The Flanks performing in Brooklyn Thurs Dec 1 #music

The Flanks Country / Roots Music / Rock and Roll Members: Tom Bouman, Nick Capodice, Tom Mayer, Margaret Mitchell, Danny Mulligan & Ayan Babi Pal Share  Next week, on Thursday night, the Flanks will triumphantly return to the floor of The Shop, playing a show with the very fun Spirit Family Reunion. Factory-certified musical performances and inspired motorcycle repair guaranteed. December 1 (Thurday) 9 p.m. Spirit Family Reunion 10 p.m. The Flanks The Shop 290 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Between Roebling & Driggs $5 cover Take the L to Lorimer or G to Metropolitan theflanks.com facebook.com/theflanks

Matt Andersen (@matt_andersen), Canadian blues singer ~ @CyberPR

Matt Andersen Genre Blues, Country, Folk, Roots Location New Brunswick, Canada Comparison Joe Cocker, Gregg Allman, Otis Redding, Merle Haggard, B.B. King Quotes The most thrilling thing in Canadian blues since Jeff Healey. Globe and Mail Every now and again you hear an artist that just pulls you up short, stops you dead in your tracks, like being on a top flight cutting horse that can stop on a dime, rollback and give you a nickel in change, Matt Andersen's voice did that to me the first time I heard it. He is the whole package and can play guitar, write relevant songs and present them in a way that will just bring you to a standstill... Bob Gottleib, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange (www.acousticmusic.com/fame) There are some amazing blues musicians coming out of Canada recently, they have been far too long overshadowed by their southern neighbours. This cd shows that Canada matches them with ease. Blues Matters (UK) Canada's greatest guitarist made one acoustic guitar sound like a fully staffed band. Outrageous skill and contagious joy. The Times, London (UK) New Brunswick, Canada’s Matt Andersen has a larger than life showmanship that has been earning him a fervent and steadfast audience wherever he graces the stage. Matt’s sprawling blues, roots and rock musical hybrid with his sorrowing and soulful voice and astonishing guitar-playing has sparked a phenomenal buzz across Canada. Canadian Folk Music Awards About Matt Andersen MATT ANDERSEN: Breaking Through, One Audience at a Time The best performing songwriters, the ones who sound like they really mean what they’re singing about, tend to come from areas known for hard times and hard work. Like say, Perth-Andover, a rural blue-collar village in the Canadian Maritime province of New Brunswick—the home of acclaimed singer-songwriter and guitarist Matt Andersen. “Perth-Andover’s a really small, family-oriented community,” says Matt. “Everybody knows everybody. My dad’s worked as a logger pretty much his whole life. But there’s always been music around: My grandfather played fiddle, my mom plays piano in church. Most of my cousins have had bands at some point. Whenever there’s a get-together there’s always about nine or ten fiddles or guitars in the room.” Matt’s musical household got him interested playing early on and by junior high he was in the school band, first on tuba and later on trumpet. He took up guitar at 14, and before long was playing classic rock and Top 40 covers in pub bands while he studied studio engineering. Things changed dramatically, however, when he discovered the blues. “Through Eric Clapton I got into B.B. King, which led me to the Chicago electric stuff and eventually back to the Mississippi Delta guys,” says the 30-year-old singer. “What really hit me most about the blues was its total honesty.” Matt began to build his name on the Canadian circuit, his imposing voice and slashing slide guitar making a monolithic impression on audiences. He debuted with 2002’s One Size Never Fits, and followed with the likewise-warmly received Solo at Session (2004) and Live at Liberty House (2005). After playing the prestigious 2004 East Coast Music Awards, Matt continued cultivating crowds, appearing with Randy Bachman, Bo Diddley, Little Feat, America, Loverboy, April Wine, and others. He signed with Busted Flat Records for a string of exalted albums: 2007’s Second Time Around, 2008’s Something in Between, and 2009’s Piggyback (a duo set with harmonica king Mike Stevens) and Live at the Phoenix Theatre. By 2009 Matt had become a frequent guest on Stuart McLean’s CBC radio show “The Vinyl Café” and had completed his fourth tour of the UK, where The Times called him “Canada’s greatest guitarist.” In 2010 he became the first Canadian to win Memphis’s famed International Blues Challenge, which led to festival dates in France, Italy, and the US, where he toured with Old Crow Medicine Show. Matt’s newest album, Coal Mining Blues, was produced by Colin Linden (who co-wrote and plays on several tunes) and recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York. Featuring the Band keyboardist Garth Hudson and Olabelle singer Amy Helm, it’s a rich vein of new songs, many addressing the trying lives of working people: There’s the self-explanatory “Work Hard for the Luxury,” and the moving title track, which rings true in mining communities from Cape Breton to Sheffield and West Virginia. But not all of Coal Mining Blues is about hard work, as rollicking up-tempo cuts like “Lay it on the Line” and “Fired Up” bear out. What is it Matt hopes audiences experience when they hear him? “I’m not trying to change anyone’s lives in a big way, but I love it when [listeners] really get involved in the music,” says Matt, performs over 200 shows a year and in 2011 won the Maple Blues Awards for Entertainer of the Year and Acoustic Act of the Year and was nominated for four East Coast Music Association awards. “That’s what really makes it a great night, for everyone.” As Matt Andersen continues to do what he was born to do—play his exhilarating music—fans can look forward to many great nights, indeed. www.stubbyfingers.ca Photos More Photos... Audio Fired Up Coal Mining Blues Heartbreaker Feel Like Goin' Home More Audio... Videos Matt Andersen - FIRED UP (official music video!!) Publicist Contacts Wesley-Anne Bock-Nelson wesleyanne@arielpublicity.com Christina Duren christina@arielpublicity.com Jason Loomis jasonl@arielpublicity.com Phone: (212) 239-8384 / (786) 360-6934 Have a Technical Issue With Cyber PR To Report? support@arielpublicity.com

