G-Note November 2018 Issue

Southwest Michigan’s Source for Music, Entertainment and CultureG-Note’s Featured Interview: Artist Spot Light: Selwyn BirchwoodCountry Music Star Coming to The Kalamazoo State TheatreCurtis Braly Kenny Wayne Shepard David CrosbyG-Note’s Interviews: Coming to the Lerner Theatre in Elkhart INEclectic PDX Artist – Nick Arneson Little River BandKalamazoo’s own Bobby Wilson aka Bobby B Chonda PierceThe ‘Voice’ of Detroit -Pat SmillieQ & A with Arlo Guthrie New Music Features:In Memoriam: Billy F. Gibbons Power Trip L.A.Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, Geoff EmerickJefferson Airplane Co-founder, Marty Balin Billy CraigChicago Blues legend Otis Rush Dom Flemons Stephen Pearcy Robert Berry Greta Van Fleet Liz Longley Issue 16 November 2018

G-NoteEntertainment.biz IN THIS ISSUE Facebook: @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine Featured InterviewEDITOR’S SOAP BOX Curtis Braly ………………….4-9We are heading straight in to “Roll-vember” with this Interviewsmonth’s features artist and cover Country Music star, The ‘Voice of Detroit’Curtis Braly. Curtis will appear with the legendary Pat Smillie…………………..10-12Tanya Tucker at the Kalamazoo State Theatre onNovember 15th. From Kalamazoo to Biscuit Miller & The Mix - Bobby WilsonAfter all, it’s almost Thanksgiving and we give Thanks aka Bobby B…………….…. 19-21for all of you and your support! Eclectic PDX ArtistAs always, we always appreciate you throwing us a Nick Arneson………………. 25-27thumbs up and a share and follow us on ourFacebook! Q&A with Arlo Guthrie….. 34-35Keep on continuing to support live entertainment Artist Spot Lightand the venues that bring it to you! Selwyn Birchwood …….….. 14-15Cheers, New Music Alerts …………….… 16-18, 22, 33, 36-38Nick & Sam Public Service AnnouncementPublisher. Head Writer. Advertising. Paw Paw Playhouse …….…… 28Nick [email protected] In Memoriam …………… 29-31Editor. Webmaster. Creative Director. Kalamazoo State Theatre PromosSam [email protected] ………………………………………. 13Contributing Writer. The Lerner Theatre PromosAngie Jackson ………………………………………. 39Disclaimer!G-Note provides a platform for artists and musicians to Randon Factspromote their work. Because they have a unique way ofexpressing themselves, it is important for people who read this …………………………………….…. 32stellar publication to understand you might not always like G-Note Supporterswhat you see. Articles may contain sarcasm and adult Samurai Phoenix Design Studiocontent. This magazine is intended for mature audiences. On-Purpose Branding Dunkley International, Inc. The Hatzinikolis Family The McDaniel Family Keep up with G-Note on Facebook and of course our website! If you’d like to advertise in G- Note Magazine, please contact us today!2 | Page @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Place YOUR Ad Here!Samurai Phoenix Design StudioWeb Design. Graphic Design.Resume Design. Photo Editing.Video Editing. Custom Computer Builds.@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 3 | Page Website Coming Soon! www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz The Man. The Legend (sort of). The CEO:

Interview: Curtis BralyG-Note FeatureInterview:Curtis BralyBy Nick HatzinikolisOccasionally, you get a chance to talkwith someone that really wants tomake a difference in the world. Notbecause someone will be therewaiting to a pat on the back or will belooking to share theiraccomplishment with a film crewwaiting to tell them how great theyare.Someone from Humble Texas, a town As an eight-year-old, Curtis enjoyed the exhilaration of the spotlight; hename fitting of the quickly rising won first place in a talent contest where he sang \"Old Time Rock-n-Country music star, Curtis Braly, the Roll.” Music became his first true love and the experience set youngname humble is more than fitting. Curtis’ passion in motion toward a “Risky Business.”Curtis Braly was born into a family that Throughout high school, Curtis became an active participant in theatreshared a mutual passion for music—no and three different choir classes where he learned to perform a variety ofmatter the genre, no matter the genres.locale. From the church pew to thefront porch and the backseat of the During his sophomore year, Curtis started his own band and won afamily SUV, Curtis embraces the hymns, national talent contest; the prize was a trip to Nashville, Tennessee. Therhythms, and tunes that surrounded visit to Music City solidified his directive. Concentrating his energies andhim. Spending his childhood in Humble, furthering his education to make his dream a reality, Curtis landed a job atTX. The New 93Q Country Radio station in Houston where he became Sr. Promotions Manager. Working behind the scenes in country radio, CurtisNoteworthy by name alone, a learned firsthand the importance of the relationship between artist anddistinguishingly small suburb where radio, and the diligence required to “make it” in the music business.neighbors were friends and thecommunity shared a common thread in Three years later, Curtis took an entirely different direction—from theits respect for, and a kinship with, the heart of country music to a street beat. He segued to study Criminalcitizens and men and women of Justice & Crime Scene Investigation and after graduation, he attended theservice. police academy.It’s 4th|ePsmaaglletown’s character and Lone @GNoteEntertainmentMagazineStarwSwtawte.Gpr-idNeottheaEt bnutieltrCtuaritnismBeranlyt..biz

Early in Curtis’ performing career, he opened for “I know a thing or two about being the target of mean-acts such as Daryl Singletary and Johnny spirited people! So, anything I can do to help kids who areRodriguez. A fellow 93Q staffer introduced Curtis going through bullying is close to my heart. And I always“as a talented artist in the making” to a longtime love coming up to the great state of Michigan and seeing allfriend and award-winning songwriter and my fans!” Tanya Tucker shared.publisher, Randy Boudreaux. Curtis and Boudreauxrecorded a two-song demo, and just a few short “It’s always an honor to be in the presence of an icon likeyears later, Music City became Curtis’ second home Ms. Tucker,” says Curtis. “We always have a great time, andwith sights focused and on target to launch his full- you never know what might happen!”time career in the country music business. G-Note Entertainment Magazine talked to Curtis Braly from hisIntroducing his influences as Reba, Randy Travis, property in Maine that will eventually host his passion project,Kenny Rogers, Garth Brooks and Clay Walker, to (one of a couple) The Ruby Foundation.name a few, Curtis draws from these performers’abilities to capture an audience—to bring music to G-Note- Thank you for your time today, we are looking forward tolife as a must-hear storyteller. He “delivers” with seeing you with Tanya Tucker at the Kalamazoo State Theatre onbelievable emotion and a charging energy to make November 15th. Have you ever been or performed in Kalamazoo?a story unfold right before your ears. He travelsthe stage in each high-energy performance to offer CB- “No, actually, I have never been to Michigan. I’m prettysomething different than the night before. His excited to get up there and see all of you.”2016 & 2017 summer show schedule includedseveral performances on tour with Tanya Tucker G-Note- Well, we are very much looking forward to theand he recently shared the stage with the country show! If you would, can you kind of take us from theicon, Dolly Parton. While Curtis is devoted to his beginning on how you got to work with Tanya Tucker?country music roots, his music caters to the newgeneration of contemporary country music fans CB- “I grew up in Texas and growing up my family and Iand listeners who have a hankering for pop, jazz, were always listening to country music. When I was a kid,and rock. we would listen to Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Reba and Garth, all the big names ofCurtis recently recorded his third CD, with Kent the industry at the time. “Wells producing. The project, titled YOU MATTER,is both personal and loaded with “BAM!”. “A few years ago, I got an opportunity to work with a newThe 10-song CD features tracks (such as “Love You record producer who was also producing Dolly Parton andDown,” “Hate Me,” and “Simple’s Not Easy”) thattouch on love, loneliness, fear, break-ups, and Tanya Tucker at that time. That’s how I got to meet Tanyabeer. A “labor of love,” the compilation reflectspersonal and artistic evolution and was created Tucker and in 2016 during the Summer, Tanya and I did awith a purposeful intent to inspire. tour together for the first time. We did several s5ho|wPs a g eCountry music icon Tanya Tucker with powerhouseopening act Curtis Braly are bringing their talents together.” www.G-NoteEntertainment.bizto Kalamazoo, Mich. to perform at KalamazooState Theatre Thursday, November 15. This crowd-pleasing performance will donate all proceeds toThe Ruby Foundation, an organization committedto helping today’s youth cope with the struggles ofbullying. @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

