www.dixonlandingmusic.com
www.myspace.com/dixonlandingmusic2

Now with the arrival of "Done With The Devil," Jason Ricci & New Blood deliver their most ambitious project to date. Recorded at the rustic Shadow Lane studio in Nashville, Tennessee, New Blood explores an album filled with even darker imagery than its predecessor. Prepare yourself for a journey unlike any other as the band throws into the fold all matter of instrumentation including chromatic, diatonic, chord and polyphonia harmonicas; tuba, bass harmonica, electric and upright bass; electric, acoustic and dobro guitars; Hammond B-3 and various percussion. Longtime fans can also revel in the surprising vocal debuts of guitarist Shawn Starski and drummer Ed Michaels. A truly collaborative effort, "Done With The Devil" represents another significant step forward musically for the band; an album that Jason Ricci mischievously exclaims "is a record that even a rhinoceros would like!" 

[Press Release] While your rockin out to three stages of music, you can rest easy knowing that Doheny is reducing your impact on the environment by implementing the following GREEN ideas:


BIKE VALET: new for 2009, we are offering a Bike valet
NEW CUPS: the beverage cups this year will be made from full-biodegradable, compostable materials derived from corn grown in the USA.
TRASH RECYCLING: Las year 9,000 pounds of material generated from the event were successfully recycled. This year color - coded recycling containers will be placed next to trash containers.
MERCHANDISE: Ellie's Merchandise booth always has a good selection of products, many using organic materials...and we are purchasing bags that are 100% fully-degradeable plastic bags.

The 12th annual Doheny Blues Festival is May 16-17th at the Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California.  For more information on the festival CLICK HERE.

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The Deanna Bogart Band
JT Lauritsen
Tony Braunagel & The All-Stars
The Ford Blues Band
E.G. Kight
Shakura S'Aida
The Ty Curtis Band
JP Soars & The Red Hots

"This is the biggest one night Blues concert that I have ever produced and it's going to rock St. John", stated festival founder and producer Steve Simon.

THE 8TH ANNUAL Johnnie Walker ST. JOHN BLUES FESTIVAL
WILL BE HELD FROM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17th
THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 21st 2010

THE MAIN SHOW IS ON SATURDAY NIGHT, MARCH 20th
IN THE CORAL BAY BALL FIELD ON ST. JOHN

THE HOTTEST BLUES FESTIVAL
ON THE COOLEST ISLAND

For more: CLICK

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Money troubles are putting the brakes on a popular blues and jazz festival


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Organizers of Kansas City's blues and jazz festival, Rhythm & Ribs, say the event will not occur on June 19-20, as planned because the economy is making it tough to raise corporate sponsorships. Organizers say the annual festival will take a break in 2009 and will return on Father's Day weekend in 2010.

Since 2005, Rhythm & Ribs has been a non-profit, community-oriented festival designed to showcase some of Kansas City's world-renowned cultural traditions - jazz, blues and BBQ - and has grown to become the city's biggest celebration of "the heart, the soul, and the sauce." Festival leaders, sponsors and followers had been working toward the fifth annual event at one of KC's great cultural centers, the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District.
In the meantime, jazz and blues lovers can take solace in a very busy, year-round performance schedule at 18th & Vine, as well as in other venues around Downtown Kansas City. "Fundraising is never easy, but this year has understandably been an uphill battle," said Peter Yelorda, chairman of the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival. "Scenarios like ours are being played out across the country. It is expensive to bring in top tier talent for a music festival of this caliber, and this year it has become extremely challenging for sponsors to maintain the same level of investment.

Yelorda expressed pride and appreciation in the corporate and philanthropic communities, along with loyal jazz and blues fans, for supporting Rhythm & Ribs over the last five years. He vowed the festival will return next year, according to a news release.

"The commitment was still there this year, but most contributions were scaled back citing the difficult economy," he said. "We have called our loyal supporters today to tell them of the decision and to ask for their help next year. Without exception, the news has been greeted realistically and with votes of confidence and support for 2010 - June 18-19, 2010, to be precise."

