VizzTone's BMA Wish List

VizzTone's Blues Music Award Wish List! We are so proud of the artists we're working with at the VizzTone label group!  Of course, the BLUES MUSIC AWARD nominators haven't made their choices yet, but If it were up to us...we'd see some of the nominations listed below. Cick on the CDs to listen to the music, and we bet you'll agree! Candye Kane Coming Out Swingin' (feat. Laura Chavez) Coming Out Swingin’— the brilliant new record from feminist power poet and vocalist CANDYE KANE, her extraordinary guitarist and co-writer Laura Chavez, and her exceptional band. It’s a jukebox for the mind that moves the body and spirit with a broad selection of originals and hip covers. • CONTEMPORARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST • CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM • GUITARIST (Laura Chavez) • BB KING ENTERTAINER • SONG: "Invisible Woman" • ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2013 IBC Solo/Duo Winner Little G Weevil Moving LITTLE G WEEVIL is an international Bluesman. Growing up in Budapest, Hungary, G fell in love with American Blues records, and soon became a successful Blues artist in his own country.  He felt the call of the American South and moved to the United States, living in Alabama, washing dishes and playing on Beale Street in Memphis, and finally settling in Atlanta Georgia. After winning first place as a solo artist at the 2013 International Blues Challenge , he recorded MOVING – a beautifully ambient album of deep, all-acoustic Blues. • ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM • ACOUSTIC BLUES ARTIST • ALBUM OF THE YEAR Ruff Kutt Blues Band That's When The Blues Begins Deep Texas Blues featuring Zac Harmon, Finis Tasby, and Anson Funderburgh. Texan James Goode describes himself as an “old rascal and beat-up coach”, but this Rockabilly Hall-Of-Fame inductee, songwriter, bass player, and creator of the RUFF KUTT BLUES BAND certainly knows how to field one hell of a Blues team. This all-star aggregation hits a deep Blues groove and delivers Goode’s songs with the assured, relaxed intensity of seasoned pros. • TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM • ALBUM OF THE YEAR Austin Young & No Difference Blue As Can Be Colorado’s multi-award winning teenage Blues phenom AUSTIN YOUNG is an electrifying performer and prolific songwriter. He has been devastating audiences at clubs, concerts and festivals. Blue As Can Be is a landmark worldwide debut from a young artist with a huge future. • NEW ARTIST DEBUT • GUITARIST Gina Sicilia It Wasn't Real On her fourth release, GINA SICILIA continues to evolve and demonstrate a unique ability to stitch different genres into one personal, authentic sound that is all the Soul of Gina Sicilia.  Stunning writing, beautiful sonic landscapes and vocals to die for, It Wasn’t Real is a fearless leap forward that delivers. • CONTMEPORARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST • CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM • SONG: "It Wasn't Real" Long Tall Deb Raise Your Hands LONG TALL DEB Landolt delivers a solid dose of her patented “Soul/Gospel/Swamp” on her debut release, with striking performances on ten of Deb’s original songs with help from a bevy of heavy hitting guests. This is a tour-de-force for Long Tall Deb, and a joyous celebration of the arrival of an artist on the rise. • NEW ARTIST DEBUT • CONTEMPORARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST • SONG: "Married To The Blues" feat Big Llou James Montgomery Band From Detroit To The Delta JAMES MONTGOMERY cut his teeth in the Detroit Blues scene of the late 60’s, moved to Boston, signed with Capricorn Records, and proceeded to lead a Blues band that was so hot they had budding local rockers like Aerosmith opening their shows. On the new CD, James traces his musical roots From Detroit To The Delta, with special guests Johnny Winter, Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford, James Cotton, the Uptown Horns, and seminal rapper DMC. Montgomery’s journey paysrespect to many styles of the Blues, from urban streets to Mississippi mud. • ROCK BLUES ALBUM • SONG: "Little Johnny" feat. Johnny Winter, Aerosmiths's Brad Hatfield and Joey Kramer and a sneak peek, coming in September... Dave Riley and Bob Corritore Hush Your Fuss This is timeless juke-joint blues, performed by modern masters.The "Mississippi meets Chicago" blues partnership of singer/guitarist Dave Riley and award-winning Chicago blues harmonica player Bob Corritore has toured extensively in the USA, Europe and South America.  HUSH YOUR FUSS!, their third CD together, is a real down-home blues throw-down, featuring rootsy, old-school storytelling blues that puts you in rural Mississippi by way of Chicago, all in the well-honed style of DAVE RILEY and BOB CORRITORE. • TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM • HARMONICA: BOB CORRITORE THANKS FOR LISTENING, WE HOPE YOU LOVE THE MUSIC AS MUCH AS WE DO!

