Best of the Beat nominees...Geaux Shamarr :)

[Corona]

http://www.wwltv.com/bestofthebeat/
I knew he'd be nominated :)
Time to vote kids!!

[rosetree]

http://www.wwltv.com/bestofthebeat/
I knew he'd be nominated :)
Time to vote kids!!

Sh*t, I wanted to vote for Magnetic Ear!;)
Voting done...he now has at least two votes!;)
It looks like we can vote more than once....hmmmm

[jolie]

Done!

[Freakwinox]

How do you vote for trombone player? Can't we just vote Bonerama?

[funkkjunkie]

YYR, freaky, that is way freaky to have all three bones from the same band. And galactic/dumpstaphunk/troy andrews was a difficult category for me.

[Belle]

Too few choices if you ask me..oh thats right they didn't! Any who been a fan of Fredy Omar for years and where were the Campbells?

[ohio]

YYR, freaky, that is way freaky to have all three bones from the same band. And galactic/dumpstaphunk/troy andrews was a difficult category for me.yep, me too.

[sophisticated sissy]

Thanks, Corona! That was fun.:)

[Corona]

Thanks, Corona! That was fun.:)
no problem Sissy :) I can't wait to go to this event this year. We got our tickets already and there's a few threadheads coming to town for that...yayy!!!!
Jada- you pull the trigger yet?!! :)

[Corona]

Sh*t, I wanted to vote for Magnetic Ear!;)
Voting done...he now has at least two votes!;)
It looks like we can vote more than once....hmmmm
lol RT! BTW, You'll get to see him playing in L.A. for the Rosebowl Parade...the Shamarr Allen band on a float...fun! :) (if it's televised...not sure if it usually is)

[swag]

YYR, freaky, that is way freaky to have all three bones from the same band. And galactic/dumpstaphunk/troy andrews was a difficult category for me.

I'm not a big fan of some of the stylistic choices that Galactic and Troy have taken over the past year, so I went with Ivan & Co.

[NYMAMA]

no problem Sissy :) I can't wait to go to this event this year. We got our tickets already and there's a few threadheads coming to town for that...yayy!!!!
Jada- you pull the trigger yet?!! :)
Hey Corona did you see the article about him and the clinic in "New Orleans " magazine?. If not send me your snail mail address to jddebb(at) optonline.net and I'll send you my copy

[funkkjunkie]

Same here, swag.

[ibjamn]

I'm not a big fan of some of the stylistic choices that Galactic and Troy have taken over the past year, so I went with Ivan & Co.

Ditto what swag said. I've already voted from my 5 email addresses. ;)

[NYMAMA]

well I tried vote again and it said each vote will only be counted once from each email address, sooooo I guess you have to use friends and relatives addresses;) to vote more then one time.

[saturn]

well I tried vote again and it said each vote will only be counted once from each email address, sooooo I guess you have to use friends and relatives addresses;) to vote more then one time.

You just need to acquire more e-mail addresses. I have voted four times so far.

[pokerchick66]

Voted, baby! :p

[rosetree]

You just need to acquire more e-mail addresses. I have voted four times so far.

Saturn: Are you sure that you are not from Louisiana??!!! ;) :D

[Michelino]

Here's at least one vote for Troy. I like his fresh new direction and think he has some real break-out potential. Not that Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk isn't also a good choice for Funk Band, and, of course, Kermit or the Pine Leaf Boys are also great competition for Performer of the Year (I really thought Christian Scott would have been added to the mix here (http://www.christianscott.net/)...he's currently opening for McCoy Tyner)

Of course I am a big fan of all the trombone nominees, but consider a vote for Rick Trolsen...have been listening to his album "Sunrise on Bourbon Street" (http://louisianamusicfactory.com/showoneprod.asp?ProductID=5374) and this is a fantastic Traditional Album (more about this later), could have certainly been a contender...although the choices in both Traditional and Contemporary Jazz are all strong...it's good to see two of those are also nominated for Album of the Year.

Finally, I was all set to vote for The Pine Leaf Boys: Blues du Musicien
for Cajun album of the year but then I saw another choice: Allons Boire un Coup: A Collection of Cajun and Creole Drinking Songs (http://louisianamusicfactory.com/showoneprod.asp?ProductID=5198) , an album that I know nothing about except that I suddenly need to have it.

PS To Offbeat..Isn't it time to add a best "Downloadable Taped Live Performance" (http://app1.dsbd.net/dsb/artistdetail.jsp?show=CF-07-S0000548) category ?(Commercial of course.)

[Corona]

Hey Corona did you see the article about him and the clinic in "New Orleans " magazine?. If not send me your snail mail address to jddebb(at) optonline.net and I'll send you my copy
done! Thanks Deb!

[denideadhead]

VOTED as all four of my email persona's will try and get on from some work addys later :)

FYI Matt Perrines Sunflower CD is one of my faves for this year!! Definitely deserving of a check it out and possible vote!!

and yes!! that trombone category is just plain WTF ????? Steve Suter is not on there because there are only three nominees??

[ramon]

Ditto what swag said. I've already voted from my 5 email addresses. ;)
My votes went to Dumpstaphunk too. Really dig Troy Andrews too, but I find DP a better band with a more developed sound than the others nominees. Furthermore, in my opinion their music is more anchored in N.O. music than the two other nominees, while still creatin something new.

[jonnygospeltent]

Vote for Susan Cowsill .

[NOLA]

Vote for Susan Cowsill .

Hey Jonny, I met Tangie at Ryan's for Susan on Saturday night. She was sounding good, but pretty mellow so we stayed an hour or so, made a stop at Chart Room, and then headed to the Leaf for the last hour of Anders. He was on fiyah....

[Corona]

oh jeez...you guys are killin me.....just a few more weeks..sigh