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I started a quest to find terrific blues music and incredible musicianship when I was just a little kid. I also have a tremendous appreciation of fine musical instruments and equipment. One of my greatest joys all of my life was sharing my finds with my friends. I'm now publishing my journey. I hope that you come along!
I just received the newest release, Live At The Mayne Stage, from Amy Hart and it a soft and rocky blues performance. Opening with In The Zone, Amy plays guitar and performs lead vocals backed by Wally Hoffmann on bass, PT Gazell on harp, Gene Bush on dobro and Matt McDowell on drums. An easy 12 bar blues format gives Gazell a good format to lay in some real nice harp riffs, Hart to show she has taste and flair on guitar and Bush to slide through a few of his own. Nice opener. Blues At The Top Of The Word opens with some cool slide work from Bush and Hart sits down in the groove vocally. Get Ready has a light taste of back beat under the blues rock feel. Primarily a pop track with a good melody, this track has solid instrumentation with quick riffs from Gazell, Hart and Bush. Put Me Back digs a funkier beat but with a "Crossroads" backbone. An understated slide solo from Bush and a cool solo from Gazell as well are nice compliments to Hart's strongvocal performance. Eased down to a country stroll, Blue Eyed Blues has an easy country swing feel. Gazell and Bush add nicely to the overall cohesive feel of the track. Ribcage has a nice blend of Texas blues and pop. Hoffman's bass line adds nicely to this track with Bush and Gazell creating the icing on Hart's solid vocals. Red Dress Blues has a solid R&B style with an understated Buddy Guy feel. Get The Girls Dancin' has a funky rhythm with slide guitar call and response with Hart's vocals. Bluesy ballad, Even Country Gets The Blues opens with a really syrupy silde intro. Hart takes this opportunity to really showcase her vocals and does a nice job. I particularly like solos from both Gazell and Bush on this track which aren't flashy but fleshy. Congratulations, another track with it's feet in R&B, may be my favorite on the release with just the right amount of beat, bite and blues. Rich Ass Daddy is a country 2 stepper with a bluesy feel. With it's standard 12 bard setup, Bush and Gazell each get their turns up front. Wrapping the release is You Drive Me, a blues rocker. Bush takes a fat slide solo on this track and Hart steps up with a little guitar flash of her own.
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Edgar Winter plays them all and sings as he plays. Thanks to his
invention of the keyboard strap, he is allowed to roam freely with his
instruments for an extremely energetic performance.
He will be here in April performing your favorite hits:
John
Mahady and Beckie Menzie perform a tribute to the legendary crooners of the
20th century in"Young at Heart" on
Sunday.
Don't
miss the return of The Dinner Party on Monday
featuring Chicago Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, Michelle Boone, Creator and
Executive Producer of Check, Please!, David Manilow, Sun Times columnist and
former Michigan Avenue Magazine editor in chief, Susanna Negovan, and
Sustainable Brown Trout chef, Sean Sanders. Enjoy food samplings from Brown
Trout, wine Tastings from Vin Divino and Chocolate samplings by
Vosges.
Tickets
to all performances can be purchased online at www.maynestage.com
or by calling 866-468-3401. Reservations to Act One Pub can be made online at
www.actonepub.com
or by calling 773-381-4550.
Join three of Chicago's top singer-songwriters for a night of original music.
Steve Hendershot's songs have been called "hauntingly gorgeous" (Maverick Magazine) and "simple, aching and hearty" (NewCity Chicago). He'll be debuting a new set of tunes he says are his best yet at the Mayne Stage in Chicago on Saturday, August 25. The concert marks Steve's first solo performance after spending seven years as half of the Chicago-based Americana duo The Spares.
In 2006, Steve's song "Mexico" won an international competition sponsored by the Independent Artists Company; "Mexico" was featured on an episode of HBO's True Blood in 2011. In addition, The Spares' CD Beautiful and Treacherous Thing, which Steve produced, was a national finalist for Americana album of the year in the 2009 Just Plain Folks music awards.
Clare Adella's soulful, evocative voice and original songs that are at once powerful and vulnerable make for a stunning combination: performances that overflow with beauty, insight, honesty and deep feeling. Clare grew up in Taiwan and now calls Chicago home. She performs at venues here such as the Mayne Stage, Uncommon Ground and Goose Island, and released her debut recording, Word for Word, in 2012.
Anti Beyond is a fresh sound on the Chicago scene. Drawing on influences ranging from The Decemberists to Drake to pop philosophy, Anti Beyond creates a unique musical experience. The backbone of the project, singer/songwriter Andrew Masters, is enthralled by the way things change over time. Through Anti Beyond's first EP, "Closet Space," released in May 2012, Masters hopes to capture the feeling of watching his closet fill with memories during his formative years.
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Dave Mason's career spans nearly 50 years and has encompassed producing, performing and song writing, not to mention being one of rock's great guitar players! He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a founding member of the group Traffic, and is considered an important figure in American music history. Fans and critics alike hail Mason as one of the most talented songwriters and guitarists in the world.
Triple Grammy nominated artists Acoustic Alchemy are fast approaching their quarter century of recording since 1987's Red Dust and Spanish Lace established the ensemble as an ever evolving force in contemporary jazz.
Renato Anesi belongs to the young rock and jazz generation of contemporary Brazil, however, his musical roots integrate the tradition of many different styles of Brazilian instrumental music - choro, waltz, baião, frevo, maracatu, etc. With this material he has built a unique style, featuring a music universe committed only with creativity. His work was selected for the prize "Rumos e tendências musicais" of the Itau Cultural Institute in 2001. In 2004, he received the first prize at "Prêmio Syngenta de música instrumental de Viola".
THIS WEEK AT MAYNE STAGE
June 14
Colorado's Octopus Nebula has recently opened up on the scene, impressing audiences far and wide with their new style of music that blends elements of electronic, ambient, downtemps, breakbeat, rock, acid jazz, and ethereal grooves
Since the critically acclaimed 1976 debut album featuring his own brand of high quality seventies guitar rock and roll, Pat Travers has gone on to deliver melodic eighties rock, a blues period throughout most of the nineties, noted performances with various power trio's during the first few years of the new Millennium, and a full blooded return to the trademark Pat Travers Band sound as he entered his fifth performing and recording decade.
Grammy nominee and musical director Angel Melendez to pay tribute to FANIA music legend Hector Lavoe "El Cantante de los Cantantes". This group draws crowds to remember the golden era of traditional Salsa music created by Willie Colon and sung by Hector Lavoe.
Tickets to all performances can be purchased online at www.maynestage.com or by calling 866-468-3401. Reservations to Act One Pub can be made online at www.actonepub.com or by calling 773-381-4550.
