Free Admission!
Canton Blues Festival
Friday, June 7 & Saturday, June 8, 2013
Boogie woogie your way to Northeast Ohio’s premier Blues Festival for a 2013 lineup that’s sure to strike a chord with blues fans large and small! The 12th installment of the FREE summer festival, presented by the Canton Development Partnership (a department of the Canton Regional Chamber), is happening in downtown Canton on Fri., June 7, & Sat., June 8, with headliners Malina Moye and Shane Dwight!
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Malina Moye | Friday, June 7 at 8:30 p.m.
Flipping a Fender Stratocaster upside-down, acclaimed singer/songwriter and lefty guitarist Malina Moye fills a void in the entertainment industry. Described as a modern day Renaissance woman, she’s a quadruple threat, carving out her own lane in today’s music scene as one of the few artists in history able to straddle both rock and soul genres. Moye’s musical narrative boasts an impressive resume that includes making history as the first African-American woman to play the National Anthem on guitar at a major sporting event, performing at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and owning her own successful record label. Recently, Jet Magazine praised her as “the highlight of the evening” after she headlined a sold-out concert with Chaka Khan to honor the legendary humanitarian Stevie Wonder.
A pioneer among the new generation of lead guitarists, Moye is the first left-handed female player to be included on the legendary Fender Guitars’ impressive roster of endorsees, and to also join the critically acclaimed 2012 Experience Hendrix tour—Guitar World magazine dubbed her the “female Jimi Hendrix” and “one of the top 10 female guitarists to know.” Moye is currently finishing her new record, Rock ‘N Roll Baby, slated for a first quarter release. Visit www.MalinaMoye.com for a full biography and discography.
Promo photo courtesy of WCE Records.
Shane Dwight | Saturday, June 8 at 8:30 p.m.
He has performed with and/or shared the stage with a wide variety of some of the biggest names in music and has been heard on hundreds of radio stations in over 30 different countries. And critical accolades have followed Dwight wherever he has gone: Blues Revue magazine called him a “talented musician and an impressive songwriter.” The San Francisco Chronicle called him “a music sensation…” and Andrew Gilbert of the San Jose Mercury News complimented Dwight for his “tough, lean guitar work and commanding vocals, he is a tour de force…” Visit www.ShaneDwight.com for a full biography and discography.
Photo © Dave Lepori.
Canton Blues Fest VIP Passes are available again this year. Buy your two-day pass online for $75 and take advantage of FREE food and beer in the evenings (after 5 p.m.) and incredible views of the stage all day. One-day Blues Fest VIP Passes are also available for $45.
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