Blue Voodoo are two-time winners of the Tri-States Blues Challenge, representing the Mid-Mississippi Muddy Water Blues Society in Quincy, IL, at the International Blues Challenge in 2005 and 2006. Their previous release, "The Storm" was a semi-finalist in the 'Best Self-Produced CD' competition at IBC, 2006.

Rich Barta will be featuring cuts from "Hot Wire" on his program "Down in the Alley" which airs Sunday, 06/24/07, at 8:00 p.m. on KDHX 88.1 FM, St. Louis (or listen on-line at www.KDHX.org).