New Music To Note - January 2012

A listing of new music received at the CBA office or purchased personally this past month that should be noted:

Alexis P.Suter Band – Two Sides (Hipbone Records)

Beverly McClellan – Fear Nothing (Junk Drawer Records)

Chris Ruest – No 2^nd Chances (Blue Mule Record Company)

Dave Keller – Where I’m Coming From (Tastee Tone Records)

Jesse Samsel – A Stitch In Time (Rooftop Magic Records)

Laurentian System – Predisposed Nonsense (Self Produced)

Rita Engedalen – Chapels And Bars (Bluestown Records)

Sista Monica – Living In The Danger Zone (Mo Muscle Records)

The Bo-Keys – Got To Get Back (Electraphonic Records)

The Mighty Mojo Prophets – The Mighty Mojo Prophets (Rip Cat Records)

Various Artists – The Fame Studios Story 1961 – 1973 (Kent/Ace)

Whiteboy James And The Blues Express – Extreme Makeover (Rip Cat Records)

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Best Self-Produced CD [2012] Update

The first round of voting by the judges in the Best Self-Produced CD competition held annually by The Blues Foundation has been completed. A record total of 74 discs were received this year, including the Cascade Blues Association’s entry Are You In, Kid? by HiFi Mojo. The list was pared down to 30 discs in this round, but unfortunately our entry did not make the cut this year.

Congratulations and good luck is offered to the following CDs still in the running from other Northwest blues societies: from the Ashland Blues Society Pete Herzog’s Steel Guitar – a blues opera; from the South Sound Blues Association The Randy Oxford Band’s Festival; and from the Walla Walla Blues Society The Coyote Kings’ Move. One other disc of special note from the Colorado Blues Society is former Portland-based artist, the late John-Alex Mason’s CD Jook Joint Thunderclap.

There will be another trimming of the discs still involved and the final winner will be announced during the finals of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis on Saturday, February 4^th.

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Northwest Artists Recognized With [2012] BMA Nominations

The Blues Foundation has announced the nominees for the 2012 Blues Music Awards and once again a handful of Northwest artists have been recognized. Northwest power trio and CBA Muddy Award Hall of Famers Too Slim & The Taildraggers have received a nod for Rock-Blues Album. Jimi Bott received his unprecendented 13^th nomination in the Drums category. 2010 recipient Curtis Salgado is up once again for Soul-Blues Vocalist. And Mary Flower has received two nominations this year, Acoustic Album and Acoustic Artist! Congratulations and good luck to all.

The 33^rd annual Blues Music Awards will be held in Memphis, TN, on Thursday, May 10^th. For information on tickets, lodging or any other questions you may have regarding this event, visit The Blues Foundation’s website at www.blues.org.

Here is the full list of 2012 nominees:

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RIP Hubert Sumlin, Dec 4, 2011

Our blues family got a bit smaller on Sunday, as we lost our friend Hubert Sumlin. From the Chicago Sun-Times, "Mr. Sumlin died Sunday in a hospital in Wayne, N.J., reportedly of heart failure. He had turned 80 on Nov. 16. Mr. Sumlin was best known as lead guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf (Chester Burnett) from 1953 until Wolf’s death in 1976."

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/9248877-418/bluesman-hubert-sumlin-guitarist-for-howlin-wolf-dies-at-80.html

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