"Even though Rhythm & Ribs will take the year off, the jazz and blues scene in Kansas City is alive and jumpin'," said Greg Carroll, president and CEO of the American Jazz Museum.

For Rhythm & Ribs fans that already purchased 2009 festival tickets in advance, refunds are available at the location where tickets were purchased - either the American Jazz Museum or Ticketmaster. The American Jazz Museum is also offering opportunities for any who purchased advance tickets to apply their $10 towards incentives at the American Jazz Museum including tickets for performances in the Blue Room, Gem Theatre and other offers. Contact the Museum at (816) 474-8463 for details.
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The Subway Stage will debut this year and feature an wide array of performers, as will the The Hard Rock Cafe Stage, which will offer a broad range of roots and gospel music performed by major international artists.

Other stages that will return this year include:

The Bank of America Stage will be located in the heart of the festival site at LeBreton Flats and feature internationally renowned headliners.

The Rogers Stage will be located on the south side of the Canadian War Museum, within view of the Bank of America Stage. Both stages will share a capacity of 30,000. Performances on this stage by will alternate with the acts being presented on the Bank of America Stage.

The Blacksheep Stage - Offering an eclectic combination of regional, national and international artists.

The Barney Danson Theatre is a state-of-the-art 231-seat facility that allows the Bluesfest programming team to feature acoustic acts, in an air conditioned soft-seat setting.

The opening night at the festival will see Jeff Beck taking to the Bank of America Stage at 9:30 p.m. Other opening night performers include: Amos the Transparent, Amanda Rheaume, Sergent Garcia, Tympanic, Blue King Brown, Van der Graff Generator, Jon Creeden, and Monkey Junk, with additional acts pending.

 For the full line-up and more info: CLICK


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Q:What do you want the people of Miami to know about African music, specifically music from Mali and the Sahara?

A: Well first of all, we'd like them to know that African music exists. Because there are a lot of people out there who don't know that. And we also want them to know that it's through music that many people can come to understand Africa, and realize that it isn't just a continent of misery and catastrophe, but one that has a lot to offer the rest of the world. . . . We'd like people to feel the wonder of our desert home, one of the most peaceful and beautiful places on Earth.

Q:You've played for presidents, prime ministers, ambassadors. How important is it for you to tour and share your music around the world?

A: Tinariwen was created to transmit a message. At that time, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the founding members of the group, like Ibrahim, Inteyeden, Hassan and Diarra were talking mainly to their own brothers and sisters in the desert. They wanted to raise awareness about the plight of the Touareg people, the political oppression, the lack of water and education, the pain and misery of exile, the homesickness. It's a message about the desert, about its beauty but also about its problems. So it's very important for us to share our music as far and wide as we can. If we just sat at home, no one would be the wiser.

Q:Who are you influenced by musically?

A: Everybody in the group has their own tastes and influences. But there's one element that's common to everyone and that's our own traditional Touareg music. . . . On top of that are all the other North African and African influences: Algerian rai music, Moroccan groups like Nass El Ghiwane and Lemchaheb, Mauretanian music especially Dimi Mint Abba, Egyptian singers and then of course the late, great Ali Farka Touré who was a big influence on every musician in West Africa. From the west, there are those in the band who love Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Led Zeppelin and Dire Straits.

Q: How would you describe your sound?

A: Our sound is traditional music interpreted in a modern way, on guitars. We call it 'assouf' -- the music of nostalgia, of homesickness, of the pain inside. It's our blues music. But people often think we were influenced by the American blues. This isn't the case. We'd never heard any American blues before we traveled to Europe for the first time in 1999. Unless you count Jimi Hendrix.

Q:What are your lyrics about?

A: We sing about our love for the desert, for its people, its culture, its peace, its natural wonders. But we also sing about its problems: the tribalism and infighting, the lack of education, the oppression of outsiders, the pain of living in exile, far from home and family, the loneliness of its huge spaces.

Q:What do you look forward to most at the music festival in Miami?