“After the very first show we did together I finished my opening set and I was watching Tanya perform, I’ll tellyou, I forgot how many hit songs she had until you hear the songs and I’m thinking, oh yeah, I forgot about thatone, and that one too and she was sing one right after another.”“These were all of the songs I remember hearing on the radio, it was kind of a surreal moment and thinking justhow cool it was to part of the tour with her! It took a few shows for her and I ‘connect’ to develop a relationshipwith her, we ended up being good friends, I’ll tell you, she is a wild firecracker! Her image on stage is the sameoff stage, if she feels like saying something, she’ll say it, people either love that or hate that. I love that abouther, you never have to wonder what she’s thinking, she’ll just say it and tell it like it is.”G-Note- How did the journey into country music begin?CB- “From a really young age, I loved not only singing but getting in front of people and performing. My familywas always joking that I had 2 different personalities because as a kid I was very shy, struggled to make friendsat school but if you got up on a stage and in front of people I was a completely different character. I was lively,entertaining and I loved being in front of people but if it was only 2 or 32 people I was timid and shy.”“So, I knew from an early age that being on stage was my calling in one fashion or another, and growing listeningto and learning to love Country music with my family, with the stories that it told and the real-life experiencesyou would hear come out through the lyrics. As I got older I learned to love a lot of different genres of music,but I gravitated back to my great, childhood memories of Country music.”“In middle school, I was in an 8th grade talent competition and won first place. That was when the “switch” gotflipped. That’s when I knew for sure what it was that I was going to pursue for my life’s career. I think my momand dad were a little nervous about it because they were thinking, ‘this kid is going to graduate high school andnot go to college and run off to chase the dream of being a star’!”“My parents have always encouraged me to follow my dream and at the same time saying, ‘just in case, be sureyou get a good education!”G-Note- Like every good parent should, right?CB- (Chuckling) “Yeah, for sure, literally, right out of high school, I packed up and moved to Nashville. That wasmy first time moving to Nashville and I think I gave my mom a heart attack! That lasted for about a year, and Ileft to come back with my tail between my legs, as soon as I got there, I realized just how difficult it really wasand I was a very small fish in a very, very big pond.”“I came back home, went to college and tried several careers, it would get into something to 2 or 3 years andthe music thing kept creeping back in and pulling me back. I came to the realization that music is what I wassupposed to do, and I made the choice to go full force int it and the last few years, it’s starting to pay off and Icouldn’t be any happier for that!”G-Note- It’s great to hear a nice success story! I know you studied criminal justice and crime scene investigation,that’s a career that will always keep you employed.CB- “Thanks, that’s for sure! The gravitational pull of the music industry is strong, there were plenty of timesover the years where I would get frustrated and say ‘I’m done, I’m throwing in the towel, and I would but itwould last maybe a year and I got pulled right back in, it’s just something you can’t get rid of.”G-Note- It’s a very tough business as you know, can you try to explain what it is that keeps you coming back formore?C6B |- P“I tahginek it really comes down to 2 things, seeing the song you are singing connect with people and megwetwtinwg.tGo-cNonontecEt nwtitehrthaeinpmeoepnlet.ibnitzhe audience.” @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

“ I try to record a lot of songs that I have a deep connection with, where it really tells a story of something that Ihave been through or been a part of in my own life so when I get up on stage and I can see people reallyconnecting to a song, I mean people crying because they are listening to the lyrics or see it in their faces whenit’s a good time song, you know the feel good song.”“For example, the song, ‘A Song You Can Drink a Beer To’ in the lyrics there are things that everyone can relateto. It doesn’t matter what you do or how much money you make, but on a Friday, everyone just wants to kick itloose, let their hair down and just have a good time, everyone feels the connection of that song, that why I enjoyperforming so much, it’s the honest connection of people where for the hour to an hour and a half, they canleave all of their problems outside the theater and not worrying about anything.”G-Note- I don’t know if you are aware of all the micro-breweries in and around Southwest Michigan, there is abunch! You can pitch it as a theme song to one of them!CB- “Oh wow, no, I didn’t know but that’s a great idea!” You know there are 2 versions of that song, I recorded itoriginally in 2016. That one has more of a Country feel to it and over the course over the last couple of years outon the road with Tanya (Tucker) and Dolly (Parton) that I had a much more diverse audience fan base that I oncethought. I realized that not everyone that was a fan was a fan of Country music, you know? They happen to likeme and my music, I was thinking about doing something different that would lend it self to a wider audience. So,I took the original version of ‘A Song You Can Drink a Beer To’ and put a different spin on it, something with alittle more ‘Pop’ feel on it and did the remix, the result was met with a lot of great feedback. They loved it.”“That was the goal, it was on different music streaming platforms and was getting noticed by a lot of people thatweren’t necessarily Country fans and opened up a whole new fan base for me.”G-Note- Listening to you talk, you mention Reba, Dolly and Tanya, I know they are in the business and you workwith them, but do you just take a step back and think, wow, I just shared the stage with Dolly Parton?CB- “Funny you say that, sometimes I had to stop and kind of pinch myself and think ‘did I really just walk pastTanya Tucker or Reba back stage’? Is that really happening to me?”“I was always taught to just be cool, act cool, don’t ‘fan’ out on them! “G-Note- Do you enjoy the interacting with the fans in the way that you were just talking about? The meet andgreets, autographs, selfies etc.?CB- “I love that part of the business, in fact, I’ve opened several shows where the headliner didn’t want to do ameet and greet before or after a show, but I love when that happen. People really enjoy spending time andtaking a picture with the artist, the headliner. When they don’t get that opportunity, well…they get me!”“ I use that 30 seconds or a minute to my advantage to really sell myself to that person so they have a chance toknow me a little or have the chance to ask a question or 2 that they may never would any other time andhopefully they will stat following me and listening to songs that they may not have considered before.”“ I find that maybe 10% of the audience at a typical show know who I am but after the show at a meet and greetthere have been lines that are 2 hours long, not necessarily to meet ‘me’ but they want to meet one of the artistthat performed at the show that they paid good money for, which for me is great, I pick up a ton of followers. So,no complaints from me on fan engagement.”G-Note- Let’s talk a few minutes about “The Ruby Foundation” that you have a passion for.@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 7 | Page www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

CB- “Love to, well this is something that I wanted to do for a long time have been quite the undertaking to get itto. the size I want it to be. When I was middle school but mostly in high school I was bullied a lot!”“As I mentioned earlier, I was a different kid than most and those experience probably is what pushed me to geton stage because I knew that people enjoyed what I was doing and there was a lot of love and acceptance whenyou are on stage. There were moments in my adolescence that I didn’t know how to go on from day to day andthere was some questioning if I wanted to go on from day to day.”“As I got older, I followed my dreams now I do things that I absolutely love, I look back on those darker days andrealize that they were short glimpses of negativity that probably brought me to a greater place in my life.”“I always wanted to have some type of an organization that would be dedicated to help kids understand thatthese short moments in their life at this time will lead them to great things later in life. That’s how The RubyFoundation came about.”“I went with the name Ruby because it’s an acronym for Respectful, United & Brave Youth.”“Located on 80 acres of rolling hills in Sangerville, Maine, The Ruby Foundation's,R.U.B.Y Ranch, is an organization committed to the pursuit of kindness, acceptance and loveof all people. Our objective is to inspire, empower & improve the lives of our youth byproviding an annual uplifting & motivational youth camp to combat stress, depression & lackof self-esteem caused by bullying. Our goal is to encourage & empower Respectful, United &Brave Youth (R.U.B.Y) to cope with adolescent environments. The first annual Ruby RanchCamp will launch in the summer of 2019.” https://therubyfoundation.org/“Our mission is to share and show these kids that they have to be brave because there is a positive in in site,they can get over the struggles that they face. We show them how to be a better person, how to be respectfuland how they can work with one another and then they too can out and help someone else out with theirstruggles.”“Some of our shows that Tanya and I are doing together will help fund the camp site. We want to add morecabins on the property and afford to have more kids come up to the camp, so they can have a change to seehow great life can be!”G-Note- Congratulation to you! Thank you for being a light for these children, we need more Curtis Braly’s in theworld!CB- “Thank you, I appreciate that! I have always believed that if you can help and make a difference in theworld, you must do it. The mission is the help re focus these kids, so they have the ability and the strength toencourage and share with others and give back and so on.”G-Note- Let’s continue with the ‘Pilots N Paws’ project that you also involved with, are you a licensed privatepilot?Pilots N Paws® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our site is intended to be a meetingplace for volunteers engaged in the valuable services of rescuing, sheltering and adoptinganimals, and volunteer pilots and plane owners willing to assist with animal transportation.The intent of Pilots N Paws is to provide an environment in which volunteers can cometogether and arrange or schedule rescue flights, overnight foster care or shelter, and all otherrelated activities. http://www.pilotsnpaws.org/CB- “I am, early 2005 I had a friend in the military that was stationed in Alaska, I went there for Thanksgivingand I fell in love with Alaska, I relocated there for about a year and a half and I quickly realized that 75-80% ofthe population are pilots, there are so may remote locations that are accessible by plane. If you want to reallytr8av| ePl taheg setate, you probably should get a pilot’s license.www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

“So, while I was there, I got mine, it took about 6 months and last year I got to cross off something on my bucket list.I have my own plane, I have a 4-seater plane and I named it Ruby for the foundation and the property in Maine has agrass run way on it, so you can fly in and out of there.”“I got involved with Pilots N Paws because I don’t have any of my own kids, so my dogs are my kids and they travelwith me pretty much everywhere I go. And there is something about saving a dog for one and reuniting them withtheir new family. It’s a pretty cool feeling!”For more on Curtis Braly including tour information and music, go to: www.curtisbraly.comFor more information on The Ruby Foundation go to: https://therubyfoundation.org/For more information on Pilots N Paws go to https://www.pilotsnpaws.org/@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 9 | Page www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

