The News Review:
- Allman Brothers Band | 03.26.09 | NYC
- John rr: ‘It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues’ is great at TheatreWorks
- Clogged concert slate a music lover’s dream (or nightmare)
- The South Memphis String Band
Allman Brothers Band | 03.26.09 | NYC
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He is truly reaching new heights in his singing. We are lucky that he is touring this year to share it with us. He is a living legend carrying on his band’s legacy of tolerance quality blues music and long honest work.
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John rr: ‘It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues’ is great at TheatreWorks
San Jose Mercury News
The difference was of course after three to seven years the indentured servants were free people. Kidnapped Africans were somebody else’s property till they died and their children property to be bought and sold. Still it’s a way for the show to draw some parallels between the development of blues music and the folk and country music of such artists as Jimmy Rogers and Hank Williams. And what an astounding cast. The three women — all extraordinarily soulful vocalists — are Michelle E. Jordan a TheatreWorks vet who was a stunning Effie in “Dreamgirls”; Alison Ewing another TheatreWorks vet who has also done some TV work; and C. Kelly Wright who has appeared on stages all around the Bay Area including at TheatreWorks and has done some movie work.
Clogged concert slate a music lover’s dream (or nightmare)
Arizona Republic
2 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic This weekend brings an overload of music festivals and concerts to the Valley that will force some concertgoers to make touch choices. Lovers of rock country jazz and blues music must sort out which of five festivals to attend not to mention concerts by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen modern-rock giant Fall ut Boy and legendary poet-singer Leonard Cohen. Despite tough competition and the recession organizers of the Tempe Music Festival Country Thunder USA the Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival Arizona Bike Week and the Chandler Jazz Festival expect healthy crowds. “But the bottom line is we live in a town that is so diverse and we have enough people to support teams in all four major sports. We can have more than one big event in a weekend.
The South Memphis String Band
Jazz-Quad
He runs the Delta Recording Service a studio based in Clarksdale and is sought out by many artists seeking the old-school style of recording. ne such artist was Elvis Costello who recorded his Grammy nominated “Monkey to Man” single in Mathus’ studio in 2005. He has produced two blues CDs that were nominated for Blues Music Awards in 2006 Duwane Burnside’s Under Pressure and Big George Brock’s Club Caravan. Additionally he contributed vocals on the North Mississippi Allstars’ 2006 Grammy-nominated Electric Blues Watermelon. Mathus sums it up: “I break down walls and stereotypes with my music. I use Mississippi music which is renegade music at heart as my inspiration and motivation.