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COBLUES.ORG June 22nd June 25th Colorado Blues Society BLUES UPDATE June 20th to June 26th, 2013 Questions or comments? Please send them to: [email protected] HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: IBC--COLORADO BLUES CHALLENGE DEADLINE ORI NAFTALY BAND COLORADO DEBUT BLUE STAR CONNECTION INSTRUMENT DRIVE CBS BEST SELF-PRODUCED CD COMPETITION LOCAL CD ENTERED INTO THE BMA DID YOU KNOW? IBC--COLORADO BLUES CHALLENGE DEADLINE The DEADLINE for entering is JUNE 30. We MUST have your completed registration and all fees by June 30 for us to schedule your act in the completion. The Colorado Blues Challenge is a CBS- sponsored competition for both solo/duo and band acts with the winners advancing to compete in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. The preliminary rounds will be held on July 21st, July 28th, August 4th and August 11th with the finals slated for September 22nd. The International Blues Challenge is entering its 30th year with solo/duo acts and bands from all around the world competing for festival contracts, gear, media representation and so much more. The dates for the 30th IBC are January 21st - 25th, 2014.
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COBLUES.ORG
June 22nd
June 25th
Colorado Blues Society BLUES UPDATE
June 20th to June 26th, 2013 Questions or comments? Please send them to: [email protected]
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK:
IBC--COLORADO BLUES CHALLENGE DEADLINE ORI NAFTALY BAND COLORADO DEBUT BLUE STAR CONNECTION INSTRUMENT DRIVE CBS BEST SELF-PRODUCED CD COMPETITION LOCAL CD ENTERED INTO THE BMA DID YOU KNOW?
IBC--COLORADO BLUES CHALLENGE DEADLINE The DEADLINE for entering is JUNE 30. We MUST have your completed registration and all fees by June 30 for us to schedule your act in the completion. The Colorado Blues Challenge is a CBS-sponsored competition for both solo/duo and band acts with the winners advancing to compete in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. The preliminary rounds will be held on July 21st, July 28th, August 4th and August 11th with the finals slated for September 22nd.
The International Blues Challenge is entering its 30th year with solo/duo acts and bands from all around the world competing for festival contracts, gear, media representation and so much more. The dates for the 30th IBC are January 21st - 25th, 2014.
June 27-30th
June - July
The entry form for this year's Colorado Blues Challenge will be on our website, www.coloradoblues.org very soon. Remember, any act entering the challenge must be a business member of the Colorado Blues Society as well. Any further inquiries concerning the Colorado Blues Challenge can be directed to the IBC Chair, Kyle Deibler at [email protected].
ORI NAFTALY BAND COLORADO DEBUT The Ori Naftaly band became the first Israeli band to reach the Semi Finals in the International Blues Challenge competition (IBC) in Memphis this year. At the IBCs the band was definitely a fan favorite and actually sold the largest amount of CD's during IBC week. Along with cheering for our own 3rd place winner Dan Treanor & Afrosippi featuring Erica Brown, the Colorado delegation adopted the Ori Naftaly Band as well. The band clearly made a bunch of Colorado Blues Society friends and are now playing here in Colorado for the 1st time with shows at the Boulder Outlook (Fri June 21) and the Winter Park Pub (Sat June 22).
The album they sold in Memphis even had an old CBS friend on it - Tempa Singer- who did several songs with Ori & the Band. They have now released their 2nd CD--"Happy For Good"--and it's a killer, consisting of eight new original songs. AND, these are great people,
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not just great performers. They heard about the fires here in Colorado and quickly have volunteered to help at a Jewish camp damaged by the Black Canyon fire. Try and catch these newest members of the Colorado Blues Society, and our 1st International member. They are a tight young band steeped in the blues with Ori offering up killer licks on his axe and Eleanor Tsaig's voice is something you won't ever forget. You will be hearing a lot more from this band!
