The Stars Will Come Out for the
Silver Spring Blues Festival!
This year's 5th Annual Silver Spring
Blues Festival features a star-studded roster of great blues musicians.
Come to the Festival and enjoy some of the finest blues performers in
metropolitan Washington.
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Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown
Funky cool
blues rock music
Gary Brown grew up in the DC suburbs of Palmer Park, MD, and
along with the record collections of his parents, Brown was surrounded by
the sounds of such local artists as Chuck Brown, Danny Gatton, and Bobby
Parker. Gary was named "Best Up and
Coming Blues Rock Artist" for The Rock Over America Magazine Music Awards
in 2012. Bushmaster's new CD,
"Revolution Rhapsody aka: Uprising Music", debuted at #21 on the
Living Blues Magazine Radio Chart, and has received reviews and radio airplay
nationally and in Croatia, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Canada, and
Australia.
Website: http://www.bushmasterblues.com/
More Bushmaster at: http://www.reverbnation.com/garybrownbushmaster
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Skyla Burrell Blues Band
2012 Blues
Hall of Fame Inductee - Hard Driving, House Rocking Blues You Can Use!
A regional favorite, from nearby Chambersburg, PA, Skyla
Burrell takes her traditional Chicago-style blues on the road, from the Daytona
Blues Festival to here in Silver Spring!
Website: www.skylaburrell.com
Videos: Daytona
Blues Festival, October 8, 2011
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Bad Influence Blues Band
Blues-infused
dance music
The award-winning Bad Influence Band has been playing their
style of blues-infused, high energy music for crowds of blues lovers in clubs
and festivals since 1988.
2012
International Blues Challenge finalist for Best Self-Produced Recording for
their 2012 CD Under The Influence.
Nominated
in 2013 by the Washington Area Music Association for:
o Best Blues Recording of 2012
o Best Blues/Traditional Group
o Best Blues/Traditional Instrumentalist - guitarist
Michael Tash
o Best Blues/Traditional Vocalist - bassist Bob
Mallardi
Featuring Bob Mallardi on bass and vocals, Hohner-endorsed
artist Roger Edsall on harp and vocals, Epiphone-endorsed artist Michael
"Jr" Tash on guitar and vocals, and Sonor-endorsed artist David
Thaler on the drums.
Website: www.badinfluenceband.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/badisblues
Videos: Playing the blues at The Kennedy
Center | Some swinging blues at The Kennedy
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Ursula Ricks Project
Soul, Funk
& the Blues
Ursula Ricks has been compared to such
greats as Etta James, Koko Taylor, and Aretha Franklin. Ursula has
been playing along the East Coast from New York to Florida for over 20
years. Known by her Fans as "The
Real Deal", Ursula Ricks Project will help you get your Blues Groove
on.
Ursula’s new CD, a Severn Records release due out this fall,
features her bluesy, soulful vocals backed by great artists, such as Kim
Wilson, from the Fabulous Thunderbirds, adding his harmonica talents on the
original track, “Tobacco Road.” Connect Ursula with her band and you’ll be
grooving! Featuring Ursula Ricks - vocals; Gary Gilpin - keyboards; John
Bell - guitar; Rod Dunton - drums; Roy Brooks – bass.
Website: http://www.ursularicks.com/
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUGyxD2XtRQ
Listen: http://www.ursularicks.com/Music.html
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Guitar Blues Legend Bobby Parker
Rocking the
blues - a veteran bluesman and true legend!
Bobby Parker performs internationally, performed with Bo
Diddley, and was a guitar inspiration for John Lennon and The Beatles, Jimmy
Page, and Eric Clapton, and more. Bobby
appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show with Bo Diddley. Dance with a legend!
“He's one of the few remaining guitarists who can pierce
your heart and soothe your soul. He inspired me to learn and play guitar”
Carlos Santana
Website: www.bobbyparkerblues.com
Interview: Bobby
Parker on MSNBC
Listen: http://www.reverbnation.com/bobbyparker
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/user/BOBBYPARKERBLUES
*Schedule and
Artists Subject to Change
Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. Announces Line Up for the 5th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival at Downtown Silver Spring!
The Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. today announced the line up for the 5th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival at Downtown Silver Spring. The festival which takes place on two stages--Market Stage & Fountain Stage--is Saturday, June 15, 2013 from 10 am to 9 pm.
On the Market Stage (Veterans Plaza) 10 am to 3 pm
MSG - The Acoustic Blues Trio
Gina DeLuca
Blue Panamuse
Stacy Brooks
Archie Edwards Blues Ensemble
On the Fountain Stage (Ellsworth Drive) 3 pm to 9 pm
School of Rock
Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown
The Ursula Ricks Project
Bad Influence
The Skyla Burrell Band
The Bobby Parker Band
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5th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival set for Saturday, June 15, 2013!
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The Fifth Annual
Silver Spring Blues Festival is set for Saturday, June 15, 2013 in
Downtown Silver Spring. Join us for a full day of Festival Fun on two
stages.
Enjoy acoustic blues performances on the Market Stage at the Fenton Street Market.
Check out our fantastic electric blues performers on the Fountain Stage in Downtown Silver Spring!
Tell your family, tell your neighbors, tell your friends.
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Update! Silver Spring Blues Festival!
The 5th Silver Spring Blues Festival will be here soon.
Featured during 2012 Silver Spring Blues Week!
Patty Reese performed at McGinty’s in Downtown Silver Spring during Silver Spring Blues
Week 2012
Patty Reese is winner of eleven WAMMIES including Album of the Year,
Artist of the Year and Roots Rock Vocalist! With the voice and
musicianship on Patty Reese’s latest release Strong Medicine, it
couldn’t be more clear that the medicine is working.
After a standing ovation following her performance at the packed
Strathmore Music Center during the recent Woodstock tribute, Patty
Reese’s attitude with soulful expression and her powerhouse pipes proved
a match for the likes of Janis Joplin and other prolific and important
artists. Other comparisons have been made, that Reese claims as
influences, including Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
Patty Reese performs more than 250 dates a year, released a WAMMIE
award winning album “Here and Now” and has garnered multiple songwriting
awards over the years. Her powerhouse vocals, strong work ethic and
honed songwriting skills have led her to the release of her best work to
date Strong Medicine where between acoustic guitar-accompanied story
songs and powerful songs backed by a full band, Patty puts all of her
crafts to work. This CD has garnered even more attention and awards
(WAMMIES) including Roots Rock Album and Roots Rock Vocalist.
Photo by Melia Hartley
The Xpress was a featured band on Silver Spring's Veterans Plaza for Silver Spring Blues Week 2012!
The
Xpress has been together for over two years with a repertoire
that is blues-based and also reaches into jazz and blues-rock.
Our
first CD, entitled "Brothers From Other Mothers," will be released
this summer. It features twelve original tunes from Harmonica Blu and one
cover, Mystery Train.
The songs cover a variety of topics -- from lost love to greedy
businessmen, from substance abuse to taxation -- and a variety of musical
styles from the deep wells of blues and jazz.
Blu has been playing harp for well over 40 years and
mines modern and pre-WWII harp styles with big influences
from jazz and American "folk" styles. He started out
listening to harp players such as Sonny Terry and Doc Ross, and migrated to
Little Walter, Paul Butterfield and others. He studied jazz improvisation as a
vocalist in the renowned workshops of Barry Harris in New York City,
and that greatly affected his playing concept on harp. His vocal
influences range from Muddy Waters to Joe Williams of the Count Basie band. He
has recently added alto sax to his musical arsenal and usually brings it out
for a couple of tunes on our shows.
Dave
Myre is a recently retired US Navy Commander whose last post was as an
aeronautics professor at Annapolis. Over the years he has studied guitar
with several teachers and has played in several bands. He has
listened to and studied many of the great players of blues and rock. Although
he has terrific "chops" and tone he never overplays,
preferring to be tasteful and appropriate to each song. His star turn
comes with his amazing guitar and vocal arrangement of All Along the Watchtower as well as
on stellar solos on all our songs.
