Marcia Ball plus Brigitte DeMeyer

Musical Performance featuring Marcia Ball

Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball celebrates the release of her new CD, PEACE, LOVE & BBQ, with a live performance at the Little Fox on August 9. Ball’s groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite of music fans all over the world. Her music mixes equal parts simmering soul fervor and rollicking Crescent City piano. Over the course of her career, Ball’s infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional songs have won her a loud and loyal fan base all over the world. Ball won two 2004 Blues Music Awards for “Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year” for the Grammy-nominated CD, SO MANY RIVERS, as well as the award for “Contemporary Female Blues Artist Of The Year.” And in 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Blues Music Awards honored Ball as the “Piano Player Of The Year.” She was also voted “Most Outstanding Musician” in the 2007 Living Blues Readers’ Poll.

Now, with PEACE, LOVE AND BBQ, Ball will bring her blend of Texas roadhouse boogie and Louisiana swamp blues to fans everywhere. Radio and critics continue to sing her praises including No Depression who says, “Ball takes her Louisiana R&B and soul from a stomp to the swamp and back. Relentless tunefulness and finely-honed storytelling make for a truly enjoyable ride.” With her new CD and tour, Marcia Ball invites all her fans to ride with her as she spreads peace and love -- and enjoys plenty of BBQ -- all around the world.
www.rosebudus.com/ball
www.myspace.com/marciaballband
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE50uFrgtXM

Brigitte DeMeyer's career has been on the upswing since the success of her debut CD, Another Thousand Miles, released in 2001. Her second album, Nothing Comes Free, was released to widespread critical acclaim, earning DeMeyer national airplay and a slot opening for Bob Dylan at the KBCO World Class Rockfest in Winter Park, Colorado. On her latest effort, Something After All, the folk of today is given a new guise with her inspiring words laden with Southern groove. Working with producer and drummer Brady Blade of Emmylou Harris' Spyboy Band, DeMeyer's singing and songwriting take another quantum leap with a collection of strong originals and carefully chosen covers.
www.brigittedemeyer.com
www.myspace.com/brigittedemeyer