MICHAEL POWERS

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• Music Spectrum musicspectrum.org/2011/10/21/everyone-in-the-same-room-the-spirit-showing-up-as-michael-powers-looks-for-the-truth/ musicspectrum.org/2011/10/21/everyone-in-the-same-room-the-spirit-showing-up-as-michael-powers-looks-for-the-truth/ In December, Powers will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as part of the Local Blues Talent of New York. Such an induction recognizes the 40 years that Powers has contributed his talents to the blues world. Being first influenced by the porch blues of the South, but then later lapping up all of the British blues rock bands, Powers brings his wide-ranging talents to two New York City residencies: an acoustic show each Mondays and a full-on electric band show on Fridays. That is, when Powers isn???t traveling to blues festivals and shows around the globe... Benjamin C. Squires

• OTTAWA BLUESFEST 2011 SUBWAY STAGE www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Review+Bailey+Michael+Powers+worth+noting/5079000/story.html www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Review+Bailey+Michael+Powers+worth+noting/5079000/story.html Bluesfest has a tradition of delivering a few pleasant surprises, usually on the lesser stages. Saturday, it gave us Ray Bailey and Michael Powers, both notable for their quality but also worth noting because blues fans have the opportunity to see and hear them again today ??? Bailey at the Barney Danson Theatre and Powers at the Hard Rock stage.

• Blues Country R'n'R review by Eric Poirot bcrlarevue.monespace.net/ bcrlarevue.monespace.net/ BCR Vol. 7 Issue 26 p. 34 REVOLUTIONARY BOOGIE! (French)

• Revolutionary Boogie 2011 CD www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=11325 www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&;id=11325 Mark Johnson's 4-Star Review on Aug. 19, 2011 in English

• REVOLUTIONARY BOOGIE 2011 CD www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/opq/michael_powers/revolutionary_boogie.html www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/opq/michael_powers/revolutionary_boogie.html Joachim 'Joe' Brookes July 22, 2011 review in German

• ROCK TIMES review of PRODIGAL SON www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/opq/michael_powers/prodigal_son.html www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/opq/michael_powers/prodigal_son.html By: Joachim 'Joe' Brookes 2007 Knapp daneben ist leider auch vorbei. Michael Powers wurde bei den Blues Music Awards 2007 gleich in drei Kategorien nominiert. Anscheinend hatte der Junge Talent, denn Mutter war von den Socken, dass Sohnemann verdammt schnell Songs auf der Gitarre nachspielen konnte und 'f

• AUSTRIA - BLUES ART STUDIO www.bluesartstudio.at/NeueSeiten/MichaelPOWERS2006.html www.bluesartstudio.at/NeueSeiten/MichaelPOWERS2006.html TIM HOLEK: In 2005, POWERS was nominated for two W.C. Handy Awards for CD ONYX ROOT.

• BLUES BYTES www.bluenight.com/BluesBytes/wn0207.html www.bluenight.com/BluesBytes/wn0207.html on PRODIGAL SON 2007

• BOSTON BLUES SOCIETY www.bostonblues.com/features.php?key=cdPowers-Prodigal www.bostonblues.com/features.php?key=cdPowers-Prodigal If outrageous blues guitar is your thing, if the electric Delta blues Jimi Hendrix played fires your soul - but if you also appreciate the humble tones of acoustic guitar - you need to check out Michael Powers. His first record, Onyx Root, was released in 2004 and received two Blues Music Award nominations, including contemporary blues album of the year.

• Canada Festival www.waterfrontblues.ca/bandshell/2006/powers.html www.waterfrontblues.ca/bandshell/2006/powers.html formerly "Distillery Blues Festival", now Waterfront Fest

• LAST.FM REVIEW www.last.fm/music/Michael+Powers www.last.fm/music/Michael+Powers His father, James B. Murchison, was a merchant marine who sailed around the world before settling in Bayonne where he opened a local shop. Mr. Murchison divided his time between New Jersey and North Carolina working on tobacco fields in the summers. From early on, Michael would be familiar with the rural South, the blues, Gospel and segregation. He would always remember

• BarrelhouseBlues.com By Robert John www.barrelhouseblues.com/michael_powers.htm www.barrelhouseblues.com/michael_powers.htm "BB" is pleased to present this interview with Michael Powers. We spoke with him recently and found his dedication and passion for his music is an extension of his dedication and passion for life. And his music is for everyone... Michael Powers is a modern purveyor of powerful, emotional and spiritual music.

