The Steepwater Band [SEP] inception
The Steepwater Band
The Steepwater Band is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1998 by the trio of Jeff Massey (guitars and vocals), Joe Winters (drums), and Tod Bowers (bass). The band took their name from a cargo vessel that Massey sighted in a port on Lake Michigan.
History.
History 1998–2004.
Initially the band concentrated on playing their own versions of classic blues songs, particularly electric Chicago-style blues, and performed their first concert at Phyllis' Musical Inn in
June 8, 2000, The Steepwater Band performed at their first Chicago Blues Festival, kicking off that year's event at noon.
The band released its first full-length album, "Brother to the Snake," in 2001 with the support of radio station WXRT and Jim Beam to a packed house at Chicago's Double Door. During the year the band also released a live-in-the-studio album, "Live...Half in the Bag".
The band continued to play in the Midwest