International Blues Challenge Update
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- Great acts all week here in Memphis with several people from our Northwest Arkansas Blues community participating, attending and volunteering!
- The International Blues Challenge is heading into the Semi-finals Round tonight. Representing Ozark Blues Society of NWA in the Semi-finals round, Lucious Spiller. Click here to see who else is moving forward.
- 2014 Best Self-Produced CD - Final Round The 2014 Best Self-Produced CD competition has entered the final round! The winner will be announced at the International Blues Challenge on January 25, 2014 at Finals in the Orpheum Threatre January 25, 2014. Discs are listed in alphabetical order by affiliate. The 5 discs that advaced to the FINAL ROUND are:
- Blues Society of Tulsa - FaceBook Blues by Little Joe McLerran
- Maine Blues Society - Keep Jukin by The Blues Prophets
- Topeka Blues Society - Blues and Trouble by Grand Marquis
- Washington Blues Society - Monday Night by The CD Woodbury Band
- West Michigan Blues Society - Account To Me by Hank Mowery
- IBC Apps - follow all the action (schedules, results and more), on your smartphone or tablet. iOS and Android IBC apps are available at their respective app stores.
- Special Thanks to the Blues Foundation Staff and volunteers for producing this awesome event!
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2014 Blues in the Natural State Music Festival - Preliminary Details Announced
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The Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas is pleased to announce some preliminary details on the 12th Annual Blues in the Natural State Music Festival!
The Dates: The Festival will take place in Fayetteville on April 3 - 5, 2014.
Headlining:
- Tab Benoit
- Royal Southern Brotherhood (featuring Devon Allman, Cyril Neville and Mike Zito)
- Samantha Fish
- The Cate Brothers
Also on the bill with, more acts to follow are:
- Brick Fields and the Chosen Ones
- Lucious Spiller
- Earl & Them
- Steve Pryor
- Isayah's Allstars
The festival will begin with a free event co-produced with the Fayetteville Visitors Bureau at the April 3rd First Thursday on Fayetteville Square and will feature Samantha Fish.
On Friday and Saturday, several venues in and around the Dickson Street Entertainment District will be used to showcase blues acts.
Advanced ticket sales will begin January 31st and can be obtained on-line through the Ozark Blues Society's website or purchased at George's Majestic Lounge Box Office.
Tickets:
- Thursday - Free to the public
- Friday & Saturday - Advanced Sales - $20 for each day of the festival
We would like to thank our sponsors:
- Walmart
- The Fayetteville Advertising & Promotion Commission
- First Security Bank
- Telecomp
- George's Majestic Lounge
More details, venue locations, schedules and related activities to be released as we move closer to the festival dates. Stay tuned!
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Watermelon Slim and the Workers
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Subiaco Abbey and Academy will host its 12th annual Blues show on January 29th at 7:45 in the Subiaco Performing Arts Center.
This year’s group is Watermelon Slim and the Workers. This is the second trip to Subiaco for this group of bluesmen.
Subiaco has been host to several great blues artists over the past few years including Blind Mississippi Morris, Brad Web, Oreo Blue, Michael Burks, Mark Sallings and the Famous Unknowns, and Trampled Under Foot.
Roy Goetz, director of the Subiaco Jazz Ensemble commented, “I have heard Slim and the Workers several times and they are one of the very best live blues shows out there.”
The show is free and the public is invited.
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Music Calendar
01/24 - 02/01
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1.24
- Isayah Warford Trio at George's Happy Hour in Fayetteville - 6pm
- Handmade Moments at Fresco Cafe & Pub in Fayetteville
- Al Gibson Jazz at the Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville
- Taken at the Bayou in Rogers
- Jazz - 11 Restaurant at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville
- Keith Nicholson at Fred's Hickory Inn - Bentonville
- Leah & the Mojo Doctors at Voulez-Vous in Eureka Springs
- International Blues Challenge, Memphis - Semi-finals on Beale Street
1.25
- Isayah's Allstars at Mojo's Pints & Pies in Fayetteville
- The Anthony Ball Jazz Group at Fresco Cafe and Pub in FayettevilleLeah & the Mojo Doctors at Voulez-Vous in Eureka Springs
- International Blues Challenge, Memphis - Finals at the Orpheum Theater Memphis
1.26
- Claudia Burson at Copelands Sunday Brunch in Rogers - 11am to 1pm
- Jazz Duos at Emelia's Kitchen Sunday Brunch in Fayetteville
- Teddy Sablon at Mojo's Pints & Pies in Fayetteville
1.27
- Keith Nicholson at JJ's Grill & Chill in Rogers
1.28
- The longest running Blues Jam in Northwest Arkansas featuring the Larrys at the Bayou in Rogers
1.29
- Brick Fields at Bears Place in Fayetteville
- Watermelon Slim and the Workers at Subiaco Abbey and Performing Arts Center in Subiaco, AR - Free show
1.30
1.31
- Full House, Strange Derangers at George's Happy Hour in Fayetteville - 6pm
- Block Street Hot Club at the Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville
- Roby Pantall Jazz Trio at Fresco Cafe & Pub in Fayetteville
- Ocie & the Heartstrings at JJ's Grill & Chill in Rogers
- Paper Jam Band - classic rock - at the Bayou in Rogers
- Fayetteville Jazz Collective - at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville
- Isayah Warford at the Cathouse Lounge in Eureka Springs
2.1
- Dr Lonnie Smith Trio at Walton Arts Center's Starr Theater
- Matt Smith - Jazz - at Fresco Cafe and Pub in Fayetteville
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In this issue: 01/24/2014
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The 2014 Blues Grammy Nominations
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The 56th Grammy Awards air on CBS Sunday, January 26th. The following artists have been nominated in the blues category:
- Remembering Little Walter featuring Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman on Blind Pig Record
- Cotton Mouth Man by James Cotton on Alligator
- Get Up! by Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite on Stax
- Seesaw by Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa on J&R Adventures
- Down In Louisiana by Bobby Rush on Deep Rush Records Four of the perfomers are in the Blues Hall of Fame (Arnold, Cotton, Musselwhite and Rush)
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On this day in Blues History
January 24
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Sonny Boy Williamson II – Don’t Lose Your Eye
Aaron Neville – Tell It Like It Is
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"I think that the blues is in everything, so it's not possible to neglect it. You hear somebody go 'Ooh ooh oooh,' and that's the blues. You hear a rock n' roll song. That's the blues. Somebody playing a guitar solo? They're playing the blues."
Wynton Marsalis
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