16th Bronze Blues & Brews 2012

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Friday & Saturday, August 10-11, 2012

8:30pm-10:00pm www.anapopovic.com

www.randyoxford.com

www.francopalettaandthestingers.com

www.thestrangetones.com

www.lisamannmusic.com

With her winning mixture of traditional blues, elements of R&B, jazz and soul, Ana Popovic is

heading for the top rank of blues musicians in America too. She's got the necessary 'chops',

charisma, enthusiasm and energy. Her live program brings a fresh breeze to blues rock in the

21st century - guaranteed to thrill any live music audience.

Bronze Blues & Brews- P. O. Box 362, Joseph, Oregon 97846 Friday Night Jam HOME Tickets Event Info Shuttle Bus Camping Sponsors Be a SPONSOR Brews Food Vendors Lodging

Featuring: The Volcano Vixens Joseph Community Center. Jam Night sponsored by “The Stubborn Mule Steakhouse and Saloon”. Come preview some of the acts performing on Sat. in a intimate setting. Beer, wine and food will be available. Details & times TBA. 12 noon to 10PM. Joseph City Park. 16th Bronze, Blues & Brews Festival featuring over 20 micro-brews, local wine, food vendors set off with Bronze Sculptures provided by TW Bronze. Come enjoy “The Best Little Fest in the Northwest”.

Randy has appeared on more than 30 CD's, including 5 of his own.

One of these, the lively "Memphis to Motown," gained recognition

as a finalist at the International Blues Challenge in 2008. His

growing popularity nationally has resulted in a regular gig as Jam

Host on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise. As for his band,

Randy insists that this is the best Randy Oxford Band yet. The six-

piece band features Randy, Jada Amy on vocals, Farkho Dosumov

on bass, Richard Sabol on drums, and two guitarists- Jho Blenis

and Rafael Tranquilino. The two guitarists work well together as a

team, backing each other during solos and feeding off of each

other's different styles, a contrast that reflects the fact that they

come from opposite sides of the planet. Awards and Nominations 2011 The Washington Blues Society - The Randy Oxford Band (as the representative of South Sound Blues Association) will be traveling to Memphis, TN at the end of January 2011 to compete in the 2011 International Blues Challenge as the best blues band. The Randy Oxford Band has been chosen for the prestiges honor before in 2007 and as a representative of WBS in 2010. 2010 - Randy Oxford Best Blues Horn, BEST OF THE BLUES AWARDS. "Memphis to Motown" was in the FINALS of the 2008 International Blues Challenge (IBC) in the category of "best self produced CD" (Top 5 internationally) 2005 "BB" awards (The Best of the Blues Awards): "All the Buzz" CD won Best Blues Recording/CD. Inland Empire Blues Association: Empire Award for Best NW Recording for "All the Buzz" . Best Blues Horn Player, Keeping the Blues Alive, Lifetime Achievement, and Performer of the Year. BB Award - CD Cover and T-shirt Design, "All the Buzz," Phil Chestnut, designer. Randy Oxford Band Click anywhere in Window to close

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Since breaking into the Portland Blues scene in the Mid-80's,

Franco Paletta has become one of the mainstays of the city's

Blues fans. His dynamic harp style and unique vocals has made

him one of Portland's favorite Blues personalities.

Franco has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with a virtual

Who's Who of Portland's Blues Luminaries, including Paul DeLay,

Curtis Salgado, Lloyd Jones, Peter Dammon, Jim Mesi, Chris

Carlson, Duffy Bishop, Jimi Bott, Dave Kahl, Dover Weinburg,

Suburban Slim, Robbie Laws, Terry Robb, Doug Rowell, and

Norman Sylvester to name a few.

Franco has also been seen at festivals regularly around the

Northwest including the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, OR;

Winthrop Blues Festival in Winthrop, WA. The Tri-Cities Blues

Festival in Walla-Walla, WA. and The Biscuits and Blues Festival in

San Francisco, CA.

