HAMILTON LOOMIS -- December 2014 Schedule

We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! This December Hamilton and the Band make a quick run through TOPEKA, KANSAS CITY, MINNEAPOLIS, DES MOINES, and OMAHA...see below for details! 11/28/14 Port Arthur TX Dylan's 9:30pm 409-722-1600 11/29/14 Austin TX One 2 One 11:30pm 512-473-0121 TICKETS 12/3/14 Topeka, KS Uncle Bo's 6:30pm - 9:30pm 785-234-4317 12/4/14 Kansas City, MO Knuckleheads 6:30pm - 8:30pm TICKETS 12/5/14 Minneapolis, MN Famous Dave's Calhoun Square 9pm 12/6/14 Des Moines, IA Gas Lamp (formerly Blues on Grand) 6pm - 8pm 12/7/14 Omaha, NE 21st Saloon (formerly Murphy's) 6pm - 9pm TICKETS 12/12/14 Tomball, TX Main Street Crossing 8pm TICKETS 12/13/14 Brenham, TX Private Event 12/19/14 Mandeville, LA Ruby's Roadhouse 9pm 985-626-9748 12/20/14 to be announced on www.hamiltonloomis.com

HAMILTON LOOMIS -- November 2014 Schedule

This November: Hamilton teaches two "Beginner Blues Harmonica" workshops in Walla Walla WA and Boise ID! CLICK HERE to learn more! Dallas/Ft. Worth TX: the world famous J&J Blues has re-opened as the RIVER RUN ROADHOUSE! See our Nov. 21 performance below... 11/8/14 Kemah TX Jackie's Brickhouse (Rusted Avenue opens @ 8:30pm) 9pm 11/15/14 Walla Walla WA Beginner Blues Harmonica Workshop (part 1) 3pm - 6pm CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO 11/16/14 Walla Walla WA Beginner Blues Harmonica Workshop (part 2) 3pm - 6pm CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO 11/17/14 Boise/Nampa ID Beginner Blues Harmonica Workshop (part 1) 6pm - 9pm CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO 11/18/14 Boise/Nampa ID Beginner Blues Harmonica Workshop (part 2) 6pm - 9pm CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO 11/21/14 Ft. Worth TX River Run Roadhouse (Formerly J&J Blues) 9pm 11/22/14 Hitchcock TX Mister Calvin's 9:30pm 409-354-9844 11/23/14 Houston TX McGonigel's Mucky Duck 6pm - 8pm 713-528-5999 TICKETS 11/28/14 Port Arthur TX Dylan's 9:30pm 409-722-1600 11/29/14 Austin TX One 2 One 11:30pm 512-473-0121 TICKETS Please forward this email to any of your friends/family in these cities!!

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HAMILTON LOOMIS -- October 2014 Schedule

TEXAS: Come on out and welcome Hamilton & Band back from their Europe tour! Our Houston show  (Last Concert Cafe) on Fri. Oct. 3 features the youngest bands to ever do a show with Hamilton (ages 9, 11, 13, & 13)...see the listing below for details! 10/3/14 Houston, TX Last Concert Cafe (w/guests Campfire Soul & Rusted Avenue) 8pm TICKETS 10/4/14 Houston, TX Guitars N Cars Fundraiser @ Sam Houston Racepark 6pm TICKETS 10/10/14 Breda, NETHERLANDS Blues Night Breda @ Mezz 8pm 10/11/14 Dunkerque, FRANCE Bay Car Blues Festival 11:30pm 10/24/14 Beaumont, TX Madison's 9:30pm 10/25/14 Houston, TX Private Event 10/30/14 Ganado, TX Rear Window Listening Room 8pm 10/31/14 Galveston, TX Crow's Cantina 9pm Halloween Party! 11/1/14 Conroe, TX Dosey Doe Music Cafe 8pm TICKETS Please forward this email to any of your friends/family in these cities!!

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Otis Clay and Johnny Rawls Team Up as "Soul Brothers" for New CD Coming from Catfood Records On October 21

Otis Clay and Johnny Rawls Team Up as Soul Brothers for New CD Coming from Catfood Records On October 21

EL PASO, TX – Catfood Records announces an October 21 release date for Soul Brothers, the new album featuring Blues Hall of Fame singer Otis Clay and Blues Music Award winning vocalist Johnny Rawls for what promises to be one of the musical highlights of the year.

Produced by Johnny Rawls and recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, Soul Brothers showcases the deep soul/blues veterans at their very best. They’re backed by the solid, in-the-pocket band, The Rays: Richy Puga (drums), Bob Trenchard (bass), Johnny McGhee (guitar), Dan Ferguson (keyboards), Andy Roman (sax), Mike Middleton (trumpet) Robert Claiborne (trombone), Nick Flood (sax) and The Iveys - Arlen, Jessica and Jillian - (background vocals).

Also joining in the sessions was Southern California percussionist Jon Olazabal.

Last year saw Otis Clay join Johnny Rawls as a special guest on three tracks of his multi-Blues-Music-Award-nominated CD, Remembering O.V., which paid tribute to Rawls’ late friend and mentor, O.V. Wright and featured nine songs associated with Wright, plus an original cut, “Blaze of Glory,” that saluted the legendary soul man. Remembering O.V. also won the latest Living Blues Magazine Critics' Poll for “Southern Soul Album of the Year.” 

The 10 tracks on Soul Brothers showcase original songs from Rawls, Clay, Trenchard, Al Basile, Darryl Carter and Jose Hernandez, plus soul-powered takes on a versatile mix of tunes popularized by Dave Mason (“Only You Know and I Know”), Jimmy Ruffin (“What Becomes of the Brokenhearted”), Tyrone Davis (“Turn Back the Hands of Time”) and Kay Kay Greenwade (“Waiting for Dreams”).

Both men are uniquely qualified to sing the gospel of soul music. Johnny Rawls was O.V. Wright’s music director and guitarist back in the 1970s and after his mentor died in 1980 he played a large role in keeping Wright’s band going strong into the 1990s. (They backed and opened for R&B stars like Little Johnny Taylor, Little Milton and Bobby “Blue” Bland). In his own long-established solo career, Rawls continues to draw inspiration from Wright’s Southern soul music, as well as the other greats.

Although he had some early success at other labels, Otis Clay made his bones starting in the early 1970s during his stay at the legendary Hi Records in Memphis, under the tutelage of the great Willie Mitchell, who produced a long string of soul music classics for Clay, including “Trying to Live My Life Without You.” During that time, he also became an international touring star, drawing huge crowds throughout Europe and in Japan, too. He was enshrined in the Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013, a testament to his ongoing success as a recording artists and touring performer.

While both Otis Clay and Johnny Rawls traveled in the same circles back over 40 years, they never really connected on a personal level for many years. “We really got to know each other well starting about 10 years ago,” says Rawls. “I was a big fan of Otis. Working with O.V. was a wonderful experience, and now getting a chance to work with Otis is even better. We have a lot in common: both of us come from a gospel background. We had a lot of fun recording this album.”  

Clay’s comments echo Rawls’ feelings. “We knew each other before we knew each other,” jokes Otis. “O.V. Wright and I go back to when we were both doing gospel music and our careers were very similar. Johnny absorbed all that great music from O.V and we had such a good time recording these songs. For me, it’s a good feeling to talk to someone like Johnny about names, places and events we’re both familiar with from back in the day. There’s so much that we have in common. And Bob Trenchard is really tuned into all this music and just let us go for it.” 

HAMILTON LOOMIS -- August 2014 Schedule

More great shows this month...Want to be on the radio? Join Hamilton & Band for a special LIVE radio recording for "Real Life Real Music" Radio on Tue Aug 19 at Dosey Doe Big Barn in Houston TX! Details and tickets available in listings below... Be sure to check the full performance schedule at http://www.hamiltonloomis.com/schedule.html to see when Hamilton & Band are in your town! 8/7/14 Casper, WY Conwell Park 6pm - 9pm 8/8/14 Littleton, CO Toad Tavern with guests JJ Sugar! 8:30pm TICKETS 8/9/14 Beausejour, MB CANADA Great Woods Music Festival 12mid - 1:30am 8/12/14 Olympic Valley, CA Village At Squaw Valley - Tuesday Bluesday 6pm 8/14/14 Fruita, CO Concert Series @ Fruita Civic Center Pavilion 7:30pm - 9:30pm 8/15/14 Dillon, CO Dillon Amphitheatre 7pm - 9pm 8/16/14 Longmont, CO Dickens Opera House 8pm TICKETS 8/19/14 Spring, TX Dosey Doe (south) Big Barn - Real Life Real Music Radio Show 8pm - 9:30pm TICKETS 8/28/14 Kemah, TX Jackie's Brickhouse 8pm 8/29/14 Corpus Christi, TX Executive Surf Club 9pm 8/30/14 Tomball, TX Main Street Crossing 8pm TICKETS Please forward this email to any of your friends/family in these cities!!

