JE LUIS WALKER IS BETWEEN A RCK AND THE BLUES N NEW CD DUE …
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- JE LUIS WALKER IS BETWEEN A RCK AND THE BLUES N NEW CD DUE …
- Deep Blues Festival 2009 recap
- Thanks to a new box set Virginia’s key role in rockabilly history …
- Roots ‘N Blues plan includes ticket fees
- 4th Fridays with Ford Concert Series Continues at Campus Martius Park
- Magnolia Electric Co. @ Black Cat
JE LUIS WALKER IS BETWEEN A RCK AND THE BLUES N NEW CD DUE …
Top40-Charts.com
It was recently voted as the fifth best blues album of the year in the annual Down Beat Critics’ Poll. ‘Joe Louis Walker has established himself as one of the preeminent bluesmen of his generation an artist who has invariably manages to keep the music fresh’ wrote the Philadelphia Inquirer in its review. Blues Revue called him ‘one of contemporary blues’ most dynamic and innovative musicians releasing consistently exciting music. No matter what he’s singing Walker’s churchy approach is soulful heartfelt and spellbinding. ‘ And Blurt summed it up by declaring Walker ‘a phenomenal guitarist a singer with a warm soulful voice a solid songwriter and a dynamic showman. ‘ Previous article:.
Deep Blues Festival 2009 recap
Minneapolis City Pages
This year’s festival featured over 70 bands from 14 countries which assured that attendees weren’t in for a typical blues festival. After sampling a bit of everything from the varied platter of music offered at last weekend’s gathering I had to wonder if the Deep Blues Fest is the most eclectic music gathering in the US. Perennial festival favorites like the Black Diamond Heavies Left Lane Cruiser T. Model Ford and Reverond Dead Eye shared the bill with guys like l Bloody Mule & Poop De Flex. There was also a very large Twin Cities contingent represented with nearly a dozen bands like the Gleam A Night In the Box the Brass Kings & local legend Spider John Koerner. Events kicked off Wednesday at North East’s 331 Club and continued through Sunday at The Cabooze ending with the annual Gospel Brunch.
Thanks to a new box set Virginia’s key role in rockabilly history …
Charlottesville Daily Progress
“What happened was back in the late ’40s you only had big-band music — Rosemary Clooney and Patti Page — and then you had hillbilly music on the country side — Hank Snow Hank Williams” said Martin who continued to rock audiences out of their seats nearly up to the time she succumbed to cancer in 2007. “Then you had the black artists on a label called Atlantic. So really how rockabilly came about it was country music singers that discovered the black rhythm and blues music and they incorporated it into hillbilly music and rocked it up. ”The CD set includes two of Martin’s hit songs “Drugstore Rock ’n’ Roll” and “Let’s Elope Baby. ” It also includes the 1959 tribute song to her by the group Rock-A-Teens “Janis Will Rock. ”King said a lot of people say what defines rockabilly is the measure of syncopation while others say it’s the instrumentation of bass drums and electric guitars.
Roots ‘N Blues plan includes ticket fees
Columbia Daily Tribune
A new aspect of the festival returning for its third iteration Sept. 25 and 26 will be that fenced-off area where only ticket holders are allowed. Access to the barbecue contestant area several streets with vendors Flat Branch Park and a music stage will be free to the public but a portion of the fest including two music stages and beer vendors will require tickets. Tickets sold before Sept. 25 will cost $10 for one day and $15 for a weekend pass. Tickets sold during the festival will cost $15 for one day and $25 for the weekend. Community activist Mary Hussmann has been an advocate of keeping the festival completely free of charge as it was the first two years.
4th Fridays with Ford Concert Series Continues at Campus Martius Park
PR Newswire (press release)
Student ensembles from Jazz Week @ Wayne show what they’ve learned after master classes with Jazz Festival luminaries and Wayne State Jazz Studies professors. Happy Hour takes place from 4:00 to 6:00 pm with live music performed by The Crowded Heads of Rhythm covering pop songs from the 80’s. 6:00 pm marks the start of Rhythm and Blues music with R. J’s Rhythm Rockers performing old school R&B featuring singer Alberta Adams. The music and entertainment continues through 7:30 pm as the Ford Halftime Show commences featuring give-a-ways and raffle prizes from presenting sponsor Ford Motor Company. 4th Fridays with Ford guests will have the opportunity to win a hotel stay and meal package at the Dearborn Inn. This package includes a one-night stay for two with dinner and breakfast included along with free admission to The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
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Magnolia Electric Co. @ Black Cat
Washington City Paper
magnoliaelectricco. ’s songs trace familiar blues and rock folkways: themes of heartbreak redemption and regret; the imagery of lightning highways ghosts and the devil; and the weight of American mythology from John Henry to Route 66. Sonically the five-piece pays homage to a certain mid-’70s road-warrior rock most obviously Neil Young albums like Tonight’s The Night and n The Beach (on a tour several years ago Magnolia covered the latter’s “Revolution Blues”). The lyrics favor motif over narrative yet rarely suggest happy endings even in the most sonorous moments. In frontman Jason Molina’s gloomy and dramatic Americana salvation only ever comes as a song. n paper all of this boils down to a bit of a.
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