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August 20, 2008 Happy birthday Jimi Ray! July 28, 2008 The Big House Blues Band would like to send a sincere and humble THANK YOU to everyone that attended our show in Centennial Park last Friday for Holland's Summer Concert Series. We appreciate you VERY much!
Although an exact crowd count hasn't been made available to us, we've been given estimates of 700 to 1,000 people having attended the show. FANTASTIC!! Thanks to National City for sponsoring the event, and thanks to our gracious hosts from the Downtown Holland Principle Shopping District: Mimi Fritz, Jill Raywood and Jessa Dutton. We also want to send kudos to our vocalist Kelly Quinn. Kelly did a fantastic job and deserves the rest of the Big House Blues Band's gratitude for working so hard in such a short period of time preparing for the show. Great job Kelly! (Lexi Hart was also impressive stepping from behind her saxophone to the vocal mic. It was awesome - thanx Lexi!) Again, thanx to everyone and we can't wait to see you again. Until next time - "...nothin' but the blues"
Kelly grew up in a family full of musicians in Big Rapids, Michigan. She has lived and performed in Nashville, Tennessee and has recently returned to Michigan from living and singing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kelly not only brings her belting vocals to the Big House Blues Band, but a fantastic wit, charm and sense of humor that will be thoroughly enjoyed by our fans. Please make Kelly welcome... Kelly's bio: click here June 4, 2008 We are working out the details for some upcoming shows to be held in Traverse City & Grand Rapids, MI !!!!! Check back often, cuz once we get everything ironed out, we'll post the info on our Live Shows page. What the heck is happening here ? ! ? ! I don't know if it is bad joojoo or what... Cindi has had to leave the Big House Blues Band already! She has unexpectedly received a number of high-profile clients at her daytime marketing firm job which will, in turn, consume massive amounts of her time this summer. Hence, there's no time left for BHBB. We wish Cindi well and already miss her commanding vocal stylings. The search continues... May 30, 2008 - $5 gift to download our music! Hey everybody, We've got something really cool here we're hoping will make you smile on this rainy West Michigan morning... We just started selling our music on AmieStreet.com, and to kick things off they have offered to GIVE our fans $5 each to download our music. All you have to do is click on the link below to get $5 to download our tunes (or songs from tens of thousands of other great independent artists). Just click the link below to get started! http://amiestreet.com/_l/cdbaby May 27, 2008 Happy birthday Jay! May 8, 2008 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall. The Big House Blues Band is extremely Cindi Lou Walther Cindi describes her singing style as a "deep Etta James, belting Koko Taylor sound". (I think there's a bit of Natalie Merchant in there as well!) At any rate, we are glad to have her working with us and would like to say that some good things are coming.... April 30, 2008 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall - a few photos. April 28, 2008 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall. April 27, 2008 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall. Jane Bassett has decided to leave the Big House Blues Band. The group is sad to see her go and will miss her terribly. We wish her all the best in whatever her future brings. A note from Jane has been posted here on her bio page: Jane's letter March 23, 2008 Happy birthday Nick "The House" Houseman! March 5, 2008 Happy birthday Lexi! February 15, 2008 Happy birthday Tzer! February 8, 2008 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall. February 2, 2008 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall. January 27, 2008 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall. January 26, 2008 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall. January 19, 2008 Big Daddy, Nick, Jimi and Jay held a very productive recording session for the upcoming album. January 11, 2008 A winter storm has caused a "partial node failure" with our I.S.P. therefore our web and email servers were unavailable for a portion of last night and this morning. January 2, 2008 Well, the steaks were great and the crowd was exuberant! Thanks to everyone that attended our sold-out "Steak 'N Blues" New Year's show - the band was thoroughly humbled and had an awesome time. We'd also like to thank all of you for buying CD's and T-Shirts. You are fantastic and we appreciate your support. Pat Corbin and his crew put on a great food spread that they kept stocked ALL NIGHT LONG [hey, I loved the chicken by the way]. Speaking of which, our own Rubber Chicken mascot made a surprise appearance! Refreshments were flowing and the crowd was extremely responsive filling dance floor, which had to be expanded a number of times throughout the evening! We (as always) will post photos of the show soon. December 22, 2007
The Big House Blues Band New Year's Eve show (click here) is sold out. November 5, 2007 Studio session held at Vinyl Wall. November 3, 2007 BHBB has begun recording sessions on what will be their 3rd album. The band is excited to finally get to work in the studio on a CD of original material and expects to have it complete (hopefully) by mid-2008. November 2, 2007 The Big House Blues Band would like to officially welcome Phil Chester and Lexi Hamilton-Hart to the band! Phil Chester will be our full time tenor saxophonist, and Lexi Hart will be our full time alto saxophonist. Welcome!!! October 24, 2007 Our web and email servers were unavailable for a good portion of the day yesterday due to a loss of internet connection from our ISP. Service was finally restored at around 6:15 PM yesterday evening. October 23, 2007 The Big House Blues Band would like to thank everyone for attending the 3rd Annual Taste Of Music event at the Trillium Banquet Center in Spring Lake, Michigan yesterday. The band had a blast and the event seemed to have been a huge success.