FREE TIX to the BLUE STAR FESTIVAL!! FREE CBS MEMBERSHIPS!! HOW????? Free tickets for a major Festival? Free memberships to Colorado Blues Society? Yep it's true! CBS is launching a giant instrument drive to help out Blue Star Connection. In case you didn't know, Blue Star is a local organization started by Grand County Blues Society that puts musical instruments into the hands of kids with cancer and life threatening diseases. Musical instruments become a major part of their healing therapy. BSC has provided kids with instruments, as well as furnishing entire Therapy rooms in hospitals.
The problem is BSC needs more instruments. BSC can use most any instrument as long as it is in working order and in good shape. So here is the deal on how you can help and get yourself a nice perk, as well as getting that good feeling from helping these kids. You can donate two ways:
FREE FESTIVAL TICKETS--donate your instrument at the Blue Star Festival in Littleton on August 3 and get FREE admission into the Festival!!! The BSF has Paul Thorn, Jimmy Hall/Reese Wynans/Kate Moss/Andy Irvine/Scotty Rivera/Greg Martin(Kentucky Headhunters), Curtis Salgado, Ryan McGarvey, Steepwater Band, Mary Louise Lee Band, Paula Nelson (Willie's daughter) Austin Young Band, Dustin Pittsley, Cedar Avenue Blues Band with Robert Wilson.
FREE 1 Year CBS MEMBERSHIP--If you aren't going to the Festival, you can also get a hold of us here at CBS ([email protected] or [email protected]) and we will give you a FREE individual membership to the Colorado Blues Society ( $30 value). Give us your address and we'll even arrange the pickup - if we have a Board member in the area. And you bands/musicians looking for a Business membership for the IBC, we will give you that membership for two or more working instruments.
BSC can always use your cash donations as well, and if want to do that, we will gladly take your checks! Think of this like a canned food drive at Christmas except with musical instruments. Get those unused instruments out of your basement and closets and put them into the hands of some kids who will play the heck out of them. BSC is proof that music can really change lives...and save lives. Its healing powers are amazing!
And don't forget Grand County Blue's Society presents Blues From the Top next weekend June 28-29-30 in beautiful downtown Winter park. BFTT was voted the Favorite Blues Festival at this year's CBS Members Choice Awards. The line-up includes: Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Mud Morganfield, Lucky Peterson (w/Shawn Kellerman), Ronnie Baker Brooks, Albert Castiglia, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Sena Ehrnhardt, and Southern Hospitality (JP Soars, Damon Fowler, Victor Wainwright), Austin Young, and Zac Harmon. The fun starts Friday with prefest shows in the square plus a showcase at Smoking Moes
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Friday night. There are also shows in downtown Winter Park Saturday night after the festival.
CBS BEST SELF-PRODUCED CD (BSPCD) COMPETITION
The Colorado Blues Society is announcing its, Best Self-Produced CD competition. The winning CD will be the CBS entry into the Blues Foundation's BSPCD competition. The IBC has been the measure of excellence for live performances while the Best Self Produced CD (BSPCD) honors excellence achieved in the studio. Acts can be bands, solo acts, duo acts, trios, full choirs or any other combination. The purpose of this award is to assist our local Blues musicians in the pursuit of their professional goals.
The local entry DEADLINE is September 20, 2013 so that we have time to select our winner, and get copies to Memphis to meet their deadline.
Compilations are not eligible. Singer, band, society or local producer may produce the actual CD as long as the performer is a singer, band or other individual entity. Recordings with established or "known" producers within the industry are eligible as long as the recording is on the artist's independent label and not on an established national blues label. If a recording was produced independently but an established blues label has purchased the master for distribution, the recording is still eligible until such time as the established blues label releases the recording.
By the way, the first CBS entry, in 2010, Crime Scene Queen by The Informants took 1st place in the Memphis BSPCD competition. For information on how to enter and complete rules contact [email protected].
