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Riverwalk Blues And Music Festival
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Festival - Broward -
This weekend, the event we've all been looking forward to.......................February 12th, 13th & 14th............21st ANNUAL RIVERWALK BLUES AND MUSIC FESTIVAL!!!
To be held in the Downtowner Saloon Parking Lot and in the Maxwell Room, 408 S. Andrews Ave.
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (954) 463-9800
In an effort to keep the music scene active in South Florida and to keep the memory and Legacy of Don Cohen's Riverwalk Blues And Music Festival, Blueatheart Productions and The Downtowner Saloon have joined forces to pull together the: 21st Annual Riverwalk Blues and Music Festival. The South Florida Blues Society is proud to be an associate sponsor!!!
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Paul Sprawl > Stage84
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Concert - Broward -
On Friday February 19th Paul Sprawl will play from 7:00-9:30 pm at Stage 84 in Davie. The show is being promoted by Robert Mason who last year brought Guitar Player Magazines “Superstar of the Year” Vickie Genfan, and former Jeff Beck and Michael Jackson guitarist Jennifer Batten to the same venue in its former incarnation as the “Chocolate Moose Music Cafe”.
Paul Sprawls guitar playing has been compared to Michael Hedges and Chris Whitley, his vocals are deep and soulful, his eight records captivating. Paul Sprawl masterfully combines percussive guitar techniques with bottleneck, tapping, harmonica and a baritone voice like the wind reaching out across the desert. His songs tell stories of politics, love and romance, the down trodden, and the interesting lives of those he meets all over the world.
He established a national audience by traveling around in a van going to open mics, meeting Mason at an open mic in 2001. More art than entertainment; his is creative work with life commitment. Growing up in Ventura, California, Paul began performing in public before his teenage years. After college he briefly made a living in his early twenties covering the songs of others in bars around Ventura, Ojai, and Santa Barbara. This ended shortly after a regional booking agent tried to talk him into becoming a full-fledged lounge act. Realizing that being more of an artist than an entertainer wasn't pleasing the local bar managers, he knocked on doors and started his own window washing business to pay the rent. This freed him to focus on the music that he wanted to make. The path led to a Mediterranean island, back to college to study music, and to Santa Cruz in the 90's.
Paul has been a full-time artist since 1997. In January of 1998 at a house concert in San Francisco, he was asked by producer Lee Townsend to make a record. Blue Suitcase, the product of that collaboration, was released in Germany in 1999 on Intuition Music.
In 2000 Sprawl hit the road, touring around California. Eight months of playing every little coffeehouse and campground in the state convinced him to broaden his horizons. In 2001 he started traveling around the entire country, taking off for 4 or 5 months at a stretch. He continues to travel around the USA and Germany, doing shows all year. Paul Sprawl moves the acoustic guitar to a magical level and takes his audience with him. Don’t miss his only stop in South Florida on his 2010 US Tour.
Stage 84 at 9118 SR 84, Davie, Florida 33324
Friday February 19th 7:00-9:30 pm
$5.00 per person cover charge
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Luna Star Open Mic, 8p
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Open Mic - Dade -
02/13/10 SATURDAY 8 pm OPEN MIC
Hosted by Jimmy Durkin . Sign up: 7-9 pm (if you arrive after 9 pm we cannot guarantee a spot). Performances begin at 8 pm. Check this page for any changes.
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