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Capital Blues Messenger Capital Blues Messenger CapitalCapital BluesBlues MessengerMessenger Celebrating the Blues in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia April 2013 Volume 7 Issue 4 Festival Season Is Coming! 2013 Festival Guide Issue New DCBS Acoustic Blues Jam 4th Sundays at The Mansion on O Street Hosted by Will Williamson Also Inside This Issue -—- -—- -—- CD Reviews Event Reviews Featured Shows & Much More President’s Drum, DCBS Band at 3 THE DC BLUES SOCIETY Become a DCBS member! Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club P.O. BOX 77315 Members are key to the livelihood of the James Cotton Show Review, 4 DCBS. Members’ dues play an important Highlighted April Blues Shows WASHINGTON, DC part in helping DCBS fulfill its mission to 20013-7315 promote the Blues and the musicians who 2013 Festivals Schedule 6 - 7 CD Reviews: Scott Ramminger, Little keep the music alive, exciting and accessi- 8 www.dcblues.org ble. Members receive discounts on advance Bit A Blues The DC Blues Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) sale tickets to DCBS events, DCBS merchan- Blues Calendar 9 organization dedicated to keeping the Blues alive dise and from area merchants and clubs Eric Bibb & Habib Koite Show Review 10 when you present your DCBS membership through outreach and education. The DC Blues DCBS Discounts, New/Renewing card (see p 11). Members also receive the Society is a proud affiliate of the Blues Foundation. Members, Save The Date-Battle of 11 monthly Capital Blues Messenger (CBM) The Capital Blues Messenger is published monthly newsletter and those with e-mail access get the Bands (unless otherwise noted) and sent by e-mail or U.S. the CBM via e-mail plus additional e-mail Hotter-Than-July Fish Fry ‘n Blues, mail to members. Past newsletters are available at updates about DCBS events. New DCBS Acoustic Jam at The 12 www.dcblues.org. Becoming a member is simple, quick Mansion on O Street Send changes in name, address or membership and easy: Cover Photo Credits: Top-bottom, L-R: status to [email protected] or mail to ▪ Use the mail-in application, or DC Blues Festival by Pat Bransford; Will DCBS Attn: Membership at the address listed ▪ Apply on-line at www.dcblues.org, or Williamson from http://wildwillwilliamson.com; above. ▪ Sign up at DCBS events or DCBS- Scott Ramminger, Warner Williams by The Capital Blues Messenger is your publication sponsored events/venues where you Ron Weinstock see the DCBS booth. and members are encouraged to submit articles, Unless noted, photos & articles were contributed photos, and ideas for articles, reviews, cartoons Members are invited to attend the monthly by DCBS Board Members and Newsletter Editor. and photography. Please submit material via DCBS Board meetings. For information, send Printer: Quick Printing Inc. Wheaton, MD e-mail to: [email protected]. www.quickprintinginc.com an e-mail to [email protected]. Blues listings for bands should be sent to This issue is © 2013 DC Blues Society [email protected]. Note: The deadline for all submissions is the 15th D.C. Blues Society Membership Corporate DCBS Memberships of the month prior to publication. DCBS reserves Application/Renewal Form DCBS offers a Corporate membership the right to edit or refuse any content, including option that provides small and large busi- advertising, that it deems inappropriate. Date: _________ If renewal, check here ____ nesses the opportunity to advertise through DCBS while supporting DCBS programs. DCBS Board Members ___________________________________________ For only $200 per year, businesses receive the same benefits of individual DCBS members President: Felix McClairen Name (please print clearly above) (see above) PLUS 6 postings of any combina- [email protected] Vice President: Nick Dale __________________________________________ tion of 1/4 page ads in the DCBS monthly [email protected] Address newsletter and/or web icons on the DCBS web- Secretary: Celina Wood site. Each web icon/event posting will remain ___________________________________________ [email protected] on the DCBS website for one week per posting. City/State/Zip Code — for a total of 6 weeks presence on the DCBS Treasurer: Frank Kahan [email protected] ___________________________________________ website. This is a $240-$280 value, for only Jams & Festival: Sam’i Nuriddin Telephone $200. [email protected] To get more information, or to establish Merchandise: James Ginyard ___________________________________________ corporate membership, visit: [email protected] E-mail www.dcblues.org/memb/mbr_join.php. Media: Vacant [email protected] Dues per year (circle appropriate one): ADVERTISE IN THE DCBS Honorary Directors: John Cephas (1930-2009) Student: $15 (Include photocopy of student ID) Barry Lee Pearson, Joseph Wilson Individual: $25 Family: $35 CAPITAL BLUES MESSENGER Corporate: $200 Canada: $35 (US funds) AD RATES Key Volunteers Other Countries: $50 (US funds) Advertising: Jazs Contributions (not dues) are tax-deductible. Business card $20 [email protected] Please allow up to six weeks for processing Blues in the Schools/Acoustic Jam: Will Williamson 1/8 page $25 [email protected], [email protected] If Family, list member names:__________________ E-Communications Coordinator/Membership 1/4 page $40 Assistant: Chris DeProperty Your volunteer time/talent is always welcome. If [email protected] interested in volunteering, check interest(s): 1/3 page $55 Grants Manager: OPEN [email protected] __ Update Website 1/2 page $75 Membership: Sam’i Nuriddin __ Work a shift at a show (DCBS table, door, etc.) 2/3 page $110 [email protected] __ Promote shows (distribute flyers, handbills, etc.) Newsletter __ Raise funds (sell ads, organize auctions, etc.) Full page $140 Editor: Pat Bransford [email protected] __ Write reviews or take photos for Newsletter Rates are based on camera-ready artwork and Staff: Mary Knieser, Sylvia Kiser (see your name in print!) must be received by the 7th of the prior month. Blues Calendar: Mike Wolk __ Other? ___________________________ Design service is outsourced and a fee will be Volunteer Coordinator: Margo Hope (Interim) charged. Ads should be at least 300 dpi in either [email protected] ___________________________________________ PDF or JPG. Submit in B/W and color when possi- Website ble. Ad size and space allocation contingent on Administrators: Jazs, Fred Morser Mail with check to prior commitments and editorial content. DCBS [email protected] THE DC BLUES SOCIETY reserves the right to refuse advertising it deems Forum: Crawlin’ Kingsnake [email protected] P.O. BOX 77315 inappropriate. Ad specs and on--line rates: DCBS on Facebook: Jazs WASHINGTON, DC 20013-73 www.dcblues.org DCBS on PayPal: Fred Morser Questions? E-mail: [email protected] President’sApril 2013 Drum Capital Blues Messenger Hot Jam! I must begin with our biggest show for the last couple months---the DCBS 1st Sunday Blues Jam. And it’s happen- ing again April 7, from 4 – 8 pm at the Silver Spring American Legion. Musicians, singers and music fans have been rallying in room-capacity numbers for the Jams this year. I won’t play psychic to find out why attendance is up. But I will play cheerleader. If you haven’t been to a 1st Sunday Jam in a while or have never been (shame on ya!), put your feet in the place April 7 for a wang-dang-doodle time. We’ve also got a second jam warming up for April. On Sunday, April 28, DCBS is sponsoring an acoustic jam at the quirkily elegant Mansion on O Street/O Street Museum. The Mansion, consisting of five adjacent townhomes joined by secret doors, is packed with Rock n’ Roll memorabilia and a catacomb of small and large rooms. This new (and free) DCBS Acoustic Jam happens every fourth Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm during The Mansion on Street’s Sunday Brunch. It’s a short walk from the Dupont Circle Metro Station to the 2020 O St. NW venue. I highly recommend Metro because parking is very scarce. This jam is evolving in the capable hands of our host and new Felix McClairen by Ron Weinstock Blues in the School Coordinator, Will Williamson. (We’ll have more about Blues in the Schools in our next issue.) To learn more about the DCBS Acoustic Jam, see p. 12 and chat with Will at [email protected]. Check out Will’s musical bio and skills at http://wildwillwilliamson.com. When you feel like brunch along with entertaining acoustic music, check us out on the fourth Sundays of the month. DCBS Band Comes of Age The posted rules at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club warn patrons to respect the band and others by remaining quiet during perform- ances. But there was one table occupied by DCBS volunteers that thought respect meant make some noise. And that’s what they (OK, we) did throughout the spectacular performance by the DCBS Band on March 19. (See article and photo below.) Shout outs to band members Sam’i Nuriddin, Dave Harris, Dave Jackson, J.T., Calvin Newbill, and the unstoppable Ayaba Bey. Ayaba glided onto the stage elegantly wrapped and blew the roof off with her rousing vocals. The band’s sound has melded into a spirit and style that echoes the grit and energy of Chicago Blues. They have a unique sound built on the excellent musical skills of individuals working together as a single organism. This is a Blues band for Blues fans who know the difference. You can see what I’m talking about when the DCBS Band plays Adams Morgan’s Columbia Station on June 29. We’ll share more details later. Volunteers A call will soon go out for two of our biggest annual events: the Hotter-Than-July Fish Fry & Blues (July 13) and our 25th Annual DC Blues Festival (August 31). Remember everything we do is powered by volunteers.
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