The ‘Voice’ of Detroit – Pat SmillieInterview: Singer/Songwriter Pat Smillie G-Note- Thank you for your time this evening Pat, what’s been going on?Born in Detroit, vocalist Pat Smillie grew up as an avid musiccollector whose earliest musical influences included Motor PS- “Doing well, thank you for letting me part ofCity artists such as The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Wilson this!”Pickett, Bob Seger and Mitch Ryder. G-Note- I have been checking out your videosIn 1992, Smillie moved to Chicago where he cut his teeth as and I see where you have Alligator Recordsa live performer on Chicago's hard-scrabble South and West recording artist Toronzo Cannon playing guitar,sides. It was during an early residency at the legendary is he a regular guitar player for you?Checkerboard Lounge that Smillie cemented his reputationas a powerhouse vocalist. He did it the hard way: without a PS- “Not currently, but Toronzo and I have beenguitar, harmonica, or any other instrument to fall back playing together, I had a Thursday residency at aupon. place called Redfish in Chicago, I called him to play and it became a thing, it was down the street fromBetween 1999 - 2007, he would record three albums worth the House of Blues and we got a lot a foot traffic,of original material blending his soul, blues, and rock that was a lot fun.”influences. “We go back a long way and we are all veryIn 2011, Smillie and his band toured Europe and performed happy for him and all the success he is having.”at the Blues Alive Festival (in Sumperk, CZ). Over the years,Pat Smillie has served as an opening act on shows and G-Note-I see where you currently have afestivals for Koko Taylor, Bobby Rush, Andre Williams, residency with Motown Funk Brother, DennisRobert Cray, Mitch Ryder, and Bob Seger and The Silver Coffey at the Northern Lights Lounge in Detroit,Bullet Band. how is that going?In the Summer of 2015, frustrated by what he saw as the PS- “He is a legend! He still loves to play the hitsdecline of Chicago's live music scene, Smillie returned to live of Motown that he was playing guitar on and ofin Detroit, MI. He performs regularly with renowned Detroit course, all of the songs are recognizable,guitarist Jim McCarty (formerly of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit everyone love it, you should check out hisWheels, Cactus, & The Rockets). He also serves a monthly website sometime and see all of the hits songsresidency with Motown guitarist (and Funk Brother), Dennis that he played on, it’s amazing!”Coffey, at Northern Lights Lounge (Detroit, MI). “Dennis has so many great stories to tell and IPat Smillie is currently writing songs and recording demos lov@eGpiNckointgeEhins tberaritnaainbomuet nmtuMsicaganadzinefor an upcoming studio project. Pat’s other recordings arrangements.include: \"I Got an Angel\" (1999) / \"Letter to Hampton\"(2003) / \"Down by the River\" (2007)G-Note entertainment Magazine caught up with Pat Smillieand talked by phone about the differences in music betweenDet1r0oit| aPnda gCheicago, Motown songs. www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

There is one story he tells about him and Wilson Pickett, and the time he hung out with James Brown, and how theygot wild and crazy, just amazing.”G-Note- Pat, how did you get into the music business?PS- “Well, growing up, I was a music collector and was drawn to the Detroit artists like Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger and ofcourse Motown these great songs with a draw to the R & B stuff.”“I started singing and making music in my late teens, I joined my first band when I was 17, we competed in a ‘Battle ofThe Bands” at Detroit Catholic Central. Our set had a lot of high energy Bob Seger tunes and some Ted Nugent aswell.”“Later, I moved to Chicago and discovered the Checkerboard Lounge, I would go in and check out all of the Chicagolegends like Magic Slim that were playing and really enjoyed a guitar player that is still hanging around town namedVance Kelly, and his band, ‘The Backstreet Blues Band”“Vance played a lot of Soul, and R& B music, the music that I really like, not just the slow shuffles or slow Blues butwhat I call “full” songs. He played a lot of Johnny Taylor songs and similar songs and that’s what I was attracted to. Istarted to hang around Vance a little more and was working out some songs for his band.”“I was starting to get tired of the jam sessions, I’m a vocalist that doesn’t play an instrument, so I can’t really lead asong in the sense that I can’t count things off, jam sessions with total strangers and where some are better on theirinstruments that others were tough to do and honestly, not very fulfilling , know what I mean?”“It was every Monday night for 5 years like that, so I tried to put myself in a situation where I could do the music I likeand with a band that’s ‘tight’ that would give me a half way decent chance to sound good.”“People in the audience may not understand that if the drummer of the bass played is off, it’s up the front man to kindof hide that and make it work somehow, not very easy to do, so I started looking for bands that had a sound and vibethat I could relate to, and most of those guys are really jealous about their stage time or encouraging like Vance Kelly,Vance was known for having one of the tightest bands around, he would play all of the Juke Joints or Chitlin Circuitjoints and a lot of the other artists of that era would come in and check other bands out.”G-Note-That’s quite an internship! When did it start to really come together for you are a vocalist?PS- “It was in 1996, that I got my residency at the legendary Checkerboard Lounge. Buddy Guy had moved on justbefore that, I was part of the house band that played on Wednesday nights for about a year and a half or so.That was another great on the job learning experience.”“I met a lot of people that would come there, I guy I met was Dave Myers from the Blues band ‘The Aces’Dave would always be involved in a card game there along with all of the regulars and I would pick his brainoccasionally, for ideas.”“Around 2000 or 2003, the Checkerboard closed, and I really hadn’t played too much on the North side of town exceptfor “Legends” and “Blues on Halsted” a couple of times each, I was really drawn more to the South and West side oftown for gigs, there were a lot of players, but too many stand up and sing front men, but you could find some of theseguys on the South and West side of Chicago.”G-Note - Is it fair to say that you got your ‘Chops’ as a front man and vocalist in Chicago?PS- “I think that’s fair, I definitely learned a lot about Blues in Chicago and Detroit is more Rock and roll, you know? Ihad more in common with the Rock and Roll of Detroit.” 11 | P a g e@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

“I’m very thankful that I get to share the stage with Detroit guys like Jim McCarty of the ‘Rockets’ and Mitch Ryders’band, the guy practically invented Blue-Rock genre. When I was in Chicago, I really got deep in the Soul and Blues stuffbecause it was readily available, and I was 22 years old when I left Detroit and I was deep into that music as Imentioned before but I was limited (by age) of the places I could play at.”G-Note- What is one of the biggest differences in music between Detroit and Chicago?PS- “Well, first thing that comes to mind is that here in Detroit there are some great Blues musicians that are quitepopular but the crowds they play to are White, that seems to me to be kind of strange. In Chicago it’s a great crosssection of people but the music is more geared to the guitar playing and the solos versus the more traditional Bluesmusic. Detroit seems to be all about the rock and roll regardless if you are playing Blues, Motown or something inbetween.”“There is a lot of differences between Detroit and Chicago, I find the musicians in Detroit by in large, are more supportive of othereach other. Of course, there is a level of competition, but I see where everyone roots each other on to do their best. I didn’talways get that feeling in Chicago, it’s never a good thing when some artists bad mouth another one because it eventually getsback to you, and sometimes causes hard feelings.”G-Note- How would you define your ‘style’ of music Pat?PS-“ I have always been a big fan of the great Joe Cocker, So maybe I inner channel him when I sing a song, if you notice, I tend tohave my eyes closed, that’s not because I don’t want to look at the audience, I get caught up in the song, and the passion of thelyrics take over, you know?”For more on Pat Smillie including show dates and locations, go to: www.patsmillie.com12 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Kadellaaymed eaveznotsoperSfotramtineg oTn htheeoarigtirnael event date are nonrefundable. To view our seating chart, please click here!40R4efuSn.dBs/uExrcdhaicnkgesStreetKaThlearemareanzooreofunMds ior4ex9ch0an0ge7s. H(o2w6e9ve)r, 3if 4an5e-v6en5t i0s p0ostponed or canceled, tickets are transferable to the new date or refunds are available from where you originally purchased yourBetihckeitns.d the curtain - a living legacyExpFeorireanncye qthueeshtiisotnosrirceSgtaartdeinTgheyaoturreofordreyro, uprlenaesxetcsohnotwact the State Theatre Box O ffice at 269-345- 6500.The State Theatre has been a fixture in downtown Kalamazoo since 1927. The original founder of thetheaNtorecawmaesrCaosloornerel cWorildliianmg dBeuvticteersf.ield. John Eberson was the renowned architect who designed thetheaIftryeo.uT’rheeloeoakrliyngrofortsshoof wthseatnhdeacotrnecweretsreinfoKuanladminaztohoe, VMaiuchdiegvainll,iaynout’rraedintiothneorfigphetrfpolarmcea!nce. Manyacts that frequented the State Theatre included opera, dramas, big bands, ballet, dance reviews, stageshows and movies.November 2Arlo Guthrie “Alice’s Restaurant” Tour WSG Sarah Lee GuthrieNovember 3Mammoth Presents: Kenny Wayne Shepherd BandNovember 8Jake ShimabukuroNovember 10Lee’s Adventure Sports Presents: Warren Miller Entertainment’s“Faces of Winter”November 14Australia’s Thunder From Down UnderNovember 15StarPro Presents: Tanya Tucker With Special Guest Curtis BralyNovember 17The Music of Cream – 50th Anniversary World TourNovember 23 & 24thGreensky Bluegrass WSG Lindsay LouNovember 25David Crosby & FriendsTickets are available through our website, through Ticketmaster online atticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also13a|vPaailgaeblein-per@sGoNno-toeEnnlytearttaitnhmeeKntaMlaagmazainzeoo State Theatre BowxwOw.fGfi-cNeo.teEntertainment.biz

