Don’t forget that I’ll be joining The Radiators along with Porter, Gros, Jellybean and Tommy Malone for The Rads Jamaican Fan Jam 2 at Grand Breezes Negril from Jan 12-16 2011. All inclusive trip includes suite, all food & drinks, lots of music and much more. Contact staceyjo@paradisegroove.com or at 800 456-4440 for all the info and don’t forget to mention that you heard about the trip from me!
Don’t forget that I’ll be part of The Radiators Jamaican Fan Jam 2: NOLA in Negril at Beaches Grand Negril from Jan 12-16 2011. I’ll be joining George Porter Jr, John Gros, Jeffery “Jellybean” Alexander and Tommy Malone as The Rads special guests. There will be plenty of music and impromptu jams throughout the 4 days. Everything is included for one price and if you book by 5/28 you’ll get a $100 pp discount. Contact staceyjo@paradisegroove.com or call 800 456-4440 for more info. Use code FF210 to receive the discount. See you on the beach!
Brian will play New Orleans’ French Quarter Festival http://www.fqfi.org/frenchquarterfest/ for the first time in 5 years. The last time playing the fest was after the release of his God, Guns & Money CD in 2005. Joining Brian will be the I-12 AllStars, Jimmy Messa on bass & vocals and Harrell “Boomer” Bosarge on drums. Guitar & vocalist, Tommy Chadwick will unfortunately not be appearing with the I-12 AllStars due to a previous engagement.
Saturday, April 10, 2010/ 4:45pm Abita Stage, Woldenberg Riverfront Park
Brian will return to Key West, Florida for his first appearance in over a year, bringing along his South Florida rhythm section of Carl “Kilmo” Pacillo on bass and Jeff Renza on drums. The band will appear Friday March 19 & Saturday March 20 for four shows over two nights at the Green Parrot Bar http://greenparrot.com Shows are at 5:30 and 10PM. As always there is no cover at the Green Parrot.
And for his first appearance in West Palm Beach, Brian will bring the band along with keyboard master, Bob Taylor, to i rock bar, Sunday, March 21st. Doors are at 6PM, show is at 7PM. Tickets are $10 adv / $15 door and available at http://irockbar.com . Don’t forget it’s an early show.
It was a sad day for me when Alligator Alley in Oakland Park, FL shut the doors. I have so many fond memories – playing into the morning hours, rockin’ the stage with Kilmo, Bob, Jeff…all of Kilmo’s warrior staff…Ray, Ed, Alice...I miss Susie with her razor-sharp intuition…knowing exactly what and when to come to the stage with~ whether it be coffee, water… the occasional shot when she sensed my voice was about to go haywire…Kilmo’s killer gumbo and shrimp poboys (on cuban bread, awesome!)…all of the great artists and musicians who over the years stopped in and jumped up on the stage for a sit in…Adam Deitch, Jake Shimabukuro, Jeff Watkins, Bonefish Johnny, Eric Krasno, Boomer Bosarge, Teddy Mulet, Tony Hall, Dave Shelley, Raymond Weber, Albert Castiglia, George Porter Jr., Michael Pickett, Russell Batiste, Chris Seepersaud…and the list goes on…what great times…and they can be had again!
So I hope to see all of my friends at Tu-Can Tango on Feb. 21st. I will be joined by my fearless cohorts, Carl “Kilmo” Pacillo on bass, Bob Taylor on keys and Jeff Renza on drums…and I am pleased to have on the show with her band, former Little Feat vocalist, Shaun Murphy!
“Shaun’s one of my favorite singers and she’s out in full, soulful force on this one! “– Bonnie Raitt
“Brian Stoltz… played in a funky and blistering way…and he had articulate schemes…Brian’s licks were thought out like piano patterns. He could play James Booker piano licks on the guitar.” – Bob Dylan, Chronicles,Vol.1
Please make note that this an early show. Doors @6pm, Showtime: 7pm
Tu-Can Tango
@ Hollywood Beach Resort
101 N. Ocean Dr. Hollywood, FL
(954) 921-0990 ex 2136
more info at www.alligatoralleyflorida.com
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Thanks to all of our friends in Hattiesburg, MS who came out last night to make the debut show of Brian Stoltz & the I-12 AllStars a great success.
Brian Stoltz is proud to debut his new group “The I-12 AllStars” in the Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll, Hattiesburg, MS Feb.6 @ The Bottling Company. The new group consist of veteran Louisiana musicians Jimmy Messa (the Subdudes), Harrell “Boomer” Bosarge (Vince Gill, Delbert McClinton) and Tommy Chadwick (JJ Muggler, Freddy Fender).
The new group will perform Stoltz classics from past solo albums as well as choice covers and the New Orleans standards that he is known for. The band will also be debuting some new not-yet-released material.
Where the Blues had a baby and they named the baby Rock ‘n Roll!
Showtime: 10PM The Bottling Co. 126 MOBILE STREET
Brian performs at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas with Moksha and DJ Logic.
When: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 Doors @ 8PM Show @ 9PM
Where: Hard Rock Cafe on the LAs Vegas Strip near the MGM Grand
Tickets: $12 available at- http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=657705
Thanksgiving was approaching. I was in my mid-teens – maybe 16 or 17. I remember my mother saying, “I’m not cooking a turkey this year – I’m not going through all that trouble”. What? No! This can’t be. How can you have Thanksgiving without turkey and oyster dressing? No leftovers to make sandwiches for the week. I asked her, “So what will you cook?” She said that she didn’t know yet. This was just not right. I thought that even if I were to get invited over to friends for dinner, it wouldn’t be the same. Nobody makes oyster dressing like mom, except for my friend Greg*, but I didn’t know him back then.
*Greg uses a whole gallon of oysters and about two pound of pure butter. It is rich and unbelievably delicious! My mother uses Extra Virgin olive oil instead of butter – and hers is pretty unbelievable too.
Continue reading “A Thanksgiving Remembrance”
Promotional videos for the songs “You Can Never Die” and “All That Binds”, from the next studio release, tentatively titled “Fast Changing World,” are in the planning stages. Taping will begin in October and additional videos are expected from the 2010 album. Information on directors, release date and where they will be featured to be announced later in the year.