• SOUTHBOUNDBEAT review of ONYX ROOT CD www.southboundbeat.com/issue_8/cd_reviews/MichaelPowers.html www.southboundbeat.com/issue_8/cd_reviews/MichaelPowers.html by Laura van den Berg Billboard Magazine has said,

• Live at the LIVINGROOM, NYC - includes video clip www.livingroomny.com/artist/michael-powers www.livingroomny.com/artist/michael-powers By TOPSY DURHAM His originals are just that - original and fresh. If you didn't like the Blues before, you will now! Even Michael's arrangements of other composer's songs are created into something unimaginably entertaining and new, some winning awards. He perfects anything he touches and never compromises that last detail. Don't take my word for it, listen to the music! www.myspace.com/powersblues Go see Michael - he'd love to play for you! He's not turning the records anymore, he IS the record!

• POLL: RATE POWERS PERFORMANCE newyork.timeout.com/events/blues-folk-country/316954/4264114/t-blues-band-michael-powers newyork.timeout.com/events/blues-folk-country/316954/4264114/t-blues-band-michael-powers INCLUDE DATE OF PERFORMANCE. SCROLL BELOW THE MAP TO www.TERRABLUES.com 149 Bleecker Street, Greenwich Village, New York 10004 USA (212) 777-7776

• LAST.FM "SEEN LIVE" POLL www.last.fm/tag/seen%20live www.last.fm/tag/seen%20live RATE POWERS' PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL SONGS YOU'VE SEEN HIM PERFORM LIVE.

• POLL in GUITAR EXTREME MAGAZINE, France www.guitarextrememag.com/magazines/sommaire?id=48 www.guitarextrememag.com/magazines/sommaire?id=48 ONYX ROOT CD one of the HOTTEST in France!

• Delta Cultural Center's Arkansas Heritage Festival www.deltaculturalcenter.com/press-room/detail.aspx?prid=177 www.deltaculturalcenter.com/press-room/detail.aspx?prid=177 WEST HELENA -- Michael Powers, nominated for three 2007 Blues Music Awards, will perform a free concert on the Mississippi River levee in historic downtown Helena-West Helena on Friday, May 11, at the Delta Cultural Center's Cherry Street Pavilion. Michael Powers also donated personal, autographed items to the Museum.

• Article: Once Again, Michael Powers Outlasts Them All www.StaticandFeedback.com/Music/0408mpow.html www.StaticandFeedback.com/Music/0408mpow.html By Joshua Lieberson, STATIC and FEEDBACK Correspondent

• Article: Wild Side of the Blues Guitarist www.jazzreview.com/artist-interviews/item/13290.html www.jazzreview.com/artist-interviews/item/13290.html By Joe Montague of JAZZ REVIEW

• in French - Sefronia Review of PRODIGAL SON CD www.sefronia.com/album/michael_powers/prodigal_son.htm www.sefronia.com/album/michael_powers/prodigal_son.htm By Francois Branchon March 5, 2007

• In Finnish - Jyv www.blues-finland.com/news3/news0070.html www.blues-finland.com/news3/news0070.html Sept. 30, 2007: New Yorkin Harlemissa nykyisin asustava Michael Powers tekee Jyv

• Web.de Musik, Prodigal Son CD review, Von Kati Hofacker magazine.web.de/de/themen/musik/neu-auf-cd/3706524.html magazine.web.de/de/themen/musik/neu-auf-cd/3706524.html Nachdem Moonbeam zerbrochen waren, schlug sich Powers alleine durch, seine Kennisse als E- und akustischer Gitarrist waren zwar bemerkenswert, aber auch hier blieb ihm der gro

