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So we look just a little different, huh?  We were having more and more trouble with our old service provider, so we finally switched to a new host, new server, and upgraded all our software to the latest versions.  Over the past couple of weeks, the amount of time that the site has been down had just gotten out of hand, and the service provider didn't seem to be willing to alleviate the problem.  The old "theme" didn't behave too well with the upgrades, so we picked a new one.  (I should say, "I" picked a new one, so if you don't like it, it's all my fault.)  We may make some more changes too the look, but all the old stuff should be there.  Hopefully this will keep the site up and give more room to grow in the future (wink!)

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With JJ's latest release, Roll On he is doing a solo tour  - sadly these are all West Coast and none in Europe but it will be good to hear Roll On anyway

If you are lucky enough to be over on the West Coast then maybe one of these date will be near to you

Check  the JJ Cale website at http://jjcale.com/ for more information about the tour and album release

3/27 – McCabe’s, Santa Monica, CA

3/28 – McCabe’s, Santa Monica, CA

3/29 – Belly Up, Solona Beach, CA

3/30 – Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA

4/1 – Mystic Theatre, Petaluma, CA

4/2 – Bimbo’s, San Francisco, CA

4/3 – Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA

4/5 – WOW Hall, Eugene, OR

4/6 – Aladdin Theatre, Portland, OR

4/7 – Triple Door, Seattle, WA

4/8 – Triple Door, Seattle, WA

4/10 – Capilano College, Vancouver, BC

4/11 – Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria, BC

4/13 - Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre, Medford, OR

4/14 - Paradise Performing Arts Center, Paradise, CA

4/15 - Tower Theatre, Fresno, CA

"LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday of complications from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle accident, the band said. He was 46."

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/132/story/138140.html

The following message has appeared on the MusicFest web site:

"Doc let us know on Tuesday that he will not be able to attend MusicFest this year.  He wants you to know that he is sincerely disappointed that he is unable to be with you on Saturday.  Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he recovers"

Here's a link to the MusicFest Site