Robert Ross in Linden NJ & in Manhattan this weekend #music #blues #jazz

ROBERT ROSS BAND

NY Blues Hall Of Fame Inductee

Two Time NY Music Award Winner 

Website: www.RobertRossBand.com

Quote: "A blues icon. One of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass (Radio Un nameable, WBAI-FM Pacifica Network).

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Robert Ross @ Robin's Nest

Saturday, November 12, 2011

9:00pm - 1am

Phone: 908 275-3043

Featuring: Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, and harmonica from 9pm to 1am. $10 Admission. Great food.

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Robert Ross & The BluesManian Devils @ Jule's Bistro (for brunch)

Sunday, November 13, 2011

12pm noon - 3pm

65 Saint Marks Place, NY, NY 10003

Phone: 212-477-5560

Featuring: Steve Holley on drums, Dave Hofstra on upright bass, and Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, & harmonica from 12 noon to 3pm. 

FREE Admission. Great French food.

Robert Ross tonight in Manhattan, and New Jersey on Nov 12 #music #blues #jazz

ROBERT ROSS BAND

Two Time NY Music Award Winner & NY Blues Hall Of Fame Inductee

Website: www.RobertRossBand.com
Quote: "A blues icon. One of the great blues spirits." Bob Fass (Radio Un-nameable, WBAI-FM Pacifica Network).

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THIS WEEK

Mal Stein & Robert Ross @ Society of Illustrators

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Society of Illustrators (map)
128 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065
Phone: (212) 838-2560
For more info: societyillustrators.org
Other Info: Sketch night from 6:30pm to 9:30pm at the historic Society of Illustrators. Featuring: Mal Stein on drums & percussion, and two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, acoustic guitar, & harmonica. $15 Admission to sketch, $10 to sit at bar and take in the whole scene, music, models, and art.

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NEXT WEEK

Robert Ross Band @ Robin's Nest
Saturday, November 12, 2011
8pm - 12am
Robin's Nest (map)
3103 Tremley Point Road, Linden, NJ 07036
Phone: 908 275-3043
Other Info  
Featuring: Two time NY Music Award winner & NY Blues Hall of Fame inductee Robert Ross on vocals, guitar, slide guitar, and harmonica. $10 Admission.

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ROBERT ROSS wins 2nd NY MUSIC AWARD & is inducted into NY BLUES HALL OF FAME !!

2011 has been a pretty incredible year for Robert Ross. He will be inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame on December 4th at Kenny's Castaways, and he won his second New York Music Award for Best Live Blues Artist. The other blues artists to win this year were Cyndi Lauper and Mose Allison. Ross won his first New York Music Award for Best Blues Artist in 1989 and has been nominated a total of 7 times over the years alongside such stars as Johnny Copeland, Taj Mahal, John Hammond Jr., and Roscoe Gordon. Robert also won an East Coast Rocker Award for Best Blues Artist in 1991. He has also been nominated 7 times over the years along with the likes of John Hammond, Johnny Copeland, Taj Mahal, and Roscoe Gordon. The singer, songwriter, guitarist, slide guitarist, & harmonica player is known for a wide variety of blues, jazz, soul, rock 'n' roll, and other roots music. Robert worked and recorded with Big Joe Turner for Spivey Records & for Doc Pomus. He also worked with Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Otis Rush, Dr. John, J.B. Hutto, Victoria Spivey, Louisiana Red, Eddie Kirkland, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, Bobby Lewis, Pinetop Perkins, Charles & Cyrille Neville, David "Honey Boy" Edwards, Linda Hopkins, Wilbert Harrison, & Champion Jack Dupree. One of Ross' songs was recorded and released twice by Johnny Winter. Two other originals appeared on ABC TV's daytime drama "All My Children". The Robert Ross Band has toured Europe and North America. Ross has performed at numerous festivals including the Chicago Blues Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival, and is a perennial at the Riverhead Blues Festival on Long Island. The Robert Ross Band has released 7 internationally distributed cds. Ross performs as a solo (acoustic or electric), as a duo, with The Robert Ross Band and with a new group called The BluesManian Devils.

Blues Hall of Fame:  http://www.blueshalloffame.com/Local_Blues_Talent/Local_Blues_Talent_of_New_York.html

NY Music Awards: http://newyorkmusicawards.com/2010_Winners.html

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NEW PHOTOS UP ON THE WEBSITE

Including the 1977 Spivey Records LP cover featuring Big Joe Turner, and The Tangerine Blues Band from 1969. Check it out at:http://www.robertrossband.com/photos