BLUE INK www.BLUSD.org SEPT 2014 Vol 16- Issue 9 33rd Adams Avenue Street Fair ~ Solo/Duo Blues Challenge Deadline ~ Marcia Ball’s CD Release Concert ~ Tab Benoit & more “Boogie On The Bayou” with Marcia Ball & Sept Terrance Simien! 20 exas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia TBall, currently celebrating the release of her new Alligator Records CD, The Tattooed Lady And The Alligator Man, will give a special performance with Terrance Simien at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, September 20. Showtime is 8pm. Ball's groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite of music fans everywhere. Her music mixes equal parts simmering soul fervor and rollicking Crescent City piano. The Tattooed Lady And The Alligator Man is her sixth release for Alligator. Four of her previous five releases received Grammy Award nominations. Ball received the 2012 Blues Music Award (BMA) for the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Of The Year. She has now won a total of nine BMAs and has received a whopping 42 nominations. Adams Avenue Find details at www.powaycenter.com Sept Blues Challenge Solo/Duo Street Fair 27-28 he Adams Avenue Street Acts Signup Deadline! Fair, Southern California’s largest FREE two-day music festival, occurs annually on ime for San Diego solo/duo acts to get registered T for BLUSD's regional competition, scheduled for the last weekend of September, on Adams Avenue, located in the Normal Heights TSaturday October 4, 11 and 18 at Tio Leo's neighborhood. All-ages, all weekend. (Napa/Morena) from 1-5pm. Deadline to register is The weekend of September 27-28 they will October 1. close down 10 blocks on Adams Avenue and The IBC will be held in Memphis Jan. 20-24, 2015, invite 350 arts/crafts, retail, and food booths for bringing musicians from far corners of the globe to the 33rd annual. They will also have seven stages compete for widespread recognition. When Zac Harmon and over 100 musical acts! Street Fair hours are won, he said it was like spending $100,000 on publicity. 10am-10pm Saturday, 10am-7pm Sunday. San Diego has done well at IBC in recent years, with Nathan James & Ben Blues/Roots acts will include Kinsey Report, Hernandez, Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz, and Sue Palmer bringing home honors. Big Jay McNeely, UK’s Mama Tokus with Robin Entry forms can be obtained by sending an email to [email protected], with Henkel, Sue Palmer’s Motel Swing Orchestra, IBC in the subject line. The winning solo/duo act receives $900 per member Bill Magee, Missy Andersen, Little Kings and to offset travel expenses. Some heavy-hitters have already entered, so this many more. Stage maps and performance promises to be a VERY exciting year...let's show the world what San Diego schedules available at the street fair. has to offer! Mark your calenders to come support the acts participating. BLUES LOVERS UNITED OF SAN DIEGO EDITOR Michele Lundeen – [email protected] GIG CALENDAR [email protected] and/or post at www.BLUSD.org BLUSD TABLE GIGS or use Google Calendar and INVITE: [email protected] WEB MASTER Position Open * BLUSD SOLO/DUO CONTRIBUTORS Janet Blair, Janine Harty, Michael Kinsman, Michele Lundeen, IBC CHALLENGE* DM, Rosa Lea Schiavone Deadlines for mid-monthly newsletter: Articles/Events/Ads/Info should be submitted by the 5th to Saturday Oct 4-11-18 [email protected] in order to ensure inclusion. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Janet Blair 1-5pm Janine Harty Michele Lundeen Donna Mallen Tio Leo’s Bob Prater Rosa Lea Schiavone – [email protected] (Napa & Morena Blvd) PRESIDENT Janine Harty – [email protected] *JammingOut THE HOUSE OF BLUES* VICE PRESIDENT Position Open Every Wednesday ~ 7pm TREASURER 1055 5th Ave. Downtown San Diego Bob Prater SECRETARY Donna Mallen MEMBERSHIP [email protected] BLUES IN THE SCHOOLS Janet Blair – Director [email protected] BANDS & VENUES: Michele Lundeen – BITS Assistant POST YOUR BLUES-BASED EVENTS ADVISORS Michael Kinsman – Rand De Mattei Use GOOGLE Calendar and make sure to “Invite” [email protected] - OUR MISSION - To preserve and promote awareness of the Blues, America’s first musical or send gig details to [email protected] art form. To entertain and educate the existing and growing audience and to be responsive to the music community’s needs by presenting and SO ALL CAN FIND YOU supporting local and national Blues artists and culture. & SUPPORT YOUR SHOWS! BLUES LOVERS UNITED OF SAN DIEGO Please send listings/details about very special P.O. BOX 34077 - SAN DIEGO, CA 92163 events to [email protected]! Business Line: 619.630.9416 [email protected] - www.BLUSD.org Fans want to find BLUES! It takes a village! BLUES www.BLUES.org IN THE SCHOOLS Live, interactive blues musical presentations available to share, inform and entertain! AFFILIATE Blues Lovers United of San Diego is a 501(c)3 non profit, membership driven corporation affiliated Contact: [email protected] with The Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN, an umbrella organization for Blues Societies worldwide. Blue Ink Sept 14 Page 2 WHAWHATT IITT IIS!S! ... Some special Blues-type stuff Tab Benoit at Ramona Mainstage 9/20 Tab Benoit is Louisiana’s No. 1 roots export. More than just an acclaimed bluesman, he is an indefatigable conservation advocate. Benoit is a driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to save Louisiana’s wetlands. Benoit won the dual awards of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year and Best Contemporary Male Performer at the Blues Music Awards, a GRAMMY nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album. http://www.tabbenoit.com Supporting is the Chase Walker Band who are passionately reinventing roots music into modern vinyl-worthy classics with a vibrant flare. These teens, Chase Walker (lead guitar/ vocals), Randon Davitt (bass guitar/vocals) and Matthew Fyke (drums), explode with talent, maturity and soul far beyond their years. http://www.chasewalkerband.com Rockin' blues band One Foot in The Blues will kick off the night. http://ofitb.com UK’s Mama Tokus 9/21-10/8 Sassy singer, songwriter, poetress, entertainer Mama Tokus is in town Sept 21-Oct 8 from the UK and has performances lined up with Robin Henkel and Ric Lee as well as the Bayou Brothers. Shows include. 9/21 Bayou Brothers CD Release Party 4-8pm; 9/23 Tio Leo's 7pm w- Bayou Brothers & Robin Henkel; 9/24 Java Joe's 8pm "Poetry and Blues" w-Robin Henkel & Ric Lee; 9/27 San Diego Zoo Wine & Food Festival 6pm w-Bayou Brothers; 9/28 Adams Street Fair 3pm w- Robin Henkel (poetry & blues); 10/3 Wynola Pizza (Julian) 6-9pm w-Robin Henkel on his Birthday! (poetry &blues); 10/4 Birdrock Coffee Roasters 10am-12pm w- Robin Henkel (poetry & blues); 10/4 Tio Leo's 8pm w/ Bayou Brothers & Robin Henkel; 10/5 Tin Roof "Blues Summit" 8pm w-Robin Henkel & Ric Lee; 10/8 HOB Voodoo Stage 9-9:30pm w-Robin Henkel & Ric Lee. http://www.mamatokus.com Stoney B’s 3rd Blues Summit 10/5 Host Band " The Stoney B Blues Band, "Co Host" Laura Harden, " MC " J Otis Williams. Mark your calendars for Blues For Stoney B’s 3rd Blues Summit, Sunday October 5th from 6pm-11pm at The Tin The Zoo 9/27 Roof (401 G Street) ...and it's free. On September 27 at Swim The Stoney says, “BLUES PEOPLE ! This Oudoor Beach Amphitheater (41220 will be the largest performing gathering Park Ave., Big Bear Lake), world of Blues Musicians in Southern class music, fine food, and local California. This is the 3rd annual Blues artisans will come together to benefit Summit. This year, we are stepping up the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. Appearing to the plate, to help the youth in Blues will be Janiva Magness, Otis Taylor in the Schools Program... Be there, and and Bonne Musique Zydeco. show your love for our BLUES Beach chairs and blankets welcome. Community.” No coolers or pets. http:// Donations to the BLUSD Blues In friendsofthebigbearalpinezoo.org The Schools program are appreciated. Blue Ink Sept 14 Page 3 Jazz 88 JW Jones Coming to names Tio Leo’s 10/30 “JW Jones is one of the best guitar players I’ve Kinsman heard in a long time. He and his band do great host of tunes with cool arrangements and I love listening to them. They Every play with taste and fire at the same time.” – Shade Charlie Musselwhite ichael Kinsman, a oin us October 30 at of Blue journalist, founder Tio Leos from 8- M of the San Diego J11pm for the high energy blues of JW Jones at his San Diego Blues Festival and a co-founder of BLUSD, has been named CD Release Party for his latest album, Belmont Boulevard. $15 the new host of Jazz 88’s “Every Shade of Blue” radio covers the joy. A Wicked Harem Bookings and Promotions Event. show. He replaces Ted “T” Herring, who retired at the end www.jw-jones.com of June after 30 years of hosting the Saturday night blues “JW's got it down! So much soul and nice material. You can't radio show. beat it, I am telling the truth.” - Hubert Sumlin, (legendary “I’ve admired T for years and just thought he was the bluesman) coolest sounding guy on the block,” Kinsman said. “I’m “JW-Jones in my opinion is one of the top contemporary blues honored to be his replacement, but you really can’t replace artist on the scene today.