SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival – Podcast Preview Show
August 31, 2010 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events, Volunteers
Can’t wait for “Mr. Tuff Enough” – Jimmie Vaughan along with John Lee Hooker Jr., Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, plus special guests Lou Ann Barton, and Clarence “The Bluesman” Turner?
This year’s SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival , on Sat. Oct. 2 (Elmwood Park, downtown Roanoke, VA) will be the best yet! And that’s saying something since over the last few years we’ve had Delbert McClinton, John Hammond, Shemekia Copeland, Jimmy Thackery, Jimmy Hall, Paul Thorn, Anna Popovic, Hamilton Loomis and others on stage!
So you can get a preview of the music – our friend “Bratha Dave” from BluzNdaBlood has just competed show #102 for his podcast – it features the artists and music from this year’s SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival. Enjoy!
You can subscribe to the BluzNdaBlood Blues Podcast via iTunes too!
If you’d like to contact “Bratha Dave” here’s his email.
Now accepting merchant vendor applications for SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival- Oct.2
August 31, 2010 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events
The 4th annual SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival will take place October 2, 2010 in Elmwood Park, downtown Roanoke, Virginia. For the past three years, this all day event has drawn large crowds from all over the east coast. From now until September 22, EventZone will be accepting vendor applications for product/service, craft artisans and goods and product sampling.
This is a unique opportunity because this event has grown to become a highly anticipated festival every year and unlike other events, Big Lick Blues will not have rigid guidelines for vendors (approval based upon application review). Fabulous local restaurants cooking up ribs and BBQ, People’s Choice awards, Rib eating contest and great blues and jazz music are just some of the elements that make this event so popular.
This year SunTrust Big Lick Blues is excited to bring Grammy winning performers like Jimmie Vaughan, Teresa James and John Lee Hooker Jr. to the Roanoke Valley. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to have prime space during an event that brings over 3,000 people to Elmwood Park.
Click here to print your merchant vendor application or e-mail amanda@eventzone.org.
If you have any questions or need additional information please do not hesitate to contact Amanda Gaylor.
Rockin’ Blues & Smokin’ Ribs! Discount Tickets on Sale NOW!
August 16, 2010 by Larry
Filed under Community, Music, Our Events, Volunteers
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The award winning SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival, Sat. Oct. 2, 2010 – promises once again to deliver “Rockin’ Blues & Smokin’ Ribs!” And this year’s entertainment
lineup will blow you away. Featuring 4x Grammy winner and guitar legend Jimmie Vaughan and his Tilt-A-Whirl Band (featuring Lou Ann Barton). 2x Grammy nominee John Lee Hooker, Jr. and his band with their funky Blues & Soul sound! The Virginia debut of Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps will keep you on the dance floor! Plus Clarence “The Bluesman” Turner, the U.S. Foods Rib
Cook-Off Competition, the Martin’s Rib Eating Contest and all the ribs and BBQ you can handle!
