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Solo/Duo Challenge is a blast

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"The Connecticut Blues Society hosts a variety of competitions throughout the year. These runoffs not only promote their members, but also send Connecticut's cream to participate in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. They're currently in the midst of their Solo/Duo Challenge, and they held the final preliminary round this past Sunday at the Pine Loft on the Berlin Turnpike. Kathy Kasey and Greg Benn, who also play in funk/soul behemoth the Kathy Thompson Band, did a set of stripped-down blues that showcased Kasey's throaty Joplin leanings."

A Match Made in Motown: Hartford Advocate review

Here's a small clipping from our most recent write up in the Advocate. Click here to read the full review

"...When your band is essentially a nine-headed hydra, one of the most difficult tasks is to make everyone sound tight. Each musician needs to have an impeccable sense of place and timing. Stage monitors need to be finely calibrated (so that the left hand can hear what the right hand is doing). Each musician needs to pronounce their notes carefully, with precise attacks and cutoffs. The KTB delivered Saturday's set with excellent coordination. Their horn lines were bright, sharp, and stabbity, and their song endings were so funky and abrupt it's a surprise they didn't involve one of Sally's brick walls."

Connies - Sep 12 - Derby, CT
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First time at Connies in Derby, CT - thanks to everyone who came out to support us!

Villages to Villages Arts Festival - Jun 21 - New Haven, CT
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KTB on the Red Stage at the festival on the New Haven green.

More Funk, Less Junk: Hartford Advocate review

Here's a small clipping from a write up in the Advocate. Click here to read the full review

"...I was thrilled to see the Kathy Thompson Band work up a sweat at C.J. Sparrow in Cheshire this past Saturday night. "I've finally got the perfect band where no one's got an attitude, no one's head is bigger than another's," Thompson said after the show. "No one says, 'No, I'm not gonna play that song.'" It shows in the band's coordination and energy — two sets deep, they still had a zeal for taking solos and turning songs into extended funk jams."

Beachcomber Cafe - Aug 22 - Milford, CT
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KTB at the Beachcomber Cafe.

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