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SUMMARY:Lower Case Blues and Friends: Gabe Stillman LIVE at The Listening B
 ooth!
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DESCRIPTION:Hailing from the Mid-Atlantic\, Lower Case Blues is a Blues/Jam
  trio\nthat has been on the scene since 2003. The band plays a mix of\ntra
 ditional Blues with a modern funky style\, full of improvisation and\norga
 nic instrumentation. Founding members B.J. Muntz (Bass\, vocals)\nand Jake
  Banaszak (guitar) met in high school and found a mutual\nrespect for the 
 blues as well as music of the 60s and 70s. After\nforming the band\, they 
 found themselves sharing the stage with their\ninspirations such as Buddy 
 Guy\, Blues Traveler\, Robert Randolph and\nmany more. Having released sev
 eral albums and playing shows\nrelentlessly over the years\, LCB has earne
 d the reputation of being\none of the hardest working bands around The Gab
 e Stillman Band hits\nthe stage in high gear and only goes higher as they 
 embrace all\ncorners of American Roots Music with their impromptu selectio
 n of\noriginal gems and carefully chosen covers.  Since landing in the\nf
 inal 8 of the 35th Annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis\nTN\, a
 nd further honored as the recipient of the esteemed Gibson Guitar\nAward\,
  Gabe and his band have been focused on expanding their\nfootprint on a na
 tional and international level.   Based in\nWilliamsport\, Pennsylvania\
 , Gabe formed the band in 2015\, shortly\nafter graduating from Boston’s
  Berklee College of Music.  Gabe’s\nfirst self-produced release “The 
 Grind” received wide acclaim.\nGabe’s 2nd release\, “Flying’ High
 ” is backed by the legendary\nNighthawks. Gabe’s most current project\
 , his first full-length\nrelease with 15 tracks and 13 originals\, is on t
 he Boston-based\,\nVizztone Record Label. This robust project was guided b
 y famed\nmusician and producer Anson Funderburgh.  “Just Say the Word
 ” has\nconnected with radio\, industry reviews\, and the enthusiastic bu
 ying\npower of Stillman’s growing fanbase. “Just Say the Word” reach
 ed\n#5 on the Roots Music Radio chart along with three charted singles.\nF
 an support is evident with “Just Say the Word” debuting at #10 on\nthe
  Billboard Blues Chart. Release reviews are strong as evident and\nconsist
 ent with this recent review from Jim Hynes and Making A\nScene… “[Just
  Say The Word]\, is a brilliant\, auspicious debut from\none who has the c
 omplete package. Gabe Stillman’s future is\nbright.” - Jim Hynes\, Mak
 ing a Scene. All releases are available on\nmost worldwide streaming servi
 ces and digital outlets. Physical CDs\nare available by ordering from Gabe
 ’s website and in all fine music\noutlets.  Industry professionals have
  taken notice as evident by\nGabe’s invitation to support ZZ Top at the 
 famed Key West\nAmphitheater\, as a Blues Music Award nominee in the Best 
 New Emerging\nArtist Album category\, and in March The Gabe Stillman Band 
 was further\nhonored by the 3rd Annual Central PA Music Awards\, selected 
 as the\n“Best Blues Band”. “One of the most promising young blues\nt
 alents on the scene today. He’s a fine songwriter\, excellent\nguitarist
  and strong singer\, plus he puts on an exciting\, energized\nshow. His ta
 lent has grown by leaps and bounds over the last couple\nyears. Don’t mi
 ss him!” - Bruce Iglauer\, Founder and President\,\nAlligator Records. 
