Calling all Capital area (Lansing/East Lansing), surrounding mid-Michigan and even world wide web (internet); Bands, Musicians, solo artists, record labels, recording studios, Music Promoters, BLUES clubs, BLUES bars, BLUES concert halls, BLUES festivals, BLUES Society members, fans & "basically" ALL those professing to be friends of THE BLUES!
* CALENDAR PROCEDURE! * PROMOTE YOURSELF *
You'll be included in the printed calendar in the Blues Ambassador, the Weekly e-Letter and both CABS websites!
Please "EMAIL" your gigs and events by the 21st of each month to: cabscalendar@comcast.net
Suggested (Timesaving/Helpful) Format for Submitting your GIGS. Thanks!!! Your adoring fans, will appreciate it!!!
Show Date:
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Description: (websites, venue phone numbers w/10-digits, etc.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
7th Annual C.A.B.S. “Blues Brawl WINNER”
Stan Budzynski and 3rd Degree going to the I.B.C. in Memphis, February 2010!
C.A.B.S. Local Representatives
Breakin' Bread with the Blues - Green Door, Lansing, MI. Sun. Nov. 22nd, 2009
Robert Bradley and Blackwater Surprise @ Billy's Lounge; Grand Rapids, MI. on Nov. 28th
Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse 2009-2010, Series - East Lansing, MI.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
For more information about the IBC, log onto the C.A.B.S. website at http://www.cabsblues.com - http://www.myspace.com/CapitalAreaBluesSociety - the Blues Foundation/IBC website at http://www.blues.org/ibc or contact CABS President Toni Alexander at cabsprez@comcast.net
News about local bands:
Got a question? Contact the C.A.B.S. Prez at: cabsprez@comcast.net
Thanks, for your interest!
Toni, CABS Prez
Influences
* BEGINNING A NEW TIME SLOT * Sunday Night, January 18th, 2009: WMMQ Blues Cruise sails on from 6 pm to 9 pm, with your Host Scott Allman!!!
* SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS SHOW - BE A SPONSOR IF YOU CAN *
"Click-on" LISTEN LIVE - http://www.wmmq.com (upper right hand corner)
Larry McCray LIVE in the WMMQ-FM 94.9 Studios [song - Broken Promises]
Under Ground Blues Hall of Fame - Induction Award Certificates!
Founded in July of 1995, the Capital Area Blues Society was designed to help support a growing interest in Blues music within the Lansing, MI. area and beyond.
Throughout the course of the years to follow, CABS has seen many ups and downs both within our own ranks (changes in leadership, membership, activity and so on), but always has supported the Blues music scene within our neighborhoods to the best of our abilities.
We have achieved this through many sources: A Bi-monthly publication: The Blues Ambassador, our "New" MYSPACE website (which you are seeing now), our first & regular web site: Capital Area Blues Society special events such as the mid-Michigan Blues Festival, CABS Blues Brawl (an annual event to select a band to compete in the Internation Blues Challenge), education programs, and, more recently, by becoming involved in the very succesful *OLD TOWN BLUES FESTIVAL*
We have welcomed many, many Blues artists to our community including Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Junior Wells, Tab Benoit, James Harman, Koko Taylor, Johnny Winter and the list goes on and on for days. For a community that is not typically known to be a haven for Blues music, we have shown that with enough determination and some good fortune, many a great thing are possible.
In 2005, CABS celebrated it's 10th year of existence and sees no signs of slowing down. Another great step that CABS has recently taken is that of filing for our 501(c)3 status. Which essentially enables us to do even more within our community through educational initiatives and hopefully will also assist CABS in obtaining more grant monies to put towards future events. We will hopefully know something on the status of this by the first part of the year.
Take a minute to look around this (satellite) MySpace web site. See what we have to offer. Join our ever-growing membership base and, most importantly, become involved in perpetuating the successes of this organization by supporting the events that we and other organizations present to the Lansing community.
Thanks for stopping by,
CABS Board of Directors
Little known fact: The first dues paying member of the CABS organization was Dennis Cullinan who at that time was playing with Those Delta Rhythm Kings. You can catch Dennis currently with the Bill Malone and the Old Town Blues Band. On the web at Old Town Blues Band
Capital Area Blues Society's Friend Space (Top 32)
We are excited about playing at the Breakin Bread with the Blues at the Green Door on the 22nd. We hope it's a great turn out for a great cause. Bring a can or 2 and help the less fortunate in the greater Lansing area. It will be a great day and evening of great music for a great cause. Take the blues out of Christmas for some...help the Lansing Food Bank.
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PEACE & MANY BLESSINS' ON YOUR PATH YALL !! THANKS FOR KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE!! MAY THERE BE FEW STONES IN YOUR PASSWAY MY FRIENDS!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE ROAD..TILL THEN.. KEEP MAKING IT DO WHAT IT DO... ~ RR
"DEVIL OFFERED A GOLD DOBRO~I SAID NO,I BE A HOBO!!" ~ RiYeN RoOtS
I'm consolidating all my wonderful friends around the world into one list. So I have just created a new friends contact list. If you would like to be kept up to date on what I've got going on in my musical world, Just click the following link to join up. http://www.reverbnation.com/davidgerald?add_email=true See you on the internet... and at a show soon too I hope! Peace.
Thank you for being our friend. Mike Dollins & The Cruize Bros "Live" Hot Springs Blues Festival 2009 jamming Sissy Strut.
Guido Ciardetti – Born in Chicago, and was Buddy Miles Bass Player
Brad Messer – Born in Texas, and grew up with SRV
Mike Fraz – Born in New Orleans, playing same venues as Dr. John
Mike Dollins – From California & Arkansas Delta, played in the King Biscuit Blues Band, and with the great blues legends Big Daddy Rucker and Len Rainey on the west coast.
These veteran players love jammin’, and Sissy Strut is becoming a fan favorite on YouTube, AOL, MySpace and FaceBook. United as brothers in the roots of Blues, Jazz, R&B, Soul, Funk, Gospel and American Rock.
Online Now!
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