Booze & Blues Tour 2013 To Visit Nine Coastal Clubs In The OC Starting August 3

BLUES & BOOZE TOUR 2013 BRINGING LIVE BLUES MUSIC TO NINE COASTAL VENUES IN ORANGE COUNTY; KICKS OFF SATURDAY, AUG. 3@SURFIN COWBOY IN CAPISTRANO BEACH; PROCEEDS BENEFIT ORANGE COUNTY BLUES SOCIETY                 (CAPISTRANO BEACH, Calif.) - After frequently hearing from music lovers that there isn't enough blues music in Orange County, online music guide B.D. McGee's decided to partner up with The Orange County Blues Society to present the Blues & Booze Tour 2013,  bringing some of the O.C.'s best local blues bands to select coastal venues for nine consecutive weeks, beginning Saturday, August 3 at The Surfin Cowboy in Capistrano Beach. Portions of the proceeds from each show - as well as 10% of each venue's food and beverage sales during each night's event - benefit the Orange County Blues Society (OCBS), a non-profit organization that exists to ensure that one of America's greatest sounds - the Blues, thrives and prospers in Orange County. Tickets $20. for each show, available at the door. Info: http://bdmcgees.com/   Among the bands scheduled to perform at each of these shows: Papa J & Friends, the former a well-regarded harp player and vocalist who also presents the yearly Real Blues Festival of Orange County; and Big Daddy Williams & Lexi G, fronted by guitarist-vocalist Kenny "Big Daddy" Williams, who also hosts Friday night's popular "Laguna Blues" radio show from 7-8 p.m. on KX93.5 FM.    They've Got Their Blues Hats On: Papa J (left) and Kenny "Big Daddy" Williams (right) perform at the upcoming Blues & Booze Tour 2013, which kicks off Saturday, August 3.

Suze Lanier-Bramlett To Headline "Ladies Of The Blues" Benefit

  

                          Orange Blossom Blues Society
        Presents..."Ladies Of The Blues" - Saturday, June 15

A Very Special Evening of Music Featuring Ten Talented Lady Blues Singers, Streamed Live Throughout The U.S. & Canada From GRP Studios In Orlando

          

           Special Headline Performance by Suze Lanier-Bramlett

 (Singer-Actress; 2012 Los Angeles Music Awards 'Best Female Vocalist' Nominee)

  (Orlando, FL) - Orange Blossom Blues Society presents "Ladies Of The Blues,"  a special evening featuring ten talented lady blues singers, streamed live from GRP Studios in Orlando, Florida throughout the U.S. and Canada, on Saturday, June 15 at 10 p.m. Eastern Time.  The event is a benefit for the Gary Ingber Musicians Relief Fund. Info/tickets: (407) 862-6882 or www.GRPStudios.com.

 
  Acclaimed singer-actress Suze Lanier Bramlett is being flown in from Los Angeles to headline the concert, which is also going to be made into a recording. 

    

  The Orange Blossom Blues Society (OBBS) was founded in 2004 and provides a forum for exchange of current blues news and events while increasing awareness of, and appreciation for, the blues through educational efforts sanctioned by the OBBS, while providing a network of association for Florida blues lovers and it's supporters.

                                       About Suze Lanier-Bramlett

  Suze Lanier-Bramlett - music recording artist, working actress with several current movie projects, in-demand cabaret artist - is an bonafide Renaissance Woman in the truest sense of the word. Maintaining a busy schedule of film and horror convention autograph signings, recording new music, creating music videos, and performing at special live events, this L.A. Music Awards 2012 "Best Female Vocalist" nominee and admitted 'Flower Child of the Seventies' who's also the widow of rock icon Delaney Bramlett is keeping busy at a time in her life when most are contemplating retirement or at least, considerably slowing down.
 
   Lanier-Bramlett recently released "Watch What You Ask For," a clever new single and video. The up-tempo, horn-driven, catchy blues-y tune is a cautionary (albeit humorous, tongue-in-cheek) look at the perils of Internet dating that also stars horror-cult star actors Michael Berryman ("The Hills Have Eyes," "The Crow") and sultry Brooke Lewis ("Alien Dawn," "Ms. Vampy" TV Series).
  

