Natasha James Headlines Tequila
HOLA TEQUILA TIME: NATASHA JAMES BAND HEADLINES THREE-DAY GALA 3rd ANNUAL "SAN FELIPE TEQUILA FESTIVAL" IN SAN FELIPE, BAJA CA, MEXICO, MARCH 5 THRU MARCH 7. PROCEEDS BENEFIT "A CHILD'S GARDEN" SPECIAL NEEDS CHARITY FOR KIDS AND COTUCO
"Tequila Time, the latest release from Highway One Records recording artist, Natasha James, is a triple shot of Triple AAA/Americana already making waves at radio with roots rock hits from country rock, to Tex-Mex, to swampy country blues. From the Stonesy vibe of "Straight to Hell," to the Latin vibe of the title track, "Tequila Time," to the Allman Bros.-like slide on "Get Out Of My Way," Natasha James delivers." COUNTRY LINE MAGAZINE
(SAN FELIPE, BAJA CA, MX) - Maintaining the momentum that carried her to "Country Album of the Year" honors as well as other year-end music accolades, multi-talented Northern California-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Natasha James is nominated for "2010 Female Artist of the Year" by online music magazine, ROCKWIRED. Log onto www.rockwired.com to vote for Natasha now through February 28 (winners announced on March 1).
The Natasha James Band headlines the 2010 3rd Annual San Felipe Tequila Festival, on the waterfront (Malecon) downtown San Felipe, Baja CA, MX, Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7. Festival runs from 1p.m.-8 pm each day, with Natasha James performing all 3 days,5 pm Friday/Saturday, 3 pm Sunday . $25 for three-day ticket includes all the tequila you can taste, many of them rare!). Mariachi band, folkloric dancers, and food available. Opening ceremonies Friday noon-1pm MC'd by Sal Fish, CEO of Score International (24th Mastercraft Safety-Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 Race) Proceeds benefit A Child's Garden, which helps with medical and other needs of special-needs children. Tickets available at http://www.sanfelipetequilafestival.com. Phone (Mexico) 011-52-686-577-2577
Press Release January 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Doug Deutsch Publicity Services
January 2009 213.924.4901 dougdeutschpr@gmail.com
"CROSSOVER MUSIC QUEEN" NATASHA JAMES, RELEASES NEW SINGLE, "IF YOU THINK THIS IS LOVE," TO RADIO; ONLINE VOTING CONTINUES FOR NEW MUSIC WEEKLY AWARDS, JAMES IS NOMINATED IN FIVE CATEGORIES
Performs@SAUSALITO YACHT CLUB (Jan. 23); RANCHO NICASIO (Jan. 29)
Maintaining the momentum that carried her to "Country Album of the Year" honors as well as other year-end music accolades, multi-talented NorCal Americana artist Natasha James has released a new single, "If You Think This Is Love" on Highway One Records. MUSIC NEWS NASHVILLE called "If You Think This Is Love" a "downright Bonnie Raitt blues-y performance...one of (James') best." The song is "a twangy hip shaker guaranteed to grab you by your feet and throw you in a dancing mood. Her vocals are like the lost sister of Bonnie Raitt and Loretta Lynn," according to one fan.
Voting continues for leading radio/music trade publication NEW MUSIC WEEKLY magazine's "2009 New Music Awards," with James nominated in five categories: "Crossover Artist Of The Year," AC/Hot AC: "New Artist;" "Breakthrough Artist;" College: "New Artist;" and "Breakthrough Artist". Radio programmers, industry executives, fans and friends of artists and bands can help have an impact for the final outcome and may now vote online at www.newmusicweekly.com.
Locally Natasha James performs at the Sausalito Yacht Club, Foot of El Portal (Travis Marina), Sausalito, Saturday, January 23; 8:30 p.m. $10. Info: (415) 332-7400 or log onto www.sausalitoyachtclub.org; and Ranco Nicasio, #1 Old Rancheria Rd. , Nicasio, Friday, January 29. 8:30 p.m. $10 w/dinner; $12 w/out dinner. Info: (415) 662-2219 or log onto www.ranchonicasio.com.
James is as hot as any performer going at the moment. in addition to winning "Country Album Of The Year" for her '09 release TEQUILA TIME at the recent 19th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards, James was chosen a "Hot 100 Artist For 2009" by longtime respected trade publication, MUSIC CONNECTION; is nominated for "2010 Female Artist of the Year" by online music magazine, ROCKWIRED; and saw TEQUILA TIME selected as a "Best Of the 2000's/End Of Decade" choice by Live 365/WOMENS RADIO, where it is presently being featured.