LOCAL CD ENTERED INTO THE BMA NOMINATION PROCESS
Bad Brad and the Fat Cats featuring Nic Clark as their CD, "Eyes on the Prize," has been entered into the nomination process for the 2014 BMAs. There is a definite Colorado Blues Society/IBC history to the performers on this CD. Bad Brad & the Fat Cats are CBS members and Brad is on the CBS Board of Directors. In Feb 2012, CBS sent the Fat Cats to Memphis as our Youth Showcase performers giving Brad his 1st taste of Beale Street. The rhythm section of Jodie Woodard and Peter Gregory were members of Boa & the Constrictors, the 2010 CBS entry in Memphis. And Nic Clark had his initial success with Memphis IBC finalist, Another Kind of Magick, a band that CBS helped discover and promote with letters to Wyoming newspapers and finally convincing the Wyoming Jazz & Blues Society to participate in the IBC with AKM as their 1st ever IBC entry. Good luck to the band and their CD!
CBS would like to encourage any and all Colorado musicians to submit their CDs to the Blues Foundation for consideration into their nomination process. The details can be found in the BMA section of the blues.org website under the Nomination process and pretty much anyone can submit for a nomination. The CD must have been released after Nov.1, 2012. This is not to be confused with the Colorado Blues Society Best Self Produced CD competition that is mentioned above. They are two separate competitions and it would be a good idea for all local musicians to enter their CDs into BOTH as long as they meet the criteria for both.
DID YOU KNOW?
John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson integrated the blues harmonica into blues singing, so that the two became one continuous voice. His Skinny Woman (1937), Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (1937) and Hoodoo Hoodoo (1946) became early blues standards.
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter was discovered in 1933 in a prison by Alan Lomax. He later became a celebrity of New York's folk revival, becoming the symbolic bridge between black and white folk music. Leadbelly popularized Goodnight Irene (1933), Midnight Special (1934), Rock Island Line (1936), Pick A Bale Of Cotton (1940) and Cottonfields (1941).
The word "mojo" comes from the hoodoo tradition. It's a cloth bag worn under the clothes as a charm, often times containing herbs, curios, animal bones and other items. A mojo is believed to convey good luck, protect the wearer from evil, or to attract money or love. Obviously it's a good idea to "have your mojo working." Also known as a ,"mojo hand" or, in Louisiana, as a "gri-gri," the charm is referred to often in blues songs. Mojo also refers to male virility, another common blues subject.
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Seen a great show lately? Got some pix of CBS acts & members out and about at a show and getting a little wild and crazy? Send us your pix and we'll try and use them in Weekly Update (depending on how many we get!). If you don't send yours in you are stuck with the pix of shows I go to, lol.
Send them to [email protected]. Let us know where the pic was taken, when, and who is in it. Thanks!
Jams
