Fast-rising next-generation blues star Ronnie Baker Brooks wil thrill fans with another appearance at the Lafayette Tap Room this Saturday night (Sept. 22), at 9:30pm. Since 1994 Brooks has been making an annual visit to the Tap Room from his hometown of Chicago, where he’s been riding a wave of success from his latest release, The Torch (Watchdog Records), and keeping the legacy of Chicago’s blues tradition going strong with frequent club appearances. Ronnie is the son of blues great Lonnie Brooks, and he grew up among “the best of the best,”with legends like Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, B.B. King and of course his father. But the younger Brooks is on a mission to extend the blues tradition to a different generation, enlivening the classic genre with touches of modern funk and hip-hop. The 17 original songs on The Torch are a celebration of the blues, old and new.