Rally for Aly!
11 year old Aly (on the left, showing off a picture she colored) and her 6 year old sister Roean, on the right.
Amazing True Story…
I have been living next door to a family with four little girls for a few years, all age 11 & under. One little girl has battled cancer in the past, and had a recurrence. And, sadly, the father has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor as well. I offered to help them by doing a benefit, and when I spoke with them today, I asked their last name. The father said their name was Lilly–which is my family name on my mother’s side. I said, “hey we might be related, where are you from?” He said Hinton, WV–which is miles from where my mother was born, in a very rural area of WV! We are definitely COUSINS!!
Read Aly’s Story >>
HOW WE CAN HELP
If you’d like to donate to help the Lilly family fight Aly’s recurring brain cancer, CLICK HERE!
IMPORTANT Under “Gift information,” click “Designated to Sparrow.” Then, under “Additional information,” write Alyssa Weiser-Lilly. 100% of
funds go directly to the family.
RALLY FOR ALY! SUN APR 7 2013 • 3-8PM
All-Star blues benefit for a child in need at the Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd in Portland OR
Featuring some of the finest blues and roots artists the Northwest has to offer: Kevin Selfe and the Tornadoes will start the show at 3pm, followed by Butterfly Breakdown, Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band, and finally the NW Womens Rhythm and Blues Revue! Only $10 at the door! Raffle and silent auction as well. MORE INFO >>
Lisa Mann backs up Boston’s Diane Blue in whirlwind NW tour
Soul stirring vocalist and harmonica player Diane Blue will be touring the Pacific Northwest, backed up by Lisa Mann and Her Really Good Band, Sonny Hess’ NW Womens Rhythm and Blues Revue, and Hank Shreve’s Blues Showcase. Diane is a strong vocalist, skillful harmonica player and a crowd-pleasing entertainer. Voted “Outstanding Female Singer” in The Blues Audience 2011 Readers’ Poll, Ms. Blue is a soulful and sassy performer with a strong, confident attack and energetic delivery, serving up her own spin on soul, blues and R&B. She won the2010 Massachusetts Blues Challenge, earning the honor of competing at the 2011 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. She was nominated “Best Blues/R&B Act” and “Best Female Vocalist in 2007 by the Providence Phoenixand also nominated “Best Local Blues Act” by Motif Magazine in 2007. Diane has played harmonica and/or sung with guitarist extraordinaire Ronnie Earl, as well as international performers Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson (former sideman for Muddy Waters), Big Jack Johnson (of Clarksdale, Mississippi) and Irma Thomas (the Soul Queen of New Orleans).
Catch one of these shows in your area of the NW!
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HANK SHREVE’S BLUES SHOWCASE at WHISKEY RIVER RANCH
Lisa Mann & Boston’s Diane Blue are featured in this special Valentine’s edition of the Showcase
Thursday, Feb 14th, 8pm
4740 Main Street in Springfield, OR
http://www.wrsaloon.com/index.html
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HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB:
NW Womens Rhythm & Blues SWEETHEART BLUES BASH
featuring Sonny Hess, Vicki Stevens, Lisa Mann & Boston’s Diane Blue
don’t miss this one of a kind show!
Friday February 15th, 8pm, $15
http://highway99blues.com/
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WINTER BLUES
Diane Blue, backed up by Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band!
All the way from Boston, MA, Diane’s gonna strut her stuff!
Saturday February 16th, 4:15pm-5:15pm
Bobwhite Theater, 6423 SE Foster Rd in Portland, OR
www.winterbluesfest.net
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JIMMY MAK’S
Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band featuring Diane Blue
We met Diane in Memphis during the 2011 International Blues Challenge and she blew us AWAY!
She’s come from Boston to sing her heart out for us, and play some killer harmonica too.
Let’s show her a real Portland welcome!
Saturday February 16th, 8pm, $10
221 NW 10th Ave in Portland, OR
call (503) 295-6542 to make reservations
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IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: BLUES VESPERS
Join Lisa Mann, Diane Blue, Jeff Knudson and Dave Melyan for an inspirational set of blues!
Sunday February 17th, 5pm-6:30pm
909 North J Street in Tacoma, WA
www.ipctacoma.org
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REC ROOM
Diane Blue, Lisa Mann, Jeff Knudson and Dave Melyan team up again for a northside show!
Monday, February 18th, 8pm
1905 Hewitt Ave in Everett, WA
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MORE >>Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band win three Muddy Waters Awards
The Cascade Blues Association, the largest in the nation, held their annual Muddy Waters Awards in Portland OR on the evening of Nov 1st, 2012. Lisa Mann and Her Really Good Band were nominated for four awards, and walked away with Female Vocalist of the Year, Bass Player of the Year, and Contemporary Blues Act of the Year. Her CD “Satisfied” was also nominated for Northwest Recording of the Year, but that prize was garnered by Curtis Salgado’s “Soul Shot.”
Lisa also shared in Kevin Selfe’s win for Performance of the Year, as she participated in Kevin’s Big Band set at the Waterfront Blues Festival on the July Fourth weekend.
Here’s a list of those who won during that gala evening:
Contemporary Blues Act:
Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band
R&B Act:
Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Act:
Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes
New Blues Act:
Hank Shreve Band
Regional Blues Act:
Karen Lovely Band
“Duffy Bishop” Female Vocalist:
Lisa Mann
“Curtis Salgado” Male Vocalist:
Suburban Slim
Electric Guitar:
Kevin Selfe
“Terry Robb” Acoustic Guitar:
Alan Hager
Bass:
Lisa Mann
Drums:
Jimi Bott
Harmonica:
Jim Wallace
Keyboards:
Steve Kerin
Horns:
Peter Moss
Venue:
Duff’s Garage
NW Recording:
Curtis Salgado – Soul Shot
National Recording:
Curtis Salgado – Soul Shot
Performance of the Year:
Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes Big Band at the Waterfront Blues Festival
NW Blues Event:
Waterfront Blues Festival
Lifetime Achievement:
Bob Ancheta
Back What You Believe In:
Lynn Wymore