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HAMILTON LOOMIS -- July 2014 Schedule

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Welcome back Hamilton from UK/Europe! He & the Band will be flying all over the country this summer, so stay tuned for shows in YOUR area... Be sure to check the full performance schedule at http://www.hamiltonloomis.com/schedule.html to see when Hamilton & Band are in your town! DISCOUNT TICKETS are available for select shows below...Thanks again for your support! 7/4/14 Topeka, KS Spirit of Kansas Festival 8pm 7/11/14 Beaumont, TX Madison's 9pm 409-924-9777 7/12/14 Ganado, TX Rear Window Listening Room 8pm Click for Tickets 7/17/14 Kemah, TX Rock The Dock @ Kemah Boardwalk 7pm 7/18/14 Ephrata, WA Basin Summer Sounds Festival 8pm 7/19/14 Walla Walla, WA Sapolil Cellars 9pm 509-520-1273 Click for Tickets 7/20/14 Boise, ID Boise Blues Society Annual Sunday Festival 4:30 - 6pm 7/25/14 La Crosse, WI The Helm 9pm 608-782-6324 7/26/14 Saint Paul, MN Lowertown Blues Festival @ Mears Park 6:30 - 8pm Please forward this email to any of your friends/family in these cities!!

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HAMILTON LOOMIS -- April 2014 Schedule

April brings Hamilton & Band to MO, NE, IA, WA, and TX! Be sure to check the full performance schedule at http://www.hamiltonloomis.com/schedule.html to see when Hamilton & Band are in your area! 4/4/14 Galveston TX CROW'S CANTINA 9pm 4/5/14 Fischer TX PRIVATE EVENT 4/10/14 Kansas City MO KNUCKLEHEADS 7pm-10pm Tickets 4/11/14 Des Moines IA GAS LAMP 8pm Tickets 4/12/14 Omaha NE 21st SALOON 6pm-9pm Tickets 4/13/14 Cedar Falls IA THE HUB 6pm-8pm Tickets 4/17/14 Kemah TX JACKIE'S BRICKHOUSE 8pm 4/18/14 Houston TX LAST CONCERT CAFE with special guest GRANT HARRISON 8pm Tickets 4/19/14 Spring TX WILD STALLION VINEYARDS 6pm 281-748-0054 4/25/14 Wenatchee WA BOILING POINT 212 with special guests 60Hz BAND 8pm 509-663-3606 Tickets 4/26/14 Walla Walla WA PRIVATE EVENT Please forward this email to any of your friends/family in these cities!!

