Liquid Blue Hot News 2006

News Flash : 12/31/2006

Liquid Blue At Gold Country Casino in Oroville CA For NYE

 

Liquid Blue will appear in Northern California for New Year's Eve. Tickets are still available and are $30. Click here for more info.

 

 

News Flash : 12/20/2006

International Music Awards Runner-Up for Best Band in

 

Liquid Blue has been awarded "runner-up" in the Best Band category of the International Music Awards sponsored by The Music Aid Organization, in association with the United Nations UNV program. Winners were selected from thousands of artists in over 20 countries. The band will receive a gold disc award and be featured on the International Music Awards winners compilation CD. Also the song REAL was the WINNER in the Best Production category. Real was produced by David DeVore and Joe Chicarelli.

 

 

News Flash : 12/17/2006

Celebs In Attendance BlueGirls Perform Anthem For Lakers

Britney Spears, Anthony Kedis (Chili Peppers), Andy Garcia, John McEnroe, Jack Nickolson and others were on hand at Staples Center as the BlueGirls sang the Star Spangled Banner for the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards game on Sunday, Dec 17th. The trio featured Nikki Nova, Kristen Kelly and Silvia Duga. The game was won by the Wizards in overtime and featured a franchise record 60 points by Wizard star Gilbert Arenas.

 

 

News Flash : 12/2/2006

Band Performs at Mirabel Club For Cristie Kerr in Scottsdale

 

 

Liquid Blue performed at the wedding of golf sensation (and cover girl) Cristie Kerr & Eric Stevens (formerly Madonna's personal trainer)  on Sat, Dec 9th at the Mirabel Golf Resort in Scottsdale. Many of the world's highest ranking female golfers were in attendance. Those on the guest list included Rob Lowe, Donald Trump and others. More info.

 

 

News Flash : 12/2/2006

Liquid Blue Radio Re-Launches With Over 1000 Songs!

 

Liquid Blue Radio has re-launched on Live365 and now have a play-list of over 1000 socially conscious songs. Be sure to tune in to the radio revolution. You can listen for free by clicking on the logo (left) or sign-up for ad-free radio for $3.95 a month. Liquid Blue Radio is one of the fastest growing radio stations on the net!

 

 

News Flash : 11/16/2006

Michael Vangerov & Scott Stephens Perform With Lisa Loud

 

The Liquid Blue duo of Michael Vangerov and Scott Stephens performed at the Mecca Club in Prague, Czech Republic with the legendary London DJ Lisa Loud on Nov 16th. Club Mecca is the #1 night club in the Czech Republic. Lisa Loud has had a phenomenal career that has spanned 15 years and she is widely revered and admired as one of the world's top female DJs.

 

 

News Flash : 11/13/2006

"Stripped in Central Europe" Tour Slated For November

 

Liquid Blue will head back to Europe in November for an all acoustic tour featuring Michael Vangerov and Scott Stephens (Liquid 2). The band will tour eight (8) countries including Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. In the past few years Liquid Blue has toured 36 European countries, spending almost as much time in Europe as in the USA. This time it's completely unplugged.

 

 

News Flash : 11/3/2006

Liquid Blue Performs Inaugural Cruise For "Inspiration"

 

Hornblower Yachts have launched a brand new ship, "The Inspiration" and Liquid Blue will be aboard for it's very first event, the 232nd Marine Corp Birthday Ball. The band will feature all SIX BlueGirls; performing with a total of 10 members. The Inspiration holds 1200 passengers and is the largest ship in the Hornblower Fleet.

 

 

News Flash : 11/1/2006

Liquid Blue Goes Over 5000 Friends On MySpace

 

In less than a year since the band joined MySpace.com, 5000 fans have signed on as "friends" of the band. If you'd like to join our friends list on MySpace, click this link:

 

 

News Flash : 10/28/2006

Liquid Blue Song Featured in New Movie, "Supermodels"

 

The song "Let The Music Move You" will be featured in the upcoming independent film, Supermodels, which is should premiere in January. The song was on a EP and released exclusively in China back in 2001. More information on screenings to be posted soon.

 

 

News Flash : 10/25/2006

Band to Perform at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

 

Liquid Blue will perform a private show at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Oct 25th and Nov 8th. The band has performed in Vegas at least once every year since 2000 including 7 Vegas casinos.

 

 

News Flash : 10/21/2006

Liquid Blue & Billy Dean Rock Capacity Crowd At 4th & B

 

Liquid Blue and country star Billy Dean performed to a capacity crowd (1600) at 4th & B on Saturday night. Billy joined the band on stage for two song and performed an acoustic set in-between Liquid Blue's two sets. Billy Dean won a Grammy Award in 1996 and has had several Top-10 country hits including "Billy the Kid" and "Somewhere in My Broken Heart". 

