POPA CHUBBY AND THE BEAST BAND ✪ OVER THE RAINBOW

Popa Chubby and the Beast Band LIVE from G. Bluey’s Juke Joint NYC. Gulf Coast Records announces the signing of New York City-based blues guitar slinger Popa Chubby (aka “The Beast from the East”) and will release his label debut live double CD on September 8, 2023. Pre-Order at “I remember the first time I heard Popa Chubby on the radio in the 1990s in St. Louis on KSHE-95; it blew me away,!” said Gulf Coast main man Mike Zito in making the announcement. “I am so excited to be working with my hero, Popa Chubby. This record will knock your frigging socks off!!” “I’ve been a fan of Mike Zito for a decade or more,” said Popa Chubby.” I watched him grow Gulf Coast from scratch and it impressed me a lot. When I recorded this double-live record I contacted Mike about aligning our energies. The result can only be spectacular.” The new album was recorded at G Bluey’s Juke Joint in Long Island City, New York, on October 24 and 25, 2022, and f