Category: Chicago blues

2020 New Years Eve Rockin’ The Blues Music Hot Event of The New Decade

by mitzib1, posted in Blues, Chicago blues, Dancing, Minneapolis/Saint Paul area, Minnesota, Music, Music Video, Small Music Business, Tours, Video

2020 New Years Eve Rockin’ The Blues Music Hot Event of The New Decade By Mitzi Beliveau The last few years I have hosted for my many groups a New Year event. This year, I was planning on attending and bringing some of my friends and family with me to an event of this decade. … Continue reading 2020 New Years Eve Rockin’ The Blues Music Hot Event of The New Decade

Mark Arneson Band Featuring Mia Dorr

by mitzib1, posted in Bar, Bar and Restaurant, Benifit, Blues, Blues Competition, Chicago blues, Dancing, Fund Raiser, Jazz, Minnesota, Minnesota Music Sound, Motown Music, Music, Music lessons/classes, New Music Sound, Non Profits, Rock and Roll, Saint Paul, MN, Small Music Business, Soft Rock and Roll, Southern Blues, Tennessee

Mark Arneson Band Featuring Mia Dorr By Mitzi Beliveau It was a Thursday early evening that I went to The Minnesota Music Café to a benefit for the Minnesota Road to Memphis. I’m always amazed at the tremendous extraordinary music we have in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Area. The Mark Arneson Band Featuring Mia Dorr is … Continue reading Mark Arneson Band Featuring Mia Dorr

Craig Clark Band at the Road to Memphis Event in Minnesota

by mitzib1, posted in Bar and Restaurant, Benifit, Blues, Chicago blues, Dancing, Fund Raiser, Jazz, Minnesota, Motown Music, Music, Non Profits, Rock and Roll, Saint Paul, MN

Craig Clark Band at the Road to Memphis Event in Minnesota By Mitzi Beliveau It was a Sunday at the Minnesota Music Café in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and I was at a Road to Memphis benefit, and I met up with many of my friends. One of the friends, Craig Clark, was playing at this … Continue reading Craig Clark Band at the Road to Memphis Event in Minnesota

Kelli Rae Tubbs

by mitzib1, posted in Big Band Music, Blues, Chicago blues, Country Music, Inspirational Music, Jam Sessions, Jazz, Minnesota, Motown Music, Music, Music lessons/classes, Oklahoma, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, School, Small Music Business, Soft Rock and Roll, Southern Blues, Tennessee

Kelli Rae Tubbs By Mitzi Beliveau It was at the many Jam Session that I had heard Keli Rae Tubbs play her drum. Kelli Rae as her friends call her is a very accomplish musician and, it is a great honor to write about Kelli Rae. Kelli Rae is one of the few great drummers … Continue reading Kelli Rae Tubbs

Spotlight: Todd Martenson

by mitzib1, posted in American Legion, Bar, Bar and Restaurant, Bloomington, MN, Blues, Chicago blues, Country Music, Country Rock, Jam Sessions, Minnesota, Motown Music, Music, Non Profits, Rock and Roll, Soft Rock and Roll, Southern Blues

Spotlight: Todd Martenson By Mitzi Beliveau It was at the Monday night Apple Jam Session in Apple Valley, Minnesota at the American Legion, that I met and heard Todd Martenson sing and play the guitar. Todd, as his friends call him, told me that he did not start playing the guitar until he was 35 … Continue reading Spotlight: Todd Martenson

Helium for LiftOff

by mitzib1, posted in Blues, Chicago blues, Dancing, Midwest Music Sound, Minnesota, Minnesota Music Sound, Motown Music, Music, North Saint Paul, Minnesota, Rock and Roll, Soft Rock and Roll, Southern Blues

Helium for LiftOff By Mitzi Beliveau I’m always amazed when I go somewhere and hear a truly fantastic band. This time I found the Crown Jewels of the Rock and Roll and Blues band in the USA. A local group in Minnesota with a big-time sound of worldwide entertainment. That band's name is Helium of … Continue reading Helium for LiftOff

Spotlight: Roceathia/Pearl

by mitzib1, posted in American Legion, Apple Valley, Minnesota, Blues, Chicago blues, Jazz, Minnesota, Motown Music, Music, Rock and Roll, Soft Rock and Roll

Spotlight: Roceathia/Pearl By Mitzi Beliveau It was a Monday night at the Apple Valley Jam Session at the Apple Valley Legion that I first heard Ms. Roceathia. A bold and sassy seasoned voice. I could tell she had been singing a while. Everyone at the Legion was in awe of her voice and presentation of … Continue reading Spotlight: Roceathia/Pearl

Spotlight: Liz Pollard-Seagren

by mitzib1, posted in American Legion, Apple Valley, Minnesota, Bar and Restaurant, Chicago blues, Jazz, Minnesota, Motown Music, Music, Music Video, Rock and Roll, Soft Rock and Roll, Southern Blues

Spotlight: Liz Pollard-Seagren By Mitzi Beliveau It was at a Monday Night Jam Session in Apple Valley Minnesota at the Apple Valley Legion that I first heard Liz, as all her friends call her, sing. A multi-talented singer who in my opinion, will soon be singing on her own. Liz, as she is called by … Continue reading Spotlight: Liz Pollard-Seagren

The No Booze and Blues Cruise

by mitzib1, posted in Benifit, Blues, Boat Cruise, Chicago blues, Dancing, Funk, Jazz, Minnesota, Music, Non Profits, Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, Soft Rock and Roll, Stillwater, Minnesota, Tours

The No Booze and Blues Cruise By Mitzi Beliveau   It was a Thursday night, and I was invited to the No Booze and Blues Cruise. It was both a fundraiser and a Blues Cruise. The hot evening got even hotter with some of the best music on the Avalon down the Saint Croix River … Continue reading The No Booze and Blues Cruise

Update: George Moye European Music Tour

by mitzib1, posted in Bar and Restaurant, Blues, Chicago blues, Funk, Jam Sessions, Minnesota, Motown Music, Music, Rock and Roll, Saint Paul, MN, Tours

Update: George Moye European Music Tour By Mitzi Beliveau It was at a Tuesday night Jam session as Wilebski’s Blue Saloon that I met up with George Moya after touring Europe for a month. I asked George as his friends call him how his music tour went. George shared many stories too many to write … Continue reading Update: George Moye European Music Tour