VizzTone Label Group artist: Candye Kane featuring Laura Chavez - Coming Out Swingin' - New Release Review

I just received the newest release (June 25, 2013), Coming Out Swingin' from Candye Kane and it may be her best effort to date. Opening with the title track, Coming Out Swingin' Kane and notable guitarist Laura Chavez literally come out swinging!! This authentic swing track features really tasty guitar riffs but conjures the feel from the 40's with Bill Caballero on trumpet, April West on trombone, Jerry Viau on sax and tight tom tom work from Fred Rautmann. On Rock Me To Sleep, Kane leads the way with swell vocals and Chavez plays some remarkably clean guitar work backed by Sue Palmer on piano and Kennan Shaw on bass. I'm The Reason Why You Drink has a Chuck Berry flavor but with a twist of horns and of course Kane on vocals. Chavez steps up again on this track showing that she well knows the fretboard. Bill Watson also adds nice harp work on this track. One of my Personal favorites, Invisible Woman, is a slow bluesy ballad track with shimmery guitar work. Low fretboard guitar solos, and especially cleanly inventive ones always draw my attention and Chavez is all over this. Excellent! A catchy swinger, You Ain't All That gets you back up and rockin' and Kane's vocals are bounce nicely along with the support of Chavez. Have I mentioned that I love her guitar work on this release? I Wanted You To Walk has a bit of an old western (but rockabilly) feel to it and it's nicely done. Darling Baby is an old Holland, Dozier, Holland classic and possibly showcases Kane's voice better than any other track on the release. Barbed Wire Mouth is a rocker with a bit of punk sass. Kick out the stops and in with the surf. Twanging guitar riffs flow and Chavez again shows her mastery of the fretboard. Rick Estrin's What Love Can Do is another nice addition to this release. A R&B style track, Kane belts out the melody and the bands stays low in support. Leo Dombecki adds some really nice organ work to this track as well. In a tribute to New Orleans Kane and Chavez play Au Revoir Y'All, a track starting in classic NO strut style but developing to a full swing. Sue Palmer lays down some really nice keys on this track backed by the horns. Lalo Guerrero's Marijuana Boogie is a great choice to wrap up this release. Kane is in full tilt and Chavez is stepping on the gas. I can see my pal Still A Dog stompin' his foot and whistling away. Palmer again steps up and really rides the keys. This is surprisingly really really good. Check it out!

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mmm, mmm, mmMemphis! ... and coming soon!

BRAND NEW FROM THE VIZZTONE LABEL GROUP mmm, mmm, mmMemphis!  and coming soon.... Hey All Y'all (note the vernacular, we're getting in the mood) — Lots of VizzTone folks are heading to Memphis this week, so we wanted to take this opportunity to give one more shout out to our BMA nominees, talk about our Big Blues Party on Beale, and brag about our new and upcoming releases! So first of all, one more big CONGRATS and GOOD LUCK to the Blues Music Awards nominees from our VizzTone/Vizzable family: OUR NOMINEES... Ann Rabson w/Bob Margolin / Not Alone - Acoustic Blues Album Bob Margolin- Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year Phantom Blues Band - Blues Band of the Year Tony Braunagel (Phantom Blues Band, Robert Cray Band) - Drums Mike Finnigan (Phantom Blues Band) - Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Diunna Greenleaf (Vizzable Music Artist) - Koko Taylor Award        Click the CD to listen or buy at VizzTone.com   ;-) For those of you who'll be coming to Memphis, we can't wait to see you there!  And, if you're sticking around town for the Friday night AFTER the Awards, c'mon down to our amazing VizzTone Blues Party On Beale!  Check it out: See what I'm sayin'??  This is gonna be one party that is NOT TO BE MISSED! Lately we've been bragging about our BRAND NEW releases - Click the album covers to take a listen, and you'll understand why!                   ...and we'll tell you more about these soon (trust us on that!), but here's a quick peek at what's COMING VERY SOON.... Coming May 14! RUFF KUTT BLUES BAND THAT'S WHEN THE BLUES BEGINS Deep Texas Blues featuring Zac Harmon, Finis Tasby, Anson Funderburgh, and James Goode. Coming June 25 CANDYE KANE COMING OUT SWINGIN' featuring LAURA CHAVEZ We are SO PROUD to welcome our good friends Candye Kane and Laura Chavez to the family! Coming soon... LITTLE G WEEVIL MOVING • 2013 International Blues Challenge winner

