Schedule
of Events
for
Friday June
18, 2010
7pm-10:30pm
Centennial Park
Downtown Oxford, Michigan
Admission is free and the event is sponsored by the Oxford
Downtown Development Authority
Mainstreet Oakland County
and the Detroit Blues Society
Lineup:
7pm - Robin Moore Band
Southern
Gothic? In music form? Yes. Think the works of
Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty set to music and you
have the songwriting duo, Robin and Tom Moore.
Robin's roots go deep into the Alabama red clay where
cotton was king and the poor his humble servants. Whites
and blacks worked side-by-side in fields they could never
own. Sitting at the feet of her "Momma's People", she
not only listened to their stories, some true and some spun
wildly, she set them to music. Brian Ross, Producer and
Manager of Railroad Earth calls Robin's voice, "...pensive,
not unlike a younger Lucinda Williams". Maggie Ferguson,
producer of the Live! From the Livingroom! Acoustic
Showcase, and of the radio program "Old Front Porch" at
Oakland University says the music of Robin Moore & The
NorthStars is" full of heart and the gritty blues of the
deep south".
Tom's family are Arkansas and Kentucky transplants. He felt
the "hillbilly" rising up in him when Robin began belting
out Ms. Patsy Cline. Previous to their "union" he was a
classic rock devotee. Now he can count himself as a
grateful, born again southerner.
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8pm -
The Jake Bishop Band
Jake Bishop may
have been born in 1993, but he wasted no time in getting
things going. He has been playing guitar since age 9 and he
was quite obviously paying close attention to what he was
listening to. He spent the next 5 years honing his skills
and absorbing everything that he was experiencing.At the
tender age of 14, he was invited to join up with several
Deroit Blues greats that were willing to help prepare him
as a music pro. Well folks, it worked and he is now
headlining clubs and festivals everywhere.
His muscial influences include SRV, Clapton, Hendrix, Muddy
Waters, Albert King, Robert Johnson, Doyle Bramhall, and
John Mayer. His favorite musical style is Texas Blues.
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9pm - The Alligators
“It’s the kind
of music that Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf would have
loved and, trust me, that’s got nothing to do with
by-the-number rehash. It’s got everything to do with
atti-tude and this band’s got some to spare” Mark
Gallo—BLUES REVIEW
The Alligators have been playing this kind of music, in
there own unmistakable way, for nearly twenty five years.
This “attitude” they bring to the stage each night has
everything to do with their respect for the blues and their
love of playing it together as a band. And The Alligators
have been playing it together for a long time. Lead
vocalist Dave Krammer and harmonica player Wailin’ Dale
started the band in 1984, Guitarist Steve Schwartz joined
in 1993 followed by Drummer Jon Johnson . The Alligators
have also added new blood with the addition of highly
respected bassist Frankie Lee in 2007. This longevity is a
tes-tament to the success they have achieved and has helped
develop them into one of the tightest and most sought after
bands in the Midwest.
Immediately Following
2 Doors North of the Park:
