TALL CITY BLUES FEST Lisa Grissom, Producer of Tall City Blues Fest 432-262-0034;
[email protected] tallcitybluesfest.com For Immediate Release March 28, 2014 Tall City Blues Fest Announces 2014 Line-Up MIDLAND, TEXAS – Last night, at a line-up release party, Tall City Blues Fest 2014 presented by Mazda of Midland/Odessa announced its 2014 line-up. This year's Fest will feature 17 performances. FRIDAY, JULY 25-A TASTE OF MEMPHIS 6-7 PM Rock Island Rollers (Des Moines, IA) 2014 International Blues Challenge Semi-Finalist 7-8 PM Annika Chambers (Houston, TX) Houston Press Music Awards Best Female Vocalist 8-9 PM Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen (Nashville, TN) Keeping the Blues Alive Recipient for Journalism, Writer for Rolling Stone, Guitar World and Consultant for PBS' “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues” Series 9-10:15 PM Ghost Town Blues Band (Memphis, TN) 2014 International Blues Challenge 2nd Place Winner 10:15-11 PM Memphis Jam led by Ghost Town Blues Band “We are very excited about our Friday night line-up this year, because we're bringing a little of Memphis to Midland,” said Ronn Reeger, Talent Buyer for the Fest. “Every year, we go to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge that features over 200 bands from around the world. All of the Friday night performers at this year's Fest are artists we've met or discovered in Memphis during the Challenge. In addition to scouting the Challenge performers, we also discover a lot of talent at the after-hours jams which are really magical because there are so many fantastic performers collaborating.