• CD Kritik: Prodigal Son CD, by Von Kati Hofacker 1. M www.monstersandcritics.de/artikel/200727/article_15020.php www.monstersandcritics.de/artikel/200727/article_15020.php Nicht zu verwechseln

• In Italian - Review of ONYX ROOT CD www.ilpopolodelblues.com/rev/ottobre04/Powers.html www.ilpopolodelblues.com/rev/ottobre04/Powers.html By Ernesto de Pascale, Ilpopolodelblues

• In Italian - Review of PRODIGAL SON CD www.ilpopolodelblues.com/rev/febbraio07/recensione/michael-powers.html www.ilpopolodelblues.com/rev/febbraio07/recensione/michael-powers.html By Jacopo Meille, ilpopolodelblues

• In Spanish: Teatro Libre Festival, Bogota Colombia www.TeatroLibre.com/michael_powersdc.html www.TeatroLibre.com/michael_powersdc.html Michael Powers headliner.

• In Swedish - COVER of JEFFERSON BLUES Magazine www.jeffersonbluesmag.com/en/articles/earlier-issues/308-jefferson-155-12008 www.jeffersonbluesmag.com/en/articles/earlier-issues/308-jefferson-155-12008 Jan 2008 - link is slow to load, be patient please...

• Turkuvaz Gazete Dergi Basım A.&#35 www.yeniaktuel.com.tr/hft-21000604-119,72@2100.html www.yeniaktuel.com.tr/hft-21000604-119,72@2100.html Michael Powers, ki kendisi daha okul yıllarında ilk grubu RB ZigZags'i kurmuştu, aralarında Everly Brothers, Kool&The Gang, The Box Tops ve Richie Havens'ın bulunduğu

• TINNITUS MAG.DE - Von Haiko Nahm www.tinnitus-mag.de/show_review.php?id=1729 www.tinnitus-mag.de/show_review.php?id=1729 Bei allen Neueinspielungen gelingt es Powers superb den Nummern seinen ganz eigenen Stempel aufzudr

• REVIEW FROM LA MAZA BLUES (NOV. 2008) www.historiasdelblues.wordpress.com www.historiasdelblues.wordpress.com Sunday, Nov. 09, 2008 Michael Powers en Bogota "Yesterday saw the return of Michael Powers to Bogota and did well to stay put in the hearts of those who love the blues. OnJuly 23 last had left a small footprint music, some touches of talent and we were left disappointed but last night and, in the Hamburgueseria 93, was that we were facing a star. At 10:30 the night of the concert began. Michael Powers on guitar, veteran Sarah McLawler on the B3 organ, the phenomenal Pinky Mendez on bass and the huge Neil Burton on drums. In a small apretujados where some (but certainly well in the stands are usually present in New York), these musicians show us all the energy of their blues. Starting with "Killing Floor", a traditional topic of Howlin 'Wolf, which lit the night, in which the register was going through different styles of blues (slow, country, boogie) and to entertain the audience with incredible versions of songs like "Hey Joe" (it envied Jimi Hendrix) and "Going down", which eventually convinced us about the brilliance of Michael Powers. It really was very pleaseing to see this great musician, this time accompanied by Sarah McLawler who proved to be the best or perhaps the only woman who plays the Hammond B3 organ, and with little time as leader of the gang, along with the great Neil Burton and the fantastic Pinky Mendez, led the public to special moments. Michael Powers again felt his power in a land that is gradually opening the doors to the blues. -www.historiasdelblues.wordpress.com""

• POWERS performs at EDDIE DURHAM TRIBUTE FEST www.sanmarcosarts.com/edindex.html www.sanmarcosarts.com/edindex.html

• CBS NEWS www.youtube.com/user/jaygauntharmonica#p/a/u/0/pkA0T8-tw7Q www.youtube.com/user/jaygauntharmonica#p/a/u/0/pkA0T8-tw7Q Harmonica Jay Gaunt clip with Michael Powers at Terra Blues half way through...

• MSNBC - EFES PILSEN tour arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/391960.asp arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/391960.asp ISTANBUL, TURKEY

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