Also, thanks to Mission For Area People organizer's Sharon Harris and Diane Stubbs for doing a wonderful job and being gracious hosts. Star 108 DJ Britta Cleveland also did a marvelous job as M.C. for the event. We will post photos of the show in our scrapbook as soon as we get our hands on them. UPDATE: photos are posted here: scrapbook. BHBB has already accepted an invitation to play at next year's 4th Annual event and is looking forward to it. Watch for info on the show about this time next year. October 10, 2007
The program airing our music is a blues show, hosted by DJ Miran Belec [Belec Miran], that emphasizes local blues/blues rock artists and bands from the USA. The national public broadcasting organization of Slovenia was established in 1928 and is known as Radiotelevizija Slovenija (or, more commonly, RTV Slovenia). It is based in Ljubljana, with regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the World. RTV Slovenija's national radio services operate under the name Radio Slovenija [Radio Slovenia]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Television_Slovenia September 27, 2007 A blues music reviewer located in Florida has written his opinion of BHBB's "Live! No Room To Move" CD. And it's good! We are told this CD review has been submitted to approximately 200 different Blues Societies throughout the world for possible inclusion in many of their published newsletters! Take a look... BIG HOUSE BLUES BAND
Thanks to everyone that attended the Big House Blues Band show at the Coopersville Farm Museum this past Saturday. The band had a blast!
LeeAnn Creager is a fantastic host and we send our thanks to the volunteers who all did a wonderful job. Also, kudos to Syd Tomloski who opened the show for us. Make it a point to go see him when you can. You can keep up to date on what Syd is doing here: Syd Tomloski's SoundClick Webpage
September 20, 2007
Coopersville: Concert to get cash for grain display Thursday, September 20, 2007 Muskegon-based Big House Blues Band will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the museum, 375 Main St. That concert follows a cocktail performance by one-man-band Sid Tomlowski [sic] starting at 5 p.m. Big House Blues Band performs only about six times a year, despite getting international airplay from two CDs. Member Big Daddy said not many venues can fit the nine-member band, which includes two saxophones and a trombone, on stage. Curator LeeAnn Creager said she was determined to try the band at the 340-capacity museum after seeing other sold-out concerts. She attended a concert in Muskegon and liked it so much she arrived an hour early at a West Olive concert but still had to stand the entire time. "They have a lot of fun -- you can tell they really love what they are doing," Creager said. Big Daddy said the band's popularity comes from its uniqueness and the fact that members do not take themselves too seriously. "Nobody's a rock star here," he said. "We just love what we do. We try to please the crowd and get them involved." He described the music as "kind of a rocky blues, not old-fashioned blues." He compared it to Muddy Waters' music but said it has the band's own edgy feel to it. Still, "it's strictly the blues," he said. The band has opened for George Thorogood and Larry McCray concerts. Its CDs get local airplay on WGVU's "Saturday Night Blues" show and on stations in at least Belgium, Brazil, France, Spain and Macedonia. The concert will raise funds for a new permanent exhibit. When Cereal City USA in Battle Creek closed because of low attendance, farm museum organizers jumped at the chance to buy a display on grains. Creager said the interactive display fits the farm museum's theme well. "It bumps up the museum a notch," she said. It cost only $2,500 -- far less than it took Cereal City to build -- but the money was not in the budget. Creager said she hopes to raise the amount from the concert. Tickets are $8 at the door or $6 in advance. A cash bar will run throughout the concert. For more information, call the museum at 997-8555. September 20, 2007 The Muskegon Chronicle included an article about the upcoming Farm Museum show (click the article to enlarge):
September 17, 2007
Fundraising event is Saturday night at the Coopersville Farm Museum COOPERSVILLE — A fundraiser event will be held inside the Coopersville Farm Museum from 8-11 p.m. Saturday. The event, held to support the continuing education of farming, agriculture and rural life, will feature The Big House Blues Band. A cash bar will be available from 5-11 p.m. The Big House Blues Band, a classic blues and blues rock band, recently held sold out shows at the Alley Cat Club in the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon and the Barn Underground in West Olive. They were also at The Little Big Party and Parties in the Park this summer. Tickets are $8, or $6 in advance. For more information, call (616) 997-8555. August 29, 2007 Happy birthday Jane! (Dang it! I posted late again. Sorry Jane) August 20, 2007 Happy birthday Jimi Ray! July 9, 2007 The Big House Blues Band would like to thank everyone that attended the group's performance this past week playing in support of Ryan Shaw and George Thorogood & the Destroyers. They'd also like to thank the stage crew and Summer Celebration organizers for their support and hospitality. We've posted photos from the show here (take a look, you might be in the photos!): BHBB Photo Gallery July 3, 2007
We'd like to announce that our bumper stickers are now in stock! They are very nice looking, featuring the BHBB logo and website address. Our bumper stickers are free with the purchase of a T-Shirt or CD, or you can buy them individually for $1 each. June 18, 2007 The Big House Blues Band would like to send out an ecstatic "Thank You" to everyone that attended the group's performances this past weekend. (We've posted photos here: Steak N Blues) The band was honored and awed playing in support of the legendary Larry McCray at Saturday's "Steak -N- Blues Festival". Larry is a master bluesman and an outstanding person. The group would like to thank Larry for his graciousness and for allowing our own Nick "The House" Houseman to play alongside of him for a few tunes that evening.
