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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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New Blues Festival II, Labor Day Weekend, Continues Long Tradition

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NEW BLUES FESTIVAL II ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN EL DORADO PARK  CONTINUES LONG TRADITION OF THE SOUTHLAND'S FIRST BLUES FESTIVAL - 2 DAYS, 2 STAGES, WITH OVER 30 BIG BLUES ACTS! Saturday, September 5 & Sunday, September 6 /Music Starts 10 a.m.                                     Visit the Vendor Village - Food Court, Beer Garden, & VIP Lounge Award-winning jazz/blues vocalist extraordinaire, Barbara Morrison , showcases her impressive talents on Saturday. Repping SoCal blues with style since 1995: guitarist Kid Ramos , who performs with The 44's on Sunday. ...
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Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog Welcome Guitarist Dave Widow To The Session This Wednesday

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    Fresh off their win for "Best Blues Band" at the Ventura County Music Awards, Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog welcome smooth-sounding blues/r&b guitarist Dave Widow as their Special Guest to The Session this Wednesday, May 22 the at Bombay Bar & Grill in Ventura.         (Ventura, Calif.) - Fresh off their win for "Best Blues Band" at the recent Ventura County Music Awards,  Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog welcome smooth-sounding blues/r&b guitarist Dave Widow to The Session at The Bombay this Wednesday, May 22. Sponsored by Ventura County Blues Society) - 143 S. California Ave.; 8-11 p.m. No cover. Info: (805) 643-4404 or https://www.facebook.com/events/464023660344150/ .     The Chicago blues and soul-inspired music of acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Dave Widow can be heard to fine effect on his recently-released album "Waiting For The World To End," touted by the prestigious Blues...
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Blues Foundation Touts Guitarist Dave Widow's CD "Waiting For The World To End" As One Of Five Finalists In "Best Self-Produced CD

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          BLUES FOUNDATION TOUTS DAVE WIDOW'S "WAITING FOR THE WORLD TO END" AS ONE OF FIVE FINALISTS IN "BEST SELF-PRODUCED CD" CONTEST; WINNER ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 2ND AT 29TH IBC FINALS IN MEMPHIS TN          (MEMPHIS) - "Waiting For The World To End" by Los Angeles-based guitarist Dave Widow is one of five Finalists in the "Best Self-Produced CD" contest being touted by the Blues Foundation , with the winner to be announced Saturday, February 2 at the 29th IBC (International Blues Challenge) Finals at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Tennessee.            Widow's acclaimed album -- which has received international radio airplay and charted on the Roots Music Report - represents the Ventura County Blues Society in the Blues Foundation competition (Dave also sits in with Michael John And the Bottom Line at the 8th Annual Ventura Co...
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Sweet-Sounding Guitar Ace Dave Widow Is Tommy Marsh's Guest At Wednesday's Ventura County Blues Society Jam At The Tavern

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    Tomorrow Night! Wednesday, December 12   Catch The Sweet Sounds Of L.A. Guitar Ace Dave Widow As He Joins Host  Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog At SoCal's Best Weekly Blues Jam At The Tavern                                                                      (VENTURA) - Like your Blues with a touch of R&B and a little bit of Soul? Then tomorrow night is for you, as sweet-sounding guitarist/vocalist Dave Widow joins Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog as Special Guest at SoCal's best and most talked-about weekly Blues Jam, Wednesday, December 12 at The Tavern in Ventura. 211 E. Santa Clara Ave.; 8-11 p.m.; no cover. Info: (8...
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