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WES JEANS

Striking like a flash of lightning out of the piney wood region of East Texas, Wes Jeans ranks as one of the “Top Young Gun Guitar Players” - Guitar Player Magazine, March 2004. Wes delivers a soul-drenched mix of high voltage, rockin’ Texas Blues. Wes commands the stage from the start to finish and opens with a spirit of intensity that will surely grab you with his grinding rhythms and stinging leads allowing you a deep look into Wes Jeans’ Marshall, TX roots. In 1996 Wes entered the International Jimi Hendrix Competition held in Austin, TX and placed an amazing second among fifteen hundred other young guitar players. Al Hendrix, father of Jimi Hendrix, told Wes, "In my eyes, you won because you played straight from the heart like Jimi!" These words along with the support of his family and friends set this young Texas Tornado in motion. Soon, Wes was playing area venues and festivals, attracting booking agents and record labels. Wes’ debut album was recorded with Al Green’s bass player - John Williams & drummer - Lloyd Anderson, as well as Albert King’s former keyboard player. Released in 2000, “Hands On” became the highest pre-sale album on Ice House Records label and reached #26 on the National Blues Sales Chart. In late 2003, Guitar Player Magazine took a poll and readers voted Wes #3 among the “Young Gun Guitar Players” in the nation between Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd (published March 2004). In June 2006 Wes released his 2nd studio album "Forest Of The Pine" under Texas Music Records. The album was produced by fellow axe-slayer Lance Lopez and is nothing short of blues/rock perfection. The record showcases Wes' amazing blues guitar prowess and guest stars Memphis' Eric Gales. XM Radio’s - Bluesville put “Forest Of The Pine” into heavy rotation – “This cd kicked my ass! It’s one of the best blues/rock cds of 2006!" - Aaron Lee, XM Radio. In January of 2007 "Forest Of The Pine" climbed its way up to the 3rd position on the German Blues Radio Charts. In October of 2009 this Texas Tornado struck again with the release of his highly anticipated live CD "Live at Music City Texas", recorded at a sold out show at the Music City Texas Theater in Linden on January 17, 2009. The walls roared as Wes cranked the show open with "Forest of the Pines", a true representation of his East Texas roots. It continued to kick into overdrive when Wes was joined on stage by friend and fellow guitar bad ass Lance Lopez. To top off the nitrous packed performance Wes and fellow song writer Jason Helms performed "Devil in Me", which was just a taste of the future studio CD, "Blood, Sweat and Years". Fans all across the country agree the closest you will get to the live raw stage power of Wes Jeans is "Live at Music City Texas". Throughout his career, Wes has had the honor of meeting and sharing the stage with many musical greats such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, David Lee Roth, Dick Dale, Eric Johnson, Hubert Sumlin, Lynryd Skynyrd, Robert Cray, Joe Bonamassa, Indigenous, Lance Lopez, Chris Duarte, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, just to name of few. Wes' unrelenting talent and genuine down-to-earth demeanor have won him the favor of many wonderful people, sponsors and endorsements, and continues to gain the admiration of his audience on and off stage. Sponsorships include GHS Stings, Robin Guitars, Voodoo Amplifiers, Xotic Effects, Svetlana Tubes, Opti-Case, Seymour Duncan pick-ups, and his custom signature cabinet "The Beast" was designed by Wes in conjunction with Mills Acoustics. ‘Texas Young Gun’ Wes Jeans has managed to make some waves in his young career while still toiling the road the old-fashioned way across the country. In addition to his aggressive style of Blues playing, between shows this determined young player drives the van, handles his press obligations via his cell phone, lugs all of his equipment on and off stage... undaunted... night after night.... town after town. His dedication to his trade is both honorable and humbling but it's a true representation of the man behind the guitar. Wes Jeans is a road-tested & approved true Texas star.  “Like” Bman’s Facebook page. I use Facebook to spread the word about my blog (Now with translation in over 50 languages). I will not hit you with 50 posts a day. I will not relay senseless nonsense. I use it only to draw attention to some of the key posts on my blog each day. In this way I can get out the word on new talent, venues and blues happenings! - click Here

HAMILTON LOOMIS -- March 2014 Schedule

This month: a quick California run, then more TX shows! Be sure to check the full performance schedule at http://www.hamiltonloomis.com/schedule.html to see when Hamilton & Band are in your area! Tickets are available for select shows below...Thanks again for your support... 3/7/14 Sacramento CA TORCH CLUB 9pm 916-443-2797 3/8/14 Santa Cruz CA PRIVATE EVENT 7pm 3/9/14 Santa Cruz CA MOE'S ALLEY 4pm - 7pm Tickets 3/14/14 Beaumont TX MADISON'S 9:30pm 409-924-9777 3/15/14 Conroe TX DOSEY DOE MUSIC CAFE 8:30pm Tickets 3/21/14 Corpus Christi TX EXECUTIVE SURF CLUB 9pm 361-884-7873 3/22/14 To Be Announced...

