Queen Kathleen to headline Larry Baeder's Wednesday Night Blues Concert Series

Queen Kathleen

KEY WEST, Fla. (August 30, 2012) -- Queen Kathleen--a Jazz, R&B and gospel singer originally from Chicago--is one of Key West's most colorful performers. She will headline Larry Baeder's Wednesday Night Concert Series on Sept. 5, 2012, from 8 p.m. at Island Dogs.

Baeder's Wednesday Night Blues Concert Series features a different jazz or blues performer every week, local and visiting, performing alongside Baeder.

With her signature waist-length braids, Queen Kathleen sings frequently at fundraisers, churches, nightclubs, community events and celebrations. She hosts Gospel Paradise locally at konkam.com every Saturday and Sunday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bill Blue to headline Larry Baeder's Wednesday Night Blues Concert Series

Bill Blue

KEY WEST, Fla. (August 29, 2012) -- There's an old legend about Bill Blue that says he came to Key West with a pretty girl, a Cadillac and very little money. But ask the man himself and he'll tell you that the little money part was closer to the truth.

Since his arrival to Mile 0 in 1983 after spending 18 years on the road touring and recording, Blue has opened a music store and recording studio, and become a well-known blues performer. Now, he brings his gravelly blues to Island Dogs on Wednesday, August 29, from 8 p.m. for Larry Baeder's Wednesday Night Blues Concert Series.

Baeder's Wednesday Night Blues Concert Series features a different jazz or blues performer every week, local and visiting, performing alongside Baeder.

Blue left North Carolina for Virginia to meet blues legend Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, who wrote Elvis's first record, That's Alright Mama, and went from an out-of-work musician to being on the road with Big Boy and Bonnie Raitt on her first U.S. tour.

Blue's career has lasted more than 30 years and has taken him to stages around the world. He signed on with the prestigious Adelphi Records, one of the best blues labels at the time in the U.S., and released two LP's: Sing Like Thunder and Giving Good Boys A Bad Name. In 2005, he released a compilation CD, Closing Time, with songs from the last 30 years.



Under the new ownership of Pat Croce and David Thibault since July 2010, Island Dogs is the ultimate come-as-you-are bar just off the beaten Canal Street path in Key West's historic downtown, featuring an outdoor oyster bar on its sidewalk front porch. Island Dogs is known for its live music, island cocktails and its specialty menu crafted by Chef Pat Dunn. For more info, visit www.islanddogsbar.com or visit us at 505 Front Street, Key West 33040.

Raven Cooper to headline Larry Baeder's Blues Concert Series

Yes, it is indeed so. Raven Cooper will play this Wednesday at the Blues Concert Series...

Raven Cooper

KEY WEST, Fla. (August 20, 2012) -- A flawless and diverse performer, Key West-based Raven Cooper performs a wide range of musical genres as a highly skilled guitarist and harmonica player--more than 500 hundred songs in six different languages, from Country and Rock 'n Roll to reggae and pop, to be exact.

Cooper will bring her original music and covers, humor and beautiful presence to Island Dogs for Larry Baeder's Wednesday Night Concert Series on August 22, 2012, from 8 p.m. The series features legendary guitarist Baeder performing alongside a different artist, both local and visiting, every week.

View the Wednesday Night Concert Series line-up

"There is no other way to describe Raven than as the most talented musician these ears have ever heard," wrote her manager David Marshall on Cooper's official website.

Also performing at Island Dogs this week on August 25 from 8 p.m. is Con Leche with its "tropical Hip Hop with a twinge of jest."



Under the new ownership of Pat Croce and David Thibault since July 2010, Island Dogs is the ultimate come-as-you-are bar just off the beaten Canal Street path in Key West's historic downtown, featuring an outdoor oyster bar on its sidewalk front porch. Island Dogs is known for its live music, island cocktails and its specialty menu crafted by Chef Pat Dunn. For more info, visit www.islanddogsbar.com or visit us at 505 Front Street, Key West 33040.

Singer/songwriter Dora Gholson headlines Larry Baeder's Wednesday Night Blues Unplugged Concert Series

KEY WEST, Fla. (August 13, 2012) -- Michigan native Dora Gholson, songwriter, co-guitarist and lead vocalist for Key West-based band Larry Baeder & The MuseGurus, is a poetic lyricist and an astonishingly engaging singer.

And on August 15 at 8 p.m., she will headline the Wednesday Night Blues Unplugged Concert Series featuring legendary guitarist Larry Baeder performing alongside a different blues artist, either local or visiting, every week.

Gholson can turn a one-syllable word into a five-syllable word that encompasses six notes and two octaves and has the vocal agility to sing all around the note and land squarely on pitch, The MuseGurus album notes note.

Gholson has a rich and heart-felt vocal sound, which she employs in a skillful and soulful manner that remains with the listener long after the performance is over. She has been singing most of her life and professionally in the Key West area since 2006.

Also at Island Dogs this week:

• Internationals — Friday, August 17, 2012: Headed by Tony Durante, the Internationals is a new Key West band that will play at Island Dogs on Friday, August 17, from 8 p.m. 
• Con Leche — Saturday, August 18, 2012: Con Leche brings its “tropical Hip Hop with a twinge of jest” to Island Dogs on Saturday, August 18, at 8 p.m.

Jazz keyboardist and regular film score contributor Pete Levin jams with Larry Baeder at the Blues Unplugged Concert Series

Levin

KEY WEST, Fla. (August 6, 2012) -- Pete Levin is a jazz keyboardist, composer, and horn player with a 15-year association with the Gil Evans Orchestra and an 8-year association with Jimmy Giuffre. As a bandleader, he produced the album Deacon Blues in 2007.

He plays the Hammond organ, Clavinet, and Moog synthesizer, and he has performed for such film and television scores as Missing in Action, Lean on Me, Silver Bullet, Red Scorpion, The Color of Money, Maniac, Spin City, America's Most Wanted, and Star Trek.

And on August 8 at 8 p.m., he will headline the Wednesday Night Blues Unplugged Concert Series featuring legendary guitarist Larry Baeder performing alongside a different blues artist, either local or visiting, every week.

Levin has also written scores of his own for Zelimo and The Dybbuk, and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for writing the official military band arrangement of the U.S. Infantry song.

He has performed with Aztec Two Step, Jeff Berlin, Carla Bley, Brubeck Brothers, Hiram Bullock, Jimmy Cobb, Billy Cobham, Willie Colón, Kal David, Miles Davis, Angela DeNiro, Robbie Dupress, Rachelle Farelle, Bryan Ferry, Gregory Hines, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Band, Annie Lennox, Tony Levin, Chuck Mangione, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Jaco Pastorius, Nicki Richards, Robbie Robertson, Ali Ryerson, Salt-n-Pepa, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Paul Simon, Lew Soloff, Jim Weider, and Lenny White.

Also at Island Dogs this week:

• Internationals -- Friday, August 10, 2012: Headed by Tony Durante, the Internationals is a new Key West band that will play at Island Dogs on Friday, August 10, from 8 p.m.
• Con Leche -- Saturday, August 11, 2012: Con Leche brings its "tropical Hip Hop with a twinge of jest" to Island Dogs on Saturday, August 11, at 8 p.m.