 

 

News Flash : 10/7/2006

Painting Features Liquid Blue On Marquee at La Paloma

 

A painting that features Liquid Blue on the marquee of the La Paloma Theater in Encinitas, CA was recently sold at an auction for $350. The artist is Neil Glasgow from San Dieguito Academy. Liquid Blue was holding a 10th Anniversary/1000 shows celebration at the La Paloma on the day Neil painted the scene.

 

 

News Flash : 10/4/2006

94.9 DJ Midori To Be Voice of Liquid Blue Radio On Live365

 

FM 94.9 DJ Midori recorded station ID spots for Liquid Blue Radio this week. Midori hosts "Big Sonic Chill" on San Diego's popular alternative rock station, FM 94.9. Liquid Blue Radio plays intelligent, socially conscious music and is owned and operated by Liquid Blue, Inc. and broadcast on Live365 via the internet.

 

 

News Flash : 10/2/2006

Padres Playoff Celebration "Rally Monday" at Petco Park

 

Liquid Blue headlined "Rally Monday" at Petco Park on Monday, October 2nd. An estimated 5500 Fans celebrated the Padres success and playoff berth in the 2006 season. The event was a Major League Baseball kick-off for the playoffs and San Diego had the largest Rally Monday crowd in the country. The event featured current and past Padre players and was carried on live TV by Channel 4.

 

 

News Flash : 9/30/2006

Nikki Nova to Perform at Pasadena Civic For Moon Festival

 

 

Nikki Nova will perform a 30 minute set at the Moon Festival held at the famous Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Sept 30th. Nikki will represent Liquid Blue who have a prior engagement the same night in San Diego. Several acclaimed Chinese performers are on the bill including "Musicat", nine Chinese girls who play Chinese pipa, bamboo flute, guzheng together with violin and cello on a selection of modern, mostly pop, tunes. Winners of Chinese Idol will also perform. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster and range from $26 to $126

 

 

News Flash : 9/30/2006

Fundraiser Draws San Diego's Best

 

Liquid Blue (shown with KUSI's Kimberly Hunt) rocked the Atlas Ballroom at the Town & Country Hotel in a star-stutted fundraiser event sponsored by "The Nice Guys". BlueGirls Alex, Kristen and Layla led the band as Nikki Nova was representing Liquid Blue at the Pasadena Civic Theater.

 

 

News Flash : 9/17/2006

BlueGirls Sing National Anthem For Chargers Home Opener

 

 

The BlueGirls (Nikki, Layla & Kristen) sang the National Anthem for the San Diego Chargers sold-out home opener at Qualcomm Stadium. The BlueGirls also sang at the Chargers final home game last season. Photos: (left) Charger legend Billy Ray Smith with the BlueGirls. (Right)- BlueGirls singing the anthem. The Chargers kicked off the season with a 40-7 victory over the Titans.

 

 

News Flash : 9/10/2006

Liquid Blue Headlines Fiesta Del Barrio

 

Liquid Blue performs on the main state at 4:00 on Sunday, Sept 10th at the Fiesta Del Barrio in Carlsbad CA. Other acts include The Last Revival and Los Pistoleros.

 

 

News Flash : 8/30/2006

Liquid Blue Radio Is On The Air!

 

Liquid Blue now operates and broadcasts a Live365 Radio Station called Liquid Blue Radio. The station officially went on the air at 8:30 pm on August 30th. Internet radio is the fastest growing segment of the broadcasting industry. Click the Live365 image and tune in now!

 

 

News Flash : 7/30/2006

Four Liquid Blue Songs Honored At Billboard Song Contest

 

The 13th Billboard World Song Contest has selected four songs from Liquid Blue's Supernova LP for honorable mention. The songs chosen are "If You Gotta Ask", "So Close To Heaven", "Real" and "Rhythm of Love". A Billboards spokesman stated it is extremely rare for a band to have four songs amongst the finalists.

 

 

News Flash : 7/29/2006

"Rescue" a Finalist in 2006 Singer/Songwriter Awards

 

"Rescue" has received honorable mention in the "We Are Listening" 2006 Singer/Songwriter Awards. The songs has won several other awards and been featured on three compilations.

 

 

News Flash : 7/4/2006

"If You Gotta Ask" is Finalist in Unisong International Contest

 

The Unisong International Songwriting Contest has announced the winners for 2005 and "If You Gotta Ask" made Top 20 finalist list in the Social/Political category.

