WILLIE McBLIND RELEASES NEW CD, LIVE LONG DAY
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Monday, May 07, 2012
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- May 6, 2012 CONTACT: Marc Lipkin / 773-973-7736 x235 EMAIL: publicity@allig.com
MICHAEL "IRON MAN" BURKS, JULY 30, 1957 - MAY 6, 2012
Michael "Iron Man" Burks earned his moniker by his hours-long, intensely physical performances, fearsome guitar attack, and tough, smoky vocals. He also earned it by the thousands of miles he personally logged behind the wheel of his touring van. Burks was a true modern blues hero whose music was driven by an intense, blue collar work ethic that had won him well-deserved national and international recognition. His instantly identifiable guitar sound and his live charisma earned him four Blues Music Award nominations. He won the 2004 Living Blues magazine Critics' Award for Best Guitarist. Burks received a nomination for the 2012 Blues Music Award for Best Guitarist. Born in Milwaukee in 1957, Burks grew up immersed in the blues, and learned to play guitar at an early age. His family moved to Camden, Arkansas in the early 1970s. There, Burks and his siblings helped their father build the Bradley Ferry Country Club -- a 300-seat juke joint. By this time Michael was fronting his own band as well as backing several of the blues and R&B greats that passed through town. Burks left music to raise a family and returned to performing blues in the 1990s. After self-releasing his first CD in 1997, Burks signed with Chicago's Alligator Records in 2001 and released three critically acclaimed albums. GuitarOne named his debut album, Make It Rain, one of the Top 200 greatest guitar recordings of all time. He has toured the world, headlining blues festivals, concert halls and clubs. His status as an Arkansas musical hero was confirmed by his receipt of the prestigious Sonny Payne Award for Blues Excellence in 2006, presented by the Delta Cultural Center, and by his multiple headlining appearances at The Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival. Burks had just finished recording his fourth Alligator CD, which is due for release at the end of July 2012. For a complete bio, go here: http://www.alligator.com/artists/Michael-Burks/ For a high-resolution color jpeg, please email: publicity@allig.com "Burks has learned to burn his own signature onto almost everything he touches. The aching passion of Burks' voice and the probing intensity of his guitar lines come together in a searing evocation of desire and desperation. Burks has the ability and the imagination to fuse the best of the old and the new." --Living Blues
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ALICE STUART BAHAMAS AND CHICAGO-BOUND
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You are all in luck! I leave for Bermuda Monday and that practically guarantees great weather here the whole time I'm gone (tongue in cheek) I'll be back in 3 weeks.
Please let your friends in and around Chicago know that I will be doing a lot of shows there plus 1 workshop. They are all listed below.
First, I want to remind you to to get your tickets soon for the show at The Triple Door in Seattle on June 16th. Alice and the band will be celebrating Alice's 70th birthday. There will be 2 shows, 7:00 and 9:30. You can save $5.00 per ticket by buying tickets at the box office at 216 Union. If that's not convenient, please go their website at www.tripledoor.net or call (206) 838-4333 to reserve a seat. We will have some very special guests joining us. This is a momentous occasion for me, and with your presence, it will be so much better. Word is that there is an after concert party.
MAY SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 12th:
Concert for Bermuda Folk Society $12
Friday, May 25th: 3-6pm
Concert at Northwestern University - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Chicago
The concert will be held in the Library Forum room at the Northwestern University Library. All are welcome. Free.
Friday, May 25th: 9pm
Performance at The Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park, 7000 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL There will be another act on after me. Don't know who yet. This is a great place to have a bite and relax. $7.00
Saturday, May 26th: 9:00 am
Live radio broadcast from the Heartland Cafe I will be a guest on the Loyola College community radio station WLUW along with other guests.
Saturday: May 26th, 7:30-10pm
The Hidden Cove 5336 N Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL
Alice will be playing a solo acoustic set and then will be joined by Jimmy Tomasello and Mike Gallo for a jam of sorts.
