Feb03

The Bush League – 2012 International Blues Challenge Semi-Finalist

by The Bush League on February 3rd, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Posted In: 2012 International Blues Challenge, Memphis, Natchel' Blues Network, The Bush League

That’s right!!!  We just found out that we moved on to the next round of The Blues Foundation 28th Annual International Blues Challenge!  It seems that we’ve made the best of our redo this year at The Flying Saucer!  HUGE congratulations going out to out fellow Natchel’ Blues Network representatives Rooster Foot who have moved to the next round also!  We will find out in the morning when and where we will be playing!  You can check The Blues Foundation’s News Page for updates related to this year’s IBC!

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Feb03

Night #2 at the 2012 IBC is tonight!!!

by The Bush League on February 3rd, 2012 at 2:46 am
Posted In: 2012 International Blues Challenge, Memphis, Natchel' Blues Network, The Bush League

Last night, The Bush League put it down in the first night of competition of the 28th Annual International Blues Challenge at The Flying Saucer!  All of the bands that played were amazing!  We made it out to catch a few others playing including David Kimbrough Jr., Rooster Foot and  Another Kind of Magick!  The rest of the night was spevt at The Beale Street Tap Room jamming out with Vince Johnson and the Plantation All-Stars!  Tongiht we kick of the night at 5:30 and we will find out laaaaate tonight of we’ve moved on to the semi-finals tomorrow night!

 

At 9:00pm (central time, 10pm eastern)  will be on kicking off the Music On The Couch radio show with Vinny ‘Bond’ Marini!  This is show #5 that’s concentrated solely on the International Blues Challenge and all of the artisits here!  Tune in LIVE or catch the podcast later HERE! 

 

Thank you to everybody for following us on Twitter (@the_bush_league ) and on Facebook (@thebushleague) and checking us out here for updates while we are on the road!  Stay tuned!!!

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Jan31

The 2012 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN!

by The Bush League on January 31st, 2012 at 12:32 am
Posted In: 2012 International Blues Challenge, Memphis, Natchel' Blues Network, The Bush League

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Richmond, Virginia based blues/ rock band The Bush League is one of many participants from around the world competing in the 28th Annual International Blues Challenge.  We are there representing the Natchel’ Blues NetworkBlues Society in Tidewater, VA.  Please visit and ‘LIKE’ our Facebook Page and/ or ‘FOLLOW’ us on Twitter for the most recent updates of our journey to Memphis, TN!

 

THANK YOU

…to EVERY ONE that’s sacrificed to allow The Bush League to grow into what we are becoming!  Holding us down with  your belief in what it is that we can be gives us the permission to be who are and do what we do!  Hope we make you proud!!!

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Jan17

Our first two gigs in 2012 were AMAZING!!!!

by The Bush League on January 17th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Posted In: 2012 International Blues Challenge, Links, Memphis, Natchel' Blues Network, River City Blues Society, Shows, The Bush League

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Thank you to everybody that came out to River City Blues Society‘s Friday After Work Brews & Blues concert series at Capital Ale House’s Downtown Music Hall on Friday the 13th!  What a way to start 2012; sharing the stage to a packed house with Andrew Alli, Pete ‘The Kidd’ Turpin, and Wes Hill on harmonicas, Geo Jacopec and Brian ‘Smokey B’ Benson on guitar and a special vocal appearance by Markiss ‘Blowfish’ Branch!  Photographer Chandler Moulton of wrote an awesome blog post in Area Code Greetings caught a few pictures:

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Andrew Alli Nr. 1Pete Turpin A.K.A. The Kid Nr. 1Shane Chicago Slim Parch Nr. 5Shane Parch (l) Geo Jacopec (r) Nr. 2Royce Folks Nr. 5

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…and our friends the Underhill’s also wrote a fantastic blog post about the night in their blog Blues, Food and Gardening!  I am so happy that we stayed after our set because the band after us was phenomenal!  The Michael Clark Band from the Tidewater area of Virginia stepped on that stage and threw down for 2+ hours for their first set!  Please check them out the next time they play near you!

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Saturday night at O’Bank’s Cafe & Grill was just as amazing!  Some old friends came out and we met some new ones and we definitely gave them all a show that they will remember for a while!  Our next show at O’Bank’s Cafe & Grill will be on Saturday March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day!  Hopefully it will be nice enough outside to use the deck again because I’m sure that that night will packed!

We have two full shows, two more Blues Mondays and a fundraiser appearance before we head to Memphis, TN!  : )

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Jan16

NEW FB Page for BLUES MONDAYS!

by The Bush League on January 16th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Posted In: Blues Mondays, Links, The Bush League, The Bush League Acoustic

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BLUES MONDAYS at Current Restaurant hosted by The Bush League

www.facebook.com/bluesmondays

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New Facebook Page for The Bush League’s weekly blues and blues-influenced no cover open-mic/ jam session party held at Current Restaurant in Shockoe Slip RVA from 7pm – 10pm-ish!  If you haven’t been yet, you gotta come though soon!  Bring your instrument if you play one and your clapping hands if you don’t!  The Bush League’s bassist Royce plays the best in blues music from his record collection during the down times!  If you have some blues vinyl that you would like to share with the people, let him know and we can learn the people something about some good music!  Current’s Monday night’s menu & drink specials are worth coming for by themselves!  They are located at 140 Virginia Street, Richmond, VA 23219 in the Lady Bird Hat Factory Building which also holds Off The Hookah and the Hat Factory next to The Canal Walk!  Please check out and ‘LIKE‘ our Facebook Page that we’ve created for our weekly fun time!!!

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…and don’t forget to visit the web log’s page for Blues Mondays

thebushleague.com/blog/bluesmondays

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