 

 

News Flash : 5/8/2006

Wisdom Chain is Track of The Week at Garageband

 

Wisdom Chain, the 'hidden track' from Supernova, has been selected as Track of the Week from May 8th to the 15th. This is the 15th song from Supernova to win an award (out of 15). Wisdom Chain was a featured track on the PCT Music release of Supernova but tucked away as a hidden track on the original release.

 

 

News Flash : 4/26/2006

"Making Up" is 2nd Place in Peacedriven Songwriting Award

 

Making Up finished 2nd among almost 500 entries in the first ever Peacedriven songwriting contest. From the Peacedriven website: Other leading finalists included the Grammy-nominated Nadirah Shakoor, former lead singer of the hip-hop group Arrested Development.  Her song “Break Away” encourages an end to child abuse.  Award-winning California pop group Liquid Blue was also a standout with its song “Making Up” urging an end to global conflicts like Israel and Palestine.

 

 

News Flash : 4/8/2006

Spring / Summer Tour Includes 26 Countries

 

Liquid Blue hits the road once again on April 8th for the bands biggest ever tour, visiting 26 countries, mostly in Europe. Included are the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Portugal and many others. The band will visit 11 of these countries for the first time as well as 25 new cities.

 

 

News Flash : 4/7/2006

"Real" is Track of the Week

 

The first single from Supernova, REAL, has won it's 26th award, being named Track of the Week at Garageband for the third time. The song is has been in the Garageband Top-10 for over a year in both the Pop and World categories. Real will be featured as Track of the Week from April 10th thru April 17th.

 

 

News Flash : 4/2/2006

Liquid Blue Podcast Now Streaming Here

 

 

You can now listen to tracks from Supernova as you browse this website. Just start the podcast by pressing the play button and it will play continuously for as long as you are on the site. The Podcast, which is hosted by Garageband.com, will be accessible from any page on this site.

 

 

News Flash : 3/27/2006

New Promotional Video Completed

 

Liquid Blue has completed a new promotional video, the first one since 2001. The video includes footage from several concerts including spectacular sell-out shows in China.

 

 

News Flash : 3/26/2006

Liquid Blue To Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary on March 26th

 

 

December 31st, 2005 marked the band's official 10 year anniversary which will be celebrated on Sunday, March 26th from 12 noon to 6:00 pm at the historic La Paloma Theater in Encinitas. It will feature photo and video highlights from the band's 10 years and travels to 68 countries. Nathan Morrison from the Jon Elliott Radio Show will host & MC the event. More Info Here.

 

 

News Flash : 3/25/2006

Jon Elliott To Interview Scott & Nikki On AM-1360 KLSD

 

 

Liquid Blue vocalists Nikki Nova and Scott Stephens will be guests on the Jon Elliott Show on KLSD AM-1360, Saturday at 12:00 noon. The Jon Elliott Show is the #1 rated weekend talk show in Southern California. AM 1360 is part of the Air America network. Visit www.JonElliottShow.com and www.AM1360KLSD.com

 

 

News Flash : 3/24/2006

Shanghai Concert DVD Completed

 

 

The band's recent tour of Asia has been captured on this concert DVD recorded at the Minhang Arena in Shanghai, China, Nov 2005. The band performed two sell-out shows in the 5000 seat Minhang Arena. The footage is spectacular. Tracks includes most of Supernova, plus four Chinese songs. This DVD will debut on March 26th during the band's 10th Anniversary Celebration at La Paloma Theater in Encinitas.

 

 

News Flash : 3/20/2006

Liquid Blue To Perform At World Baseball Classic Final

 

San Diego's Petco Park is the host of the historic first WBC championship game, which will feature Cuba vs. Japan as well as a pre-game performance by Liquid Blue. This is a private event and the game is sold-out. More info.

 

 

News Flash : 3/18/2006

Live in Dalian, China 2002 DVD Released

 

 

it's been 3 years but the band has released a DVD of their spectacular shows in the fall of 2002 in Dalian, China, at People's Stadium. The show was a sell-out and attended by over 65,000 fans as part of the Dalian International Fashion Festival. This concert was broadcast on CCTV to an estimated 50 million viewers. The DVD is not for sale in the USA. This DVD will debut on March 26th during the band's 10th Anniversary Celebration at La Paloma Theater in Encinitas.

 

 

News Flash : 3/15/2006

BC Jean At Room 5 in Hollywood

 

Former BlueGirl will do her 2nd show as a solo artist at Room 5 in Hollywood on Wed, March 15th. BC is managed by Patti McGuire, formerly of RCA records and is a student of legendary vocal coach Seth Riggs. BC's first show was last month at the Knitting Factory. BC was a member of Liquid Blue in 2003. She has since done several TV appearances but is now writing and recording music for her debut album. Stay tuned.

