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Armadillo
Jump
has had the great fortune to be associated with and/or encouraged
by several organizations in the Twin Cities and Minnesota. These organizations
are a true credit to keeping the blues alive in Minnesota and around
the world. We have listed a few below and the list keeps growing.
Please take some time to check them out, and if you are so inclined,
to join or support them in a way that is right for you |
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Greater
Twin Cities Blues Music Society -will seek opportunities
to
- research and document the history of local blues music;
- to chart the evolution of the blues community located in the Twin
Cities region of Minnesota;
- to teach, interpret, archive, catalog and otherwise preserve the
history of blues music in this metro region;
- to provide learning opportunities related to this American-roots
music genre; and
- to enhance and celebrate the existing blues music environment
in the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of the State of Minnesota.
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KFAI - Community
Radio - Hosting Blues music shows every weekday from 3-6.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, as well as, Saturday evenings.
People like: Jackson Buck, Harold Tremblay, Lolly Obeda, Jacqueline
Madddix, and many more.... |
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Minnesota Blues
On Stage - Ray Stiles hosts this nationally acclaimed web site
with a flair for the blues. He has THE MOST usefull information when
it comes to the local blues scene.Winner of the "Keep the Blues
Alive Award": presented by the Blues Foundation for:
"Achievement for Blues on the Internet" |
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TwinCitiesBlues.com
is designed as a community run blog which will feature videos, interviews,
music reviews, artist profiles, a musicians guide and a community
web forum to discuss all things related to Blues music within Minnesota.
TwinCitiesBlues.com
will be transforming into a full featured web sited dedicated to the
great Minnesota Blues Music Scene. TwinCitiesBlues.com will
also pay tribute to all the hardworking, underpaid and very talented
musicians who have called Minnesota home. |
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TC Music Net |
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TC Muzique
- TC Muzique is a cable TV show from the Twin Cities. TC Muzique has
been promoting local music since 1988. This amazing show is the longest
running "Live Music Show" cablecast in our nation. It cablecasts
from the Minneapolis Telecommunications Network, located in Southeast
Minneapolis on Thursday nights from 8:30-9:30 PM. The show has been
a success for 18 years. This all thanks to the volunteer staff who give
their time to work on the show running the audio, video, and lighting |
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City Pages' Minnesota
Music Directory is the music industry's reference guide.
Used by musicians, music professionals, industry people and music
enthusiasts alike, the Minnesota Music Directory serves as a vital
guide and contact book to Minnesota music. |
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MidWest Music
is a web site providing information and links for many local music
groups. There is also much information about the legandary local group
"Gypsy"..
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Pick
it up at a location near you |
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Twin Cities Blues
News , a monthly blues periodical was first published in February
1996, was just a few pages long and featured guitarist Mic McCormick
on the cover. This free publication has since grown both in size and
circulation and is offered at over 130 locations around the Twin Cities
area, as well as many regional locations.
A special thanks to publisher Kurt Koehler for having the vision and
fortitude to make the Twin Cities Blues News one of the finer regional
blues publications available. |
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Blues Foundation |
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Bayfront Blues Festival |
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Year of the Blues |
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Skyward Impressions - the
company that makes the AJ bandanas |
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A photgrapher friend that captured AJ at the Taste of Minnesota 2004 |
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A place to locate singers and songwritters |
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This is the web site
for "Let's be frank". Frank Kohler - Bar
Manger at Neumann's Bar
Frank and Tim are currently working on original Blues/Rock tunes and
preparing to put out a CD and hit the clubs. Take a look around the
site and visit the links for some of our friends and favorite bands
web sites. Also visit the music page to hear some of the new songs |
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