Thursday-June 20th Blues Jam, 8-11:30pm, hosted by *Robert Fiorino and Colorado's Best Guitar players, Paradise Cove, Denver
Sunday-June 23rd Open Stage Jam, hosted by Sandy Moffet, 7pm, Charlie L's, Loveland
Monday-June 24th Jazz@Jack's Martini Mondays featuring *Jack Hadley's Music Jam
Blues Jam @ Swallow Hill Music 7pm, Denver
Blues Jam w/ *Erik Boa and the Constrictors, 7:30-10:30pm, *Oskar Blues, Longmont
*Delta Sonics Trio host Bannock Street Garage, 8pm, Denver
Tuesday-June 25th Open Stage w/ *Todd Johnson, 9pm-2am, Gold Pan Saloon, Breckenridge
Wednesday-June 26th
Acoustic Jam Night with John Steideman, Lincoln's Roadhouse, Denver
"Nothin' But the Blues" hosted by Sandy Moffett, dance lessons start at 6:30, jam starts 7pm, Herradura's, Fort Collins
*Los Terrificos, (*Dan Treanor, *Jodie Woodard, *Bruce Collins) hosting Blues jam, 7:30-11pm, D'Note, Arvada
Blues jam w/ *Boa & The Constrictors, 7 :30 - 10:30PM, The Rusty Bucket, Lakewood
Open Mic/Open Jam, 7-11pm @ Jake's Roadhouse, Arvada
Blues jam hosted by Kevin Kiley 8pm-2am, Bushwackers, Denver
Blues Jam hosted by The Firebreathers 10pm, Pioneer Inn, Nederland
Dave Randon hosts open mic jam, *Herb's Bar, Denver
Shows
Thursday-June 20th *Delta Sonics Duo (Al & Bob Pelligrino), 6 - 9 PM, Susies, Golden
The Tribe, George's Union Station
Johnny Rawls, 7:30pm, *The Boulder Outlook, Boulder
John Stone, Sonterra Grill
Dave Randon, Herb's Hideout
Jesse Garland, 7pm & 9pm (2 sets), *Dazzle, Denver
Friday-June 21st *Eef & the Blues Express, The Beer Depot, Denver
Todd Johnson & Breaking Blues, 8pm - 12am, D'Note, Arvada
Kirk James Band, 7- 11 PM, Schank House Bar & Grill, Vallecito Lake
Ori Naftali Band, 8pm, *The Boulder Outlook
*The Symbols, 9pm, Pioneer Inn, Denver
*Mel Owen & Thommy Knox, 6 - 9pm, Longshots, Wheatridge
*The Delta Sonics, 8 PM - 12 AM, Rusty Bucket, Lakewood
The Lee Thomas Band , 7 - 8:30pm, Miners Park, Firestone
*Cedar Ave Blues Band, 8 -11pm, Lake Ave Inn, Thornton
*Mojoville, 9 pm - 1 am, El Chapultepec, Denver
Saturday-June 22nd *Delta Sonics, time TBA, Westword Music Showcase @ *Dazzle, Denver
*Delta Sonics, 9 PM - 1 AM, Lincoln's Roadhouse, Denver
*Jenn Cleary, 6:30pm, Great Northern Tavern, Denver
Levee Town, 8pm, *The Boulder Outlook, Boulder
Moses Jones Band, 7 - 10 PM, 29th Street Festival, Boulder
*Adam & Stilwagen, 6:30 - 8:45PM, Coyote's Coffee Den, Penrose, CO
Ori Naftaly Band, 6PM, ,Winter Park Pub, Winter Park
*Eef and the Blues Express, 10:30pm-1:15am, *Dazzle, Denver
*The Symbols, 7pm, The Rialto Theater, Loveland
Sunday-June 23rd
*Delta Sonics, 4 - 8 PM, The Little Bear, Evergreen
*Bad Brad and the Fat Cats, 2pm, BBQ and Blues, Ziggies, Denver
Craig Kingfish Griffin, Quincy Bar
Tuesday-June 25th The Gang, Rollinsville Stage Stop
*Adam & Stilwagen, 6 - 7:30 PM, Manitou Springs Library Series, Manitous Springs
Wednesday-June 26th Ash Ganley Duo, Marys Lake Lodge, Estes Park
*Delta Sonics Trio, 8 - 11:30 PM, Jack Quinns, Colorado Springs
Rocky Mountain Battle of the Bands, 8pm Hazardous Matthew, Mercury Cafe, Denver
Jana and the Jukes, Jack Quinn's
Roots & Rhythm Blues Band, 5-8pm, Randall's Lounge at Pierre's, Denver
2013 FESTIVAL SEASON 2013 Festivals season is in full swing! Festival organizers, let us know the details of your event as soon as possible!
