The News Review:
- Army couple’s music entertains comrades
- Calgary International Blues Festival Thriving
- Byline: David Williams
- Blues band to kick off summer concerts at Stage Fort Park
Army couple’s music entertains comrades
San Antonio Express – Jul 4, 2007
" Before they perform the couple sit and talk with military members listening to stories of war and common ties. Then comes time to play. Time to give the one thing that soothes souls and settles the blues. "Music is what we can give as a gift" Dion said. "This lets them know you’re really important. " vtdavis@express-news.
Calgary International Blues Festival Thriving
eJazzNews – Jul 4, 2007
Canadian blues greats include guitarist Jack De Keyzer B3 wizard Doug Riley East Coast bluesman Garrett Mason and his band Vancouver guitarist David Gogo and a host of other top-drawer acts. Known for its signature late night events in the beer garden this year the Twilight Blues Dance Parties will run nightly during the festival on site with dancing to live blues until the wee hours. Presented by the Calgary Blues Music Association the "little festival that could" began three summers ago with 3 200 in attendance quickly growing to become one of Western Canada’s largest blues festivals with an anticipated audience of 30 000 this summer. CALGARY BLUESFEST SCHEDULETHURSDAY AUGUST 23Mainstage3:00 PM Richie Pollack Band4:00 Guy Chaput & The Sci-Fi Band5:00 Rick Derringer Band6:30 Edgar Winter Band8:00 Jimmy Bowskill BandTwilight Blues Dance Party – Beer Garden (Sponsor Recognition)9:30 Karl Roth Trio Firm HandshakeFRIDAY AUGUST 24Mainstage3:00 PM Curtis Glas & The Aaron Penton Band4:00 Megan Lane Band5:15 Vargas Blues Band6:30 David Gogo Band7:45 Little Miss Higgins8:15 Devon Allman’s HoneytribeTwilight Blues Dance Party & Jam ? Beer Garden Tent9:30 Bill Dowey & the Blues Devils Brian MacAreavey & the PromisesSATURDAY AUGUST 25Mainstage11:00 AM Front Porch Acoustic Blues WorkshopHosted by Tim Williams with Little Miss Higgins Doc McLean1:00 Albert Cummings Band2:15 The Highwater Jug Band3:15 The Duke Robillard Band4:30 Kelley Hunt5:45 Garret Mason Band7:00 Mike Clark Band8:15 The Kinsey ReportTwilight Blues Dance Party & Jam ? Beer Garden9:30 Adele & the Krusers Bill Dowey & the Blues DevilsSUNDAY AUGUST 26Mainstage11:00 AM Gospel Blues WorkshopHosted by Tim Williams with Doc McLean Sista Monica Kelley Hunt12:45 Agnostic Mountain Choir1:30 Blue Rhino Band2:30 Perpetrators3:30 Stepchyle4:30 Doc McLean5:15 Du-Rite Aces6:30 Sista Monica8:00 Jack de Keyzer & the Canadian Blues All Stars with Doug Riley(Dave Babcock (saxophone) Tom Knowles (bass) Duris Maxwell (drums)Twilight Blues Wrap Up Party & Jam – Beer Garden9:30 Sonny Rhodes with the Electrofiresfor more info visit www. comPosted by:Cindy McLeodwww.
Byline: David Williams
Free with registration – Commercial Appeal – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jul 4, 2007
–>CPYRIGHT 2007 The Commercial Appeal Byline: David Williams Jul. 4–Recording studio veteran Ralph Sutton is a Los Angeles guy whose credits include Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye and the soundtrack for director Spike Lee’s “Bamboozled. ” He moved to Memphis in 2005 to operate the Studio D at the House of Blues recording studio — and to help spark a music-industry revival here. Toward the latter goal he was appointed to the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission and recently was elected chairman of its volunteer board. We sat down with him in this his first week in the position to talk about Memphis its music industry and what’s possible here. QUESTIN: After all your years in L.
Blues band to kick off summer concerts at Stage Fort Park
Gloucester Daily Times – Jul 4, 2007
The initial performance at the Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand will be by Dave Sag’s Atomic Cocktail which performs blues and rock music. Both residents and visitors enjoy the free concerts which offer a variety of music. This year’s season includes a little rock ’n’ roll as well as the appearance of a 21-piece big band jazz group. Gloucester’s Martha ’Dea has attended almost all the concerts since the series’ inception. “I think it’s wonderful for the city.