Alligator Records Recording Artist: Selwyn Birchwood Singer, Guitarist and Performer: Selwyn BirchwoodWith his fiery guitar and lap steel playing, his trailblazing, instantlymemorable songs and gritty, unvarnished vocals, Selwyn Birchwood isamong the most extraordinary young stars in the blues. His deepfamiliarity with blues tradition allows him to bust the genre wide open,adding new sounds, colors and textures, all delivered with a revivaltent preacher's fervor and a natural storyteller's charisma. Since the2014 release of his Alligator Records debut, Don't Call No Ambulance,Birchwood's meteoric rise from playing small Florida clubs toheadlining international festival stages is nothing short of phenomenal,as he continues to set the contemporary blues world on fire.The album received the Blues Music Award and Living Blues Critics'Award for Best Debut Album Of 2014, and he won the 2015 Blues BlastRising Star Award. Selwyn and his band have crisscrossed the U.S. andEurope repeatedly, delivering unforgettable live performances. Withhis new album, Pick Your Poison, Birchwood, along with his band—saxophonist Regi Oliver, bassist Huff Wright and drummer Courtney\"Big Love\" Girlie—takes a major step forward, crafting visionary bluesfor a new generation of forward-looking fans.According to Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer, who signedBirchwood to the label shortly after the bluesman won the 2013International Blues Challenge and also the Albert King Guitarist Of TheYear Award at the same event, \"Selwyn writes smart, infectious, freshsongs and delivers them with a warm, conversational vocal style and afun-loving attitude. He's a killer guitarist, switching between a regularsix-string and lap steel. Live, he's a ball of energy, interacting with theaudience like they were in his living room.\"Birchwood's high-octane blues—at once deeply rooted, funky and up-to-the-minute—are played with passion and honest emotion. With hisband feeding off his drive and exuberance, the striking 6'3\" young manwith his trademark Afro roams the stage (often barefoot), ripping outmemorable guitar licks with ease, his soulful, rocks-and-gravel vocalsfiring up the crowd. His ability to win over an audience—anyaudience—is proven night after night on the bandstand.14 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

With his warm, magnetic personality, Birchwood is as down-to-earth as his music is fun, thought-provoking andvital. His mission is to spread his music far and wide, to share his joy, to play his heart out, and to push the bluesinto the future. \"There's nothing I'd rather be doing than playing the blues,\" he says. \"And I try to convey thatwith every song and with every performance.\"Birchwood, his father from Tobago, his mother from the UK, was born in 1985 in Orlando, Florida. He firstgrabbed a guitar at age 13 and soon became proficient at mimicking what he heard on the radio. But the populargrunge rock, hip-hop and metal of the 1990s didn't move him, and he quickly grew bored. And then he heardJimi Hendrix. \"He was larger than life. What he did was mind-blowing. When I realized Hendrix was influenced bythe blues, I found my path,\" he says. By 17, he was deep into the blues, listening to Albert King, Freddie King,Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and especially Buddy Guy. As luck would have it, just asBirchwood was discovering Guy, the blues master had a concert scheduled in Orlando. Birchwood was there,front and center. \"I was floored,\" he recalls. \"I completely connected with the blues. I knew I had to make thismusic.\"As Selwyn's guitar proficiency grew, a friend told him that his neighbor was a blues guitarist and had a band. The19-year-old Selwyn went over to check it out and jam. The guitar-playing neighbor turned out to be the Texas-born blues legend Sonny Rhodes, who was instantly impressed with the enthusiastic young guitar slinger. Withinone month's time, Rhodes asked Birchwood to pack his bags and join him on the road. It was an incredibleexperience for Birchwood, as Rhodes took the young man under his wing, teaching him not only guitar and lapsteel, but also how to conduct business, how to run a band, and how to reach an audience. \"Sonny always said,'Play what's in your heart.' I've never lost sight of that,\" says Birchwood.Rhodes insisted Birchwood go to college and always held the guitar spot in his band open for Selwyn wheneverhe was available. It was a win-win situation, as Birchwood—through hard work and scholarships—received hisMBA from The University of Tampa. \"I challenged myself to get that degree,\" Birchwood says. \"These days, it'snot good enough to just be a good player.\" Combining the musical lessons learned from Rhodes and his businessacumen, Birchwood created The Selwyn Birchwood Band in 2010, featuring veteran musicians older than Selwyn,testifying to Selwyn's musical chops and his leadership skills. On stage, they play off each other with ease,feeding off each other's energy, sharing the fun with the audience.With his 2014 Alligator Records debut album, Don't Call No Ambulance, Selwyn Birchwood announced his arrivalon the international blues stage. The album is a fully realized vision of contemporary blues. Between hisuninhibited sense of fun and adventure and his serious-as-a-heart-attack musicianship, Don't Call No Ambulanceopened a door into a bright future for the blues. Rave reviews ran in publications from Rolling Stone to The WallStreet Journal, from The Chicago Tribune to The San Francisco Chronicle.Birchwood has opened for major blues stars including Robert Cray and Buddy Guy and has shared the stage withanother friend and teacher, Joe Louis Walker. Not long ago, Selwyn had the opportunity, when performing in SanFrancisco, to bring his friend and mentor Sonny Rhodes on stage to sit in with his band. It was a momentBirchwood will never forget. \"He did so much for me; it was a real honor to return the favor.\"With Pick Your Poison's urgent, uncompromising music, Selwyn Birchwood is forging new directions for theblues. The Washington Post calls him a \"tough, indelibly modern next generation bluesman.\" The Wall StreetJournal says he is \"fiery and original.\" The hard-hitting, cutting-edge songs on Pick Your Poison, along with hisincendiary live performances, prove without a doubt his status as the blues' most sensational young talent. 15 | P a g e@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

New Music Alert: Robert BerryRobert Berry was a friend of the late Keith Emerson, as you probably remember, in 2016 Keith Emerson took his own life. At thattime, Keith and Robert were working on a new album which was nearly derailed by Keith's sudden death. After months of grief,Robert’s record company and Keith's family encouraged Robert to resume work on the album. The critically acclaimed result isRobert's new release, a collaboration with Emerson under the band name 3.2.While he’s best known for his time as the vocalist/bassist in the Emerson, Lake & Palmer offshoot, 3, that featured Emerson andPalmer, he’s also served a stint as the front-man in Ambrosia, along with current long running relationships performing andrecording with the band Alliance (which features members from Sammy Hagar, Boston and Night Ranger) and currently as writingpartner and touring bass player with 80s icon Greg Kihn’s band.The Rules Have Changed features contributions by Keith Emerson. The album is not only an excellent musical achievement, it isalso noteworthy for being the last musical project in which Emerson was ever involved prior to his untimely passing in 2016.Growing up in Northern California, Robert set out on his musical path at a young age and while in college, formed Hush, a bandwhich gained critical acclaim on the West Coast. Berry also built and operated his own recording studio during that time andquickly became adept at producing, recording and arranging. He eventually recorded his first solo album, Back to Back, whichgarnered praise in national music trade publications like Cashbox and Billboard.Since their initial meeting, Berry and Emerson remained friends for over 30 years, meeting in Los Angeles in 2016 to discuss thelong-awaited follow-up release to 3. After Emerson’s death in 2016, Berry was left with Emerson’s final musical ideas for theproject. From old cassette tapes, keyboard parts written over the phone and long discussions between the two friends aboutstyle, the framework of the album was set and ready to be produced. “Keith and I developed together a vision of what the new album would be like, explains Berry. “The new album consists of somepast 3 writing from 1988, some newly written last efforts from Keith, and some songs written exclusively by me after Keith’sdeath.”Says Berry, “Every second I worked on writing, recording, and performing those songs I had one thing on my mind,” says Berry.“The phrase... ‘What would Keith do’...drove me, it guided me, it consumed my creativity. It was so important to me to fulfill ourvision for this album. I believe Keith worked through me. I especially felt him with me when I did the solos. The songs we hadworked on together, but the solos were to be improvised while recording. You will hear his flare coming through on the solos. Thesolos are played by me, but, at the same time, also by him. I would never say I was even close to be the player Keith was. But Ibeliev1e6y|ouPcaangheear his spirit in the sound and in my playing. I am so proud of this album. I can’t help but think somehow he isproudwowf twhe.Gre-sNulotstteoEo.n” tertainment.biz @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