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Candye Kane - THE TOUGHEST GIRL ALIVE

THE TOUGHEST GIRL ALIVE Candye Kane’s biographical stage play, The Toughest Girl Alive, debuted at the Le Poisson Rouge in New York as part of the New York International Fringe Festival. A total of five performances, which ran August 17-27, 2011, were all well-received. Javier Velasco, Director of the San Diego Ballet, worked together with Candye to create and develop this theatrical piece based on her real life experiences and the music she writes. Check out this enthusiastic review from one of her shows courtesy of nytheatre.com http://www.nytheatre.com/showpage.aspx?s=toug13066

11/19/11: La Quinta, CA – La Quinta Civic Center Campus
11/20/11: Sacramento, CA – Torch Club
11/21/11: San Francisco, CA – Yoshi’s SF
11/23/11: Portland, OR – Duff’s Garage
11/25/11: Seattle, WA – Highway 99 Blues Club
11/26/11: Nelson, BC – Royal Hotel
11/28/11: Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
11/30/11: Boulder, CO – Outlook Hotel
12/01/11: Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
12/02/11: Woodland Park, CO – Crystola Bar
02/10/12: Phillipsville, CA – Riverwood Inn
02/11/12: Antioch, CA – El Campanil Theatre
02/18/12: Phoenix, AZ – The Rhythm Room
03/15/12: Basel, Switzerland – Sudhaus
05/27/12: Simi Valley, CA – Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival
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Tour Info - Candye Kane

THE TOUGHEST GIRL ALIVE:

AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MUSICAL BY CANDYE KANE

A daring autobiographical musical performed by legendary blues singer Candye Kane which she describes as "the 99.9 percent true, stranger-than-fiction story of an ex-gang member, un-wed teen mother, rockabilly, punk rock, plus-sized, ex-adult film star, cancer surviving, multi-award-winning, bisexual, blues phenomenon", is making its New York premier this August 17th at the Le Poisson Rouge theater as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
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TOUR DATES

08/12/11: Wheeling, WV - Heritage Music Festival

08/13/11: Columbus, OH - TBA

08/14-8/28/11: NY, NY - Candye Kane stage play The Toughest Girl Alive in NYC for the NY Fringe Festival!! poissonrouge.com

08/16/11: Street date for SISTER VAGABOND CD RELEASE on Delta Groove Records!

09/09/11: Alpine, TX - Railroad Blues

09/10/11: San Angelo, TX - Sealy Flats Blues Inn

09/13/11: Lincoln, NE - Zoo Bar

09/15/11: Evanston, IL - Space

09/16/11: Des Moines, MN - All Play

09/17/11: St. Paul, MN - Wilebski's Blues Saloon

09/18/11: Sioux City, IA - The Chesterfield

09/20/11: Tuscarawas, OH - Canal House

09/21/11: Rochester, NY - Abilene

09/22/11: Piermont, NY - Turning Point

09/23/11: New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club

09/24/11: Concord, NH - Capitol Center For The Arts

09/26/11: Rockland, ME - Time Out Pub

10/14/11: Wimberley, TX - Cypress Creek Café On The Square

10/15/11: Austin, TX - The Continental Club

10/28/11: San Diego, CA - Anthology

Vagabond - Candye Kane - New recording review

Just got in the new Candye Kane cd and gave it a few turns. Candye belts out her torch songs and is accompanied by some great back up guitar work by Laura Chavez. If you have liked Candye's previous work, you're sure not to be disappointed here.
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