A: I don't think we've played in Miami before, so it'll be great to visit such a famous city.

IF YOU GO

What: Heineken TransAtlantic Music Festival

When: Javier Garcia and the Budos Band perform 7 p.m. Friday. Cucu Diamantes and Tinariwen play at 7 p.m. Saturday. After-show party both nights with DJ Da Lua until 2 a.m. at Boteco.

Where: North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; Boteco, 916 NE 79th St., Miami.

Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the event (free for children under age 12); Boteco parties are free.

For more: CLICK

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"Local police and fire officials reached out to Jackie when she was on her way home after a show on Wednesday night." HoB's Dave Fortin said. "She immediately turned around and went back to the venue to set things up."

A number of shows that had been planned for the weekend have been canceled or postponed, including Longwave w/ Blue October and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic.

"We'll continue to make the facility available to those in need for the next few days." Fortin added.

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[Press Release] Doheny Blues Festival is just a few weeks away and we know a lot of you still haven't purchased your tickets yet. Don't sweat it, there are plenty of tickets to go around, plus we wanted to yinform you of two great offers brought to you by our partners:

Stop by an Albertsons, Ralphs or CVS location in Southern California to purchaes your favorite varietal of Blackstone Wines.  Participating stores will have Doheny Blues Festival displays and $10 off coupons with your purchase of any bottle of Blackstone Wine.



Also at participating Southern California Good Neighbor Pharmacy locations - $10 off coupons are available, no purchaes necessary! Look for the Doheny Blues Festival Promotion Coupon at the check out register and save $10 off a single day ticket.



The Doheny Blues Festival is May 16-17, 2009 at the Doheny State Park in Dana Point, California.  For more information on the festival CLICK HERE.

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Tickets for headliner shows go on sale Friday, March 27 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets - call 585-232-1900 until April 1 and 1-800-745-3000 afterward, visit ticketmaster.com 

For a complete schedule of all events and times visit:
rochesterjazz.com. 

The evenings' line-up includes:
The Soul of John Black, The Mannish Boys Revue & guests (Jackie Payne / Steve Edmonson, Candye Kane, Lynwood Slim, J.T. Lauritsen), Jason Ricci & New Blood, Los Fabulocos with Kid Ramos, Hollywood Blues Flames with Junior Watson & Johnny Dyer, and
SPECIAL GUESTS!

TICKETS:
$30 (ADVANCE) $40 (AT THE DOOR)

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE DISCOUNT & BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!

For more info or to buy tickets: CLICK


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 Where: Leroy's Hot Stuff
            333 W US 20
            Porter, IN.
            219-926-6211

8pm-midnight every Sunday, best blues in N.W. Indiana

Hosted by: Funky MojoDaddy

Featuring: Kenny Kinsey: bass / vcls. ( Kinsey Report ), Nick Byrd: guitar / vcls. ( Kinsey Report ), Jerry Porter: drums ( Buddy Guy, Ronnie Baker Brooks ), Jeff Massey: slide guitar / vcls. ( Steepwater ) & or Corey Dennison: guitar / vcls. ( Carl Weathersby ) 


"This jam has been running 3 years strong. Over the years we have shared stage with  Ronnie Baker Brooks, Wayne Baker Brooks, members of Kinsey Report, Carl Weathersby, Eric " Guitar" Davis, Gerry Hundt ( Nick Moss Band ) and many more" 

"The house band performs a 30-45 min. set, then we call up on a first come first play system. We welcome all singers, players and bands. The house band is there to back up anyone, any style. Our jam also attracts a lot of young jammers ( under 21 ) that can hang with the best!!"

For more: CLICK

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The scene was thriving in blues bars all over town -- at places like the Coyote Club, the Spot Recreation and My Brother's Place. Those places are gone, as is one of the last surviving blues spots in town, The Roadhouse on North Broadway, which closed in 2007.

That leaves the biannual Wichita Blues Crawls as the best ways for fans of the genre to get together and hear the music they love, said Randy Crump of the Wichita Blues Society.