Sunday, May 27th, 2pm
Workshop at the Old Town School of Folk Music
Alice will be teaching her stylings of delta blues greats Skip James, Blind Willie McTell and Furry Lewis. $25 Tab will be provided. 4544 N Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL
Thursday, May 31st: 8-11pm 88 Keys with West Coast Women's Review
Our new DVD/CD "House Party" is now available for sale at our gigs and also from me. The cost is $30. Please add $5 for shipping. You can email me at alice@alicestuart.com to order it. The official release date is June 16th at our gala 70th birthday celebration at the Triple Door. 2 shows, 7pm and 9:30 pm. Please do spread the word to your friends about this show.
For all you Facebook people, please join us there using any of the following pages:
www.facebook.com/alicestuart
Do not click on the pink background profile pic because it's a 'rogue' page. The yellow Freedom pic is the one to use. I have tried to delete the pink one, but it won't delete...Aaargh. If anyone knows how to get rid of it, please let me know.
www.facebook.com/alicestuarttheformerlys
www.facebook.com/alicestuartfanpage (a group)
We love you! Alice, Marc, Steve, Dan, Pat T and Pat A
For more info: visit www.alicestuart.com
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Thursday, May 03, 2012
RON HYNES @ THE PEARL COMPANY (HAMILTON, ON) - MAY 9/12
Ron Hynes in Concert at the Pearl Company
16 Steven Street, Hamilton, L8L 5N3
for tickets and media inquiries call 905-524-0606info@thepearlcompany.ca www.thepearlcompany.ca
Wednesday, May 9, Doors 7:30 / Concert 8:00pm. $25 at the door.
His songs are woven into the
fabric of Atlantic Canada, he has won countless
awards and his work has been covered by some of the biggest names in music.
For Ron Hynes, it's all about the songs-and the soul-baring stories and he has
a few left to tell. With a songwriting career that spans more than 30 years,
Ron is a six-time East Coast Music Award winner,
a Genie Award winner and a past Juno,
CCMA and Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee.
Frequently referred to as the "man of a thousand songs",
Ron Hynes' songs have been covered by dozens of artists worldwide,
including Emmylou Harris, Murray McLauchlan, Valdy, John McDermott
and Prairie Oyster. His song "Sonny's Dream" has become a folk classic,
performed and recorded by artists all over the world.
He's an actor, a songwriter/composer.
The feature film about Ron's life "The Man of a Thousand Songs"
debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival to sold-out audiences
and critical praise. "He touches people; it's a rare gift for songwriters to be
able to distill a song until only its essence remains. He's a treasure." A Fan.
For more on Ron visit: www.hynesite.org
awards and his work has been covered by some of the biggest names in music.
For Ron Hynes, it's all about the songs-and the soul-baring stories and he has
a few left to tell. With a songwriting career that spans more than 30 years,
Ron is a six-time East Coast Music Award winner,
a Genie Award winner and a past Juno,
CCMA and Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee.
Frequently referred to as the "man of a thousand songs",
Ron Hynes' songs have been covered by dozens of artists worldwide,
including Emmylou Harris, Murray McLauchlan, Valdy, John McDermott
and Prairie Oyster. His song "Sonny's Dream" has become a folk classic,
performed and recorded by artists all over the world.
He's an actor, a songwriter/composer.
The feature film about Ron's life "The Man of a Thousand Songs"
debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival to sold-out audiences
and critical praise. "He touches people; it's a rare gift for songwriters to be
able to distill a song until only its essence remains. He's a treasure." A Fan.
For more on Ron visit: www.hynesite.org
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
TRUE NORTH: A LIFE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS (BY BERNIE FINKELSTEIN)
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Thursday, April 05, 2012
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK VANISHES FROM CANCELED AIR CANADA FLIGHT
On March 10, 2012, while onboard AC Flight 679, scheduled to leave at 1820 hrs from Halifax to Ottawa, I was seated in Row 13 (D) and had placed my reading material (a copy of Peyton Place, by Grace Metalious) in the pouch at the back of the seat before me.
Due to "mechanical difficulties", this flight was ultimately cancelled before take-off, and, in my haste, I accidentally left the book on the plane when all of us were told to disembark. Despite checking with the Lost and Found department of Air Canada in Halifax, as well as via email to its corporate offices, this book has mysteriously disappeared without a trace. It belongs to the Ottawa Public Library and needs to be returned ASAP; otherwise I will have to pay to replace it.
DO THE RIGHT THING AND RETURN IT TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER (ANY BRANCH OF THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL DO)! THANK YOU.
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