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WHISKEY BLU

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About Me


Backstage Pass - Best Band in Arizona
New Times - Best Rock Band - Reader's Choice
Fastlane Magazine - Fastest Rising Band
Whiskey Blu, Phoenix’s award winning All Female Hard Rock act launched in the early 90’s. Managed by Rock-On Productions (Boston, Phoenix, LA) these hard working girls immediately tore up the club circuit throughout the southwest and the radio waves far beyond.
In their first year alone the band performed 180 shows and won many awards. Packing houses wherever they played, club owners knew booking Whiskey Blu to open up for major label headliners would surely bring in the crowd.
Along with their hugely popular originals, the girls won over skeptical crowds with their dead-on covers of such artists as JUDAS PRIEST, JOAN JETT, AEROSMITH, KISS, MOTLEY CRUE, THE CULT, LED ZEPPELIN, FASTER PUSSYCAT, KISS and their show-stopping, fan favorite, killer version of METALLICA'S "ENTER SANDMAN"!!
Whiskey Blu opened for many major label acts where, in some cases, they stole the show! With fan clubs in 28 states and 9 countries Whiskey Blu was kicking ass and takin’ names!
With the outbreak of the Desert Storm war in the Gulf, their manager, Bob Donovan, wrote the lyrics to one of their most popular songs – “Desert Storm.” The girls were in the middle of recording when the lyrics were presented to the band. They went home that night, wrote their parts, came to the studio the following day, worked it out and recorded it that evening! It was played throughout the southwest as well as on Armed Forces Radio. The girls were asked to perform at the San Diego Navel Air Station for the returning troops – Perform they did! A sold out crowd of 2,000 returning servicemen and women and one of the best shows the girls ever performed.
Just as the band’s career was exploding, including a personal request for a reuinion from David Geffen, a combination of a bad publicist and a lying/cheating record label screwed the band over and broke their morale. The girls decided to take a break from the fast lane and go their separate ways for a while.
The Women of Whiskey are currently on hiatus, working on their own projects: some musical, some just experiencing some quiet life. The band's local fame has never really died down, and to this day, people still request songs from Whiskey Blu and local music magazines still get letters for more information and urging the girls to reunite for at least one more show!
Currently we're working with a lot of "lost recordings" including music and video footage - you asked for it and you'll get it: Bootleg Blu. Give us time to sort through all the old archives and try and find and remix and remaster some of these recordings. Until then, ADD WHISKEY BLU to show your support for their REUNION SHOW!!!
WHISKEY BLU JOINS AZ ALL STARS ROCK REUNION
Check out this fantastic lineup!!!
The Amazing All-Star Lineup!
Surgical Steel's Official MySpace Page
SURGICAL STEEL IS:
Jeff Martin ~ Vocals
Paul Kosanovich ~ Lead Guitar & Vocals
Jim Keeler ~ Lead Guitar
Mark Lehman ~ Bass
Bob Milan~ Drums
Visit the OFFICIAL SURGICAL STEEL STREET TEAM MYSPACE

for Videos, More Songs, SS Gear, Tons of Pix and Links to "Where Are They Now?"
Kaiser's Official MySpace Page
KAISER IS:
Bret Kaiser ~ Vocals
Bruce Kaiser ~ Guitar/Vocals
Mikey Bones ~ Bass/Vocals
Ray McGee ~ Keyboards/Vocals
"Pistol Pete" Kelly ~ Drums
Whiskey Blu's Official MySpace Page
WHISKEY BLU IS:
Wendy Rae ~ Vocals
Nancy ~ Lead Guitar
Marie ~ Rhythm Guitar
Chris ~ Bass
Barb "Thee Animal" ~ Drums
Metal Elvis' Official MySpace Page
Visit Metal Elvis' Official Web Site
METAL ELVIS IS:
Chance as "The King"
Lou as "Slash"
Mike as "Nikki"
Troy as "The Katman"
With Your Celebrity Hosts:
Cathy Rankin's Official MySpace
JUST ADDED TO DAY TWO!
RIP & TEAR!
See their videos from Joel Samuel Presents...Backstage Pass!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/1/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/azallstarsrockreunion
Band Members: Wendy Rae: Vocals, Lyrics
Nancy: Lead Guitar
Marie: Rhythm Guitar
Chris: Bass Guitar
Barb "Thee Animal": Drums


Barb "Thee Animal" is back in her cage!

2008 Drum Kit - Completely reproduced for AZ All-Stars Rock Reunion Show...

Barbie Blu uses:
2 single Axis pedals
Zildjian titanium ride
Zildjian platinum ride
2 Sabian crashes
Zildjian titanium crash
Dixon 2-tiered drum cage from Canada
Pearl Export series with custom drum wraps by Heather Leather
Remote hi-hat stand with drop clutch
Tommy Lee signature sticks
Evans blue hydraulic drum heads
Pearl and Tama hardware & cymbal holders
Zildjian titanium hi-hats
Vic Firth snare with Aquarian head
Zildjian titanium splash
pre-muffled bass drum heads (beater side),
Custom bass drum artwork by Heather Leather
Roc N Soc hydraulic drum throne
DW click pads for bass drums pedals

Don't miss her first performance in over 15 years!!!

