Only One Week Until The 4th Annual Hot Blues And BBQ Oxford, Michigan

June 17, 2008 - PRLog -- Curly’s BBQ, the Village of Oxford, and the Detroit Blues Society are excited to announce that the 4th annual HOT BLUES AND BBQ is just one weeks away! It will be held on Saturday June 21, 2008, from 12pm to 12am, in beautiful Scripter Park, in the Village of Oxford, Michigan.
 
According to festival producer and Detroit Blues Society President Steve Allen, this festival is a great value for the customer and provides a weekend alternative to travel when faced with $4 per gallon gas. This event provides lots of family fun with retail vendors, swimming, picnicking, and a playground.
 
The Detroit Blues Challenge
This Detroit Blues Challenge is a preliminary round where the overall judged winner will move on to the Challenge Finals in November and wins a cash prize. In 2007, 9 preliminary rounds were staged plus the Finals. In 2008, there will be 5 rounds plus the Finals.
 
In this round of the Challenge, the competitors will be (along with their performance times):

MULEDRIVE (12:00 pm)
CARL CABALLERO BAND (12:40pm)
PAUL MILES BAND (1:20pm)
REVEREND ROBERT SEXTON’S ALLSTAR BLUES REVUE (2:00pm)

Each Band will play 1, 30-minute set of original music, and will be judged by a panel of music professionals, in accordance with International Blues Challenge rules, to determine an overall winner of this round.
 
HOT BLUES AND BBQ 2008
Hot Blues and BBQ 2008 will feature spectacular Blues performances from a star-studded cast of musicians from across the USA. Along with the musical performances, the event also features BBQ Vendors and the Hubert Distributors/Bud Light Beer Garden, Tickets are on sale and are just $8 in advance and $10 at the gate. Tickets are available online at www.hotbluesandbbq.com, at Art and Dick’s Party Store, at the Village of Oxford Offices, the Oxford Tap, and at Great Lakes Mercantile in Downtown Oxford. Children under 12 are always free.
 
The musical lineup in 2008 looks like a who’s who of Blues music and will feature (along with their performance times):

JAM SAMICH (3:00pm)
ARGENTUCKY BLUES (4:00pm)
LESTER HAMBONE (5:00pm)
2007 Detroit Blues Challenge Winners – the MIKE ESPY BAND w/ YAKETY YAK (6:00pm)
2007 Detroit Blues Challenge Winners – the FRONT STREET BLUES BAND (7:00pm)
HARMONICA SHAH and the WILL RIOT BAND (8:00pm)
MEASURED CHAOS (9:00pm)
Dual 2008 Blues Music Award Winner, WATERMELON SLIM AND THE WORKERS (10:00pm)
 
Event / Media Contact:
Steven J. Allen – DBS President
40 Burdick Woods Ct.
Oxford, MI 48371
Telephone:(248) 249-5287
Email sallen8961@aol.com

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