 “Gabe is somebody who has it all. His songs move\nme\, he has a way with
  words. He is an amazing singer\, a great\nsongwriter and a wonderful musi
 cian.” - Anson Funderburgh\, Producer\n“…Gabe Stillman with this rel
 ease [Just Say the Word]\, has put\nhimself up front in any discussion abo
 ut Best Bluesman of 2021. He\nchecks all my boxes: tone\, energy\, pacing\
 , lyricism\, melody\, and an\near for good material to cover.” - Blues M
 usic Magazine\,\nM.E.Travaglini Venue: The Listening Booth.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Hailing from the Mid-Atlantic\, Lower Case Blu
 es is a Blues/Jam trio that has been on the scene since 2003. The band pla
 ys a mix of traditional Blues with a modern funky style\, full of improvis
 ation and organic instrumentation. Founding members B.J. Muntz (Bass\, voc
 als) and Jake Banaszak (guitar) met in high school and found a mutual resp
 ect for the blues as well as music of the 60s and 70s. After forming the b
 and\, they found themselves sharing the stage with their inspirations such
  as Buddy Guy\, Blues Traveler\, Robert Randolph and many more. Having rel
 eased several albums and playing shows relentlessly over the years\, LCB h
 as earned the reputation of being one of the hardest working bands around 
 The Gabe Stillman Band hits the stage in high gear and only goes higher as
  they embrace all corners of American Roots Music with their impromptu sel
 ection of original gems and carefully chosen covers.  Since landing in th
 e final 8 of the 35th Annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN\,
  and further honored as the recipient of the esteemed Gibson Guitar Award\
 , Gabe and his band have been focused on expanding their footprint on a na
 tional and international level.   Based in Williamsport\, Pennsylvania\,
  Gabe formed the band in 2015\, shortly after graduating from Boston’s B
 erklee College of Music.  Gabe’s first self-produced release “The Gri
 nd” received wide acclaim. Gabe’s 2nd release\, “Flying’ High” i
 s backed by the legendary Nighthawks. Gabe’s most current project\, his 
 first full-length release with 15 tracks and 13 originals\, is on the Bost
 on-based\, Vizztone Record Label. This robust project was guided by famed 
 musician and producer Anson Funderburgh.  “Just Say the Word” has con
 nected with radio\, industry reviews\, and the enthusiastic buying power o
 f Stillman’s growing fanbase. “Just Say the Word” reached #5 on the 
 Roots Music Radio chart along with three charted singles. Fan support is e
 vident with “Just Say the Word” debuting at #10 on the Billboard Blues
  Chart. Release reviews are strong as evident and consistent with this rec
 ent review from Jim Hynes and Making A Scene… “[Just Say The Word]\, i
 s a brilliant\, auspicious debut from one who has the complete package. Ga
 be Stillman’s future is bright.” - Jim Hynes\, Making a Scene. All rel
 eases are available on most worldwide streaming services and digital outle
 ts. Physical CDs are available by ordering from Gabe’s website and in al
 l fine music outlets.  Industry professionals have taken notice as eviden
 t by Gabe’s invitation to support ZZ Top at the famed Key West Amphithea
 ter\, as a Blues Music Award nominee in the Best New Emerging Artist Album
  category\, and in March The Gabe Stillman Band was further honored by the
  3rd Annual Central PA Music Awards\, selected as the “Best Blues Band
 ”. “One of the most promising young blues talents on the scene today. 
 He’s a fine songwriter\, excellent guitarist and strong singer\, plus he
  puts on an exciting\, energized show. His talent has grown by leaps and b
 ounds over the last couple years. Don’t miss him!” - Bruce Iglauer\, F
 ounder and President\, Alligator Records. “Gabe is somebody who has it a
 ll. His songs move me\, he has a way with words. He is an amazing singer\,
  a great songwriter and a wonderful musician.” - Anson Funderburgh\, Pro
 ducer “…Gabe Stillman with this release [Just Say the Word]\, has put 
 himself up front in any discussion about Best Bluesman of 2021. He checks 
 all my boxes: tone\, energy\, pacing\, lyricism\, melody\, and an ear for 
 good material to cover.” - Blues Music Magazine\, M.E.Travaglini Venue: 
 The Listening Booth.
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