Laurie Morvan Band wins "2008 Blues Artist on the Rise"

Laurie Morvan Band named Winner  "2008 Blues Artist on the Rise"!

Blues Festival Guide announced the winner of their "2008 Blues Artist on the Rise" contest on May 2, 2008 in their weekly newsletter which goes out to over 16,000 blues fans around the world.  The Laurie Morvan Band was chosen over 230 other great bands in the contest.  First, weekly winners were chosen for spotlighting in the BFG Newsletters, then the overall winner was chosen from those bands.  Thanks Blues Festival Guide!

The Laurie Morvan Band is based in southern California and regular travels all throughout the state. Special note to MIDWEST FANS: check the band's website calendar, the LMB is touring the midswest this summer in July/ August.  Look for a date near you

Laurie Morvan Band
www.LaurieMorvan.com 

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Laurie Morvan - 2 shows with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

The Laurie Morvan Band hand-picked for 2 SoCal shows with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers!

Thur. 4/17, Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Fri. 4/18, Canyon Club, Agoura Hills, CA

John Mayall has released 55 albums and has worked with some of the most talented musicians in the world:  Eric Clapton & Jack Bruce (went on to Cream), Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green (all in Fleetwood Mac), Walter Trout, and Coco Montoya have all played in the Bluesbreakers.

Visit the LMB Calendar for tickets and show details:  www.LaurieMorvan.com

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Modern Guitars Magazine features Laurie Morvan

2/29/08 - Modern Guitars Magazine features Laurie Morvan!

Brian D. Holland of Modern Guitars Magazine has written an excellent feature article on Laurie Morvan to go along with his June 2007 interview of her. Not only did Brian do a great job of researching Laurie's music, we commend him for taking the time to really "get it". You can go over to the Modern Guitars website and read the article to find out all kinds of great info about Laurie you may not have known.

Click here to check out Modern Guitars feature story on Laurie Morvan

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2008 FINALIST at International Blues Challenge!

The results are in for the Laurie Morvan Band at the International Blues Challenge!

2008 FINALIST - Live Band Competition
2008 FINALIST - Best Self-Produced CD Competition

The Laurie Morvan Band was the ONLY band to advance to the FINALS of both the Live Band and Best Self-Produced CD competitions. The official IBC merchandiser (bandVillage) said our new CD, Cures What Ails Ya, was 2nd in CD sales revenues out of all 160 acts at the IBC...so it looks like the fans made their choice clearly known!

The Laurie Morvan Band quickly became one of the "buzz bands" of the IBC. The word out on Beale Street was "You better go see the Laurie Morvan Band while you can!" The LMB had a really good crowd for their Thursday night show at Alfred's, but you should have seen the Friday night crowd! By the time the Laurie Morvan Band hit the stage, Alfred's was packed to gills. The MC jokingly said "Wow there are a lot of people here! I guess we know why...here's the Laurie Morvan Band!" Then the LMB rocked the roof right off the joint! After the LMB set, the audience thinned right back out. It was an incredible night.

There was an independent film crew making a documentary of the IBC for the Blues Foundation. Laurie was honored when they chose to film the Friday night show and do a big interview with her. The band met so many nice people, from fans to festival bookers to DJs to Blues Society folks, etc.

We are still getting organized from everything that happened. When we have pictures and video up, we will let you know.

Another big thank you to everyone who helped the Laurie Morvan Band get to Memphis (in particular John & Lynn Parker of the Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society). Because of you, we were able to make a very big splash in Memphis and now the Blues World has become aware of who we are. We hope we made you all proud. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!

Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society
Kathy and Mooki G
LMB Fans at the Blue Dog 12/8/07
Mike Hamilton
Katie Kehlenbach & Luis Herrera
Rita & Bud King
Blue Dog Bartenders
LMB Fans at the Blue Dog 1/12/08
Pam & Bryant Juge
Debbie Willis
LMB fans at Arcadia Blues Club
John Alarcon
Stephanie Hopson
Steve Burton
Vanessa (at Bacchus' show)
Suzy Reed
LMB Fans at Cozy's
Bruce & Fleury Laycook
GemTone Records
LMB Fans at Patrick's II
Brendan Ryan

Laurie Morvan Band
www.LaurieMorvan.com

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Sittin’ in with Walter Trout

Walter Trout is a great musician and a wonderful human being.  If you haven't seen him yet...get yourself to one of his shows!  I feel honored that Walter is an advocate of my music.

