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Samantha Fish - Blues on the Coast 2013

Just a few months ago, very few people outside Kansas City, Missouri knew there was a young, dynamic musician named Samantha Fish getting ready to take the world by storm. In fact, it's not all that long ago that the 22-year-old singer/guitarist first discovered the blues and started paying her dues on that city's local scene. With Runaway, her solo debut, she now breaks out big time, announcing herself as a newcomer to be reckoned with.
The album's ten tracks - nine of them originals - incorporate "all the sounds I grew up with, with my own spin," says Fish, who seems to have spent her formative years in the Midwest soaking up a vast array of musical styles. Runaway features sharp-edged, riff-driven blues ("Down in the Swamp"), breakneck boogies ("Runaway"), smoky, late-night jazz ("Feelin' Alright") as well as hints of the sultry 70s hard rock of Ann and Nancy Wilson and the 4/4 ruggedness of the Rolling Stones. Throughout, Fish demonstrates astonishing range and depth as a songwriter. Her vocals are cool, confident and nothing less than beguiling.
Arena Theater's much anticipated and highly successful series "Blues On The Coast", generously underwritten by Gualala Chevron and The Pier Chowder House and Tap Room is back for the 2013 season with 5 shows.
All shows are on Saturdays and will begin at 8:30 p.m., doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for each show and $100 for the series. Series subscribers will receive preferred seating and a T-shirt.
The 2013 line-up is as follows:
March 2: Blues guitarist Tommy Castro and The Painkillers
April 6: swamp blues master Kenny Neal
June 2: Joe Louis Walker or Curtis Delgado
August 3: Samantha Fish
October 5: Guitar Shorty