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Overton Music artist: Russ Green - Stone Cold - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stone Cold , from Russ Green , and it's a driving blues rocker. Opening with Lint Redux , you are immediately in the middle of a swampy blues with modern effects. With a firm foot stomp by Felix Pollard on drums and Vic Jackson on bass Russ Green on harmonica and vocals really has the earthy feel. Giles Corey on slide gives the track great grease and Green's harp work is strong. Excellent opener. 12 Feet of Water opens with a terrific harmonica aria before grinding into a super drum driven romp. With the feel that I can only describe as Hill Country , Green delivers such soulful vocals, comforted by Joe Monroe on keys, this track just grabs you. Green's harmonica is like a shuddering wind blowing through you with the thumping bass of Vic Jackson and Vince Agwada on guitar. Excellent! Easy going shuffle, Nobody Knows has a smooth, supple melody with backing acoustic guitar, minimal drum work and melodic ha...
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Australia's First Lady of Blues, Anni Piper, Launches Canadian/U.S. Summer Tour


Award-winning Australian-based blues bassist-vocalist Anni Piper makes her triumphant return with a two-month Canadian/U.S. Summer Tour, kicking off July 28 with a one-week residency at Blues On Whyte in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


ANNI PIPER, AUSTRALIA'S AWARD-WINNING FIRST LADY OF BLUES 
MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN WITH 2-MONTH CANADIAN/U.S. TOUR
Performs Locally: BLUES ON WHYTE in Edmonton - July 28 thru Aug. 3



  (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - Anni Piper, Australia's award-winning "First Lady of Blues," makes her triumphant return with a two-month Canadian/U.S. Summer Tour kicking off Monday, July 28, with a one-week residency of shows at Blues On Whyte, 10329 82nd Ave. July 28-29-30, 9 p.m., free; July 31, 10 p.m., free; August 1-2, 10 p.m., $4.; August 3, 9 p.m., free. Info: (780) 439-3981 or http://www.bluesonwhyte.ca/


  Anni Piper blends deep, sexy vocals with a high-energy bass playing style (often barefoot), making for a thoroughly enjoyable live experience.
On the recording end, Piper won "Best Blues Album" at the 2013 Canberra Roots & Blues Awards in Australia for her collaborative effort with Nicole Hart on the critically-lauded Split Second (Blues Leaf Records). Piper was nominated in the "Female Vocalist Of The Year" category for the 2014 Australian Blues Music Awards.



                 Anni Piper, Australia's award-winning First Lady of Blues.


                                                   ANNI PIPER - BACKGROUND

     Piper first started playing electric guitar at age twelve, but switched to bass at age fourteen.  In 2004 Anni released an album entitled "Jailbait" in her native Australia, for which she won "Best New Talent" at the 2005 Australian Blues Music Awards. Subsequent album releases include 2007's "Texas Hold 'Em," 2010's "Chasin' Tail" (released by Blues Leaf), and her newest, 2013's "Split Second." Blues Leaf also released "Two's Company,"  a compilation from her two Australian releases.  Throughout her burgeoning career, Piper's charismatic stage presence and sultry vocals have garnered her both great reviews and multiple music industry awards nominations.

                WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING...ABOUT ANNI PIPER


"If you enjoy award-winning talent with a splash of the wild side, sultry Australian performer Anni Piper won't even come close to disappointing you. And you don't have to travel Down Under!"                     NAPLES DAILY NEWS
"Raw and raucous, down and dirty, Down Under blues."   ILLINOIS TIMES                                     
"A songwriter of distinction, her songs have a blues sensibility while still addressing the issues of today."                                                                                  EDMONTON JOURNAL
"Barefoot in a red cocktail dress and brandishing both an electric bass guitar and a powerful blues vocal tone, this down under diva makes quite the impression."
                                                                                                                   VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
The Alternate Root magazine invited Anni Piper to perform on their popular television show "The Extended Play," taped this past Spring in front of a live studio audience in Boston. Watch it here: 
 
           

          Anni Piper Summer 2014 Canadian/U.S. Tour Itinerary
July 28 (Mon.)
July 29 (Tues.)
July 30 (Wed.)
July 31 (Thur.)
Aug. 1 (Fri.)
Aug. 2 (Sat.)
Aug. 3 (Sun.)
Aug. 15 (Fri.)
Aug. 16 (Sat.)
Aug. 20 (Wed.)
Aug. 21 (Thur.)
Aug. 22 (Fri.)
Aug. 29 (Fri.)
Aug. 30 (Sat..)
BLUES ON WHYTE
BLUES ON WHYTE
BLUES ON WHYTE
BLUES ON WHYTE
BLUES ON WHYTE
BLUES ON WHYTE
BLUES ON WHYTE
RAGING RIVER CAFE & CLUB
A CASE OF THE BLUES FESTIVAL
EL CORAZON
VIE DE BOHEME

SAPOLIL CELLARS
RAM'S RIPPLE
RAM'S RIPPLE

  (more dates to be announced)
   Edmonton, AB
   Edmonton, AB
   Edmonton, AB
   Edmonton, AB
   Edmonton, AB
   Edmonton, AB
   Edmonton, AB
   Fall City, WA
   Yakima, WA
   Seattle, WA
   Portland, OR
   Walla Walla, WA
   Moses Lake, WA
   Moses Lake, WA

  

     
                                          www.annipiper.com
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