Marcia Ball w/ Sarasota Slim – $20/25

8PM $20/25

Marcia Ball (BOOGIE/BLUES)

Marcia Ball’s rollicking roadhouse rave-­ups and soulful Gulf Coast R&B, her barrelhouse playing and her feel-­good party tunes are iconic. -­-­USA Today

A joyful musical tour of the territory between New Orleans and Austin. Ball’s voice can break your heart with a ballad or break your back with a rocker. -­-­Boston Herald

The Texas-­‐born, Louisiana-­‐raised musical storyteller has earned worldwide fame for her ability to ignite a full-­‐scale roadhouse rhythm and blues party every time she strolls onto the stage. Her groove-­‐laden New Orleans boogie, deeply soulful ballads and rollicking Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-­‐of-­‐a-­‐kind favorite with music fans all over the world. In 2010, she was inducted into the Gulf Coast Hall Of  Fame and in 2012 into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. She’s received a total of six Living Blues Awards and nine Blues Music Awards (and has a whopping 42 nominations). She’s received five Grammy Award nominations, including five of her six previous Alligator albums. Always a songwriter of renown, Ball delved deeper into songwriting than she ever had in her career with her Grammy-­‐nominated 2010 Alligator release, Roadside Attractions, creating one of her best and most personal albums.

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Sarasota Slim (BLUES)

HOWDY Y’ALL! My name is Gene Hardage and I’m also known as Sarasota Slim. I’m a true Florida cracker – born in the panhandle and raised in Sarasota – and yes I am slim. I’ve been at this music stuff longer than I’d like to admit, luckily this makes me somewhat legendary in certain circles. Help me nurture this myth by playing my music for your friends and even calling your local radio stations and seriously suggesting some Sarasota Slim songs.

www.sarasotaslim.com