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membership meeting:
Our
next meeting will be held on
Wednesday, March 12th, beginning
at 7:00 pm at the
Rhythm
Room. Following the meeting
will be a special concert
featuring world-renowned singer Maria
Muldaur, beginning at 8:00
pm. There will be a discount for
any PBS member who wishes to
stay for the show. Please
note: our meeting will start
30 minutes earlier than normal
due to the starting time of the
concert.
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Around
town:
 Grammy
Award Winning harmonica player Kim
Wilson brings his All-Star
Blues Band to the Rhythm
Room this weekend,
Friday & Saturday, February
28th & March 1st. Performing
with Wilson will be guitarists
Rusty Zinn and Kirk Fletcher,
bassist Ronnie James, and
drummer Richard Innes. This is
an ensemble that truly deserves
the name "All-Star."
Don't miss this hot one!
Wrapping
up the weekend will be a special
show at the Rhythm Room on
Sunday, March 2nd --- Sunday
Showcase, hosted by One
Class Act, and featuring
Chico Chism, Rhythm:::,
Leroy Sinclair & The
Smoking Section, Benny
Dixon, Susan L, Bernie
Bear, Sheik Daddy, Phil
Juarez, Larry Dee,
and others. Showtime will be at
7 pm.
Rhythm:::
will also be appearing at the
Ole Brass Rail in Phoenix on
Friday, February 28th.
Mark
your calendar with the date
"March 21st," as
blues/soul singer Lou Pride
will make his Phoenix debut at
the Rhythm Room.
Those
crazy acoustic cats from Tucson,
Morgan City General, head
into Phoenix three times next
month to play at Monroe's. The
trio will be at the downtown
club on March 5th, 19th and
22nd.
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On
the web:
Are
you looking for info on where to
get a decent drink in the
Phoenix area ... or just wanting
to pass some idle time in front
of your computer? Then be sure
to check out the zany and very
creative web site put together
by Paul Espudo at www.espudo.com.
Paul is offering free links to
local musicians. And, yes,
he links back to the Phoenix
Blues Society, which we ALWAYS
appreciate.
Philadelphia
resident Jeremy Steinberg has
amassed an enormous quantity of
harmonica videos over the past
30 years. For details, check his
web
site.
Looking
to build a home recording
studio? Then be sure to check
out the book, Sound Recording
Advice, by John J. Volanski.
It's available from the Pacific
Beach Publishing web
site.
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One
Final Note:
Those
of you who attended Blues
Blast 2001 will remember the
remarkable performance by Bay
Area singer Sista Monica.
Monica Parker is now battling
cancer and is asking her fans to
drop her a line at sistamon@cruzio.com.
More details and regular updates
on her health will be available
on the Sista Monica web
site.
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A
great big THANKS!
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Trudy
Lynn at Blues Blast 2003
(Photo courtesy of Steve
Spoulos)
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Blues
Blast 2003 is now
history, and the 12th annual
festival hosted by the Phoenix
Blues Society will be remembered
as one of the best ever! There
were just so many good
performances throughout the day
... seven hours of practically
non-stop blues, on a beautiful,
70 degree day under mostly sunny
skies.
There
are just so many volunteers,
sponsors and musicians to thank
for helping to make Blues
Blast one of the Southwest's
premier music events ... I don't
really know where to start,
other than to say,
"THANKS!"
Let's
do it again next year!
---
Bill Mitchell
Tell
us which was your favorite Blues
Blast act in this week's poll.
PBS
Upcoming Events:
Coming
later this year (dates to be
determined) ---
- Back
Porch Blues
- Arizona
Blues Showdown (new this
year --- separate competitions
for bands and solo acts!)
- Other
events to be announced.
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Phoenix
area blues clubs:
Blues
Alley
1028 E. Indian School Rd.
602-277-7729
Brass
Rail
3738 E. Thomas
602-258-6900
Char's
Has the Blues
4631 N. 7th Ave.
602-230-0205
Fat
Cats
915 W. Grand Ave.
602-252-0988
Malone's
15220 N. Cave Creek Rd.
Monroe's
3 W. Monroe St.
602-258-1046
Pat
Murphy's
32nd St. & Thomas
602-522-0669
Robin's
Nest
706 W. Southern Ave., Mesa
480-668-7867
Rhythm
Room
1019 E. Indian School Rd.
602-265-4842
Sugar
Daddy's
3102 N. Scottsdale Rd.
480-970-6556
Warsaw
Wally's
2547 E. Indian School
602-955-0881
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