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Kelly Richey is one of the hardest-working independent musicians in the music business today. When it comes to touring, this Cincinnati-based blues rocker has been called “Queen of the Road Warriors.” This veteran guitar-slinger has covered the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia in her 30-year career. Fronting her blues/rock power trio, Kelly has played over 4,000 shows, logged a mind-boggling 1 million road miles and released 16 albums on her private label, Sweet Lucy Records, earning her reputation as a master guitarist and singer/songwriter. This ain’t no polite, watered-down sound. It’s hardcore blues-rock on steroids, a blistering, in-your-face tour de force. Born in Lexington, Kentucky but living in Cincinnati since 2000, Kelly Richey started playing guitar at the age of 15. The late Lonnie Mack was so impressed with her hyper-muscular playing and singing that he described her as “Stevie Ray Vaughan trapped in a woman’s body, with Janis Joplin screaming to get out.” Listed among the “top 100 gifted guitarists” by the influential Truefire Community, Kelly frequently draws comparisons to guitar icons from Stevie Ray to Jimi Hendrix. Throughout her career, Richey has shared the stage with legends like Lonnie Mack and Albert King and has opened for Joe Cocker, Lita Ford, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Walter Trout, Little Feat, Foghat, REO Speedwagon, George Thorogood, Average White Band, Robben Ford, Warren Zevon, and James Brown. Kelly’s recording career began in 1994, with the release of her first CD titled “Sisters Gotta Problem.” By 2011, she had released 13 CDs, consisting of 8 studio releases and 5 live CDs with her blues-rock power trio—where her pure tone, raw passion, and absolute love for the guitar are undeniable. In 2013, Funkmaster, Freekbass, joined forces with the Kelly Richey Band. The band toured extensively throughout the US, Canada, and Australia, and released Sweet Spirit, in 2013, and The Kelly Richey Band Live at the Blue Wisp, in 2015. In 2016, Kelly was joined by Tobe “Tobotius” Donohue, and Rikk Manning, for the recording of Shakedown Soul, a prophetic CD. This record is a mixture of blues-based rock, funk-based grooves, and urban/indie electronica; with DJ scratching, drum loops, and screaming guitars. Richey’s last full-length release leaves no prisoners, and after touring in support of this release, KRB, leaves no trace. In 2017, Kelly Richey’s vision to develop an all-original female blues-rock power duo was inspired by her love for bands like the White Stripes, The Kills, The Flat Duo Jets and the Black Keys. The Spear Shakers features Kelly Richey on lead guitar and vocals and Sherri McGee on the drums. The raw power, electrifying force, and psychedelic sound of these two stars form a new constellation. Two words can be used to sum up these women: Bad-Ass! McGee’s blues-rock shamanic-grooves lay the thundering foundation for Richey’s masterful guitar jams delivered with a muscularity that will move your soul and melt your face. The Spear Shakers are a psychedelic version of the White Stripes, and unbridled extrapolation of the Black Keys, and, if they were a drug, an overdose of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, and Janis Joplin packed tightly into one pill. This blues-rock power duo proves that rock n’ roll is not dead, and the fire they deliver will ignite your soul. In early 2019, they released 3 music videos and one promotional sizzle reel. These recording bearing witness that these women warriors are—a force to be reckoned with. Kelly also performs as a solo artist, delivering electric blues – or, for a more intimate evening of music and storytelling, stripped-down and earthy blues on her acoustic guitar.