New Music Alert:Billy F. Gibbons Power Trip L.A. Signed & Exclusive Bundles: The attitude, soul, vibe and legacy of the Golden State - California bands should always play music from the waist down...And of course .... Keep http://found.ee/BillyFGibbons your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel. webshop POWER TRIP LA is a musical blend with several combined decades of real More options: raw power with a relentless musical presence in the international scene.http://found.ee/BillyFGibbons_multi The musicians in Power Trip never shy away when it comes to “bringing ItThe Big Bad Blues features BFG originals on and tearing it down’’ and classic blues covers. Crossing a musical bridge from “in the present & aware of our environment straight into funk jump the sparks reference points meetsThe Big Bad Blues, as the title suggests, 60/70ish-summer-of-love-psychedelic space travel —a new makeoverfocuses on Gibbons’ lifelong love of the coating...to an otherwise timeless repertoire. YES ... it’s true! blues and rock & roll, showcasing the Power Trip LA is:blues-influenced vocals and guitar licks --Drummer, noise maker and groove machine from Jane’s Addiction /Porno for Pyros’ Stephen Perkins. Also known for his work with many that have together served as the different musical galaxies, Methods of Mayhem, Infectious Grooves, Nine foundation for his numerous hits over Inches Nails, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, etc. the past five decades. --Music royalty heir and top shelf melody maker himself: Alex Alessandroni Jr, known for -musical director /& keyboards roleThe album features 11 tracks balancing behind such artists as Christina Aguilera, Pink, Babyface, Whitney some classic covers like “Rollin’ and Houston, Nelly Furtado, Leann Rimes, Faith Evans, Toni Braxton, Tumblin’” and “Standing Around Natalie Cole, Don Felder, Bobby Brown etc. Crying,” along with some of Billy’s signature new blues originals. --The guitar master, shredder & strummer too! Rafael Moreira of Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Steven @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine Tyler, Cher, Brett Michaels, Alessia Cara, and Paul Stanley’s fame, but also a regular fixture on TV shows likes The Voice and American Idol. --One of a kind Producer/bassist Fabrizio Grossi with a long string of successful and award-winning collaborations with the Supersonic Blues Machine, Steve Vai, Billy F. Gibbons, Eric Gales, George Clinton & P-Funk, Joe Bonamassa, Leslie West, Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Steve Lukather, Glenn Hughes, etc. ….and Garrett Hollbrock on lead vocals. A young name unknown to the public at large, but very much in the radar of producers and session players for his talent and delivery consistency. Fronting himself a few different ensembles, spanning from Acoustic Blue- Grass-Country to Prog –Metal, Garrett has been maki1ng7a s|erPiouas ngamee for ahinmdseslhf aonwd cwaitshePhoiwswewr wTorripwthLA..Ghe-fNouondteaEgrneattewrtinadionwmtoeenntte.brtai zin

New Music Alert:Billy Craig Stephen PearcyHis energy shines brightly as his notoriety continues to grow Best known as the original vocalist and foundingnationally through mainstream media on the Today Show, member of the platinum selling hard rockWSM in Nashville, and many radio shows around the band RATT, Stephen Pearcy is set to release his highlycountry. anticipated fifth solo album, \"View To A Thrill\" on November 9, 2018 on CD/LP/Digital viaLocally Detroit Michigan, he has been featured on Channel 4 Frontiers. Tuesday, Pearcy dropped another new trackWDIV, The Mitch Albom Show, WCSX’s Overeasy Show, from the album 'U Only Live Twice.WYCD’s The Coop Show, featured work for Country RadioHall of Famer Dr. Don of WYCD, Detroit’s Country Radio. View To A Thrill\" includes 11 superb RATT 'n Roll songs written by Stephen Pearcy, together with guitarist ErikHis experience runs long having had performed all over the Ferentinos, that will surely please fans of his last soloUSA/abroad, live on radio and on TV. Performing at countless effort, \"Smash\" as well as fans of his originalvenues from smoke-filled corner bars to the largest outdoor band, RATT.The tracklisting flows perfectly and takes youamphitheaters in his home state of Michigan. Billy has rocked on an audio journey through blistering rockers mixedthe house as a member of legendary rock band Brownsville with slower, more measured numbers. Like RATT'sStation at DTE Energy Music Theater and Freedom Hill as the catalog, this is a record that showcases the art of the riff!special guest of Legendary rock bands Boston, Ted Nugent, Erik Ferentinos is truly Pearcy's secret weapon asEric Burdon to name a few as well as solo acoustic opening displayed by the mind-bending solos on displayfor chart-topping country artist John Michael Montgomery throughout \"View To A Thrill\".and around Southeast Michigan. BAND MEMBERS:As a songwriter, Billy has a flair all his own. His style is unique Stephen Pearcy- Lead Vocalswith well-written storylines and music that is as refreshing as Erik Ferentinos - Guitars, Back Up Vocals, Keysa twist of lime. Having a certain edge to his talent. . . as a Matt Thorne - Bass Guitars, Keys, Back Up Vocalssongwriter, performer, and guitarist and he's not afraid to let Scot Coogan – Drumsthat show. For More Info Visit:His songs have received interest from radio both in the USAand overseas with his first CD, \"This Side of Somewhere\", https://officialstephenpearcy.com/homeincluding his feature summer song, ‘Flip Flops’ airing onNBC’s Today Show. https://www.facebook.com/SEPearcy h@ttGpsN:/o/ttweiEttnert.ecor tma/iSntmepehnent MEPaegaarzcyi n eCurrent third full-length album, \"Psychedelic Rodeo\", is agritty Country with an edge and twist of pop.Check out G-Note Entertainment Magazine’s fullinter1v8iew| Pwaithg eBilly Craig in the February edition.wwww.gw-nwot. Gee-nNteortteaiEnnmteenrtt.baiizn m e n t . b i z

Interview: Bobby Wilson aka Bobby BGetting into the Mix with Kalamazoo As we began our conversation, Bobby mentioned thatMichigan’s Bobby Wilson aka Bobby B. his recent favorite show was the “All Star- Blues Bash” at the Kalamazoo State Theatre featuring Blues legendsG-Note Entertainment Magazine caught up with Bobby Rush, Joe Louis Walker, Wayne Baker Brooks andKalamazoo’s own Blues, Gospel and R & B and Biscuit Shawn Holt. “Man, that was a show!”Miller & The Mix guitarist, Bobby Wilson aka ‘BobbyB’ on a short from touring as he enjoyed the 25th Locally, ‘Bobby B’ has performed with several groupsannual Kalamazoo Blues festival. such as, Touch Band, 24-K, Buddy Libido, Work In Progress, and with the legendary Dr. Bones (the late‘Bobby B.’ is a guitarist as well as a lead and Arnold Langley) & The Skeletones Featuring Lady T.background vocalist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, (Thelma O’Bannon)and moved from Chicago to Kalamazoo, Michigan in1981 because “there wasn’t enough room for me in Bobby reminisced about playing with Dr. Bones and theChicago!” Skeletones “Man, that was an education!” Bobby said. “I learned that your attitude determines your altitudeBobby is currently with the touring Blues band, on really how high you could go with the music and“Biscuit Miller and the Mix” as the lead and rhythm your performance. For me, it was a grooming processguitarist and has been with them since 2010. He from Dr. Bones. He gave me discipline for sureplayed guitar and sang background vocals on Miller’s (chuckling), he taught me how to be resp1o9n|siPblea agnedlatest Album, “Wishbone”. respectable towmwuwsic.Gan-dNtohteepEanyitnegrftaanisntmhaetncta.mbiezoutIn addition to Bobby B on guitar, “The Mix” consists of to see you.”“South Side” Alex Smith also sharing guitar duties, Dr.Love is on drums and Biscuit Miller is on Bass.Wilson’s expansive 40 some-year musical backgroundconsists of gospel, R&B, blues, as well as theatre. Hisextraordinary talent has taken him around the U.S.and abroad, performing with well-known gospelgroups such as, Michigan Nightingales, Heirs ofHarmony, Five Keys, True Life Singers, and the GospelLites of Chicago, Illinois.Additionally, Bobby’s experience as a guitarist led himto the theatre with on-stage plays; The Wiz, Beehive,Tambourines to Glory, Once Upon an Island, TheGhosts of The Blues as Robert Johnson and Just SayYes Lord, which toured throughout the U.S. and theVirgin Islands.One of Wilson’s many accolades include: In May of1999, Bobby was voted Blues Man of the Month bythe Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association. @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

