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- … and the Family Stone – BB King Blues Club & Grill -…
- … : The ctopus Project ‘Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs…
- Curtain Call: A Look Ahead
- News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | LCAL NEWS
- District Community Events Nov. 22-29 2007
- A low-key blues festival or a family reunion?
… and the Family Stone – BB King Blues Club & Grill -…
New York Times – Nov 22, 2007
” Then seemingly to an assistant: “I don’t want to fall. ” This was good news. It was Tuesday at the… nly one problem: Mr. Stone was gone although if you were standing in the right place you could see he hadn’t gone far. He was there in the wings nodding along with the music. And he remained there too for “Everyday People. ” Finally he returned for “I Want to Take You Higher” flashing the victory sign (or was it the peace sign?) every time he sang the word “higher. “Which is to say: He did sing sporadically and sometimes quite well using something close to the eerie insinuative voice that can be heard on “There’s a Riot Goin’ n” his astonishing 1971 album.
… : The ctopus Project ‘Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs…
Rolling Stone – Nov 22, 2007
” But for all of the willful yesterday in the ctopus Project’s discothèque blend of Switched-n Bach and Kraftwerk’s Autobahn there is a delightful disciplined modernism in the album’s brisk parade of hooks and the songs’ densely layered brevity. Compared to the purple-surf rock of “Bees Bein’ Strugglin’ ” and the mermaid-choir effect of Yvonne Lambert’s theremin in “I Saw the Bright Shinies” the Prodigy are so 1997. Apocalypse ThenAmerican folk and blues were in the early twentieth century more than entertainment. They were broadcasting. Long before there was a Fox News country pickers the.
Curtain Call: A Look Ahead
San Diego Union Tribune – Nov 22, 2007
House of Blues 1055 Fifth Ave. Tickets on sale 10 a.
News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | LCAL NEWS
News 8 Austin – Nov 22, 2007
Proceeds from the two-CD set benefit the. A portion also goes to support the summer Blues on the Green series which brings free blues music to Zilker Park.
District Community Events Nov. 22-29 2007
Washington Post – Nov 22, 2007
THE WDBX GANG a performance of bluegrass delta blues folk and country music. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 2700 F St.
A low-key blues festival or a family reunion?
Toronto Star – Nov 22, 2007
Greg Quill ENTERTAINMENT CLUMNIST He performs rarely these days mostly at house concerts and off-the-radar folk dives well outside Toronto but there was a time when Michal Hasek was almost a household name on Toronto’s roots music circuit both as a solo act specializing in free-form blues and as leader of the band Sundog a rambling mostly acoustic country-folk outfit that specialized in vivid story songs and pointed commentary. Twenty years – and a couple of careers – later Hasek is still playing still writing still recording still planning a comeback but he’s not easy to spot. This weekend’s 14th annual Beaches Blues Festival is a rare opportunity to catch his act. "It’s about the only regular gig I do in Toronto" Hasek said yesterday in the kitchen of his North Toronto home. "I’ve been doing the Beaches Blues Festival every year since it started.