Awards and Nominations 2007 Cascade Blues Associations' "Journey to Memphis" Competition and was privileged to represent the CBA at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis Tennessee. Franco Paletta & The Stingers Click anywhere in Window to close

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Hailing from an undisclosed secure location in the Pacific Northwest,

The Strange Tones are known for their wildly entertaining live shows

and their original Crime-A-Billy sound. Their distinct style fuses

blues, rock, surf, and R&B with film noir sonic hues, and combines

these ingredients with well-crafted song writing and dynamic stage

performances. These Hall of Fame inductees have received five

awards for "Best Contemporary Blues Act" (Cascade Blues

Association), as well as multiple awards for "Best Electric Guitar" and

"Best Northwest Recording". This fearsome foursome, led by the

husband-and-wife team of Guitar Julie & bassist Andy Strange, and

fortified by longtime partners guitarist Suburban Slim and drummer

Andy Gauthier form "… one of Portland's most original and

accomplished bands." - Oregonian. The band will be joined by their

sonic crime fighting team members, the very talented Volcano

Vixens.

Awards and Nominations 2011 - Best Contemporary Blues Act (Cascade Blues Association), Best Live Performance Nomination (Portland Music Awards) 2010 & 2009 - Outstanding Achievement in Blues Nominations (PMA) 2008 - Northwest Recording of the Year (CBA), Best Contemporary Blues Act (CBA), Best Electric Guitar (CBA) 2007 - Inducted into Muddy Hall of Fame, Best Contemporary Blues Act (CBA), Best Contemporary Blues Act (CBA) 2006 - Best Contemporary Blues Act (CBA), Best Electric Guitar(CBA) 2005 - Best Contemporary Blues Act (CBA), Best Electric Guitar (CBA), Bronze Telly Award for "Live at the Waterfront Blues Festival" video, Best of the Northwest Award of Excellence for "Live at the Waterfront Blues Festival" video

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Portland, OR based Lisa Mann is the 2009 recipient of the Cascade

Blues Association's Muddy Waters Award for Vocalist of the Year, and

was elevated in 2010 to the CBA Hall of Fame with her third win in a

row for Bass Player of the Year. Lisa and Her Really Good Band

represented the Cascade Blues Assn. at the International Blues

Challenge in Memphis, TN in Feb 2011, where they made the semi-

finals.

Her influences run the gamut, from low down blues sisters Etta James

and Koko Taylor, to singer-songwriters like Bonnie Raitt and Sheryl

Crow, to R&B belters like the late Little Milton. She writes the majority

of her recorded material, and her songs paint pictures of a gritty

history of personal experience in life, love and the not-always-pretty

music business.

In the summer of 2009, Lisa's signature song "Little Sister" was

chosen runner-up in the open category in Mike Pinder's Song Wars

competition. Pinder, keyboardist of Moody Blues fame, wrote: "Lisa -

Excellent storytelling and well crafted composition. Memorable hook

and melody. Good dynamics and great energy. Nice arrangement and

outstanding vocal performance. By the time I heard the middle eight, I

was singing the hook, 'you never suffered...'. Solid songwriting! ~

Mike"

Awards and Nominations 2008, 2009, 2010 - CBA Hall of Fame with her third win in a row for Bass Player of

the Year. 2009 - Cascade Blues Association's Muddy Waters Award for Vocalist of the Year. 2011-Represented the Cascade Blues Assn. at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN in Feb 2011, where they made the semi-finals. Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band

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Ana Popovic Click anywhere in Window to close

Click anywhere in Window to close Ana Popovic is one of the most promising young Blues talents of

today. She was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1976. At the age of

19, the singer and guitarist founded her first band "Hush". Several

years later, she has reached enormous popularity with club- and

festival gigs all over Europe and even in the United States. Ana

Popovic has a winning combination of charisma, enthusiasm and

energy. Her live program is an electric mixture of traditional Blues

with elements of R&B and Soul: taking blues rock into the 21st

century, her music is already thrilling Blues audiences worldwide!

The most impressive aspect of Ana's music is her diversity of

techniques and styles. Her seductive blend of smoking electric funk

slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals, tight blues groove, soulful feminine

vocals and an incredible stage presence make her an irresistible

force in the music world. (Rolling Stone On-line)

Awards and Nominations 2006 Ana Popovic is one of the few European artists ever invited to play on the BLUES CRUISE. 2006 Nominated for the Best Blues Artist and Best Live Album at “Blues Wax” Magazine. 2004 Winner of the prestige Jazz award Jazz a Juan Revelation in Juan Le Pins, France. 2003 First European nominated for "Best New Artist Debut" at the WC Handy Awards in Memphis, USA. 2003 Nominated for "Best Blues Album’’ at the Jammie Awards in New York City. 2002 Three-way nominee for "Best Singer", "Best Guitarist", & "Best Album" at the French Blues Awards.