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Wednesday | Village Soup

Blues Festival means summer

ROCKLAND : The 16th annual North Atlantic Blues Festival will fill Rockland's Harbor Park, and surrounding clubs and pubs, all weekend and that means, despite the recent weather, summer has arrived.

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Related Topix: Rockland, ME, Blues

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Rockland blues fest tuning up

A little sunshine can burn away the blues - and a good weather forecast for this coming weekend is making organizers of the North Atlantic Blues Fest feel downright optimistic.

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Related Topix: Rockland, ME, Canada, Blues, Bobby Rush, The Blues Band

Thu Jul 02, 2009

VillageSoup

Get the blues at North Atlantic Blues Festival

ROCKLAND : Advance ticket sales for the North Atlantic Blues Festival, set for Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12, in Harbor Park, run through Monday, July 6. Advance tickets are $25 per day, $45 for a weekend pass including the downtown club crawl Saturday night.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Blues Band, Harper

Mon Jun 29, 2009

About.com

IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival This Weekend

The IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, traditionally held over the Fourth of July weekend in Davenport, Iowa for a quarter-century now, will provide Midwestern blues fans with a stellar line-up for this year's event.

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Related Topix: Davenport, IA, Blues

Sat Jun 27, 2009

The Free Lance-Star

Locals react to Michael Jackson's death

"He is the most creative person of this generation and needs to be memorialized as such.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Blues

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Advocate

So Long Saffire, Hello Gaye

After a few decades in the jazz business, Gaye Adegbalola of Saffire sheds her group for a solo gig.

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Related Topix: Blues, Alberta Hunter, Jazz

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Caliente

Uppity Blues Women say goodbye after 25 years

The members of Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women, from left: Gaye Adegbalola, Ann Rabson and Andra Faye, will play Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Blues, Ann Rabson, Tucson, AZ, Gay/Lesbian

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Reno Gazette-Journal

Acoustic blueswomen go out on high note

By Mark Earnest Special to Best Bets It's uncommon in the mass media to hear someone in a successful band make this statement, but Andra Faye says she is proud to be turning 50.

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Related Topix: Blues, Reno Metro, Reno, NV

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Seattle Times

Saffire the Uppity Blues Women bid farewell to fans

Featuring pianist Ann Rabson, guitarist Gaye Adegbalola and string wizard Andra Faye , the award-winning trio has collected more than enough laurels to rest upon.

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Related Topix: Blues, Waterfront (Seattle, WA), First Hill (Seattle, WA), Queen Anne (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA, Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

Mon Jun 01, 2009

GreenvilleOnline.com

Compass of Carolina hits the mark at the Handlebar

Compass of Carolina really had a great idea. They gathered up some fantastic musicians, added some down-home barbecue and wrapped it all up in a great, casual fundraiser.

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Related Topix: Tinsley Ellis, Blues

Fri May 29, 2009

New River Valley Current

Concert to raise money for Women's Resource Center

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women are Gaye Adegbalola, Andra Faye and Ann Rabson.

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Related Topix: Blues, Ann Rabson, Christiansburg, VA

Thu May 28, 2009

New River Valley Current

Podcast: Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women plays Christiansburg on Friday

Music writer Tad Dickens has an audio interview with the band's Gaye Adegbalola on his cut'n'scratch music blog.

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Related Topix: Blues

Roanoke Times

Top Tickets: Some of the week's best live music - roanoke.com

If you're a fan of Saffire, this is the time to catch the act. The Uppity Blues Women are on their farewell tour, after 25 years of recording and performing together.

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Related Topix: Blues, Christiansburg, VA, Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, MySpace.com, Startups, Music, US Politics, US News, Entertainment

Fri May 08, 2009

The Free Lance-Star

an Uppity Attitude About Cancer

A unusual casting call went out this week: Bald-headed cancer patients are wanted to appear in a music video with Saffire--The Uppity Blues Women.

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Related Topix: Blues

Thu May 07, 2009

The Free Lance-Star

Defiantly bald-headed

Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women is looking for a specific type of volunteer to help the local blues group record a music video.

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Related Topix: Blues, Fredericksburg, VA

Tue May 05, 2009

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Gowanus Grind' Had Something for Everyone

Thomas Greene Park, at Third Avenue and Douglass Street, was a successful community event sponsored by the Friends of Douglass/Greene Park.

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Related Topix: Blues

Sat May 02, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Balsam Range plays tonight at Asheville Mall.

It's a big weekend for the Junior League of Asheville. It's hosting its first Spring Market Event in the old B Dalton space at Asheville Mall, with arts, crafts and more, noon-6 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

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Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Blues

Fri May 01, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Musical comedian R. Bruce at Cozzy's this weekend

R. Bruce, the musical comedian from Hampton, will do three shows at Cozzy's this weekend.

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Related Topix: Blues

Thu Apr 30, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

After 25 years, Saffire bids farewell with final tour

In the world of contemporary music, hot flashes, heart problems and plump physiques are a career-ending combination.

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Related Topix: Blues

Fri Apr 24, 2009

KPFK 90.7 FM

Feminist Magazine - Weds 4/29 7pm

Feminist Magazine - Weds 4/29 7pm - Coming up on April 29th Wednesday night at 7pm on Feminist Magazine..... with your hosts Ariana Manov and Lynn Ballen performers from - SuperDevoiche' - the U.C.L.A. Bulgarian Women's Choir - join us to talk about their amazing harmonies and the women's history in their music.

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Related Topix: Blues

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