We'd also like to acknowledge Jordan Lunardini and the Bad Beat. These guys absolutely tear it up and we HIGHLY recommend that given the chance, you don't miss their show. Actually, we take that back - MAKE A POINT OF FINDING OUT WHERE THEY ARE PLAYING AND GO SEE THEM! Jordan and Frankie B absolutely light up the stage with their "on fire" guitar playing. June 1, 2007 - CD RELEASED! Live! No Room To Move
The disc contains 13 fantastic renditions of songs made famous by such greats as Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Junior Wells, as recorded in person at a February 2007 show in front of a packed house! May 27, 2007 Happy birthday Jay! Sorry I posted it late :) May 22, 2007 Happy birthday Walt! May 17, 2007 - SERVERS INACCESSABLE Our mail and web servers were unavailable for most of the day yesterday (Wednesday 5/16) due to a flaky internet connection. We've replaced our router and think everything should be good to go! We are also planning a WebServer hardware update this coming weekend so there will be brief periods our email and websites will not be available. April 30, 2007 - Ardie Neumann Our friend Ardie Neumann lost her battle with cancer today. Our sympathy goes out to the Neumann family. Ardie will be missed. April 29, 2007 - NEW CD NEARING COMPLETION!
The CD contains 13 fantastic cuts recorded in person at the band's February 9 show in Muskegon, MI. The target release date for the disc is Monday July 2, 2007. Click here for more info: Live! No Room To Move The Big House Blues Band wishes to send out an emphatic "Thank You" to everyone that attended Saturday's performance in the Underground at The Barn in West Olive. March 23, 2007 Happy birthday Nick "The House" Houseman! February 19, 2007 - WYCE 88.1 FM WEST MICHIGAN RADIO!
WYCE is an independent, community radio station serving the communities of Grand Rapids and West Michigan with its on-air FM programming at 88.1 Mhz, and reaching out to the world through online streaming on the Internet. You can hear any of the Big House Blues Band's tracks from "We Knew Them When..." right now. Ask for 'em by name by calling the WYCE Studio Line at 616-742-9923. You can also request a song via the internet through a "Request A Song" link on their webpage! Request your favorite BHBB song and tune in to 88.1 FM in the West Michigan area or listen online at: You can find the Big House Blues Band on the WYCE webpage here:
February 15, 2007 - Muskegon Chronicle Today's Muskegon Chronicle contains an article about the Big House Blues Band! "Big House Blues packs the Alley Door Club" Click the article to enlarge (148k):
February 15, 2007 Happy birthday Tzer!
February 12, 2007 - THANK YOU! The Big House Blues Band wishes to send out an emphatic "Thank You" to everyone that attended Friday's performance in the Hilt Building of the Frauenthal complex.
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February 4, 2007 - "MOJO BLUES" 94.1 FM ON RADIO 2 IN MACEDONIA! BHBB has been added to the airplay list of the Skopje, Macedonia Radio 2 program "Mojo Blues" on 94.1 FM by DJ Vasja Ivanovski, broadcast Sundays from 6PM-8PM Macedonian time. On Sunday, February 4, Vasja broadcast 'Messin' With The Kid', 'Walkin' By Myself' and 'Hey Bartender' from our CD "We Knew Them When..." If you're one of our fans from Macedonia and are within the listening area of 94.1 FM, be sure to contact them to request your favorite BHBB track!
January 20, 2007 - BEAUB FM and KAOLIN FM - FRANCE
On its own, KAOLIN FM has an approx listening audience of 36,200. If you're one of our fans from France and are within the listening area of BEAUB or KAOLIN FM, be sure to contact them to request your favorite BHBB track! Si vous êtes l'un de nos ventilateurs de France et êtes dans la région d'écoute de BEAUB ou de KAOLIN FM, soyez sûr d'entrer en contact avec eux pour demander votre voie du favori BHBB !
BHBB is currently booking shows for the 2007 season.
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pleased to welcome our new vocalist:
"BIG HOUSE BLUES BAND" is similar to that of many small town local bands in that most of their members are usually successful professionals such as accountants, lawyers, chemists, bankers, restaurant employees, or members of the full-time workforce in general. Often, more than not, these individuals are 100% satisfied with the daily lives they lead, their places in the community and most importantly, their families. Inasmuch as they may be content with not being the next band to go platinum, that doesn't stop them from being a kick ass band. "LIVE! NO ROOM TO MOVE" will attest to that. 
A nice article appeared in the Grand Rapids Press today about our upcoming Coopersville show:
The Grand Haven Tribune included an article about Saturday's show we will be holding at the Coopersville Farm Museum:
Our new CD hit the store shelves today, a full month ahead of schedule!
