Teri Catlin is a singer/songwriter in the rock/R&B tradition whose music is original and authentic--and a live performer whose stage presence is captivating and charismatic. A multi-instrumentalist Teri plays guitar, bass guitar, piano, violin, and drums. Teri says of her work: “If I had to choose one word to describe what I do, I’ve always seen myself as a storyteller. No matter what kind of songs I write--from love ballads to political, social, and/or environmental issues--I’m always telling a story, painting pictures with words, melodies, and the sound of my voice. And I’ve always preferred live performance in front of an audience. That’s where the songs take on a life of their own, night after night.” Since Bamboo Room\\\'s February 17th opening, Teri has played in front of enthusiastic audiences opening for lumineries like Shemikia Copleland, Pat Travers and Tim Reynolds. Catch Teri as she headlines her own show and see what the commotion is all about.

Across the Universe (ATU) is the premier musical tribute to the music of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr. Their repertoire consists of selected music from the Beatles, Wings, and the individual solo careers. Unlike most Beatles tribute bands consisting of actors with instruments, ATU members are professional studio musicians who combine the sound of the original recordings with a high energy show to bring you the most authentic Beatles experience anywhere.

Hammond B3 virtuoso Ike Stubblefield is a music industry legend. With almost 50 years in the business, you may think he’s seen and done it all, but he’s just getting started. He cut his teeth backing Motown legends like the Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves, Stevie Wonder and Rare Earth. He lent his soulful R&B style to Al Green, Ike & Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, B.B. King, The Pointer Sisters and George Benson, and helped create the classic B3 sound that others would imitate for generations to come. In 2010, he collaborated with Grammy-winning Atlanta soul man Cee Lo Green, recording organ and keyboards on 9 tracks. These days, the B3 icon and mini-Moog master stays busy jamming with Papa Mali in New Orleans, rocking with Big Hat in Nashville and producing out of his Atlanta studio. Drawing from his recent time with the Derek Trucks Band and years on the road as a musician-for-hire, Stubblefield is finding his true passion collaborating with old friends and bringing the loose ends of an illustrious career together on his new project, Ike Stubblefield & Friends.

Born the grandson of a Mississippi sharecropper,Ben Prestage has been soaked in Blues tradition and Mississippi culture since birth. Growing up in the swamps of south central Florida, Prestage began to mix Mississippi Country Blues with his own brand of Florida Swamp Blues. This muddy- water- meets- black- water stew has led him to perform from California to the Carolinas to the Florida Keys, in large festivals, every kind of bar, and sometimes on downtown sidewalks. In his show, Prestage plays a cigar box guitar (made by Memphian an one-man-band John Lowe) which has stereo guitar and bass strings that can be played independently, at the same time. Then Ben added a series of four foot pedals that can be manipulated by the heels and toes of both feet to play a drum kit. The final result is Ben playing guitar, bass, and drums while singing his own brand of Blues which leaves bottles empty and dance floors full wherever his music takes him.

Since forming in 1988, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys have emerged as one of the world's most respected practitioners of American roots music, western swing, rockabilly, and traditional country—playing it like they invented it. "I think of us as just a rock and roll band, a rock and roll band that's letting the roots show," says bandleader Big Sandy. Whether they're playing the Grand Ole Opry, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, or simply climbing out of a bus after rolling into your town, these guys are bringing us some great old-time rock and roll.

When it comes to female blues artists these days, Janiva Magness has been moving to the front of the class. You can talk about her being named the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards B.B. King Entertainer of the Year in 2009 and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year in 2006, 2007, and 2009, talk about the incredible reviews and buzz she’s been getting in the blues press, and talk about her 8th and latest album “The Devil Is An Angel Too”, but you have to see her live. Comparisons to singing styles of performers like Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Susan Tedeschi, even Janis Joplin are inevitable. But her warm throaty tones and inflections coupled with her style and stage presence really bring blues to a new level.

Drummer Corky Laing is best known as a longtime member of pioneering American hard rock band Mountain. Mountain can be credited with forging a style and sound that would forever change the face of Rock music. During two and a half turbulent, productive years, Mountain released four bombastic albums that produced several great songs; "Mississippi Queen, Nantucket Sleighride, The Animal Trainer and For Yasgur's Farm."

SPAM Allstars were formed by Andrew Yeomanson, a/k/a DJ Le Spam, who was raised in Toronto, Bogota and London, and has called Miami home since 1993. He got his start by playing guitar in Haitian band Lavalas, and recording and touring with Miami based artist Nil Lara. Along the way he added to his vinyl collection, and when off the road he would DJ locally. These DJ gigs evolved into collaborations with live musicians, performing on an internet radio show, recording in his home studio, and the first of many residencies combining his samplers & DJ skills with a live band. The sound created is an improvisational blend of electronic elements, turntables, sax, trombone, flute, congas, guitar with music styles found in latin, funk, hip hop and dub to create what they call electronic descarga. It’s difficult to describe, but when you hear it and then dance to it - you know something very special is going on.

For more than 2 decades Grammy award winning artist Terrance Simien, 8th generation Louisiana Creole has been shattering the myths about what his indigenous Creole Zydeco music is and is not. Leading his Zydeco Experience Band, Simien has become one of the most respected and internationally recognized touring and recording artists in roots music today. He has performed over 5000 concerts, toured millions of miles to over 40 countries and reached at least a million people during his eventful 25 year career. During the past 25 years Simien has shared studio and stage with Robert Palmer, Stevie Wonder, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, the Meters, Allen Toussaint, Paul Simon and Dave Matthews Band to name a few. Simien is a Zydeco Master, his voice yearning like Sam Cooke, he delivers soul worthy of Stax greats and shows crossover class.

The Stooges Brass Band has been a premier New Orleans Brass Band since 1996. While appealing to the emotions of traditional jazz, the brass band uses their hip-hop influence to create a new sound. Their innovative incorporation of hip-hop sound to the traditional styling of New Orleans brass band music has set them apart from other New Orleans bands and allowed The Stooges Brass Band to develop an extraordinary performance history, including sharing the stage with Ray Charles, Black Star (Mos Def & Talib Kweli).