Posts

Showing posts with the label Ventura County Music Awards

This Week's Reader's Favorite Post

💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Leigh Pilzer - Keep Holding On

Image
Get ready to groove with Dr. Leigh Pilzer , the Washington, D.C. baritone sax powerhouse who proves that jazz is meant to be a living, breathing party, not a dusty museum piece. Described as a pure force of nature with a gruff, punchy, and assertive sound, Leigh brings a heavy dose of soulful grit to the stage. She has traded licks with the legendary Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and even arranged horns for local legends like Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy , and now she is bringing that deep, soulful swagger front and center with her vibrant new album, Keep Holding On. This record is a masterclass in pure, undeniable groove, packed with plenty of attitude, low-end bark, and raw energy that blues fans will instantly appreciate. Keep Holding On strikes the perfect balance between paying respect to the jazz heritage and absolutely cutting loose, making it an essential, high-energy addition to your playlist.   🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM   Keep Holding On by Leigh ...

Tommy Marsh And Bad Dog Win "Best Blues Band" At Ventura County Music Awards

Image
    Tommy Marsh performing at the 8th Annual Ventura County Blues Festival.     Tommy Marsh And Bad Dog Take Home "Best Blues Band" At 2013 Ventura County Music Awards!            (Ventura CA) - Proving that hard work does pay off, Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog took home the "Best Blues Band" plaque at the 2013 Ventura County Music Awards this past weekend, in a lavish ceremony held at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel.    Marsh - who fronts his band on lead guitar and vocals - for over a year has hosted "The Session," a weekly Wednesday night blues jam also featuring some of Southern California's finest talent sitting in as Special Guests each week, sponsored by the Ventura County Blues Society.  Tommy Marsh and Bad Dog often play as many as three gigs a week in venues throughout Ventura, Ojai and other SoCal locales.    Tommy recently performed at the 8th...