HUEY'S DOWNTOWN IN MEMPHIS
PRESENTS...
THE PLANETARY BLUES BAND IN CONCERT
- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
(MEMPHIS, TN) - The Planetary Blues Band
bring their Midwest-influenced, tasty blues/rock/jam band sounds to Huey's Downtown, 77 S. 2nd
St., Memphis, Sunday, October 27. 8:30 p.m. (2 sets). Free. Info: (901) 527-2700
or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hueys-Downtown/165814396762602?fref=ts.
The group is touring in support of their well-received latest release, Once
Upon A Time In The South Loop.
"Once Upon A Time In
The South Loop" - What The Press Is Saying So Far
"Someone you want to keep on your radar...able to take an older genre and incorporate new and fresh sounds...sound like a band who's been playing on Memphis' Beale street for years. 9 out of 10 Stars." BLUES ROCK REVIEW
"This family blues band brings a modern Chicago blues-rock sound to the forum with its sizzling guitars, surging rhythms, and piercing vocals.
About The
Planetary Blues Band
With the release of Once Upon
A Time In The South Loop, The Planetary Blues Band take a giant step
towards fulfilling their goals - "pushing our new album, getting more radio
play, and gigging as much as possible....(also to) work, write songs, and pay
tribute where it is due.
"We know the blues scene and we know our unique selling points. A plan is in
place. Any goal without a plan is a wish, and we have big goals."
This unique
trio of brothers (Martin Schaefer-Murray, guitar-vocals; Michael
Schaefer-Murray, guitar-vocals; Bobby Schaefer-Murray, bass; also Nick Evans,
drums) got their start playing, and being influenced by, the Blues. The band was
born in Valparaiso, Indiana in 1999 in their mother's basement, where they spent
countless hours learning entire albums by Chicago Blues greats like Magic Sam,
Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Son Seals. From there, over the course of the past
ten-plus years, Planetary has held onto those roots while expanding outward into
various other corners of the musical universe.
"We
decided to keep it simple, and write with the Blues as our focus. The idea for
this album, and our albums to come, is to explore the Blues genre as fully and
concisely as possible." - Martin Schaefer-Murray in All Access Magazine
interview (read entire interview here: http://allaccessmagazine.com/2013/04/25/the-planetary-blues-band/).
"Someone you want to keep on your radar...able to take an older genre and incorporate new and fresh sounds...sound like a band who's been playing on Memphis' Beale street for years. 9 out of 10 Stars." BLUES ROCK REVIEW
"This family blues band brings a modern Chicago blues-rock sound to the forum with its sizzling guitars, surging rhythms, and piercing vocals.
Plenty
of emotion to share, both from vocals and from guitars, as the band makes each
statement clearly with passion." SOUTHLAND
BLUES
"After giving "Once Upon A Time In The South Loop", the latest release
by The Planetary Blues Band, just a few listens, I could not come to any
conclusion, other than this album is pretty damn good. Consists of ten
immensely entertaining tracks...an extremely talented band that offer up a
nice fresh take on the Blues." BLUES UNDERGROUND
NETWORK
"This is what the Rolling Stones would sound like if they were just starting today: a band dedicated completely to the blues..."Blues Resurrection is so deep and so real that you could almost swear you're in some wooden shanty of a blues bar in some Southern backwoods, with the stale smell of smoke and illegal whiskey in the air. Keep an eye on The Planetary Blues Band, folks. These guys are going places."BOOMEROCITY
"Having characteristics similar to early British blues bands, this album has a fresh, familiar sound...'The Thorns Will Show You' has a real Sixties sound than can easily become a radio player. Definitely an interesting release." BMANS BLUES REPORT
"This is what the Rolling Stones would sound like if they were just starting today: a band dedicated completely to the blues..."Blues Resurrection is so deep and so real that you could almost swear you're in some wooden shanty of a blues bar in some Southern backwoods, with the stale smell of smoke and illegal whiskey in the air. Keep an eye on The Planetary Blues Band, folks. These guys are going places."BOOMEROCITY
"Having characteristics similar to early British blues bands, this album has a fresh, familiar sound...'The Thorns Will Show You' has a real Sixties sound than can easily become a radio player. Definitely an interesting release." BMANS BLUES REPORT
The Planetary
Blues Band at Buddy Guys Legends performing during their sold-out CD Release
Party this past May.
Once Upon A Time In The
South Loop CDs & Band Interviews Available.
