NiteRail, made up of Fugazzi, Korey Hicks of Roseville, James Schneeberg of St. Louis Park and Konr Ness of Maple Grove, formed in November 2004. Their funky blues sound is influenced by Freddie King, Johnny Water and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

“We play cut-loose blues that everybody could use,” Fugazzi said. “We want people to have a party with us and enjoy the highest quality music in town with a bunch of awesome bands.”

Saturday the guys will play the kind of music they always play — a mix of covers and originals, some of which can be heard on the new EP. But they probably won’t sound the same. The guys twist and curve their songs night after night to offer something fresh to their audience.

“We play the songs over and over, but we want them to have a different feel,” Fugazzi said.

Knight has played solo and with numerous bands since the 1970s, including the Knight-Henley Band in the 1980s, Wild Horses and the Neilsen-White Band. In the 1990s he played guitar for Hoopsnakes before forming Big Shoes in 1997.

Knight still occasionally plays with Big Shoes and will do so again Saturday. His recordings include “Big Shoes” in 1999, “Cain’s Blood” in 2001 and “Better Days” in 2005.

Dave Owens of Minneapolis will continue the blues theme of the evening. His music ranges from “back alley blues” to ballads. He released a live studio album called “Influenced” on Aquarium Records.

Local duo Cooper & Scheidel also will perform.