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Zac Harmon & The Drive - Live - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live , from Zac Harmon & The Drive and it's super! Opening with soulful, NTRO , Nate Robinson on bass and Gino Iglehart on drums set a solid foundation, with Corey Lacy building on keys and lush guitar work by Zac Harmon and Kingston Livingston really setting the bar. Terrific opener. Blue Pill Thrill has super movement and soulful vocals by Harmon. Lacy on keys works the rhythm with Robinson and Iglehart and Livingston and and Harmon play stinging riffs on guitar really giving this track some kick. Deep blues track, Feet Back On The Ground features Albert King like stinging riffs and super soulful vocals by Harmon. Keeping the music floor low allows Harmon plenty of space to go dynamically from soft to wow quickly adding real emotion to the track. Excellent! Boogie Down is a strong jam with a firm piano base by Lacy giving Harmon plenty of headroom for vocal corralling. Lacy lays in some real tasty keyboar...
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West Texas Blues Festival Headlines Tommy Castro - Save the dates: July 26-29, 2012

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Tall City Blues Fest, nestled in downtown Midland, TX, will host more than 23 different performers this year!!!

Featuring award-winning blues & roots music, accompanied by emerging talent across 4 stages!!!

2 Main Stages + Community Stage + Indoor Acoustic Jam Stage

JULY 26-29, 2012

Located in the heart of West Texas halfway between Dallas & El Paso on the I-20 corridor, Midland, TX is featuring its 2nd year of Tall City Blues Fest!

SATURDAY NIGHT HEADLINER

Multi-time Blues Music Awards Winner

Tommy Castro!!!

NOTEABLE AWARDS/ ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Blues Music Award for B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award (2012, 2010, 2009), Blues Music Award for Blues Male Artist of the Year (2012, 2010, 2008), Blues Music Awards Contemporary Blues Album of the Year (2012, 2010, 2009), Blues Music Awards Band of the Year (2012, 2010), Maples Blues Award Nominees for B.B. King International Artist of the Year (2010), Living Blues Awards Reader’s Poll for Best Blues Album (2009), ‘Painkiller’ voted BluesWax Album of the Year (2007), Bay Area Music Award for Outstanding Blues Album & Outstanding Blues Musician (1997), Tommy Castro Band served as house band for 3 seasons on NBC’s ‘Comedy Showcase’, Opened for B.B. King on his summer concert tour (2001 & 2002).

Click here for more info about Tommy Castro's performance at Tall City Blues Fest!

FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER

and BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

James 'Boogaloo' Bolden Blues Band!!!

NOTEABLE AWARDS/ ACCOMPLISHMENTS

32 years as Band Leader for B.B. King, 2012 Music Achievement Award Recipient (Texas Southern University), Having my image used on the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland (2006 & 2009), Voted Best Blues Band by Downbeat Magazine (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991), W.C. Handy Award Recipient for Best Blues Band of the Year (1996 & 1997), Performed on Bill Cosby Show (1992), Performing at the White House for 5 Presidents with B.B King & the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Click here for more info about Boogaloo's performance at Tall City Blues Fest!

TALL CITY BLUES FEST ALSO OFFERS

Educational Clinics

(Click here to browse & pre-reg)

Midnight Troubadours

Troubadours are separately ticketed from the Festival or complimentary with VIP credentials!

Click here for more info on these midnight jam sessions.

The Real Blues Tour

(Presented by Big Jim Adam)

The Real Blues Tour is a multi-media, Travel-Guide Performance showcasing the history of blues beginning in the early 1900's.

Click here for more info.

PLUS

Art & Memorabilia Auctions + Interactive Hospitality Stations + Food Vendors + Shopping & More!

SAVE THE DATES

JULY 26-29, 2012

Click here to see entire line-up!

Local/regional bands not featured.

FESTIVAL KICK-OFF

Thurs, July 26th (7-10 PM)

with a Zydeco Street Dance

featuring the

2012 Zydeco Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Winner

Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Cha's

Admission for Street Dance on Thursday is FREE!

Shrimp & Crawfish sold separately.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY FEATURE MORE THAN 23 PERFORMERS

ACROSS 4 STAGES!!!

Friday & Saturday require paid admission.

$20 Friday Day Pass, $30 Saturday Pass, $40 Weekend Pass

Friday, July 27th, Gates open at 4 PM, First performer at 5:30 PM

Saturday, July 28th, Gates open at 10 AM, First performer at 11 AM.

Continuous music alternates between 2 Main Stages!!!

and then Tall City Blues Fest wraps up on Sunday, July 29th with a…

GOSPEL BRUNCH & BLUES JAM

(Sunday is all indoors)

Admission on Sunday is FREE!

Brunch provided by Permian Basin Chef's Association.

Click here to sign up to participate in the Blues Jam.

Tall City Blues Fest is a family-friendly festival.

Children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by a parent or guardian.

The mission of Tall City Blues Fest is to create an experience like none other that brings award-winning blues & roots music to West Texas and makes people feel enlightened, joy-filled & loved.

SAVE THE DATES

JULY 26-29, 2012

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