Roots Music Report

Joe Candelario is an experienced guitarist, who has been performing in the Colorado music scene for over twenty plus years, primarily with his classic rock trio Joe C. Wails Gang.

Mr. Candelario began his musical journey in the late 80’s performing in Denver-based cover bands, he began composing his own music in the early 90’s focusing within the prog-metal genre, however with the changing tide of music, Joe moved towards a more blues-based roots project and started the Joe C. Wails Gang in the fall of 1994. Joe C. Wails was a highly successful 3-piece blues rock outfit lasting close to 18 years, the group released 3 solid CD’s and performed regionally in the western U.S.

In 2002 the group was awarded instrumental song of the year by Hapi Scratch Records. This opened the door for Joe to return with instrumental compositions, and in 2008 Joe released a limited-edition instrumental CD entitled DELICATE NATURE OF ENTROPY. Since then, Joe has released a half dozen LP’s raging from instrumental, metal to blues rock. Still residing in Colorado, Joe is currently out supporting his latest release entitled Ten Ton Groove Thing.

With a long rich history behind him, Joe continues to expand his songwriting and technical playing skills within his new instrumental project, while also performing with his classic rock cover genre, as well as dabbling in solo acoustic gigs.