"Watch What You Ask For" - New Single and Music Video  

                       (Available On I-Tunes and As Featured on YouTube)   

SUZE LANIER-BRAMLETT INTERVIEWS AND PROMO MATERIALS ON REQUEST.

                                   www.suzelanierbramlett.com

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Suze-Lanier-Bramlett/176195905790310?fref=ts 

          

L.A. Valley Scene Magazine (Feature)   

Swamp Cabaret - CD Review (Music News Nashville)
L.A. Examiner - Feature

Happy Birthday OCBS: Orange County Blues Society First Anniversary Party & Blues Jam This Sunday

   

                                Happy Birthday OCBS!

 Orange County Blues Society First Anniversary Party/Blues Jam  

      Sunday, May 19 At Main Street Restaurant In Yorba Linda

   (Yorba Linda, Calif.) - Hard to believe it's been one year since Papa J (Jeff Hudson) created the Orange County Blues Society (OCBS), in large part to fill a void in the Blues scene in the area known here in Southern California as the "Orange Curtain" (Orange County).
    To celebrate the occasion, OCBS is throwing a One-Year Anniversary Party and Blues Jam this Sunday, May 19 at Main Street Restaurant, 4902 Main St., Yorba Linda. 2-6 p.m. Free to the public. Info: (714) 328-9375 or https://www.facebook.com/OrangeCountyBluesSociety?fref=ts.
    The OCBS has grown steadily since its debut last year, with growing recognition from some of the finest blues musicians in Southern California  - including an interview with harp great Rod Piazza in the most recent OCBS newsletter.


       OCBS founder Papa J (center) leading a spirited recent Blues jam session.

  "First Friday of the Month - Best Of Orange County Blues" Concert Series continues at the House of Blues, 1530 Disneyland Dr. Friday, June 7 and every first Friday of the month. 10 pm. No cover unless otherwise noted. 21 and over. Info: (714) 328-9375 or log onto www.orangecountybluessociety.com.     

  
   Real Blues Festival Of Orange County 4 takes place Sunday, September 8 at Malone's in Santa Ana. Lineup still being booked at the time of this press release.

  Additional Orange County Blues Society-sponsored events: Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim/New York Yankees baseball game for all OCBS members, Sunday,  June 16 (details to be announced); Papa J and Friends at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, July 5; and the 16th Annual Irvine Lakes Blues Festival in Silverado on Saturday, August 24 (Papa J and Friends perform).  

                        

 Blues harpist-vocalist Papa J (a/k/a/ Jeffrey Hudson) has been one of the hardest-working and most influential people on the Orange County blues scene for the better part of the last two decades, performing first with Blues Gone South and most recently, with Papa J and Friends - the latter who released 2011's well-received album, The Big Show (Houndog Records).  Last August Papa J and the Orange County Blues Society - of which he is president and founder - produced several successful multi-band events including The Muck Roots Blues Revue at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton; and the Real Blues Festival of Orange County 3.   

    

   Watch a recent live performance by Papa J at the House of Blues in Anaheim:  

  

                     

                                       

Papa J - Orange County Breeze  

The Big Show CD Review - L.A. Examiner  

Papa J - Live Show Review (Encino Patch)
Orange County Register - Papa J Interview

God Bless the Blues!

Orange County Blues Society Blues Blast April 2013

First Fridays    BEST OF   ORANGE COUNTY                  BLUES     in the                       VooDoo Lounge                                                         at                                              House of Blues Anaheim              the first Friday of every month begins on Friday May 3 Starts at 10pm 21 & Over

This is going to be awesome! Our 1 Year Anniversary Special Guests Great Food, Good Booze, Killer Blues! May 19th from 2-6pm at The Main St. Restaurant 4902 Main St., Yorba Linda

The Orange County Blues Society’s mission is to assist the Blues to survive, thrive and prosper here in the greater Orange County area. We would like to be a positive source of information, education and enlightenment as it relates to the Blues Music that is considered one of America's greatest artistic gifts to the world. But we can't do that alone so we would like to thanks the folks who assist us in doing this.

First Friday Blues: Orange County Blues Society Concert Series at House of Blues /Anaheim

   

Orange County Blues Society Presents.

