Mr. Ground Zero becomes a Concert Promoter

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Tuesday October 29, 2013 · 9:19 AM PDT

2013/10/29 · 09:19

So I did it. I got on the phone and out in my truck and got busy and in the last two weeks, I became a concert promoter. If any fellow Daily Kos folks are in the area, I hope you can attend the show and if you can't, please consider making a donation! Here's part of the press release for my first show:

Singer-songwriter-guitarist Michelle Malone will be presented in concert at Live Bait Too (http://www.livebaitrestaurant.com/...) , 24281 Perdido Beach Blvd. Orange Beach, Alabama 36561 on Friday, November 22nd. The concert, presented by Badger Productions, will benefit both the Baldwin County Democrats and Burton LeFlore, who is currently running as a Democrat for Congress, 1st District, Alabama.

Malone has been performing professionally for over 25 years and has recorded 15 critically-acclaimed albums with her latest, Day 2 having just been released earlier this year. Day 2 features guests like Chuck Leavell, a touring member of The Rolling Stones and Randall Bramblett, who has played with Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman and Steve Winwood, among others. The album was co-produced by Shawn Mullins, an old friend of Malone’s and a singer-songwriter himself whose hit “Lullaby” reached number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy.

Famous guests like these are nothing new to Malone who has also recorded and/or performed with John Mayer, Sugarland, Little Feat, ZZ Top, Jackson Browne, James Taylor and many others. Her songs have been recorded by Indigo Girls and Antigone Rising, among other artists and her original recordings have appeared in films and television programs including Bam Bam and Celeste, True Blood, Dawson’s Creek, Felicity, Brooklyn South and others.

Burton LeFlore was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama. His family came to Mobile around the turn of the 19th century. His grandfather was a prominent civil rights-era leader in the community; Burton actually attended and graduated from the John L. LeFlore High School, named after his grandfather. Burton later earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of South Alabama and completed his law degree at the Florida State University College of Law in Tallahassee, Florida. He is the owner of LeFlore Real Estate Company in Mobile.

Tickets for the event are $25 and are available online at http://baldwincountydemocrats.org/...
Additionally, a guitar specially made for this event by New Depression Guitars (http://www.newdepressionguitars.us/...) will be raffled off at the benefit. Tickets for entry into the raffle are available online at the same page and will also be available at the benefit.

Links:
Michelle Malone Official:
Site: http://www.michellemalone.com/
EPK: http://www.michellemalone.com/...
Video: http://www.youtube.com/...
http://www.youtube.com/...

Burton LeFlore for Congress: http://lefloreforcongress.net/

Tickets/Baldwin County Democrats: http://baldwincountydemocrats.org/...

Live Bait Too: http://www.livebaitrestaurant.com/...

New Depression Guitars: http://www.newdepressionguitars.us/...
http://www.flickr.com/...

Mister Ground Zero

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Tuesday October 15, 2013 · 6:37 AM PDT

2013/10/15 · 06:37

This is my first diary entry on Daily Kos and I'm choosing to entitle it (and me) Mister Ground Zero. Why? Because I live in the lowest part of Alabama and feel like I'm at Ground Zero for change in this country. This is a place where you can still get killed just for making it known that you're involved in the Democratic party. I'm not kidding. You have to be very careful what you say and who you say it to lest you end up in some extremely uncomfortable situations.

That said, I'm in the process of raising funds to give a shot in the arm to our Democratic candidate for Congress (Alabama, District 1), Burton Leflore, who would replace Jo Bonner. As many of you probably know, Bonner has left the House to take a job at the University of Alabama and so a special election will be held on December 17th to determine who will take his place. This seat has historically been held by a Republican. The last time a Democrat held it, JFK was president.

We need funds badly and if you'd like to contribute to Burton's campaign, here's a link:

https://secure.actblue.com/...

Additionally, I'm going to be organizing a benefit concert for him which will include some nationally known musical artists. I'll be announcing this in greater detail soon.

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