04/29/07: "GET DOWN AND RIDE!" CD RELEASE PARTY!
SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH AT ROUTE 50 NORTH IN MANTENO
More details to follow....

09/10/05: PYB will be participating in a few benefits to help those affected by Katrina.
We already know our fans to be the most generous and gracious (we've invaded your homes and eaten your meals!), but now we ask that you help those who really need it. If you have a dollar in your pocket, you've got more than many gulf coast families right now - so donate!! Go to our Tour page to find our benefit shows.

09/10/05: November alert!!!
PYB will be taking most of November off so that Pauline can recover from surgery on her hand (can you say "ouch?").  If any gigs become scheduled for Nov., look for a variety of special guests on guitar....Pauline notes that she has a Rolodex of big names at her disposal although she is a nobody.  Maybe she will finish writing her next album too...hint, hint.

02/10/05: Pat Boyack to produce the next PYB album?
Would you trust this man? Stay tuned and find out! www.patboyack.com

Effective 1/20/05, Pauline, Susan, and Smokey - as well as T-Bird Huck - will no longer be hosting the Carter's Place Wednesday Jam.  Like a pair of dirty underwear, the club has decided it is time for a change. PYB's band gig at Carter's in March is still a go - come see our dirty selves as planned!  Pauline and the gang would like to give a huge thanks to all of the musicians who have come out over the years to lend their music and friendship...it was a great thing.  See you guys out on the circuit!

Muddy Water is finishing up 2004 with a bang! The album finished a 17 week run on the "Roots Music Report" chart (and boy are our legs tired!). We also finished up the year by sneaking onto the Living Blues Top 25 (Todd Glazer is Santa Claus!). Thanks to all of the stations and media that gave us a helping hand.


Magazine articles:
Blues Revue, December/January 2005 "This Midwestern guitar-slinging bandleader proves her head-turning debut was no fluke." Another great review for Muddy Water! Read on...

Pontiac Performance Fall 2004Pontiac Performance, Fall 2004, "Montana Intelligence" "'Sometimes you just have to dream big,' declares Pauline York as she contemplates life's daily grind while striving to make it in the music biz." It also helps to have a big mini-van. Read on...

Blues Revue, October/November 2002, "Hot Debut" "From out of nowhere - actually, the middle of Illinois - comes this refreshing young Midwestern singer/guitarist and her band." And from out of nowhere came this great review from a premier blues publication! Read on...

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Internet articles:
www.rootshighway.com "Parading her powerful spitfire voice over a menagerie of electric grit and blazing harmonica, Pauline York sings the blues with the best artists of today and yesterday on her 200x album, “Muddy Water”...

www.blueswax.com, From Wine to (Muddy) Water, 8/11/04. "The world of music has seen its share of one-hit wonders. Even upstart artists who have a full smash album often suffer the sophomore slump with a weak second effort. Pauline York and her band's second album, Muddy Water, deftly avoids such disappointment."

www.utahblues.org ...Pauline sings and plays lead guitar, but what sets her apart in my mind is the quality and depth of her vocals. The rest of the band is tight and powerful, too, combining for a full, driving sound throughout the album.

The Blues Site, December 2003. "This is the BLUES! Remains one of the best CD's I've received all year! " Read on...

www.blueswax.com, 6/4/03. "Take a sip of north central Illinois' Pauline York's spectacular vintage, Blackberry Wine. Her vocals give lady Blues maverick Susan Tedeschi a run for her money while paying guitar homage to Tab Benoit and Stevie Ray Vaughan, her number one and two guitar influences."

Blues On Stage, October 2002 CD Review, by Gordon Baxter. "With Blackberry Wine, Pauline York has come up with a good album for those who like a slightly harder edge to their blues without straying over into blues-rock." Read on...
Read this new 2004 review of Blackberry Wine by Blues on Stage!

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Newspaper articles:

January 2003 "Beatin' Old Man Winter with the Blues", The Baxter Bulletin Online, AR

February 2002 "Local Talent Hooks Up with Bayou Entertainer..." (100K gif), The Daily Journal, IL

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NEWS NOTES

Questions and info regarding our radio and print promotion should be directed to our savior, Christine "The Machine" Vitale at
415-665-3091.


Have any PYB news items from your local paper, radio or website to share with us? We'd love to post them on this page.

Please e-mail your info or mail to the Pauline York Band, P.O. Box 3812, Joliet, IL 60434-3812. Thanks!


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