James
"Cookie" Cooke has been playing bass for a lifetime, having started
at the age of 12. After a career in the US Army he used the GI Bill
to study music theory for two years. He can cover blues, jazz,
rock, funk, country, Elvis - you name it! - with a deep rhythmic
pocket. Always strong and appropriate, he powers the band like the engines
on an ocean liner!
Drummer
Randy Pittman has gigged with several rock and blues bands in the Annapolis
area. He has been rock solid on our blues and blues-rock tunes and
has grown into a jazz drummer on tunes like Miles Davis' All Blues and on some
of Harmonica Blu's originals, such as Only For
The Memories. His showpiece on our upcoming CD is probably Mystery Train with its tempo shifts
and high-speed railroad journey.
Sheryl Sears & Friends at the Silver Spring Blues Festival 2012
Sheryl Sears sings sultry blues tunes with
accompanists David Oziel, skilled guitarist and soulful vocalist; Howard Moss, colorful and moving blues harpist
and David Jackson, smooth and mellow bass guitarist. Previous appearances by Sheryl include the
Eastern Market Music Series, Cherry Blossom Festival, DC Downtown Holiday
Market, the Washington Folk Festival and
the Downtown Silver Spring Music Series. We're proud to welcome Sheryl Sears back to the Silver Spring Blues Festival. Hear her Saturday, June 16 at noon on the Market Stage!
Silver Spring Blues Week 2013 is Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 14, 2013.
Check back for Blues Week Musical Performances, Activities, and Blues Week Food & Drink Specials.!
Blues Week Musical Performances & Activities
Food & Drink Specials - Silver Spring Blues Week.
Ask for Silver Spring Blues Festival Specials at these participating restaurants!
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Abyssinia, 8221 Georgia Ave Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Austin Grille, 919 Ellsworth Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Bombay Gaylord, 8401 Georgia Avenue # 1 Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Copper Canyon Grill, 928 Ellsworth Dr Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Frozenyo, 935 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20910
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McGinty's Public House, 911 Ellsworth Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Olazzo's, 8235 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Piratz Tavern, 8402 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Quarry House Tavern, 8401 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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The Society Lounge,8229 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Zed's Cafe, 8225 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Jonny Grave Kicked Off Silver Spring Blues Week 2012 at Pyramid Atlantic
Jonny Grave is a guitarist, song
writer, singer, bandleader, busker, teacher, musical historian, and Bluesman from Washington DC. Growing up in a very musical family, Grave was introduced to the sounds of American traditional folk music early on. At age fifteen he found himself learning slide guitar techniques from old Blues records, and by seventeen he was performing them live.
The distinct sound that Jonny Grave's music conjures is a resurrection of sorts. The music of R. L. Burnside, Mississippi Fred McDowell,Robert Johnson and Bukka White all find a way into Grave's playing style. His repertoire of sound is made up of new arrangements of older Blues tunes, and deeply rooted solid originals.
In 2009, after years of performing as a solo/acoustic act, he formed a band, and took the DC area by storm with an electrified, blues-rock sound. Billed as Jonny Grave and the Tombstones, they have played a steady string of shows at local DC clubs. They maintain a weekly residency at Madam's Organ Blues Bar on Tuesdays upstairs. They are also currently a part of the student band program at Omega Studios,serving as a model band for the students to record.
Staying true to his acoustic roots, though, Grave still performs solo on a regular basis. He has an ongoing residency at Nanny O'Brien's in Cleveland Park of Washington DC. He is an active participant in the local folk community, teaching slide guitar and Blues lessons. He is also the youngest member of the Washington Folk Festival Committee.
Jonny Grave currently has several releases available for sale on iTunes and Amazon.com. The latest, "Live at Ratfeather's" was recorded at Blue House Studios in Kensington, MD. The album includes 9 tracks of all-electric blues, all recorded live in a single room using an extraordinarily minimalist approach. The resulting sound is blues and rock going back to the basics.
For more information, visit www.silverspringblues.com
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4th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival set for Saturday, June 16, 2012
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