer, landing 3 platinums and songs on 2 Grammy winning albums working with Jonny Lang, Etta James and others. The group came together for a showcase of Kevin’s songs at a SXSW a few years back and worked so well they started doing live shows (including bookings with BR549, Jonny Lang, Peter Case, Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie, Semisonic, Jayhawks, Los Lobos and Bob Mould), and released a CD, RESTORATION which sold over 5000 copies. Their second release Love Songs & Murder Ballads joined "Restoration" on Miles Of Music’s bestseller list. But the big story is the new CD “Natchez Trace”; after a long break spent touring/recording with other artists the band has released an album that is getting raves from Rolling Stone to No Depression. Featuring contributions from Westerberg, Nels Cline (Wilco), Chuck Prophet, Freedy Johnston, Scarlet Rivera (Dylan), Tim O’Reagan (Jayhawks) and Meat Puppets, these songs transcend Americana, singer-songwriter, or any other label and take classic Minneapolis garage rock to a whole new level. Live shows behind this record are proving that the Prophets time has come; beyond being a “wrecking crew” for great artists this band has a thing of their own. http://kevinbowe.com

Mike Gent Songwriter, Guitar, and Vocals in The Figgs since 1987. Gent also plays with Graham Parker, Candy Butchers. http://thefiggs.net/