When asked about specifics Bobby said,” Like being prompt and getting to the club or venue early, just in casesomething happened to your car or you got into a traffic jam, making sure I had extra guitar strings and how to engagewith the fans, things like that that I really didn’t too much of.”Bobby B continued to say. “There were times I would get the gig 5 or 10 minutes till, that didn’t fly with him!” As aband leader he made sure we knew about the expected dress code and keeping your equipment up to snuff.”“Keep in mind, also as part of my education as a musician Dr. Bones knew a lot of songs, he could play Frank Sinatra toCountry & Western and everything in between. So, it was great to learn and have that range and diversity as amusician.”G-Note- Bobby, when did you pick up playing the guitar?BB- “I picked up the guitar from my neighbor when I was a child, he had learned to play the guitar in a week and I saidIf he could learn to play in a week, so can I! It’s all based on tunings.”G-Note- Who is your favorite guitarist and what is your favorite guitar to play?BB- “My favorite guitarist is Doc Powell and I really like the sounds of the Heritage Guitar made in Kalamazoo,Michigan and I also enjoy playing the Fender Strat.”G-Note- When you’re not on the road, do you still play your guitar to keep in “shape”?BB- “When I’m home, I’ll be playing guitar in church and will always play in church. Gospel taught me about the Blues,for me, the two crosses over so much that it was natural to go from one musical style to the other without a lot ofproblem gospel had a lot of licks very similar to the Blues, the feel from the heart.”G-Note- Who were your guitar or musical mentors either from Chicago or locally here in Kalamazoo?BB- “I would say Rico McFarland, Ronnie Baker Brooks to name a couple and from gospel tip, I like Ricky Lee, JoeWilliams and Urban Williams that’s from the Battle Creek area. Also, the Gospel Lites, The Mighty Messiahs’. I alwayslike the way they were set up. It’s very much liked a blues band set up.”“I really never tried to copy or emulate someone style or song, I always took a song and make something make it mine.There are guys that will do a B.B. King song like “The Thrill Is Gone” and they do it or try to do it exactly like the record.I make a song and personalize it to me; the people will accept it.”G-Note – Let’s talk a little about your theatrical role as Robert Johnson in the musical play “Ghosts of the Blues”BB- “That’s a lot to live up to for sure, but I approach him as a man and not as a myth as he is sometimes portrayed.The musical consists of me singing “Crossroads”,” Sweet Home Chicago” and “Stop Breaking Down.” I try to do thebest I can, really, you can study Robert Johnson for years to fully understand and appreciate him as an artist, he was sofar ahead of his time and still to this day has a very powerful influence in all of the music that you hear today.”“I have seen where Eric Clapton said when he was filming the movie “Crossroads” that it took him 5 years to get theRobert Johnson technique down.”Bobby continued, “We plan on doing the Ghosts of the Blues musical beginning in Memphis and usually do it 2 to 3times per year throughout the United States.”G-Note- Bobby, you travel all over the U.S. playing Blues music at festivals and other gigs, how are the crowds?20 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

BB- “You know, festivals are always high energy, you give it to ‘em because your time is limited, usually 90 minutes.When you play a club or another venue, the crowd may be smaller but that doesn’t matter, the last note you playmay be your last note forever! What comes from the heart goes to the heart, you have always be serious about it.”“Here’s the good news,” Bobby continued to say, “I’m very optimistic about the genre of Gospel and Blues. There areso many talented and younger group of people that seem to be more accepting of the various influences like Jazz,and R &B into Blues and Gospel.”“A lot of people talk about the changes in music, not just Gospel and Blues, look, the Rock guitar was coming, it’sbeen coming for a long time it was coming since Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and all of the rest of the great guitarist ofthe 60’s and 70’s, it depends on the expression of the artist as they play.”G-Note- How would a Blues festivals or Blues association gain newer audience members?BB- “Education, it’s about go get ‘em early like in elementary school, it’s just as much about history as it is the music.What people don’t realize or think about is Rap and Hip Hop and all of it started from Blues and Gospel, people tendto think of it as sad music, not true, Blues can be up temple and up beat just like people’s attitudes on a warm sunnyday!”Look for Bobby B. along with Biscuit Miller and the Mix by checking out their webs site at: www.biscuitmiller.com@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 21 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

New Music Alert: Dom Flemons.“Dom Flemons Presents Black Cowboys” sheds a light on the music, culture, and thecomplex history of the golden era of the Wild West. In this single volume of music, the firstof its kind, Dom Flemons explores and reanalyzes this important part of our Americanidentity.The songs and poems featured on the album are meant to take the listener on anilluminating journey from the trails to the rails of the old west. This is a century old storythat follows the footsteps of the thousands of African American pioneers that helped buildthe United States of America.”Dom Flemons provides an essential component to the canon of music of America’s Old West.Through seldom-recorded as well as original compositions — accompanied by excellent linernotes —, Black Cowboys places the important contributions and participation of African-American, Native American, and Mexican men and women into rightful historical context.Outstanding recording.—-Stephanie P. Ledgin Author, Discovering Folk Music22 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

New Music Alert: Liz Longley ACCLAIMED SUGAR HILL RECORDS SINGER/SONGWRITER LIZ LONGLEY TO PREMIERE VIDEO OF NEW SONG: ‘CAN’T HELP MYSELF’ ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16NASHVILLE – Talented singer/songwriter Liz Longley is getting ready to premiere the video of her new song, Can’tHelp Myself, on Friday November 16.The Sugar Hill Records artist and resident of Nashville is excited about her latest effort. “I spend a lot of time on thecraft of songwriting,” said Longley. “I’m very proud of both the song and the video for ‘Can’t Help Myself’.”In the short time since her graduation from Boston’s renowned Berklee College of Music, acoustic singer-songwriterLiz Longley has assembled quite an impressive resume.While best known for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice, Liz has quickly built a reputation as an accomplishedsongwriter, crafting intimately personal portraits through her music.Liz's ever-expanding fan base is not the only group to acknowledge her talent.In 2010 alone, Liz took home top prizes at some of the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country; theBMI John Lennon Songwriting Scholarship Competition, the International Acoustic Music Awards and the RockyMountain Folk Fest Songwriting Competition.Follow Liz Longley at: https://www.lizlongley.comFacebook link: https://www.facebook.com/LizLongleyMusic/YouTube Link – When You’ve Got Trouble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM4tDPSPtp0@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 23 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

125 S. Kalamazoo Mall | Kalamazoo, MI 49007 | 269.384.6756 |http://www.uniondowntown.com/Mon-Thurs 11:00am-11:00pm | Fri 11:00am-1:00am | Sat Noon-1:00am300 E. Water St., @GNoteEntertainmentMagazineKalamazoo,Michigan, 49007Mon-Thurs 11a-Mid, Fri 11a-2a,Sat 10a-2a, Sun10a-Mid(269) 210-0075 24 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Interview: Eclectic PDX Artist: Nick ArnesonEDM Artist – Nick Arneson He started writing this album after releasing a short EP that he was almost immediately dissatisfied with. “I triedBy Nick Hatzinikolis to mix it all myself before I was ready to do so, it’s sloppy and out there forever, haha” only sort of(PORTLAND, OR) - Eclectic PDX based musician and laughing. ‘Midlife Crisis’, his 7.5 song album set for anproducer Nick Arneson announces the upcoming August 17th release turned into an obsession. “I was inAugust 17th release of his album ‘Midlife Crisis’. The the Barn every night for 2 months, most nights notfirst single “Once” and full album will be previewed coming in until after 1 am.” “My wife is very supportive,next week ahead of the Friday worldwide release. and she’s used to me not sleeping a whole lot.”Portland native Nick Arneson is set to release his His songs have the backbone of someone obsessed withlatest album ‘Midlife Crisis” on Friday, August 17th. As rhythm and the movement that “music needs to have.”a 30-something singer-songwriter, producer and Lyrically, he tries to infuse layers into his lyrics, so on themedia creative, Arneson is unusually enthusiast surface anyone can move along to a straight-ahead rocktowards the unconventional, and has set some bold song. Deeper “treasures” lie at or below the surface forplans into play to promote his album. The 7.5 track those looking for a little more challenge. “When I firstrelease will be followed-up by a recently announced started, I was embarrassed to talk about my songsseries of invite-only “Live from The Barn” shows that meaning, though that changed once my wife told mecan also be streamed online for those outside the PDX that she thought all the songs were about her!” He hadregion. As Arneson’s favorite place to write and to set that record straight, as “they are mostly about myrecord, ‘Midlife Crisis’ was also produced and mixed own self-loathing nature and the weight of being 39.”inside The Barn located in the Portland area. “Shit gets pretty real when you’re juggling this much.” He compares his life to running a small em25pi|reP. a g eArneson’s brand of indie rock is dominant in areas ofunease and vulnerability, touching lyrically on topics www.G-NoteEntertainment.bizrelating to what he describes as “real life, adult shit”while blending complex layers of instruments toconvey his emotion and passion for songwriting. In arecent review, No Depression described his music as“soulful indie tracks” being “an ode to getting olderand all the responsibilities that come with it”. “Hislyrics are reflective and enthralling”. ‘Midlife Crisis’will be available August 17th via most digital serviceproviders including Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes.About Nick Arneson:Nick Arneson is restless. To say the 39-year-old has ahard time sitting in one place for any amount of timeis an understatement (let’s just say he taps endlessly).With his two kids, career and wife it’s a wonder hehasn’t thrown in the towel on music. “I have more towrite about, the more real my life gets” he states –not lamenting, more pointing out matter-of-factly. “Ihave a lot of friends who completely called it quitsafter turning 30,” he continues, “that’s when I startedwriting.@” GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

