NEW CD 'TIGHT AT MIDNIGHT' NOW SELLING

NOT WASTING ANY TIME, WE GRABBED UP OUR NEW 6 PIECE AND PUT TOGETHER A GREAT NEW CD, 'TIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.' YOU CAN EMAIL US AT CODEBLUEBAND@HOTMAIL.COM TO GET ONE-$10 INCLUDING SHIPPING. IT FEATURES SOME FUNKY COVERS BY ROBBEN FORD, BUDDY GUY, JAMES BROWN, TOMMY CASTRO, AND EVEN MORPHINE! WE PUT TOGETHER OUR BEST VERSION YET OF 'BLUES ME TO TEARS' AND KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD'S 'SHAME, SHAME, SHAME.' YOU CAN BUY IT SOON ON CDBABY, BUT IT WILL COST A LITTLE MORE. GO TO WEBSITE WWW.THECODEBLUEBAND.COM TO LISTEN TO SOME OF IT!

Help us Initiate Tommy Keegans March 8th--

Tommy Keegans, 456 S. Front Street, is the place that we will invade next. We have no exit strategy, but our entrance there is well planned! We need as many troops as possible for a major, partying troup surge. We start at 9:30--go to about 1:30. There is a $3 cover.

If you haven't seen us in the last couple of months, we are put together differently,now. We have added Dave Thompson on guitar, and Keith 'Shoeless' Blair on keyboards and vocals. As a 6 piece we are a formidable force to reckon with. Come out and enjoy our R & B funk and rockin' blues show. Thanks!
LINEUP:
FRONTMAN AND HARP PLAYER--MIKE 'DR. MOJO' NEWHART
1 MAN HORN SECTION--MATT 'JEBUS' STUBER BARI, TENOR SAXES, FLUGEL & TRUMPET
KEYBOARDS AND VOCALS- KEITH 'SHOELESS' BLAIR
GUITAR- DAVE 'TRIPOD' THOMPSON
DRUMS- FRANK 'DA FREAK' LAPINSKI
3-7 STRING UPRIGHT AND ELECTRIC BASS- GARY 'THE ENFORCER' MACK

HOPE YOU COME OUT!

Had to cancel Stingers--next stop Tommy Keegans downtown Columbus

Weather we wanted to or not, we had to cancel our gig at Stingers 2 in Urbana. The Urbana Citizen put a nice article in the paper for that day, promoting the new album and our gig at Stingers 2, but the wintry mix wouldn't let us get the guys here from Columbus. Sorry if you came out to see us, but we weren't there. IF YOU CAME OUT FRIDAY, EMAIL US AND WE'LL SEND YOU A FREE CD. Use codeblueband@hotmail.com.
March 8th, Saturday, we are at Tommy Keegan's 456 S. Front St. downtown Columbus. This Irish pub has been a mainstay in Columbus, and is a very cool place to party. We'll be there 9:30 to 1:30. Click on link on our website to get directions there.

There is a $3 cover charge. Hope to see you!

Next Gig Friday, February 22nd Stingers 2 in Urbana 9:30

We will be in Urbana on Friday night, Feb. 22nd, at Stingers 2--9:30 to 1:30. You can click on Stingers on the website, www.thecodeblueband.com, to get directions. This is a nice, brand new place. If you can find Urbana, Stingers back behind the Burger King, in the shopping center just South of BK. There is a $3 cover.

February 16- 2008-Big news--we got 2nd place at the River City Ohio Blues Competition in Marietta

We competed with 18 bands and acoustic acts last Friday and Saturday and we got 2nd place, after first place winner Mojo Theory, also from Columbus. While this doesn't get us to Memphis for 2009, it was another 2nd place finish for us, after finished 2nd in 2006 at the Columbus Ohio Blues Challenge. In 2005 we finished 5th at the Marietta contest.

It was cool for us that it was clear that we were the crowd favorite. Choosing between having won and being the favorite would be hard--having both will be nice some day. Thanks to all the cool people from Marietta, Columbus, West Virginia, etc. who supported us in Marietta. Jamming at the Marietta Brewery was great fun after the contest, with some of the supporters coming there. We will be playing at the brewery, soon.

Lots of news today:

• The Code Blue Band's new 2008 CD is in the can! We worked non stop this month and have a great CD coming out. With Keith Blair and Dave Thompson joining the band, we have a super full sound that still gives us all chills. We will keep you posted as to when this is available.

• The title track to our 2007 album, 'The Hard Way', is one song on the about to be released Columbus Blues Alliance Blues Album Volume III Best of Central Ohio.

• 2007's The Hard Way CD is still available and is being cleared out to make way for 2008's super CDs -- new lower price here on CDbaby!

-Send $5 to Paypal-- send to codeblueband@hotmail.com --price includes shipping. CD include originals, studio cuts, and several live cuts--10 in all. It includes our crowd-pleasing version of 'Bad Case of Love' -

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