Festivals
Greeley Blues Jam June 7 & 8 Island Grove Arena, Greeley, CO Friday night Prefest downtown Plaza FREE! Festival is all day Saturday at Island Grove arena. Lineup includes: The legendary father of British Blues--John Mayall, JJ Grey & Mofro, Carolyn Wonderland, Harper & Midwest, Lionel Young Band, plus IBC sensations-Dan Treanor and Afrosippi featuring Erica Brown. Plus on the Back Porch stage Eef & the Blues Express, David Booker, Bad Brad, and the Kris Lager Band! At the Friday night prefest check out: Austin Young, Papa Juke, Jack Hadley Band, G'Jai's Jook Joint, Three Shots, Randall Dubis, DeltaSonics, Mojoville, Bad Brad & the Fat Cats, Boa & the Constrictors, Nic Clark, David Booker, and the Kris Lager Band.
Blues From the Top June 28-30 Beautiful downtown Winter Park Line-up includes: Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Mud Morganfield, Lucky Peterson (w/Shawn Kellerman), Ronnie Baker Brooks, Albert Castiglia, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Sena Ehrnhardt, and Southern Hospitality (JP Soars, Damon Fowler, Victor Wainwright), Austin Young, and Zac Harmon.
Arvada BBQ & Blues July 14 Old Town Arvada The Duke Street Kings and 17 other Bands (TBA) to benefit Habitat for Humanity. $10 a ticket.
Blues Under The Bridge July 20 Colorado Springs Blues Under The Bridge is Colorado Springs' annual downtown Blues Festival. It takes place under the West Colorado Bridge in Downtown
Colorado Springs. Lineup includes Watermelon Slim, John Hammond, Blues Caravan, Slide Brothers, DB Rielly, JustUs League.
Blue Star Festival August 3 Clement Park Amphitheate, Littleton Lineup includes: Paul Thorn, Jimmy Hall/Reese Wynans/Kate Moss/Andy Irvine/Scotty Rivera/Greg Martin(Kentucky Headhunters), Curtis Salagado, Ryan McGarvey, Steepwater Band, Mary Louise Lee Band, Paula Nelson (Willie's daughter) Austin Young Band, Dustin Pittsley, Cedar Avenue Blues Band with Robert Wilson. More to come.
Carbon Valley Music Festival August 3 Dacono, CO Noon to 10 p.m. includes kid's activities and local distilleries tasting. Lineup includes: The Samples, Face Vocal Band, the Afrosippi Band feat. Erica Brown, After Midnight Jazz Band, Jeff Brinkman, and Jaden Carlson. Jake Miles, CBS, and Dan Treanor will be hosting a Blues in the School presentation.
Blues & Brews Festival on Old South Pearl Street August 10 South Pearl St, Denver 1:00PM to 10:00PM ONLY $5 entrance fee. Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Mac Arnold & Plate Full o' Blues, Dan Treanor's Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown, Delta Sonics with Ken Saydak, Johnny Long Band, Jockamo featuring Jill Watkins, Bad Brad & the Fat Cats.
Blues in the Canyon August 10 Empire, CO This was formerly the Empire Blues Festival. Lineup includes: Dan Treanor's Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown, Delta Sonics, Boa & the Constrictors, and Delicious Point featuring Carla Vanessa. $15
Rocky Mountain Music Festival August 11 Clement Park Amphitheater, Littleton LeAnn Rimes and winners of Rocky Mountain Battle of the Bands (including the Blues division winner) www.thermmf.com The Prelim rounds 'Rocky Mountain Battle of the Bands' local band competition at four Denver area host venues - Buffalo Rose (Rock), Cowboy Lounge (Country), Mercury Cafe (Blues), and Q's Pub (Acoustic). For that "line up" go to www.RMBOB.com.
New West Fest/Bohemian Nights August 16-17-18 Old Town, Fort Collins, CO FREE event. Headliners Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, Leon Russell, and the Samples. Over 60 Colorado bands of all genres including some of Colorado's finest blues bands: Otis Taylor, Lionel Young, Dan Treanor & Afrosippi featuring Erica Brown, Austin Young, Eef & the Blues Express, Chris Daniels, Johnny Johnston, Bad Brad, and Jaden Carlson.