Here's a photo of me sittin' in with Walter in Huntington Beach, CA on Jan. 5, 2008.

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San Diego Union Tribune picks Laurie Morvan Band!

The San Diego Union Tribune has a section called "Essentials: What to watch for this week"

For music this week they chose the Laurie Morvan Band!  Here is what they had to say:

RED HOT BLUES

The rank of talented female blues guitar slingers is happily growing, as fans of Laurie Morvan can attest. A gifted singer-songwriter and a fleet guitarist who rarely overplays, this Long Beach-based dynamo heads a spunky, no-nonsense band. Together, they ably perform such fetching Morvan originals as the country-rock tinged "Kickin' Down Doors" and the sizzling "Where Are the Girls With Guitars?" Morvan and her band play early Friday evening at Humphrey's Backstage Music Club. (619) 224-3577 or humphreysbythebay.com/backstageMusicClub.cfm.

If you would like you can read the article on the San Diego Union Tribune website ... just scroll down to where it says "RED HOT BLUES"

Thanks, SD Union Tribune!

Laurie Morvan Band
www.LaurieMorvan.com

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Help Laurie open for Dave Matthews Band

Vote for the Laurie Morvan Band to open for Dave Matthews Band - Summer 2008 Tour!

Only one submission is allowed per person. Please enter the name exactly as: Laurie Morvan Band without "the". Please note that they will be checking the validity of every submission and can easily detect a person who is submitting multiple entries for the same bands. In order to ensure that no submissions are disqualified, please only vote ONCE. Copy this text exactly: Laurie Morvan Band

Click here to vote for Laurie Morvan Band to open for Dave Matthews Band - Summer '08

The worldwide exposure for the Laurie Morvan Band would be a fantastic boost, please ask your friends to vote too...let's make it happen!

Laurie Morvan Band
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Cures What Ails Ya is Top 5 Finalist for Best CD!

The Blues Foundation announced that Cures What Ails Ya by the Laurie Morvan Band is now a Top 5 Finalist for their prestigious "Best Self-Produced CD" award.  The CD now moves into the final round where it will be judged by 5 record company executives.  The winner will be announced during the finals of the live band competition of the International Blues Challenge (IBC) held in Memphis, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2008.

You can see the list of all finalists at the Blues Foundation website.

The Laurie Morvan Band has also moved into the semi-finals of the live band portion of the IBC as is competing for that title as well.  The band needs to raise thousands of dollars to cover travel expenses for personnel and equipment.

If you would like to donate to the "Send the Laurie Morvan Band to Memphis" fund, please click here.

A special thank you to those who have already donated to this fund...your help is GREATLY appreciated...LMB fans are the best!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Laurie Morvan Band
www.LaurieMorvan.com

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Cures What Ails Ya is Top 10!

News! 12/6/07 - Blues Foundation announces Top 10 Semi-Finalists for prestigious "Best Self-Produced CD" award...Cures What Ails Ya is in!

The Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society announced today that their entry for the Blues Foundation's "Best Self-Produced CD" award, Cures What Ails Ya by the Laurie Morvan Band, is now a Top 10 Semi-Finalist in the competition. The winner will be announced during the International Blues Challenge held in Memphis, TN from January 31 through February 2, 2008.

CDs are judged on the following 4 criteria:

(1) Musical Performance
(2) Audio Quality of the Presentation
(3) Cover Art and Design
(4) Credits and Liner Information

Laurie Morvan Band
www.LaurieMorvan.com

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Laurie Morvan and Coco Montoya

See Laurie Morvan and Coco Montoya on Friday, Dec. 7 at Humphrey's in San Diego, CA.

Visit www.LaurieMorvan.com for all the details!

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