July 2006 Newsletter Clips
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The Bottoms Up Blues Gang
The Bottoms Up Blues Gang is St. Louis' Acoustic Blues Trio featuring vocalist Kari Liston, guitarist Jeremy Segel-Moss and Adam Andrews on harmonica. The BUBG play a unique blend of originals and covers in the styles of Delta Blues, R & B, Soul, Jazz, and Blues influenced Rock & Roll.
In the last five years The Bottoms Up Blues Gang has averaged 275 shows a year, released 3 albums, been awarded the People’s Choice Award for Acoustic Blues at the 2006 St. Louis Music Awards.
Message from the Prez
For starters, I would like to thank all the members and jammers who showed up for the June Jam, hosted so graciously by Blue 88 from Kansas City. It was a blast! Too bad some of you missed it, but there's always next time. Just to remind you, the next Jam is Thursday, July 20th, at the Martini Bar (in Columbia) starting @ 8:00 pm. Hosted by The Bottoms Up Blues Gang from St. Louis.
PETE "STRATMASTER" MITCHELL
CUTTING THE MUSTARD
BY PETER "BLEWZZMAN" LAURO
If you like your blues to rock a bit, but without it going so far over the edge that it becomes rock, then the "STRATMASTER", PETE MITCHELL is your man and "CUTTING THE MUSTARD" belongs in your collection. "CUTTING THE MUSTARD", being a total solo effort, certainly had me fooled - and impressed as well.
The Music Insider
WIRED MICROPHONE CLINIC
Continued from June Newsletter...
Last month we talked about dynamic and condenser microphones. This month, we'll expand upon their uses.
Let's talk about a microphones pickup pattern. I am referring to the area that a microphone accepts signal. Omnidirectional mics pick up sound from every direction. They are mainly used for speech reproduction on most clip on mics. These are great for speech because no matter which way a person turns their head the microphone pattern will pick it up.
Blues News
Contributed by Chris Puyear
Sam Meyers recovering well.
After a throat cancer battle lasting a year Sam Meyers Larynx was removed in April. Although the early diagnosis looked brighter the final decision was a laryngectomy. Sam now has a electrolarynx and is getting along well.Anson's band and the blues world will not be the same without Sweet Sam's voice.
A letter from TJ Wheeler
Greetings.. the following is a report of our trip to New Orleans, i.e. The Katrina Children's Jazz & Blues Education & Instrument Drive. ( When I say "our" I mean all of you who donated, in any way ). It gives me great pleasure to report that the trip went extremely well. Despite this success, it was a bittersweet experience going back to the "Big Easy " ( that term now unfortunately seems more of an nostalgic oxymoron than a descriptive city philosophy).