     "Best Of Orange County Blues" -

First Friday of the Month at House of Blues/Anaheim Starting Friday, May 3

   (Anaheim, Calif.) - The Orange County Blues Society is proud to announce its

"First Friday of the Month - Best Of Orange County Blues" Concert Series at the House of Blues, 1530 Disneyland Dr. starting Friday, May 3 and every first Friday of the month thereafter. 10 pm. No cover unless otherwise noted. 21 and over. Info: (714) 328-9375 or log onto www.orangecountybluessociety.com.

  Host Papa J promises an eclectic lineup of talented blues acts from all over Orange County as well as bands and solo artists from throughout Southern Calif. This all leads up to Real Blues Festival Of Orange County 4, taking place Sunday, September 8 at Malone's in Santa Ana.

    Additional Orange County Blues Society-sponsored events include the monthly Blues Jam at Main Street Restaurant in Yorba Linda on Sunday, April 21 and Sunday, May 19. Catch Papa J and Friends live at The Opus Dinner and Cocktails in Orange on Saturday, April 27; House of Blues/Anaheim on Thursday, April 25 and Thursday, June 6; The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, July 5; and the 16th Annual Irvine Lakes Blues Festival in Silverado on Saturday, August 24.  

                        

 Blues harpist-vocalist Papa J (a/k/a/ Jeffrey Hudson) has been one of the hardest-working and most influential people on the Orange County blues scene for the better part of the last two decades, performing first with Blues Gone South and most recently, with Papa J and Friends - the latter who released 2011's well-received album, The Big Show (Houndog Records).  Last August Papa J and the Orange County Blues Society - of which he is president and founder - produced several successful multi-band events including The Muck Roots Blues Revue at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton; and the Real Blues Festival of Orange County 3.   

    

  Watch a recent live performance by Papa J at the House of Blues in Anaheim below. 

                       

                                       

Papa J - Orange County Breeze  

The Big Show CD Review - L.A. Examiner  

Papa J - Live Show Review (Encino Patch)
Orange County Register - Papa J Interview 

This Sunday!!! Real Blues Festival Of Orange County 3 Offers Something For Everyone

Real Blues Festival Of Orange County 3:

Something For Everyone's Musical Taste

Sunday, August 26, 2012 - Malone's in Santa Ana, Calif.

Orange County's Rip Cat Records recording artists Whiteboy James And The Blues Express plus K.K. Martin head an eclectic lineup now in its third year - and the only true grass-roots music festival presently in the Southern California area!

WHITEBOY JAMES AND TRICIA FREEMAN BAND K.K. MARTIN
THE BLUES EXPRESS

(SANTA ANA, Calif.) - The Real Blues Festival Of Orange County, Southern California's only true grass-roots festival for the Blues now in its third year, takes place Sunday, August 26 at Malones, 604 E. Dyer Rd., Santa Ana. Info: (714) 979-6000.

Presented by the Orange County Blues Society, this year's lineup features a pair of Rip Cat Records artists, colorful Whiteboy James And The Blues Express plus acclaimed Delta Blues guitarist, K.K. Martin; up-tempo jump 'n' swing from the Jumpin Jack Benny Blues Band; hot blues-rock from OC's own Tricia Freeman Band; searing blues-rock guitar-istry courtesy of Jay Gordon and Blues Venom; KOCI-FM's's Dave Toole and his band, bornBlue; plus Real Blues Festival founder, and a talented harpist/vocalist in his own right, the always-energetic Papa J and Friends. 12 noon-10 p.m. Tickets $20. in advance, $25. day of show. $5. discount with any active Southern California Blues Society membership. Purchase advance tickets at www.orangecountybluessociety.com.

Brief Synopsis of the Bands Performing at Real Blues Festival of Orange County 3

White Boy James & The Blues Express: Having just completed their second album, Whiteboy James and the Blues Express is a detonative force to be reckoned with. Since re-forming in 2006 after a five-year absence, the band has re-established themselves as the legendary band they once were during the Southern California Blues explosion of the 80's and 90's. Whiteboy James has a mesmerizing, driving and sonic stage presence. Signed to OC indie label Rip Cat Records in 2010, WBJ&TBE consists of Whiteboy James (vocals/harmonica); Scott Abeyta (guitar); Blake Watson (bass); and Max Bangwell (drums). www.whiteboyjames.com.