What does Arneson hope to get out of this? “I want to get it out, like most artists.” “I also want people my age to havesomeone they can relate to,” he gets serious for a moment, “we arguably have more to write about than your averageangsty 20-year-old, and our generation is largely looked over as the creative juggernaut that we are.”“Also, I really like smoking weed in the Barn and recording music,” he smirks, sarcastically (almost everything thatcomes out of his mouth is sarcastic, a trait some find difficult to deal with) “even if no one ever liked a single lick, I’dlikely still be out here.”His new album ‘Midlife Crisis’ was released on August 17th, and Arneson will be doing a series of “live from the Barn”concerts via various social media platforms to celebrate.G-Note Entertainment Magazine recently talked to Nick Arneson from his Portland Oregon home.G-Note- Thank you Nick for spending some time with us today, for those that may be familiar with you, can you give usthe beginning of your musical career and how it has led to your new release ‘Mid Life Crisis’?NA- “Be happy to, I am from Portland and still live here with my wife and daughters, I have been involved in playingmusic since I was 4 or 5 years old. I hated playing the piano! (Chuckling) I started playing the drums in high school, andthat seems to be my calling. I got to be pretty decent at it in a very short time.”“I played the drums and toured in a punk rock band called ‘Paint By Numbers’ which had a pretty nice following in the‘Emo- Rock’ culture. That band broke up, because of all of the touring and the amount of time in a RV together, we’reall still good friends.”“I went on the play in a band in Portland called ‘The Greater Mid-West’ it was a better band but didn’t have the samefollowing was the other band, so we played locally and was developing a good following as well, but the lead singerended up quitting the band to take of his old man in Indiana.”“During that whole time, I was also learning how to play guitar, and re-honing my piano chops and recommitting myselfto music theory and figuring all of the shit out again. I like to be in charge, it’s part of my personality. I don’t like beingin the back seat and as a drummer, that’s where you are. I have always had the drive and ambition to create somethingof my own, I have written poetry pretty much most of my life, as a grown man saying that out loud sounds weird!(Laughing) When you put the words of your poetry in a song form, it begins to get a life, then it’s just about working itand re-working it to it comes out the way you like it.”G-Note- Let’s fast-forward to your new album, ‘Mid Life Crisis’ is this a personal story?NA- “I was intending to have the album done in about 6 months and it took me about a year because I kept going backand re singing parts or adding this or changing that. I can honestly say that this is the best work I have put out with theabilities that I have, I played almost every instrument on it but I did bring in a bass player friend of mine to help out, butI sweated over every little detail until I was happy with the final effort.”“As a theme in my life, I really don’t have a filter, but I do have a career, a wife and kids so I have to be aware that I’mnot 22 years old anymore, so I can’t be honest and sing a heartbreak or the world ending because my girlfriend left me,you know? I approach it from what I see looking out the window today, the calamity, and social dysfunction, thepolitical landscape. I have this burning in my belly, I can’t explain it to you but it’s there and it’s raging inside of me.”“I remember as a kid, we had this set of expectation to live up to, I remember my mom saying to me after I got out ofcollege saying to me ‘You have 5 years to go and do this music thing, then it’s back to getting a real job. I know a lot ofcreative people that feel the same way, there is this internal drive to do something meaningful in an artistic way.”“Let’s be honest, the excitement and appetite to go out on the road and eat really bad food and lose a lot a sleep forso-so money tends to loses it’s luster as we get older, that’s the theme that runs through my music and that’s who Iam, one thing about the album, it’s no bullshit, there’s not a single syllable or authentic. It’s me in song form.”G-Note- That’s not something I hear very often, I admire you for your courage to talk about topics in your music andare not commercial or mainstream in the music industry.NA- “Well, I appreciate that! The thing is, if somebody likes my music, great, if nobody likes my music, still ok, I am notchanging how I approach crafting a song, I was thinking the other night, if it’s this much fun with all of the nice wordsand f2e6ed| bPacakgoen this album so far, just think how much better it would be to a wide audience.”“I’mwalwwawy.sGd-aNydorteeaEmnintgearbtaoiunt mmuesnict,.bI riuzn off to a little cubby somewhe@reGaNnodtjeoEt dnotwenrtsaoimnemlyernictsMorahguamzina eguitarline

line, these is something going in my head. I’ll put a reference to it for you, I think about sex about 7 times a minute, Ithink about music probably 15-20 times a minute, it never stops!”G-Note- After the 20 plus years of hard work, would you consider this effort your ‘overnight’ success album?NA- “Yeah, I think so, like I said earlier, I always wanted to be in charge and have my own band. For years, I was the onethat booked the tours, I hired bass players and got into yelling matches with the venue manager when they didn’t wantto pay us. I was the guy that was not afraid to step out and say something if it needed to be said, so this is a good test tosee what happens when I have complete charge of a project, I say that this album is my Sistine Chapel.”G-Note- How tough is it to have a family and balance all of what it is that do you personally as well as professionally?NA- “I have the best wife! We have been married for 11 years and have 2 kids 5 and 9. As they say, I ‘married up’ my wifeis a doctor that treats the very needy and street people, she is my hero! My kids are everything! The first song on thealbum is about the love you have and how you can’t run away from that love, they make me very happy!”“I’ll be honest with you; the future is in our country say in 20 years is so scary to think about and I worry for them or say50 years from now what will happen. Here I brought in to the world these 2 beautiful souls in and it keeps me up at nightand it scares the shit out of me.”Find out more at www.nickarnesonmusic.com PHOTO BY NICK ARNESON@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 27 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Supporting Our Community About the Paw Paw Village PlayersIn 1969, a group of 16 people with a love of theater and a desire to entertain got together to form atheater company that has endured and prospered for over 45 years. The original group includingsuch locals as Charley and Mary Burkett, Bob Bennett, Patsy Sunstrand, Felix Racette, Judy and RonSchincariol and Dave and Jan Wilder received permission from the Community Schools Program toproduce plays at the old Michigan Ave School which is now the Freshwater Community Church.Receiving the money to pay for the play’s royalties, this small group performed “The Silver Whistle”as their first endeavor.With a positive response from the community for local theater and good, clean fun, the group wasoff and running.Although over 45 years have passed, this non-profit community theater group continues to evolveand grow with new talent and some old-time wisdom provided by founding members. Plans forfresh and exciting plays are foremost on the agenda for the current Board of Directors. As everynew season presents a new schedule of plays, the group effort involved in each production is awork of art. PAW PAW VILLAGE PLAYERS 600 E. MICHIGAN AVENUE Mail: P.O. Box 22 PAW PAW, MI 49079 1.269.657.7529 On the Freshwater Mainstage Providing the finest in Family Entertainment since 1969While you are there, check out ‘All Stirred Up!’ And pick up some tasty treats!28 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

In MemoriamJefferson Airplane Co-Founder Marty BalinBorn Martyn Jerel Buchwald, Balin was a struggling folk guitarist on the San Francisco scene when he formed a band with Paul Kantner after meeting the 12-string guitarist at a hootenanny. They met up with guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, bassist Jack Casady, drummer Skip Spence and singer Signe Toly Anderson and cut their 1966 debut LP Jefferson Airplane Takes Off. They developed a strong following around the budding San Franciscorock scene but became nationwide superstars in 1967 when Anderson left the group and was replaced by Grace Slick. The cause of death is unknown at this time.@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 29 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

In MemoriamGeoff Emerick, Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, Dies at 72Other than George Martin, he was the behind-the-scenes brains that helped shape the band's sound — particularly, the weird ones.Geoff Emerick, the Beatles chief recording engineer who worked on some of the band’s most seminal albums, has died according to his manager William Zabaleta. He was 72 and believed to have suffered a heart attack.Said Zabaleta in a statement to Variety: “Today at around 2’o’clock, I was makingmy way back from Arizona to Los Angeles to pick up Geoff so we could transportsome gold records and platinum plaques to our show in Tucson. While on thephone, he had complications and dropped the phone. I called 911, but by the timethey got there, it was too late. Geoff suffered from heart problems for a long timeand had a pacemaker. … When it’s your time it’s your time. We lost a legend and30 | P a g e a best friend to me and a mentor.”www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

In MemoriamChicago Blues Legend- Otis RushLegendary Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush, whose passionate,jazz-tinged music influenced artists from Carlos Santana and EricClapton to the rock band Led Zeppelin, died Saturday at the age of84, his longtime manager said.Rush succumbed to complications from a stroke he suffered in2003, manager Rick Bates said.Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, Rush settled in Chicago as anadult and began playing the local clubs, wearing a cowboy hat andsometimes strumming his guitar upside down for effect.@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 31 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Random Facts – November The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old! A coyote can hear a mouse moving underneath a foot of snow. Bolts of lightning can shoot out of an erupting volcano. New York drifts about one inch farther away from London each year. The U.S. dollar bill can be folded approximately 4,000 times in the same place before it will tear. A sneeze travels about 100 miles per hour. Earth has traveled more than 5,000 miles in the past 5 minutes. It would take a sloth one month to travel one mile. 10% of the World’s population is left handed. A broken clock is right two times every day. According to Amazon, the most highlighted books on Kindle arew32wt|whP.eGa -gBNeiobtleeE,nttheretaSintmevenet.Jboizbs biography, and T@hGeNHotueEnngteerrtaGinammeentsM. agazine