The Spring Blues Crawl (there's also one in the fall) is scheduled for Sunday in bars all around Old Town. It's put on by the Wichita Blues Society. About 800 people wearing $5 armbands are expected to travel between 10 Old Town bars, clubs and restaurants from 6 to 9 p.m., where they'll hear music from bands such as Clif Major & the Mean Eyed Cats, Front Porch Blues and Nightwatchmen.

All the crawlers and participating musicians will then gather for a jam and after-party at America's Pub, where the popular Sharon Rush Band will perform. Those new to the blues might not know that the genre covers several styles of music, from old-style pure blues to music with more R&B or jazz feels.

This year's lineup will showcase a variety of those styles. Bear Magma, playing at the Brickyard, is a group of Friends University students that offers a five-piece horn section and a killer rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In."

Loft 150 will feature longtime Wichita bluesman Clif Major. The club Suede will feature Henry Walker and the Regents, who have more of an R&B sound. And Front Porch Blues at Larkspur has a down-home sound with just a harmonica and a guitar.

The event not only provides an opportunity for blues fans to reconnect, but it also gives local blues bands a venue -- or in this case, a whole bunch of venues -- for displaying their talents.

"You see a lot of familiar faces," Crump said. "It's a chance for people to get together and just run around and have a great time."

Blues lineup
6-9 p.m.
• America's Pub -- Darrell Mansfield
• Heroes -- Jimmie Lewin and the Kingtones
• Rock Island Live (the new venue next to Emerson Biggins) --Little Smoke
• Larkspur -- Front Porch Blues
• The Brickyard -- Magma Bear
• Club Indigo -- To Go Box
• Loft 150 -- Clif Major & the Mean Eyed Cats
• Finn's -- Made From Scratch
• Suede -- Henry Walker and the Regents
• Mort's -- Nightwatchmen

9 p.m. to midnight
• The Sharon Rush Band -- after-party at America's Pub

If you go:

WICHITA SPRING BLUES CRAWL

When: 6 to 9 p.m. for the crawl, then 9 p.m. to midnight for the after-party at America's Pub

How much: Armbands are $5 and are good for the entire crawl. Can be purchased that night at any of the venues or at the Wichita Blues Society membership table at the Farm & Art Market Plaza.

Extra: Wichita Blues Society memberships will be discounted $5 on Sunday -- to $10 for an individual and $15 for a couple.

For more information, visit www.wichitablues.org.

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RIVER CITY BLUES SOCIETY 


The River City Blues Society continues "Bringin' The Blues To You" with our Wednesday Blues series at the Dragon's Dome in Pekin. This Wednesday on April 22 we feature the Damon Fowler Group - The Damon Fowler Group is from Tampa Florida. National audiences flock to Damon Fowler's sizzling stage shows. His 'take-no-prisoners' attitude on guitar and slide generates powerful energy. Fans get swept up and there's no doubt the band is communicating with you, taking you along on a magical Blues journey. Damon's fourth CD "Sugar Shack" was released on Blind Pig records on January 27, 2009

The Wednesday Blues series is designed for those who want to catch some great Blues artists midweek and still make it to work the next day. These early shows start at 7:00pm and are open to the public with a budget price of only $4. Details of shows coming up in the next few weeks are below. We are adding shows to the weekly lineup all the time so check our website: www,rivercityblues.com

SMOKIN' JOE KUBEK AND B'NOIS KING FIRST GOT TOGETHER BACK IN 1989, WHEN KUBEK ASKED KING TO SIT IN ON A GIG IN DALLAS. THUS BEGAN A PERFECT UNION OF KING'S JAZZ-BASED GUITAR AND VOCALS, WITH KUBEK'S ROCK-INSPIRED GUITAR. THEIR NEW CD IS CALLED BLOOD BROTHERS, AND IT'S SMOKIN'! SMOKIN' JOE AND B'NOIS KING JOIN ELWOOD TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW CD AND GIVE US AN EXCLUSIVE IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCE, NEXT TIME ON THE HOUSE OF BLUES RADIO HOUR.




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