A Toast to The Arts

Crossings Album - Guitarists Jon Durant and Stephan Thelen on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio's Music Monday show features Swiss guitarist Stephan Thelen and his American counterpart Jon Durant who have teamed up for an international musical conversation. The pair conceived and executed the album “Crossings” during the Covid lockdowns of 2020. Each working in his own home studio, Thelen on Lake Zürich, Durant on the Willamette River, the pair fell into a remarkable sense of shared purpose as they developed the seven tracks that comprise the album. While the album was entirely done with guitars (and one bass part), there are frequent trips into sonic spheres that bear little resemblance to the traditional sounds of the instrument they share.More Info and to Purchase the Album:https://jondurant.bandcamp.com/ https://stephanthelen.bandcamp.com/ Thanks to the National Parks Arts Foundation for sponsoring this episode - more: https://nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Galaxy Theatres Tulare - Freddie Gonzalez on Big Blend Radio

Recorded onsite, this episode of Big Blend Radio features Freddie Gonzalez, general manager of Galaxy Theatres Tulare, as well as Donnette Silva Carter, President / CEO of Tulare Chamber of Commerce. Freddie discusses the luxury movie experience movie goers enjoy at Galaxy Theatres Tulare, as well as the theatre’s new Dolby Atmos® sound technology. Dolby Atmos transports you into the movie with breathtaking, 360° sound that fills the theatre and flows all around you. Dolby Atmos delivers a dramatic, immersive experience to Galaxy’s DFX auditoriums. Filmmakers now have amazing new capabilities to tell their stories to achieve the greatest expressive impact. Sound comes from all directions, including overhead, to fill the movie theatre with astonishing clarity, richness, detail, and depth. Galaxy Theatres Tulare is located in the Tulare Outlets in Tulare, California, a gateway destination for those traveling to and from Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks. More: https://www.galaxytheatres.com/movie-theater/tulare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award-winning Author Barbara Casey on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Writer's Wednesday" Show features award-winning and internationally recognized fiction and non-fiction author Barbara Casey. Hear about her F. I. G. Mystery series, her basketball novel "The Coach's Wife," and women's biographies "Velvalee Dickinson: The “Doll Woman” Spy," "Assata Shakur: A 20th Century Escaped Slave," and "Kathryn Kelly: The Moll Behind Machine Gun Kelly." More: https://www.barbaracaseyauthor.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DeGrazia’s Superstition Mountain Collection - Lance Laber on Big Blend Radio

Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia (1909-1982) fell under the spell of the Superstition Mountains of central Arizona. From the late 1940’s to the late 1970’s he was a frequent visitor to the mysterious mountain range, exploring the backcountry on horseback and prospecting for gold. The legends, history, natural beauty, and native cultures of the Superstitions fascinated the artist and inspired essays, drawings, and paintings for his 1972 book “DeGrazia and his Mountain – The Superstition.” This episode of Big Blend Radio’s Toast to the Arts Show features Lance Laber, Executive Director of the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. Lance discusses the life of artist Ted DeGrazia and the new exhibit “DeGrazia’s Superstition Mountain Collection” on display from July 6, 2021- January 26, 2022. DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun is 10-acre historic landmark nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona. Opened in 1965, it is home to over 15,000 originals of Ted DeGrazia art pieces including oil paintings, watercolors, ceramics and sculptures. There are six permanent collections on display and several rotating exhibitions each year. More at https://degrazia.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blind Man Drivin’ - Guitarist Joey Stuckey on Big Blend Radio

This fun and lively Big Blend Radio “Music Monday” conversation features Joey Stuckey, an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio and television personality, music columnist, educator and sound engineer. Joey is also the official music ambassador for Macon, Georgia, the “southern rock capital of the world.” Hear about his new single “Blind Man Drivin,” his recording and producing work on Tamara L. Wilson’s new EP “Let It Go,” the new mini-documentary film he’s featured in called “Don’t Blink” by Courtney Adkisson, his love for all things British, and much more! Keep up with him at https://joeystuckey.com/Special thanks to the National Parks Arts Foundation for sponsoring this episode. https://www.nationalparksartsfoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author BJ Kurtz on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s 4th Wednesday “Tucson Sisters in Crime” show features BJ Kurtz who has called southern Arizona home for her entire life. She wrote her first full-length fantasy novel when she was a sophomore in high school, which would later turn into the first novel in her successful Atlantis series. BJ prides herself on writing character-driven stories that question the power of human relationships while entertaining readers with the essence of paranormal and fantasy plots. More: https://bjkurtz.com/The Tucson Sisters in Crime is a local Tucson, Arizona chapter of the international organization Sisters in Crime. They are authors, writers, readers, librarians, editors, publishers, agents, and booksellers with a passion for the mystery genre. They welcome Sisters and Brothers in Crime from everywhere who have an interest in writing, and in the Southern Arizona mystery community. https://www.tucsonsistersincrime.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Rechler of Circus Mind Band on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Music Monday" show features Mark Rechler, lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist, and band leader of Circus Mind. Based in new York, Circus Mind is entering their twentieth year and have just released their third album JOY MACHINE, a fresh explosion of sounds and flavors of the ’70s rock era with a modern twist. Like a three-ring circus, the band can slide seamlessly between rock, funk, and swampy N’awlins grooves, all while referencing some of the best bands of that era with infectious hooks that get stuck in your ear hole. Songs featured on this interview include the title track "Joy Machine" and "Are You Ready." More: https://www.circusmindband.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drowning in Blue - Until the Sun Band on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Music Monday" Show features Brandon Teskey, Chris Tex, and Alyssa Swartz from the Arizona blues-rock band Until the Sun, who discuss their latest album "Drowning in Blue." The new album touches on the depths of human emotion, in the face of sorrow, love, betrayal, overcoming adversity, infatuation and existential collapse. More: https://untilthesun.com/home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.