James' TEQUILA TIME continues its successful ascension of the National Radio Charts, this week coming in at #4 on the Hot 100 Singles Chart; #6 on the Top 40 Main Chart; and #6 on the AC/Hot AC Main Chart; in addition to the Main Charts of Country, AAA, and College. Indeed, TEQUILA TIME is one of the few releases in recent memory to perform so strongly in all the various musical formats! Source: Spins Tracking System.
"In a radio climate full of loud, heavily-produced songs filled with guitar riffs straight out of the 80's, it's very refreshing to come across a country album that sounds a little bit country," writes NASHVILLE GAB. "Fine playing and very original writing grace this album...based out of California, Ms. James makes it clear that there is still a little bit of Gram Parsons and the Byrds alive out along the West Coast, as well as some Fleetwood Mac. "Tequila Time" is a country rock album to make Laurel Canyon proud."
NATASHA JAMES - UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS/SPECIAL EVENTS ITINERARY
Jan. 8 (Thurs.) 2010 ROCKWIRED MUSIC AWARDS World Wide Web
Jan. 17 (Sun.) THE SOUND MACHINE/Interview World Wide Web
Jan. 23 (Sat.) SAUSALITO YACHT CLUB Sausalito, CA
Jan. 29 (Fri.) RANCHO NICASIO Nicasio, CA
TEQUILA TIME REVIEW COPIES AND NATASHA JAMES INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE.
www.natashajames.com www.myspace.com/natashajamesmusic
Radio Promotion: Loggins Promotion
Distribution: City Hall Records, US & Canada, IODA, digital Global
Billboard Press Release, Mar 200
Nashville, TN (Billboard Publicity Wire/PRWEB ) March 5, 2009 -- Tequila Time, the latest release from Highway One Records recording artist, Natasha James, is a triple shot of Triple AAA/Americana already making waves at radio with roots rock hits from country rock, to Tex-Mex, to swampy country blues. From the Stonesy vibe of "Straight to Hell," to the Latin vibe of the title track, "Tequila Time," to the Allman Bros. like slide on "Get Out Of My Way," Natasha James delivers. Her vocals have been compared to Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Joan Baez; her music to Van Morrison, Los Lobos, Allman Bros, Neil Young, Johnny Cash...see for yourself...you might just wanna join her "south of the border, livin' on Tequila Time." From the opener, "Takes Alotta Love," to the last track, "Modern Life," you'll find yourself tapping and humming to high-energy, upbeat songs of broken hearts, desert sunsets, south-of-the-border bars, NYC east village dawns, and that endless highway always behind and always ahead.
The production is superb, with Ronnie Rivera engineering (Lisa Marie Presley) and 6x GRAMMY winner, Gavin Lurssen, mastering (Allison Krauss/Robert Plant, "Raising Sand"; Oh Brother, Where Art Thou), and a rare musical maturity in the songwriting we also saw on her last record, Bad Judgements (the single, The Restless Kind, went to #10 on the FMQB charts staying in the top 100 for 10 months, and her Billboard article received more than 144,538 hits!).
With Tequila Time, an impeccable collection of songs with soulful driving vocals, Natasha shows us that she's here to stay. The musicianship is excellent with her own band consisting of Steve Evans (Charlie Musselwhite, Roy Rogers, Etta James) on bass, Ian Lamson (Elvin Bishop) on guitar, Herman Eberitzsch (Jules Broussard, Jorge Santana, Malo) on keys, and friends and fellow contributors Rafael Padilla on percussion (Chris Isaak, Shakira, Sara Bareilles), Bobby Black on pedal steel (Commander Cody, Asleep at the Wheel), just to mention a few.
When asked about this latest record, Natasha says, "At first, we were going to call it Modern Life, which is one of my favorite songs -- we also have a video coming out of that one - but Tequila Time is bouncier, and really, don't we all wanna be south of the border, livin' on Tequila Time?"
Look for an article on Natasha James in the April issue of The Alternate Root (www.adcmediaguide.com).
Tracks: Takes Alotta Love, Tequila Time, Boy Do We Drink, Cheetah on the Run, Get Out of My Way, Straight to Hell, Stuck in Atlanta, If You Think This is Love, I Don't Care, Somebody Just Blew It, Ain't Done Nothin' Wrong, Fillin' Station, Let Me Cry, The Wind, Modern Life. (Highway One/City Hall HOR 817)
For more information on this artist, please see: www.myspace.com/natashajamesmusic, or www.natashajames.com. Digital press kit at: www.airplaydirect.com/highwayone.
Street Date: April 21, 2009. Distributed by City Hall Records, US & Canada, digital distribution by IODA (iTunes, Napster, Amazon.com, etc). AAA/Americana radio launch Feb. 23, 2009, national and international. Publicist: Jones & O'Malley, Bertie Chandler 818-762-8353. Contact: Joey Quarles, Streetpace Entertainment Group, Inc. 818-209-9166.
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