ROCK THE BLUES NEWS & music review
By Gary Draper
Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a great holiday season.
I have to say that the event at “88 Keys” on December 4, 2011 was totally awesome! Roger Fisher (founding guitarist/songwriter for Heart) and Tony Coleman (Tony Coleman Band, BB King drummer) tore it up. They were backed by the very talented band Soulstice.
If you didn’t catch this show, you definitely missed a good one. You may think of Roger as a classic rock kind of guy because of Heart, but I’m here to tell you, he kicks out some mean Blues licks on that guitar. And Tony, wow, what can I say? Just incredible! He is the consummate Bluesman.
Soulstice was fantastic, not only backing Tony and Roger, but also dishing out some great Rock and Blues themselves throughout the night. When you have a line up such as this, one can’t help but have an amazing evening out, and it was!
On Saturday, December 16, 2011, I stopped by to see the Aury Moore Band at the J&M Cafe in Pioneer Square. What a blast! I always love to see Aury and her band perform. They have the room eating out of their hands every single time. I understand they have good things coming their way in the near future. I’ll keep you all posted.
I would like to thank The Karaoke & Live Entertainment Guide for giving me the opportunity to have our “RockTheBlues News” column in this magazine each month. It’s a real honor and a pleasure to be featured here.
Until next month, take care and be well everybody!
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MUSIC REVIEW
BY ROCK THE BLUES NEWS
“RockTheBlues News” is featuring one Rock CD and one Blues CD every month. And as I stated, this is not in any way a competition, it is just our way of promoting what we feel is some of the greatest local talent.
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“RED ON BLUE”
THE RED HOT BLUES SISTERS
The Blues CD we are featuring this month is titled “RED ON BLUE”, by THE RED HOT BLUES SISTERS.
I caught this band at the Columbia City Theater several years ago for the first time and was absolutely amazed. They are a very talented band with powerful vocals, and if you haven’t seen their live show yet, you really need to make it a point to do so. In the meantime, you can purchase and enjoy their CD online at www.cdbaby.com/cd/rhbsisters3.
Red Hot Blues Sisters band members include:
Suze Sims – Vocals, Percussion
Teri Anne Wilson – Vocals, Guitar
Greg Lyons – Trumpet
Mike Tooley – Trombone
Polly O’Keary – Bass
Scott Rongey – Drums
Steve Thorpe – Hammond B3 Organ
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“RIOT IN RHYTHM”
RIOT IN RHYTHM
The Rock CD featured this month; it’s the self-titled “RIOT IN RHYTHM”.
Riot In Rhythm is a very high energy Rock/Alternative/Metal band out of Tacoma, WA.
I saw these guys perform at “Louie G’s” a while back and was truly impressed. They’re all quite young, but you wouldn’t know it by their performance.
One interesting note is that the track titled “Vicious Circle” was actually backed by the “Seattle Symphony”.
I really like this CD, and I even put it in rotation on my car CD player. You can purchase this CD online and add it to your own rotation by visiting www.reverbnation.com/riotinrhythm.
Riot In Rhythm band members include:
Ben Smith – Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Alex Critchlow – Lead Guitar
Christon Casper – Bass/Vocals
Jerad Lewis – Drums/Percussion
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Please keep those Rock and Blues CDs coming. If you’d like your CD to be featured in a future edition of RockTheBlues News, please mail your CD to:
Gary Draper c/o Rock The Blues News @ P.O. Box 47083, Seattle, WA 98146.
Unfortuntely, CD’s will not be returned, as they will become the property of RockTheBlues.
