Name: Harold Ray and East Side Dynamite plus Big Big Blue Soul Revue
Start: 2024-11-16T20:00:00
End: 2024-11-17T02:00:00
Location: Ivy Room

ivy room presentsSATURDAY NOVEMBER 16TH—HAROLD RAY AND EAST SIDE DYNAMITEBIG BLUE SOUL REVUE—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$15 Advance* / $18 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/490732910145034/">rsvp on facebook</a>)HAROLD RAY AND EAST SIDE DYNAMITE—Florida to Oakland transplant Harold Ray, aka Jason Morgan is an American soul-singer/performer. Equal parts master showman and work-a-day hero, Harold Ray gained local-fame in his early bands Harold Ray Live in Concert, Eastbay Grease and Total BS. His current list of rock-and-roll hot shots, East Side Dynamite are determined to light the fuse to the grooves, and a blasting cap for your moves. Pick up the phone: high energy, soul-drenched rock and roll is stalking you!BIG BLUE SOUL REVUE—Big Blu Soul Revue bring the soul of San Francisco to the live stage. With an extreme passion for 60’s and 70’s soul, funk, rhythm and blues, the band shares their music influenced by legends like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Etta James, Bill Withers and many more. Their latest release, Tongue &amp; Groovin’, displays the band’s love of classic sounds with a fresh and dynamic approach.The band formed in late 2014, by longtime Bay Area guitarist/vocalist, Jason Movrich. The band is comprised of a group of top-notch musicians, featuring the amazing vocal powerhouse, Lydia Walker.The band has performed throughout the West Coast to enthusiastic audiences at festivals like the Stern Grove Festival, Gilroy Garlic Festival, Bay Area Blues Festival, For the Funk of It Festival, and famed Northern California venues such as The Masonic Auditorium, Great American Music Hall, Blue Note Napa, Slim’s, Yoshi’s, Sweetwater Music Hall and many more. The band has shared stages and co-bills with The Revolution (Prince’s band), Fred Wesley (former band leader of James Brown’s band), Glen David Andrews, and recently as the backing band for actor/musician Jim Belushi.