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MONDAY SEPT 19TH
TUESDAY SEPT 20TH
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WEDNESDAY SEPT 21ST
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THURSDAY SEPT 22ND
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also dont forget- PERFECT FOR THOSE LATE NIGHT BLUES
FRIDAY SEPT 23RD
DWAYNE
"ROCKIN" DOPSIE @ BREWSKIS
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DWAYNE "ROCKIN" DOPSIE
@ BREWSKIS-HISTORIC 25TH STREET OGDEN UTAH
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THE KAP BROS @
Club Esquire 25th and Washington Blvd
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DANNY WELDON @ The
Wine Cellar 2550 (below) Washington Blvd, Ogden Ut
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BLUES ON FIRST @ The
Spur. 9:30 pm - 12:30 am Main Street, Park City. UT
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LIVE MUSIC
@ the Sun and Moon cafe- Emigration Canyon
SATURDAY SEPT 24TH
THE HISTORIC 25TH STREET
ASSOCIATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH KEY BANK PRESENT THE 4TH ANNUAL.
THE HARVEST MOON
CELEBRATION
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST - FROM LAKE PONCHATRAIN LOUISIANNA- A SURVIVOR
OF HURRICANE KATRINA-
PLEASE READ THIS
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People,
every year now
for the last 4 years Ogden Utah's Historic 25th Street Association has
organized what we all have come to know as the annual "Harvest Moon"
Celebration. This year the committee, with the help of some folks from
Key Bank, decided that they were gonna turn the heat up on this
years Harvest Moon, maybe even turn ole 25th Street into
Bourbon Street
for just an evening--so these good folks went out and booked
themselves
a genuine 100% authentic Zydeco Band from New Orleans -( yes there are
Zydeco bands from Jersey- and yes they sound like they're
from Jersey).
This people, however, is not just any ole Zydeco band, this band
here
is none other than DWAYNE DOPSIE, son of the
Legendary Louisiana Legend Rockin Dopsie from
Rockin Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters.
I know that not many Utahans are too up on the Zydeco scene- but lemme
tell you folks- this man comes from Zydeco Royalty! Not only that, but
this man comes with a resume bigger than an Alligator straight out
of
the Mississippi river- No Jive, look for yourself.
Awards:
2004 -
Best Accordion by offBeat Awards by offbeat
Magazine, New Orleans, Louisiana
2001
& 2002 - Dwayne Dopsie was named "The Best Upcoming
Artist", by offbeat Magazine, New Orleans, Louisiana
2001
- New Orleans' "Battle of The Bands"
1999
& 2000 - "The Best Zydeco Band," by offbeat Magazine, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
1999
- "The Hottest Accordion in America," by The American Accordionists Association.
2004,
performances on MTV in Brazil, and Programa JO in South America.
Completed music for TV show Nikki & Nora filmed in New Orleans to
air on UPN Network.
2003,
Dwayne Dopsie appears on the cover of The Louisiana Music Directory.
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers' latest accomplishment has
been performing on The Jamie Kennedy Show featured on the Warner
Network.
Notably,
on 12-03-2002, Hey Rosilee, from his 2002 independently released CD,
NOW IT BEGINS, hit #1 on Mp3.com's zydeco chart after less than two
months online. Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, have
performed not only coast to coast of the USA, but also internationally.
They have been a featured act of the prestigious New Orleans' Jazz
& Heritage Festival yearly since 2000. Dwayne Dopsie & The
Zydeco Hellraisers were headliners at the Syracuse Blues Festival in
2001 & 2002.
Dwayne Dopsie
& The Zydeco Hellraisers
have been featured on Playboy's website and numerous articles published
in the New York Times, USA Today, and The Los Angeles Times. In 2002,
Dwayne Dopsie made the covers of Big City Blues Magazine, The Insiders
Guide to Lovin' New Orleans: Visitor Magazine, and Offbeat Magazine.
Well since
this
wonderful Idea was hatched to bring New Orleans to 25th
Street- A
NATIONAL TRAGEDY struck the Gulf Coast, I'm talking about
Hurricane
Katrina- which all of us should be aware of by now. I had no idea
until
I started reading the interview with Dwayne (which has been included
below) that this man lived along the Levee of Lake Pontchartrain-
literally the epicenter of New Orleans destruction. Folks to
put it simply all this man has left is his Accordion, His Band, and his
Zydeco Music. HE HAS LOST EVERYTHING ELSE IN HIS LIFE -EVERYTHING,
but people, as I'm sure you all know music is medicine- don't think
it's a coincidence that they got Music in Church folks- Jesus, just
like the Blues Man, knows that music can heal the soul.
