Shake Off the Winter Blues this Spring at Waterfront Hall
Concerts at Waterfront Hall Announced featuring Eric Johanson, Reverend Peyton, & Danielle Nicole
[WHEELING, WV] Award-winning blues and roots musicians are coming to Waterfront Hall in Wheeling, WV this spring. The series kicks off with Grammy-nominated and Blues Music Award winning artist Danielle Nicole on March 19th. The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band continues the series on April 23rd with their rocking front-porch blues. Finally, New Orleans guitar phenom Eric Johanson comes to Wheeling on May 13th.
The series comes ahead of the highly anticipated Heritage Music BluesFest, which returns to Heritage Port in Wheeling, WV from August 7-9. The festival features St. Paul & the Broken Bones, JJ Grey and Mofro, Eric Gales, Eddie 9V, Judith Hill, Anders Osborne, and many more. In total, the festival features over thirty artists on two stages during the three days.
Tickets for concerts at Waterfront Hall are available at WaterfrontHall.com. Additionally, tickets for Heritage Music BluesFest are on sale and available at HeritageMusicFest.com.
Danielle Nicole, singer, bassist and songwriter, has spent her life making music. With her two brothers, Nick and Kris, they formed the “Heavy Blues” band Trampled Under Foot. Danielle embarked on her solo career with Wolf Den (2015), which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Blues charts. Cry No More (2018) followed, the record was nominated for a Grammy in the contemporary blues category and debuted at number one in the Billboard Blues Charts – it also boasts over Spotify streams in excess of 10 million. After receiving 8 Blues Music Awards over her career for Bass Player and Female Contemporary Artist of the Year Nicole is just getting warmed up. Danielle Nicole was recently nominated for the 47th Annual Blues Music Award’s Female Contemporary Artist of the Year and Vocalist of the Year.
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band has performed in 38 countries and 48 states. They have been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, Living Blues, Elmore, donned the cover of Vintage Guitar Magazine, have been #1 on the Billboard, iTunes and Sirius XM Blues Charts and have been nominated for three Blues Music Awards by the Blues Foundation in Memphis. They’re often called, “the greatest front-porch blues band in the world.”
Eric Johanson blends sharp songwriting with a deep connection to the guitar, creating music that’s dynamic, soulful, and rooted in a mix of rock, blues, and modern influences. Whether channeling the swampy pulse of his New Orleans home or leaning into heavier, fuzz-laden textures, Johanson’s music strikes a balance between grit and finesse, power and restraint. Since the release of The Deep and the Dirty, Johanson has toured extensively, playing over 100 cities and 10 countries in 2024 alone. His momentum has landed him at the top of the Billboard Blues Chart. Named one of the 25 Best New Blues Guitarists by Guitar Player Magazine and included in Total Guitar‘s list of the 100 Greatest Blues Guitarists of All Time, he’s carved out a space where strong songwriting and distinctive guitar work go hand in hand.
