March 04, 2016 

No matter if it’s winter, it’s time to bring a summer blues festival right to your CD player. Stick in the new release from Reverend Rave and, whether it’s in your…

Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With smoking grooves, served…

Shake Your Boogie is still in the top 15 blues cds on roots radio around the world! Roots Music Report 

Top 3 on Internet Radio for blues! Roots Music Report 

Top selling Chicago Blues…

April 03, 2009

Rik Raven & His Chain Smoking Altar Boys have been the namesake of Wisconsin's Blues Scene for a while now. This nugget of straight no chaser Chicago Blues came out in 2007…

March 05, 2009

With his excellent band The Chain Smokin 'Altar Boys brings Reverend Raven from Milwaukee, Wisconsin traditional blues, mainly consisting of covers. On this live recording, recorded in the famous "Blues On Grand" club…

"This is mighty fine blues with that feel-so-good Slow Burn, just as the title says. Highly recommended" - Tom Hyslop, Blues Revue 

"The interplay between Raven's fiery guitar and Cadillac Pete's luminescent harp playing can be breathtaking." Something else to…