Dwayne, before
this tragedy struck was booked to tour this way out west ( with a
Notable slot at the highly acclaimed TELLURIDE BLUES AND BREWS
FESTIVAL--)
Rather than sit around and feel sorry for himself this man is grabbing
the Bull by the Horns and is getting himself a Van and is making sure
that by God "The Show Must Go Own". However
what was originally booked to be a One night event has blossomed into a
3 day event featuring Mr. Dopsie Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Night at
Brewskis with his original performance at the Harvest Moon Celebration
early Saturday evening. People the
tragedy which has befallen Dwayne has now become your opportunity,
never in my lifetime can I remember a Three Day
Zydeco party in Utah- not only that folks ....IT'S IN OGDEN.
People, if Katrina has given you the Blues and you feel like doing
something to help the SURVIVORS of Hurricane Katrina- then get
your Butt down to the Harvest Moon Celebration( A FREE, ALL
DAY EVENT
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY) as well as one of these extended gigs- and
LITERALLY SHAKE IT, (put some money in those pockets as well folks
because as I'm sure you guessed, there's gonna be a bucket passed
around with the name SURVIVORS written on it) Give this man an audience
the likes of he's never seen folks, and see a part of the cultural
heritage that is not only native to New Orleans, but is a part of all
of our American Heritage.
AS
THE SAY AT THE MARDI GRAS FOLKS
BON-TON ROULETTE
"LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL"
REMEMBER THIS AINT-YOUR
GRANDPAS POLKA PARTY
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DWAYNE
"ROCKIN" DOPSIE @ HARVEST MOON
CELEBRATION-HISTORIC 25TH STREET OGDEN UTAH
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DWAYNE "ROCKIN" DOPSIE
@ BREWSKIS-HISTORIC 25TH STREET OGDEN UTAH
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THE
IDES OF SOUL @ The Owl Bar Sundance Ut
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DAN
WELDON AND JAKE DREIER @ THE BAYOU
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BLUES
ON FIRST @ Rolling Thunder Motorcycles.
Exact times TBC 1716 South, State Street, Salt Lake City UT
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LIVE MUSIC @ the Sun and Moon cafe-
Emigration Canyon
SUNDAY SEPT 25TH
DWAYNE
"ROCKIN" DOPSIE @ BREWSKIS 3-8
MONDAY SEPT 26TH
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HARPER
@ EGO's 664 State Street- House of Cards
opening
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HARRY
LEE AND THE BACK ALLEY BLUES BAND WEEKLY BLUES JAM @ ZANZIBAR* 679 S. 200
West, Salt Lake City. (801) 746-0590
TUESDAY SEPT 27TH
INTERNATIONAL
RECORDING ARTIST
HARPER
DOWN UNDA
BLUESMAN
Though
Harper is a well known name in Australia, his debut recording under a
new association with Blind Pig Records will be a revelation to music
lovers across America. The ten originals on Down to The Rhythm
exhibit the virtuoso harmonica performances, distinctive
instrumentation, instantly memorable songs, and deeply soulful groove
that Harper is so well known for Down Under.
Imagine
a singer with the deep soul of Motown, a harmonica player who can graft
Sonny Boy II and Little Walter with Sugar Blue, a songwriter who tells
his own compelling stories in an unhurried, J.J. Cale-like manner, and
a musical visionary who is unafraid to mix the didgeridoo, an important
part of his Australian indigenous culture, with infectious modern
percussive rhythms, and you have a glimpse of what Harper is about.
Harper
is fast becoming one of the Australia's great musical exports. Recently
in his homeland, Harper was awarded the Male Vocalist of the Year and
Song of the Year for "I Swear I'm Innocent" by the 2004 Australian
Blues Awards. He also received a TREV Award from college campuses as
the Acoustic Artist of the Year.
But
Harper is no new kid on the musical stage. He's spent a lifetime
discovering the sound that defines who he is. "From the start, I didn't
want to sound like anyone else," says Harper. "Both vocally and with my
harp, I would learn how to do what other players did and then put my
own slant on it. It's hard to pin down exactly when my style emerged. I
can only say it was a gradual development and not something that I was
aware of."
