Based in the Allentown, PA area, the home of Bethlehem Steel, blues guitarist Mike Dugan and his band have taken the influences of the region known as the Rust Belt and created their own style of blues. Formed in the early 1990's, Mike and the Blues Mission have toured the East Coast playing a variety of festivals and clubs building a loyal audience and sharing the stage with many blues legends.

" They call it Rust Belt Blues: music that derives its power and intensity from the rusting American dreamland of Allentown, Pa. its main proponent is guitarist Mike Dugan, who has been playing gigs in the tri-state area since 1972." Art Tipaldi, Blues Revue, America's Blues Magazine...