Heather on Earth & Bad Kitty-Catoure
in conjunction with Arizona All Stars Proudly Present
the First Annual

Arizona All-Stars Rock Reunion Show to Benefit the Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA
(and other furry-friendly non-profit organizations)


Hosted by Cathy Rankin and John Dobradenka
One Weekend Only
Saturday June 7 and
Sunday June 8, 2008
Venue of Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona

Arizona's Rockin' Natives know that this lineup is a MUST SEE and may not be seen on one stage together EVER AGAIN!

Get your Tickets NOW!
If the link is broken, go to www.ts.com and search for any one of the bands, or Arizona All-Stars!

Unlike most "reunion shows" touting an original lead singer, or a psuedo-lineup of participating band members and/or composers, this is the REAL DEAL - no pseudo lineup!!!

You'll be seeing original lineups iperforming their originals and covers just like they did in the late 80's and early 90's!!!

Since Arizona's Rock Stars are making their way quite well in the world, they've agreed to graciously perform to benefit CHARITY!

Az All Stars Rock Reunion will donate all proceeds to Arizona Animal Welfare League, the Payson Humane Society (a no-kill shelter) and the Arizona Adopt-A-Greyhound project. Your ticket to this amazing show is TAX-DEDUCTIBLE!!!

Tickets will not be sold at event.

NOTE: Any tickets not sold one-month prior to event will be converted to cash donations via private charitable contributors so get your public ticket now! That means, if you don't get your ticket soon, you WILL NOT be able to get one.

This lineup is unbelievable and will not come around again!

Today we think about THEM first.

Please watch and support AAWL

We're dedicated to helping our furry friends.
The Arizona Animal Welfare League and SPCA (AAWL), Arizona's oldest and largest no-kill shelter, provides adoption, resource and education programs that improve the quality of life for dogs and cats. AAWL's shelter facilities provide a temporary home for nearly 2,000 dogs and cats every year. All of our dogs and cats are vaccinated, spayed or neutered and microchipped before they go up for adoption. Founded in 1971, AAWL's priority is to take in adoptable animals from other shelters where they might be euthanized and to care for them until each is adopted into a loving, lifetime home. AAWL receives no government funding and is supported solely by donations. AAWL is located at 30 N. 40th Place in Phoenix. For more information, visit www.aawl.org or call 602-273-6852.

.. Create Your Own
Here's what YOU can do TODAY to start helping!

1. Buy Your Tax-Deductible Tickets to the ARIZONA ALL-STARS ROCK REUNION SHOW & BENEFIT TODAY!

2. Add AAWL on Myspace as a friend today! Display them in your TOP FRIENDS!

3. Use GOODSEARCH as your search tool, home page and shopping portal! Make sure to add Arizona Animal Welfare League as Your Charity of Choice!

4. Add a LINKABLE AAWL Banner to Your Page (see our Blog for easy to place linked codes)!

5. Get your Tickets NOW!
If the link is broken, go to www.ts.com and search for any one of the bands, or Arizona All-Stars!

This Just In...
Tix are available from ROCKZONE RECORDS!

ROCKZONE RECORDS
Click Here
Located on the SW corner of Warner and McClintock
480-964-6301

Influences:Our INFLUENCES and HEROINES!

Ifit weren't for some of these women, we wouldn't have been inspired to try. We thank you!

Girlschool
Joan Jett
Doro
Heart
Vixen
Pat Benetar
Iron Maidens
Debbie Harry
Hole
Roxy Petrucci
Wendy O Williams
Metal Queens
Grace Slick
The Runaways
Rock Goddess
Cyndi Lauper
Madonna
L7
Kittie
Dame
Annie Lennox
The Donnas
Karen Carpenter
Abba


Sounds Like: Welcome to our Whiskey Blu Broadcast!
Here we've compiled our videos into one slick player, so when the first video is done, click the player buttons to navigate forward or back through the videos.

We're really proud of some of these shows, particularly our Live performance at Backstage Pass' 1992 Arizona Entertainment Awards 'Gala', where Whiskey Blu took "BAND OF THE YEAR" our very first year performing - and we were floored! Especially considering we were HUGE fans of several local bands ourselves!

I've said it once and will say it again, if it weren't for the fans!!! A Special Kudos to Joel Samuel for capturing this and many more local events throughout the years!

We included is our TAKEYOU DOWN Video, Whiskey Blu's onlystaged video, originally produced forMTV Play, but never fully edited andfinished.

Enjoy and let us knowwhat ya think!

Type of Label: Indie

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VOTE!!! Which WB Song should be featured?

Hey Rockers!Whiskey Blu is going to be featured on a Women Who Rock Radio Show, and we get to submit a song that will be played during the show! We're a little biased on which songs we like to play, w...
Posted by WHISKEY BLU on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:54:00 PST