That
sound is one part harmonica virtuoso, one part rhythmic explorer. Where
earlier harmonica players like Little Walter emulated horn players,
Harper looks to the guitarists. He thinks of his harp lines in terms of
licks, riffs, and rhythm. "I like to use melody to create emotion and
strong rhythmic vamps like drumming to build excitement. I also try to
play my instrument in the context of the song. I only play fast when it
suits the song. I like playing electrically as well as acoustically and
again it depends on what suits the song best. Subtlety is just as
important as clever technique."
Down To The Rhythm
http://www.blindpigrecords.com/artists/Harper.html
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FROM
THE BLUES FOUNDATION WEB SITE
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The Handy Awards Become The Blues Music Awards
The Blues Foundation announces
that its annual
recognition of the finest in blues performances and recordings will be
re-named "The Blues Music Awards." "This is a move to bring broader
visibility to the music we love." noted Board President Kevin Kane. The
27th annual celebration of blues excellen... < more> Disasters often inspire musical tributes
No sooner had the waters of Lake
Pontchartrain
crested just shy of the French Quarter than the catastrophe of
Hurricane Katrina found expression in song. The Friday after Katrina
cut a swath of devastation through Louisiana and Mississippi, and with
80 percent of his city under as much as 20 fee... < more> |
Gate is Gone
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
passed away Saturday
September 10, 2005 around 3:00 p.m. (Central Time) at the home of his
brother Robert Brown, in Orange, Texas, where he had taken refuge after
hurricane Katrina destroyed his home in Slidell, Louisiana, on August
29. He died a few days after an angi... < more> |
Memphis Aids Katrina Musicians
Big Easy finds a home on Bluff
City bandstands.
Beale Street festival should raise $20,000 for displaced NOLA
musicians. A Sept. 22 music festival on Beale Street is expected to
raise at least $20,000 in Hurricane Katrina relief funds for displaced
musicians. "Just like we all fully understand... < more> |
Latest MusiCares Efforts
First let me thank you all for
the support we've
received for our MusiCares Hurricane Relief efforts. As you know, The
Recording Academy and MusiCares committed an initial donation of $1
million to help musicians affected by the Hurricane and monies already
are being distributed to musicians who nee... < more> |
MusiCares Checks going to musicians
140 evacuees helped so far from
$1 million Grammy
group pledged Charles Moore, a New Orleans musical mainstay displaced
to Memphis by Hurricane Katrina, had a bass guitar for every day of the
week to go with his lifetime of memories. He toured and wrote songs
with the Neville Brothers, jamm... < more> |
Baton Rouge Help for Musicians
The Baton Rouge
Blues Society
is seeking ways to help the victims of Katrina, particularly the
musicians of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast who now have no homes; no
equipment; and no gigs/jobs. Many of these musicians are now locat...
< more> |
Tipitina's Katrina Efforts
Tipitina's Fund for New
Orleans Musicians & Artists
is up and running. To donate funds to support the New Orleans musicians
affected by this tragedy, make an online payment at this... < more>
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Houston Aid for NOLA Musicians
NOAHleans
(New Orleans and Houston) mission is to find employment for musicians
from the stricken area and assist them and their families in
relocation. They are musicians helping musicians. Visit this website to
find... < more>
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Katrina Relief Efforts
Crying won't help you,
praying won't do you no
good Now, crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good When the
levee breaks, mama, you got to move.--Memphis Minnie
Like everyone else, we at The Blues Foundation are deeply
saddened by the havoc wreaked by Katrina ... < more>
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New Orleans Musicians Update
WWWOZ in New Orleans is keeping
a list of musicians reported safe. Visit them at here for the
latest. |
HART Funds For Katrina Victims
Until further notice, all
HART Fund donations will be disbursed to NOLA blues musician victims of
Katrina.
In
2001, the The Blues Foundation established the HART (Handy Artists
Relief Trust) Fund to provide a formal mechanism by which The Blues
Foundation can provide assistance to Blues ... < more>
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Katrina, Oh Katrina
Hawkeye Herman was asked to
write a blues song about
Hurricane Katrina for the BBC London news, "Today," which has 7 million
listeners...by Friday!!! Like art is done on a deadline like the
news... Hawkeye told him that the disaster story was just unfolding,
and if he thought he had to get a blue... < more> |
