Tuesday, July 01, 2008

M.C. RECORDS ARTISTS HAVE THE SUMMERTIME BLUES!






Hi, All!

It's officially Summertime and that means lots of opportunities to see all your favorite M.C. Records artists!

Thanks,
Mark Carpentieri
M.C. Records
1-888-562-2779
Gospel/blues legend Marie Knight will be doing the festival circuit this summer. She released her critically acclaimed CD, Let Us Get Together, produced by Levon Helm, Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh sideman Larry Campbell.

Marie Knight Tour Dates:

07/05/08 - Davenport IA - Miss. Valley Blues Festival
07/24/08 - 07/25 - COGNAC FRANCE - BLUES PASSIONS COGNAC
07/26 & 27 -Lowell Folk Festival - Lowell, Massachusetts
“Her delivery is soulful enough to surely cause some nonbelievers to want to get right with God.” San Francisco Chronicle

Odetta continues to move audiences as she has for over 50 years. Always an inspiring show!

Odetta Tour Dates:

07/08/08 - Boston, MA - Franklin Park Zoo
07/12/08 - Patchogue, NY - Great South Bay Music Festival
07/21/08 - Albany, NY - Washington Park Ampitheater
08/02/08 - Earlville, NY - Earlville Opera House
08/17/08 - Ottawa, ON - Folk Festival
09/06/08 - Bath, ME - Chocolate Church Arts Center
On August 19, E.G. Kight will be releasing her first CD on M.C. Records. It's Hot In Here will move you with her first rate singing, songwriting and musicianship. If you are a fan of Marcia Ball or Delbert McClinton, this release will be for you!

E.G. Kight Tour Dates:
Jul 12 2008 - Summer Concert at Prospectors Park - Villa Rica, GA
Jul 18 2008 - Bradfordville Blues - Tallahassee, FL
Aug 1 2008 - Turning Point - Piermont, NY
Aug 09 2008 - The Sunoco Whitaker Center - Harrisburg PA
Aug 15 & 16 2008 - The Big Chill - Hot Springs, AR
October 1 thru 19 - Germany - specific venues and dates to follow
November 21 - Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem PA (solo)
November 22 - Landhaven, Barto PA (solo)
November 23 - Jeremiah's - Williamsport PA (solo)
Dec. 12 - Little Carnegie of the South - Macon GA
Jan 24 2009 - The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise - FT Lauderdale, FL

Folk/blues master Eric Bibb will be doing some dates later in the Summer.
“Bibb is just about stunning." Los Angeles Times

Eric Bibb Tour Dates:
07/25/08 - Kennett Square, PA - Longwood Gardens
07/26/08 - New York, NY - Folks In The Island
07/27/08 - Lake Harmony, PA - Pocono Blues Festival

M.C. Records released New Orleans sensation Anders Osborne's first CD in five years on Sept. 25, 2007. Coming Down is a beautiful testament to his adoptive home of New Orleans and his wife. Recorded in Nashville and New Orleans, the record was co-produced by Anders and Troy Verges (BMI country songwriter of the year). “He’s created one of the best albums of the year.” Paste Magazine, Andy Whitman
Anders Gigs:
Jul 12 & 13 - Ottawa Blues Festival Ottawa, Ontario
Jul 24 - Le Bon Temps - New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 22 - Le Bon Temps - New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 24 - Fillmore w/ Voice of the Wetlands - Denver, Colorado
Sep 1 - Voice of the Wetlands - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 18 - Crescent City Blues Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana

Guitar Wiz Rick Holmstrom will be leading the Mavis Staples Band most of the Summer. Also some solo gigs in between.

Rick Holmstrom Dates:

July, 5 2008 08:00 PM - Independence Day (w/ Mavis Staples) , Snowmass
July, 6 2008 10:00 PM - Liquid Kitty (RHB) on Pico, Los Angeles
July, 10 2008 08:00 PM - Kitchener Blues Festival (w/ Mavis Staples), Kitchener
July, 11 2008 08:00 PM - OC Fair (w/ Mavis Staples), Costa Mesa, California
- WITH B.B. KING!
July, 18 2008 08:00 PM - Concert of Colors (w/ Mavis Staples), Detroit, Michigan
July, 19 2008 08:00 PM - Green River Fest (w/ Mavis Staples), Greenfield, MA
July, 26 2008 08:00 PM - WOMAD (w/ Mavis Staples), Malmesbury
July, 27 2008 08:00 PM - Fotezza Concert Series (w/ Mavis Staples), Monteforte
July, 28 2008 08:00 PM - Jazzing Festival (w/ Mavis Staples), Milan
August, 16 2008 08:00 PM - Reno Blues Festival (w/ Mavis Staples), Reno, NV
August, 29 2008 08:00 PM - Strawberry Music Festival (w/ Mavis Staples)Yosemite, California

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