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JOHN FRANCIS

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Just A Moment Ago

Like his songs, Francis is rooted in the real, vulnerable, and gritty stories of human experiences, his own and those he encounters. And as he tours and travels, he’s collected stories of others, and built his own story on that great “ribbon of highway”.

Inside the soaring vibrato-laden tenor and the catchy rock / folk melodies, you can feel the pain, the redemption, the sorrow, and the transcendence in the voice of a young man who is, as Shane Claiborne puts its, “…a poet and a troubadour; a provocateur of dreams and an instigator of movements. Most of all, he is a friend. He is a friend of mine, but he is also a friend of many down-and-out people the world has stepped on, pushed aside, and tried to ignore. His voice becomes much bigger than his own, and his stories tell the stories of injustice and freedom that are thousands of years old. Listen, and be inspired to do something daring with your life.”

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SUZIE BROWN

Music has given her the freedom to express that softer side.

Suzie Brown has never been one to settle for anything less than her best effort.

When the Boston-reared Philadelphia artist decided to pursue a career in medicine, she set an ambitious goal of becoming a research cardiologist. That meant getting her MD at Harvard, followed by a master of science in translational research from the University of Pennsylvania.

But when music, the passion she’d flirted with as a young adult, became more of an incessant pull, her long-imagined career started losing some of its luster. She knew she would never be fully satisfied without the space to write the songs that called to her.

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Chris Duarte (born February 16, 1963) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Duarte plays a style of Texas blues-rock that draws on elements of jazz, blues, and rock and roll.

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CHRIS DUARTE

Chris Duarte
Turning on the Afterburners

We’ve entered into a new decade and Chris Duarte has found ways to keep his playing out there in the world. Though he’s approaching his senior years in life he still feels that his best years are in front of him. “It’s the insatiable will to learn and the desire to evolve that keeps me alive. I’m always going to want to find a new way to approach music even if I’m restricted by financial constraints to explore completely different directions. I’ll find a way to work within what my musical confines dictate.” Thus with that it brings us to his latest release on Blues Bureau International; Blues In The Afterburner.
Of course we’ve got the blues rock burners that Chris Duarte is known for: Born To Race, Another Man and Black Clouds Rolling. Each having the stinging quality in his notes and playing plus his emoted vocals. Chris has been also honing his skills in the minor blues progression, ala Tin Pan Alley. His latest, Bottle Blues is some of his best work to date. Drawing off his own struggles in the past with substance abuse, his lyrics call up the many shared frustrations and heartbreak that come with the territory.
Chris Duarte has also been drawn towards the swinging dance blues as exemplified by the songs, Make Me Feel So Right and Don’t You Drive Me Crazy. “Nothing says good times more than people out of their seats and packing the dance floors. It’s also a real energy booster for the band to watch all those bodies moving to the beat.” Can’t fault him there, the beat is strong and the riffs are danceable.
Hold Back The Tears is the only cover song on the new cd and it’s a song that he’s played many years since his first collaborations with the Japanese band Bluestone. “I’ve always thought this song is a hit. I just wish I could’ve had more time to produce it better. I’m still happy with what’s there.” Whatever Chris feels are his shortcomings is only something he can spot, after all, we’re all our own worst critic.

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