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General
Guidelines
Children 12 and under are always free at Blues
Blast. Coolers or outside food and beverages may
not be brought into the Amphitheatre, but sealed
bottles of water are permitted. BBQ and other concessions will be available for purchase. Bring a
blanket for festival seating ... lawn chairs are OK
in selected areas of the Amphitheatre. Video cameras
are not permitted, but still cameras may be used.
Remember to bring your sunscreen! |
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Janiva Magness |
The first blues festival of the calendar year in
the United States is Blues Blast 2009 on
February 21st. Hosted annually by the
Phoenix Blues Society, Blues Blast takes place in the beautiful
grassy-sloped
Mesa Amphitheatre.
Appearing at Blues Blast 2009 will
be Janiva Magness, Omar & the Howlers, The Juke Joint
Duo (Lightnin' Malcolm & Cedric Burnside), The Sugar Thieves
(formerly The Mikel Lander -
Meridith Moore Band), a Phoenix Blues Artist Showcase and
Retrospective, Kathy Mabry, and Kevin Casenhiser. The show
will start at 11:00 am; gates will open at 10:00 am.
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Blues Blast at Mesa Amphitheatre
Photo by
George Thomas |
Tickets
are now on sale.
PBS members can
download an order form for special discount
tickets or print out this
$3 off coupon!
Discounted hotel rooms are available from the
Radisson Hotel Phoenix Airport.
To receive this rate
call Tina at (480) 293-5937 and request the Blues Blast rate.
Check the
Events page for information on
special events surrounding Blues Blast weekend.
Attention potential sponsors!
PBS is always looking to add additional sponsors for our festival events. If
you work for a company that would be interested in sponsoring Blues Blast,
or know of a company that loves & supports the blues, download this
sponsorship package for further
information.
A
special treat for this year’s Blues Blast attendees will be the
Phoenix Historical Retrospective, celebrating the artists who have made
major contributions to the Valley’s Blues scene over the last 20 years.
Emceed by long time Valley Blues promoter Bill Chesser and former Phoenix
Blues Society president Bill Mitchell, the Retrospective will feature Brian
Fahey on drums, Terry Davis on bass and guitarists Scotty Spenner and Jim
Glass, supporting legendary Phoenix musicians Hans Olson, Small Paul
Hamilton, Big Pete Pearson, Margo Reed, George Bowman, Chuck Hall, the
Chief, Nancy Delassandro, Rochelle Roya, Bob Corritore, Jim Dorholt, Mario
Moreno, Jimmy Peyton, Johnny Rapp, Paul Thomas, Bill & Susie Tarsha and Matt
Roe. This promises to be a very special performance and one not to be
missed!
We hope to see you there!
The Phoenix Blues Society
The Phoenix Blues Society is a proud member of
Alliance for Audience, an organization founded in 2003 to encourage people
to participate in the myriad of arts and cultural events in the area. Many
of the Valley's non-profit arts and cultural groups are Alliance members.
PBS events are listed on the Alliance's
www.ShowUp.com calendar website. Alliance for Audience describes
ShowUp.com as its "signature enterprise and an [online] 'visitors’ center
for the arts' . . . ShowUp.com is your one-stop source for information about
performances and venues, exhibitions and destinations, workshops and other
special events presented by over 300 non-profit arts and cultural
organizations in Greater Phoenix." |
Blues Blast
2009 schedule
11:00
National Anthem
by Meridith Moore
11:10
Kathy Mabry
11:30 The
Sugar Thieves (formerly The
Mikel Lander & Meridith Moore Band)
12:30
Kathy Mabry
12:40
Omar & the Howlers
1:50
Kathy Mabry
2:00 The
Juke Joint Duo
3:10
Kevin Casenhiser
3:30 The
Phoenix Blues Historical Retrospective
5:20
Kevin Casenhiser
5:30
Janiva Magness
Schedule subject to change.
All times are approximate
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Other Blues Week
Events
2/20 - 25th
Anniversary Party for KJZZ's Those Lowdown Blues at
the
Rhythm Room
2/21 - Blues Blast Afterparty at the
Rhythm Room
with the Rhythm Room All-Stars and many special guests
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