The News Review:
- MUSIC SCENE: All-women blues band plays final tour
- Tinsley Ellis Rocks the Blues
- Rokia Traor̩ РThe natural ascent to global superstardom
- In the groove with bassist Ruth Davies
- New group promotes St. Louis R&B blues
MUSIC SCENE: All-women blues band plays final tour
Enterprise News
HT DATES: Hanover guitarslinger Ryan Fardy lights up Kilroy’s in Quincy tonight and then hits Big Chow in Abington on Saturday. Former Nine Days singer John Hampson sings his new solo work for free tonight at Marina Bay Beach Club in Quincy. That Honor Society show scheduled for the House of Blues has been moved to the Paradise Saturday at 2 p. the MTVU Sunblock Music Festival takes over Suffolk Downs on July 24 with acts including Boys Like Girls Gym Class Heroes and The Veronicas beginning at 5 p.
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Tinsley Ellis Rocks the Blues
Cincinnati CityBeat
“It has a real trio kind of sound. I hate to say people’s namesbecause I’d be comparing myself to them” says Ellis with a laugh. The traditional Blues musicthat I love to listen to and we feature from time to time on thebandstand is my passion but that southern Blues Rock is mybirthright. ” Ellis’s sparse new direction was sparked by thedemos he recorded at his small home studio. In listening back to hispersonal sessions Ellis was struck by their powerful simplicity. “Inoticed how full they were sounding with the bare bonesinstrumentation as opposed to back-up singers and horn sections” saysEllis.
Rokia Traor̩ РThe natural ascent to global superstardom
Independent
With her latest album Tchamantch?adventurously blending the musical traditions of Mali with Western rock and blues music she is anything but a typical Malian star. It would also help to explain why since her compelling performance on Later. with Jools Holland in April she has attracted fans in such wide-ranging artists as the jazz chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux and Manchester indie-rock band Doves’ frontman Jimi Goodwin.
In the groove with bassist Ruth Davies
San Jose Mercury News
“I chose the bass because you could do the jazz and the classical and the blues whatever you want. To me it was just such a wonderfully versatile instrument. “While in college she started playing jazz and blues in clubs all around the Bay Area and has since gone on to tour and record around the world with such musicians as Charles Brown Maria Muldaur Van Morrison Danny Caron Amina Figarova and Bart Platteau. “I’ve been very lucky” said the Grammy-winning bassist “In the experiences I’ve had. beyond expectations.
New group promotes St. Louis R&B blues
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Louis Blues Society isn’t the only game in town for preserving local blues. Louis Rhythm & Blues Preservation Society is getting off the ground with its mission to "preserve recognize and promote the R&B heritage of the St. ""There’s a deep rich history here with so many artists from the area" says the group’s founder Reginald Dickson who runs Reggie’s Backstage restaurant in Grand Center (522 North Grand Boulevard).