Sulphur Gulch Blues Festival August 17 PACE Center, Parker, CO The lineup includes 3rd Degree, Erik Boa & the Constrictors, Joseph Barton Trio, and Cedar Avenue Blues Band. Click here for more info.
Conifer Blues Festival August 24 Conifer, CO (Meyers Ranch) Chicago Blues Reunion, Once Removed Band. See http://www.coniferbluesfest.com/.
Snowy Range Music Festival
August 30-September 1 Laramie, WY Lineup so far includes Roy Rogers, Tab Benoit, Big Lou Johnson, Doug MacCleod, Vasti Jackson, the Soul Rebels, Canned Heat, BeauSoliel, Brad Stivers and Nic Clark, Hazel Miller, Taylor Scott with Erica Brown, A.J. Croce (Jim's son), Glen David Andrews (Trombone Shorty's cousin), the Pimps of Joytime, Lightning Malcolm, Jalan Crossland, Reverend Peyton and his Big Damned Band, Lisa Haley & the Zydekats, Billy Branch and the Sons of the Blues, Sofie Reed, David Berntson, and more to come.
Realities for Children Blues Fest September 7 Old Town Square, Fort Collins, CO Off Night Music presents Zac Harmon headlining a benefit for Realities for Children. Non-stop blues starting from noon to 10PM. Also includes: Blues DoGS, Dave Dardine Project, Rob Wilson Band, Rex Peoples, David Michael Boyd, Baily Hollen, and some of the best young blues kids around. The event is free with a 300 car hot rod event also going on, raffles, pool shooting contest, etc... This is a Fundraiser for Realities for Children.
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival September 13-15 Telluride, CO Lineup: The Black Crowes, Jim James, and Melissa Etheridge will headline the event this summer. Additional musicians booked to play include Gary Clark Jr., John Hiatt, Mickey Hart Band, Anders Osborne, Otis Taylor Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Allen Stone, ZZ Ward, The New Mastersounds, The Bright Light Social Hour, The Relatives, Selwyn Birchwood Band with more to be announced. Tickets for Telluride Blues & Brews Festival are currently on sale.
ABOUT CBS Established in 1995. CBS is a 501c3 non-profit and is Colorado's original Blues Society. CBS is the proud recipient of the 2013 Keeping the Blues Alive Award for a Best Blues Organization by the Blues Foundation. CBS is renown worldwide for our outstanding Blues programs and activities. Our Blues in the School programs, publication -The Holler, and IBC program are second to none, in fact CBS has been solicited by numerous Blues Societies in other states on how to set up similar programs. Notes of Interest You can see a lot of CBS videos at Patti Cavallero's Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/chicknpatti Questions or comments? Please send them to: [email protected] Please visit us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! The Blue Star Connection: This program helps kids with cancer find joy in music. Blue Star welcomes all donations including your instruments, and especially welcomes monetary donations for instrument reconditioning and shipping to needy kids. This great organization makes sure your donations are go directly towards placing instruments into these kids hands. If you know of a child that needs an instrument or if you would like to donate please
visit http://www.bluestarconnection.org/ When you contact them let them know you are a CBS member. Volunteer Help: CBS is always looking for dedicated volunteers. We have a particular immediate need for anyone with GRANT-WRITING skills. Being a 501c3 non-profit we are always scrambling for money. Many of our programs could be expanded tremendously IF we had more funds. Government and Corporate Grants are out there BUT they are very time consuming to pursue and apply for. Anyone with experience in this area would be very valuable to this organization! We also are seeking individuals who would be interested in helping on our membership committee. If you like meeting people and like the idea of helping grow our membership ranks please contact us. Anyone interested in either area please contact Chick at [email protected] Be sure to check out Chris Rischards' Jam Post listings, where you will find info on some local blues jams. It is not a puiblication of the Colorado Blues Society. www.harmonicaplanet.com/jampost Thank you for supporting live blues music!
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