Tricia Freeman Band: One of the hardest-working ladies on the SoCal music scene gigs on average five-six times a week with the Tricia Freeman Band. Freeman has toured Europe from Finland to Germany several times, with different line ups, performing songs from her own CDs and a blend of cover tunes that she makes completely her own with her bold original sound, that can only come from living the songs she sings. Besides Walter Trout, Tricia has also shared the stage with the likes of Spencer Davis, The Little River Band, Olivia Newton John, Missing Persons, Eric Burdon and The Animals. Her latest album that has been released to great reviews is Everyone Can See.

www.triciafreemanband.com.
K.K. Martin: Orange County-based, fourth-generation Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist born in West Monroe, Louisiana. Exposed in the womb to the music of Jimmie Rodgers, Robert Johnson and Hank Williams, Martin began touring with his parent's band at age ten, was transplanted to California in 1969, and cut his teeth on the local L.A. rock scene at sixteen, landing a brief stint with the Albert Collins Backup Band. K.K. Martin is a musician's musician who "delivers polished material via its basic components - a man, a guitar, and a microphone." His latest CD is Naked Blues Volume II (Rip Cat Records). www.kkmartin.com.

Jay Gordon & Blues Venom: Electric blues guitarist Jay Gordon recorded a series of albums for Blue Ace that has inspired comparisons to such legendary guitarists as Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Beginning with BLUES INFESTED (1994), Gordon won much praise from the blues community. Each successive album became increasingly successful - BROADCASTING THE BLUES LIVE (1996), ELECTRIC REDEMPTION (1998), and so on - and the guitarist soon found himself being compared to some of the most legendary guitarists to ever play electric blues. In 2000, Gordon collaborated with Phillip Walker on the JAYWALKIN album for Blue Ace, yet another accomplishment for the celebrated guitarist. His latest record is Blues Venom, No Cure (Shuttle music). www.jaygordonandthepenetrators.com.

Jumpin Jack Benny Blues Band: Entertainer extraordinaire Jumpin Jack Benny is one of the most entertaining acts on today's music scene. Audiences have been thrilled by their frenetic performances since 2003. Front man Benny Cortez brings high energy Blues to the stage reminiscent of the great 1950's rock & roll performers with smoking hot guitar work from Tony "Fingers" Naranjo. They have toured and/or recorded with B.B. Chung King, Little Milton, John Mayall, WAR, Bo Diddley, and James Cotton, among others. www.jumpinjackbennyblues.com.

Papa J And Friends: When it comes to the Blues in Orange County, California, there's no bigger or more passionate proponent than Papa J (Jeffrey Hudson). For the better part of two decades, the affable harpist/vocalist has entertained in venues ranging from House of Blues to the Doheny Blues Festival with a spirited brand of Chicago-style Jump/Blues that earned him "Entertainer of the Year" from the 2010 Los Angeles Music Awards. Papa J is founder of both the Real Blues Festival Of Orange County and Orange County Blues Society. Last Fall Papa J and Friends released The Big Show (Houndog Records). www.papajandfriends.com.

www.orangecountybluessociety.com

Want To Perform At The First-Ever Orange County Blues Society Concert? Read Here

Want To Perform At The First-Ever Orange County Blues Society Concert?

(ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA) - How would you like to perform at the first-ever Orange County Blues Society concert event in August? One lucky band or solo artist will be given that opportunity by winning the competition to be held at Malone's Bar and Grill in Santa Ana on Saturday, June 16.
Judging will be done by a panel of industry professionals including Orange County Blues Society and Real Blues Festival of Orange County founder, Papa J; Rick Snyder, President of 3 Sunz Consulting; and others.
Interested bands and solo artists should call (714) 328-9375. For more on the Orange County Blues Society, log onto www.orangecountybluessociety.com or on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/OrangeCountyBluesSociety.
ALSO SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, August 26. Place? Malone's in Santa Ana. Event? Real Blues Festival of Orange County 3. On the Bill? Whiteboy James and the Blues Express; Papa J & Friends; Jumpin' Jack Benny; Tricia Freeman Band; Jay Gordon and Blues Venom; and bornBlue. More information to follow soon!

www.orangecountybluessociety.com

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