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A coulple of weeks ago, a friend of mine, Julie Dugas from Baton Rouge, Louisiana asked me to listen to a couple of CD’s. We were driving around on a beautiful sunny Florida day. The artist was “Luther Kent.” It was 10 seconds into the first song “Gotta Make New Orleans,” and I was in […]
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The Delta Swamp Rats come back from Memphis, TN where they competed in the International Blues Challenge and made it to the Semi-Finals beating out 70 other acts from all over the world…The Delta Swamp Rats are gonnah rock out the Flying Dog Café tonight, Jan 31st at 8 pm with its brand of Mississippi […]
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In elementary school I think the adults start planting ideas in your brain like if you’re a girl you should want to be a nurse when you grow up, or a housewife with many kids and lots of cookies baking in the oven. If you’re a boy, maybe you wanted to be a baseball player […]
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As the Lauren Mitchell Band prepares to go out on the road, specifically to Memphis to compete in the next levels of the Blues Festival competition there are so many questions I had about how does this work with all these people, equipment, rough schedules and also, knowing Lauren, when do they eat? This and […]
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Have you ever wanted to do something so badly, but it seemed you would never get the chance? I’ve dreamed of auditioning for the American Idol Experience at Disney Hollywood Studios ever since it opened in 2009. There was always a reason why I couldn’t do it; I wasn’t old enough or my parents wanted […]
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The 400 block of 4th street in Sarasota is the place to be this Friday night. Where else will you see two of the hottest female vocalists around in the same night? At Darwin’s on 4th you can check out Sarasota’s newest rising star, Ari McManus, and then head next door to see the Tampa […]
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Our dear friend, classmate and my very first girl friend when I was 12, Laurie Harris lost her courageous battle today. She was a fighter to the very end. Laurie was “unique” to say the least. She had a spirit like no one else I ever knew. She had a knack to make you laugh, […]
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As many of you know, the Lauren Mitchell Band and the Delta Swamp Rats will be representing the Suncoast Blues Society at the 2014 International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis. Both artists will be participating in several fundraisers in order to defray the cost of the trip to Memphis. The first event will be at […]
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Ten teams of master sand sculptors from the United States and abroad competing for 1st place on the #1 beach will be back Nov. 15-18, 2013, for the 4th Annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic. The 2013 Presenting Sponsor is Margaritaville Apparel. The Crystal Classic has become a favorite of many of the professional sand sculptors […]
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I can remember skipping school at 16, hopping the train to NYC with my friend, our “beatnik” clothes in a shopping bag. We were going to the Village, Greenwich Village, where the original pre-hippie “beatniks” hung out. Peace symbols, sandals and “Nirvana Now” buttons everywhere, head shops abounding, and mischief in the air. What a […]
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The Randy Stephens Band, aka RSB, is creating quite the ‘buzz’ around Sarasota and Florida’s west coast music scene. RSB has been touring vigorously throughout Florida, the South, and as far away as Northern California during the past few years. The band formed in 2007 with the initial release of “Forging the Blues” recorded in […]