Heavy Metal Feature: RavenRAVEN Announce North American Tour! In between recording a scorching new studio album and a European tour opening for Saxon, NWoBHM legends RAVEN have announced a 27 date North American tour with ExtinctionAD and Mobile Deathcamp providing support. The tour begins on November 1st in Houston, TX and runs through December 1st in Jonesboro, GA.\"We are firing on all cylinders right now in Europe and are looking forward to blasting out a revised headline set with a few surprises!\" says front man and bassist John Gallagher.For More Info Including Tour Information Visitwww.ravenlunatics.comhttps://www.facebook.com/ravenbandofficial/https://www.facebook.com/steamhammerofficial@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 33 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Q G-Note Entertainment Magazine Exclusive! Q & A with the legendary, Arlo Guthrie G-Note Entertainment Magazine had the opportunity to have a ‘Q & A’ interview with Arlo Guthrie ahead of his appearance at the Kalamazoo State Theatre on Nov. 2nd.Q) Thank you for your time today, as you make your way to Kalamazoo MI. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre on Nov.2nd in support of the ‘Alice’s Restaurant Tour’ what is the take away or thing you want them to think about as theaudience listens to the story telling of your songs?A) I just hope everyone enjoys themselves. It is, after all, supposed to be entertaining.Q) As you perform your timeless songs and share stories from the stage, do you feel a ‘connection’ with the audienceand them with you?A) Every night is different. Some nights we’re connected more than other nights. Obviously, most folks coming to anevent want to be there to begin with. That helps.(Follow up) Does it matter what the age group of the audience is?A) My audiences have always been multigenerational. I inherited some of the older folks from my father and guys likePete Seeger who I worked with for decades. Then there’s my peers, who are older now. They tend to bring along theirkids and grandkids and their friends.Q) As we approach the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock, what has changed or has stayed the same in the world?A) That’s a book, not a question.(Follow up) Are the emotions and the messages of the songs of the era of the Woodstock still relevant today?A) Well, they’re certainly relevant to people for whom they mean something. For most people my songs probablyaren’3t 4ev|ePn kangoewn let along relevant.Q) Whwawt hwa.sGb-eNeonttehEe nmtoesrttsauirnpmriseinngt.tbhinzg about the staying power of y@oGurNmoutseiEc?ntertainmentMagazine

A) The songs I’ve written were never meant to be ‘popular music.’ No one writes a 20-minute monologue expectingradio play, for example. My songs grew out of a respect for traditional folk music. Songs that told stories or weresing able for people (like me) who had no voice training. The bulk of my material is already mostly forgotten, butthere’s a few songs in there that have stuck around. That’s surprising.(Follow up) Did you ever expect to be still singing, storytelling and playing the songs from the ‘early days’?A) If you’re around long enough, you get to pick and choose the best stuff written over a long period of time. Ididn’t expect to be around this long in person, let alone still traveling around and doing shows. The show today hassome of the old songs, and some newer ones as well.Q) I have seen where you have been asked about your childhood interests, do you still do photography from theroad? What are some of the more interesting things you have captured on ‘film’, do you plan on doing a tourdocumentary on your travels or put them into book form?A) I enjoy taking photographs. But, I’m not a professional. It’s just fun. Everything from landscapes, venues andpeople end up as subjects. I have put together a book of some of the more interesting stuff, but it hasn’t beenreleased to the public.Q) You have your son Abe and daughter Sarah on tour with you, as you travel around the country, do get howimportant you and your songs are to people?A) That’s a question better asked of them.(Follow up) Have they been surprised by the reaction to your songs?A) They’ve been helping me out and performing with me for decades, so there’s probably not a lot of surprisesthere.Q) When your mother told you to get a backup plan in case the music ‘thing’ didn’t work out, what would havebeen plan B or C?A) Plan B - Forest Ranger, Plan C - BartenderQ) If you had the opportunity to change something in the world, what would it be?A) The father back you stand, the more perfect the world seems to be as it is. So, I tend to stand quite a ways back.Q) Do you think in terms of legacy, legacy with you, your father and your children?A) Only when under the influence.Q) Can you and your music still make a difference in the world in the next 50 – 100 years?A) As far as I’m concerned, everything makes a difference, not just me. Every grain of sand, every bird, everyperson makes a difference.Q) What is the best and worst thing about being Arlo Guthrie?A) Someone had to be me, and I guess I volunteered at some point. The best thing about being me was knowingthat the worst thing wasn’t too bad.Q) Thank you again for your time, any final thoughts on anything that you would like to share?A) Not that I can think of. We’re just rolling down the highway and I need another cup of coffee!Thank you again for your time and consideration Mr. Guthrie! Looking forward to seeing you in Kalamazoo. 35 | P a g e@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

Heavy Metal Feature: TetrarchTetrarch’s lead guitarist Diamond Rowe has officially become the very firstAfrican American female METAL/HARD ROCK LEAD GUITARIST to befeatured in major industry publications and press.This is a tremendous accomplishment and we are so excited for her and theopportunities that we are receiving these days with our new album FREAK.Thank you to all the press that has given us mention this year and continueto support us on our journey. It does not go unappreciated and thank you toall of you. We couldn’t do these things alone.This is only the beginning of something huge. Watch and see. Today - we’vemade history.For more information on Tetrarch go to: www.tetrarch.comCheck out G-Note Entertainment Magazine’s interview with Heavy Metalguitarist and pioneer, Diamond ‘Tetrarch’ Rowe in the November 2017Ed3it6io| Pnaagte: www. g-noteentertainment.bizwww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

Rock & Roll Feature: John Diva & The Rockets Of Love What started some six years ago as an 80s rock show paying tribute to icons such as Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith and Bon Jovi has long developed into a hot, autonomous act with fantastic songs and an impressive stage show: John Diva & The Rockets Of Love, a flamboyant rock band in true 80s style, graced with a talent for breathing fresh air into the classic rock music genre, arescheduled to release their debut album Mama Said Rock Is Dead on Steamhammer/SPV on February8, 2019. November 23rd will see the arrival of their lead single 'Lolita', supported by a congenial videoclip featuring scantily clad girls and sunny beach scenes. The second single 'Rock´n`Roll Heaven' is due on January 18th. The twelve songs were produced by Michael Voss (Mad Max, Michael Schenker, among others), with Chris von Rohr (Krokus, Gotthard) involved as creative supervisor. Alongside frontman John Diva as the musical and visual focus, the band includes guitarists SnakeRocket and J.J. Love, bassist Remmie Martin and drummer Lee Stingray Jr. John Diva & The Rockets Of Love have performed their spectacular shows in recent years in front of thousands of fans, three times at the Wacken Open Air (2014, 2015 and 2018), at the 2016 Turock Festival in Essen and at the Hamburg Harley Days in summer 2018, among others. In view of the upcoming releases, John Diva & The Rockets Of Love look forward to a fruitfulcollaboration with SPV: \"Our shelves are chock-a-block with countless important albums that came out on Steamhammer in recent years. So, in a way we've arrived exactly where we belong!\"@ G N o t e E n t e r t a i n m e n t M a g a z i n ewww.johndiva.com 37 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

New Music Alert: Greta Van FleetFiring twin barrels of arena-rock muscle and moving melodies, Greta Van Fleetis a modern rock & roll band rooted in the genre's strongest traditions: super-sized hooks, raw riffage and the sweeping vocals of a front man who was bornto wail.The four-piece formed in Frakenmuth, Michigan, just outside of Detroit,where 20-year-old twin brothers Josh and Jake Kiszka began playing showswith their 17 year-old younger brother, Sam, and 17 year-old family friendDanny Wagner.Holding their practices in the Kiszka family garage and road-testing their songsonstage throughout Michigan, the four became a band of brothers whosesongs mix classic chops with the thrill of teenage angst.From sing-along choruses to fiery guitar solos, Greta Van Fleet rounds up ahighlight reel of rock & roll heroics. These guys aren't revivalists; they'relooking ahead, breathing new life into a sound that's blasted out of cardashboards and living room stereos for decades. 38 | P a g ewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz @GNoteEntertainmentMagazine

The Lerner Theatre EventsLittle River Band November 3 Chonda Pierce November 11 Through the '70s and '80s, LRB enjoyed Chonda Pierce, the Queen of Clean Comedy, huge chart success with multi-platinum is back for another HILARIOUS tour this fall! albums and chart topping hits like: \"Reminiscing,\" \"Cool Change,\" \"Lonesome Chonda Pierce: Still Laughing with special Loser,\" \"The Night Owls,\" \"Take It Easy On guest Karyn Williams will be coming to Me,\" \"Help Is on Its Way,\" \"Happy Elkhart on November 11th for a night of Anniversary,\" \"We Two,\" \"Man On Your laughter, praise, and fellowship so grab your Mind,\" \"The Other Guy,\" and \"It's A Long girls and join us for a night you won’t soon Way There.\" Worldwide album, CD sales forget! Special VIP tickets as well as Group and digital downloads now top 30 million Discounts are available for this event. and LRB has set a record for having had Top 10 hits for 6 consecutive years – In VIP Information: fact, they were the very first band to • The best seats in the house achieve that remarkable status! • Pre-show meet and greet with Chonda • Commemorative VIP Pass According to BMI, \"Reminiscing\" has • $5 off $25 or more on Chonda merchandise garnered rare status with over 5 million airplays on American radio, and “Lady\" is (valid at show only) close behind with over 4 million airplays. • VIP-only crowd-free shopping • Must arrive by 5:15PM Doors open at 7:00PM Show starts 8:00PM Reserved Seating RESERVED SEATING $59.85 $52 VIP $49.85 $29.50 39 | P a g e @GNoteEntert$a3i5n.8m5 entMagazine www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

40 | P a g e @GNoteEntertainmentMagazinewww.G-NoteEntertainment.biz

@GNoteEntertainmentMagazine 41 | P a g e www.G-NoteEntertainment.biz