BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160730 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:* A Ton of Blues and The Mike Crandall Band (at Bull Run Restaurant) DESCRIPTION:A Ton of Blues and The Mike Crandall Band\n\n\n7-29-2016\n\n\n\nA Ton of Blues is: Mike Kelly: Vocals\, Scott LeBlanc: Guitars\, Vocals\,\n\nJeff Lorenzen: Bass\, Vocals\, "Shakey" Steve: Harmonica\, Vocals and\n\nJames Thomas: - Drums\n\nAdopting a modern\, aggressive approach to the old school blues format\, ATOB burst onto the New England Blues Circuit in the summer of 2010. While taking notes from the likes of Ronnie Earl\, Gary Clark Jr and the Fabulous Thunderbirds\, as well as the old Chess Records' stable of blues masters\, this award-winning guitar and harmonica driven\, 5-piece powerhouse has been winning audiences over wherever they perform with their high energy show and first-rate musicianship.\n\nWinner of the Worcester Music Awards (WMA's) for Best Blues/R&B Act for the last six years (2011 - 2016) and winning the 2011 Boston (MA) Blues Challenge\, earned them the opportunity to compete at the 2012 International Blues Challenge on Beale Street in Memphis\, Tennessee. \n\nThe band has made it a priority to create quality Blues music\, emit a positive presence among the Blues community and rekindle support for American Blues and Roots music. Their 2012 debut CD\, "Crooked Avenue"\, earned the band critical acclaim\, and they are currently in the studio writing and recording new songs for a followup CD due out later this summer.\n\n\n\nThe Mike Crandall Band from Southeast Connecticut\, (home to several world renowned blues greats such as Roomful of Blues\, Sugar Ray Norcia) churn out traditional\, hard driving blues and swing. Mike Crandall's brilliance on diatonic & chromatic harmonica and vocals\, the soulful guitar of Shawn Leonard\, authentic bass of Ed Parnagoni\, and masterful drumming of Liviu Pop make this a band to remember. They were the winners of Blues Society Challenges in Connecticut (2000\, 2002\, 2008)\, Boston (2010)\, and New Hampshire (2014)\, finishing in the finals in 2000 and 2008. Their latest CD\, "Deep Blue C"\, was recorded live at the Knickerbocker Caf in Westerly\, RI on September 25\, 2015. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


\nA Ton of Blues and The Mike Crandall Band

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7-29-2016
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\nA Ton of Blues \;is: \;Mike Kelly: Vocals\, \;Scott LeBlanc: Guitars\, Vocals\,
\nJeff Lorenzen: Bass\, Vocals\, \;"\;Shakey"\; Steve: Harmonica\, Vocals and
\nJames Thomas: - Drums
\nAdopting a modern\, aggressive approach to the old school blues format\, ATOB burst onto the New England Blues Circuit in the summer of 2010. While taking notes from the likes of Ronnie Earl\, Gary Clark Jr and the Fabulous Thunderbirds\, as well as the old Chess Records'\; stable of blues masters\, this award-winning guitar and harmonica driven\, 5-piece powerhouse has been winning audiences over wherever they perform with their high energy show and first-rate musicianship.
\nWinner of the \;Worcester Music Awards \;(WMA'\;s) for \;Best Blues/R&\;B Act \;for the \;last six years \;(2011 - 2016) and winning the \;2011 Boston (MA) Blues Challenge\, earned them the opportunity to compete at the \;2012 International Blues Challenge \;on Beale Street in Memphis\, Tennessee. \;
\nThe band has made it a priority to create quality Blues music\, emit a positive presence among the Blues community and rekindle support for American Blues and Roots music. \;Their 2012 debut CD\, "\;Crooked Avenue"\;\, earned the band critical acclaim\, and they are currently in the studio writing and recording new songs for a followup CD due out later this summer.
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\nThe Mike Crandall \;Band \;from Southeast Connecticut\, (home to several world renowned blues greats such as Roomful of Blues\, Sugar Ray Norcia) churn out traditional\, hard driving blues and swing. \;Mike Crandall&rsquo\;s brilliance on diatonic &\; chromatic harmonica and vocals\, the soulful guitar of \;Shawn Leonard\, authentic bass of \;Ed Parnagoni\, and masterful drumming of \;Liviu Pop \;make this a band to remember. They were the winners of \;Blues Society Challenges \;in Connecticut (2000\, 2002\, 2008)\, Boston (2010)\, and New Hampshire (2014)\, finishing in the finals in 2000 and 2008. Their latest CD\, &ldquo\;Deep Blue C&rdquo\;\, was recorded live at the Knickerbocker Café\; in Westerly\, RI on September 25\, 2015.

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