HAMILTON LOOMIS -- February 2014

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Updated the last weekend of February...correct dates are below. There's still room in the Harmonica Class!! Hamilton hosts a 2-day HARMONICA WORKSHOP in Houston on consecutive Mondays -- "Part 1" on Feb 10 and "Part 2" on Feb 17.  Click www.hamiltonloomis.com/harpworkshop.html for details, and to sign up! Tickets are available for select shows below...Thanks again for your support...full performance schedule is at http://www.hamiltonloomis.com/schedule.html 2/6/14 Ganado TX REAR WINDOW LISTENING ROOM 7:30pm Click here for tickets! 2/7/14 Tomball TX MAIN STREET CROSSING 8pm 281-290-0431 Grant Harrison opens show Click here for tickets! 2/8/14 Hitchcock TX MISTER CALVIN'S 9pm 409-986-9208 2/10/14 HARMONICA WORKSHOP (part 1) Houston TX Click here to learn more! 2/17/14 HARMONICA WORKSHOP (part 2) Houston TX Click here to learn more! 2/27/14 Houston TX WILLIE'S JERSEY VILLAGE "BEER, BUGS, & BLUES" 6:30pm 713-937-0456 2/28/14 San Antonio TX WILLIE'S HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE "BEER, BUGS, & BLUES" 6:30pm 210-490-9220 3/1/14 Houston TX RODEO BBQ COOKOFF @ DIMCOOKERS 7pm Please forward this email to any of your friends/family in these cities!!

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HAMILTON LOOMIS -- December 2013!

Looking for some great Christmas gifts? How about tickets to a HAMILTON LOOMIS December show: Fri Dec 27 DOSEY DOE Conroe TX CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! Sat Dec 28 BRYANT'S Katy TX CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! Or maybe Harmonica Lessons with HAMILTON: Mon Feb 10 Harmonica Workshop Part 1 @ Last Concert (Houston) Mon Feb 17 Harmonica Workshop Part 2 @ Last Concert (Houston) CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS OR FOR MORE INFO! Or how about some cool HAMILTON LOOMIS merchandise: www.shop.hamiltonloomis.com We hope you have a very Happy Holiday Season, Merry Christmas, and a wonderful New Year...we hope to see you soon!!

HAMILTON LOOMIS -- November 2013 Schedule

Hamilton and Band head to Europe/UK this month thru December, so last chance to catch the band in Texas before the big trip! Thanks again for your support...full performance schedule is at http://www.hamiltonloomis.com/schedule.html 11/7/13 Ganado, TX Rear Window Listening Room 7:30pm CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS 11/8/13 Tomball, TX Main Street Crossing 8pm CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS 11/9/13 Katy, TX Private Event 11/15/13 Santa Fe, TX Marguerite's 9pm 409-925-1070 11/16/13 Houston, TX Private Event 11/20 thru 12/15 EUROPE/UK TOUR Click here for details! Please forward this email to any of your friends/family in these cities!!

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HAMILTON LOOMIS -- October 2013 Schedule

We've improved the new website!  Check out the new www.hamiltonloomis.com today... Hamilton hosts another 2-day HARMONICA WORKSHOP in Houston on consecutive Mondays -- "Part 1" on Oct 21 and "Part 2" on Oct 28.  Click www.hamiltonloomis.com/harpworkshop.html for details, and to sign up! Tickets are available for select shows below...performances listed here are CD release parties!  Thanks again for your support...full performance schedule is at http://www.hamiltonloomis.com/schedule.html 10/4/13 Wichita, KS School Workshop @ Anderson Elementary (Private) 11am 10/4/13 Wichita, KS SOGGY BOTTOMS TOO 8pm - 10:30pm 10/5/13 Wichita, KS Kids Harmonica Workshop (Private) 10/5/13 Topeka, KS UNCLE BO'S 785-234-4317 8pm 10/6/13 Kansas City, MO KNUCKLEHEADS SALOON 816-483-1456 7pm Click for Tickets 10/10/13 Helena, AR KING BISCUIT BLUES FESTIVAL 4:35pm - 5:55pm Click for Tickets 10/11/13 Houston, TX DAN ELECTRO'S 713-862-8707 9pm 10/12/13 Katy, TX RICE HARVEST FESTIVAL 10:30pm 10/18/13 Galveston, TX CROW'S CANTINA 409-766-9995 9pm 10/19/13 Port Arthur, TX DYLAN'S 409-722-1600 9:45pm 10/21/13 Houston, TX HARMONICA WORKSHOP PART 1 @ Last Concert Cafe 6pm Click for Details 10/24/13 Kemah, TX JACKIE'S BRICKHOUSE 832-864-2459 8pm 10/25/13 Corpus Christi, TX EXECUTIVE SURF CLUB 361-884-7873 9pm 10/26/13 League City, TX Private Event 10/28/13 Houston, TX HARMONICA WORKSHOP PART 2 @ Last Concert Cafe 6pm Click for Details Please forward this email to any of your friends/family in these cities!!

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