 

 

News Flash : 3/6/2006

Miz Mandy Debuts New CD at the Belly-Up

 

Former BlueGirl Miz Mandy will hold her CD debut party at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach on Monday, March 6th from 6:00-10:00. The CD is called Mandatory and is now available. This is the first show for Mandy and her new band. She started with Liquid Blue back in 2000 and was one of the original BlueGirls.

 

 

News Flash : 3/4/2006

4th Annual Party For Progressives Features Liquid Blue

 

Liquid Blue will entertain at the 4th Annual Party For Progressives held at Balboa Park in San Diego. Cindy Sheehan is the keynote speaker at the event, which is one of San Diego's largest annual gathering of progressives.

 

 

News Flash : 3/4/2006

"Real" Music Video Debut March 4th and March 26th

 

Liquid Blue will debut the new "Real" music video on Saturday, March 4th at the Party For Progressives held in Balboa Park, San Diego. Real was the bands 1st single and biggest hit to date, reaching #4 on the NMW Hot A/C chart in March of 2005. The video is actually not completely finished but will be shown for the first time before a live audience at this event. Final editing should be completed in time for the bands 10th anniversary meeting later in the month.

 

 

News Flash : 2/10/2006

Wyland DVD Features Liquid Blue Song Rescue

 

Renowned ocean environmental artist Wyland has released a new DVD chronicling his quest of creating 100 whaling walls around the world to bring attention to the fragile ocean environment. The DVD features some great music including Liquid Blue's song Rescue from the Supernova album.

 

 

News Flash : 2/7/2006

BlueGirl Alexzandra Woods Appears on MTV

 

Alexzandra Woods appeared on MTV's Date My Mom on Tuesday, February 7th at 6:00 pm.

 

 

News Flash : 2/6/2006

TV Appearance On Inside Southern California

 

Liquid Blue's appearance on the popular TV news show Inside Southern California, hosted by Lynn Harper will air on Feb 6th at 7:30 pm, Feb 7th at 5:00 pm, Feb 27th at 7:30 and Feb 28th at 5:00. The band was interviewed with Grammy Award winner Wayne Johnson from the Manhattan Transfer. The show has been nominated for two LCA Cable Awards!

Visit www.LynnHarper.com

 

 

News Flash : 2/3/2006

Liquid Blue "Hits The Slopes" With Two Ski Weekend Gigs

 

The band will make two public appearances in Ski Resort areas this winter. The first is at Whiskey Creek in Mammoth Mountain CA, Jan 13-15. The 2nd is a Chad's Place in Big Bear Lake, Feb 3rd & 4th.

 

 

News Flash : 1/31/2006

20,000 Unique Visitors in January Sets New Record

 

LiquidBlue.net was visited by 20,000 different people in January, 2006. The Liquid Blue site is one of the most popular indie web sites. Contributing to the large numbers is the bands busy touring schedule.

 

 

News Flash : 1/27/2006

BlueGirls Meet Charger Star 'LT' at Madison Square Garden

 

IAt the Garden you never know who you'll meet. As the BlueGirls prepared backstage for their Garden performance, the NFL's premiere running back, LaDainian Tomlinson, stopped by to say hello. Scott also met Spike Lee. The girls also went clubbing with the Knick City Dancers after the game.

 

 

News Flash : 1/27/2006

BlueGirls Perform at Madison Square Garden

 

The BlueGirls will appear at Madison Square Garden on January 27th in New York City for a Knicks game. They'll also perform at Staples Center for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers and at Arrowhead Pond for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks of the NHL. To top it off the girls will sing for the Boston Celtics at their new arena, the Fleet Center in Boston on January 25th. To conclude the east coast week the band will perform at private show for the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

 

 

News Flash : 1/17/2006

Real Reaches Number One Again On Garageband Charts

 

Real, a song that has now won 26 different awards, has hit number one on the Garageband World Chart on Jan 17th, 2006. The song is one of the highest ranking songs ever at Garageband and has been in the top-10 since it's release in 2004. A new video will soon be released for the song.

 

 

News Flash : 1/9/2006

If You Gotta Ask is Finalist in WRA Song Competition

 

 

If You Gotta Ask has been selected as a finailst in the WRA (William Robert Abate) song competition for 2006. The WRA Song Competition selects songs that promote peace, love, community, and/or speak out against violence, war or hate. Founded in 1993, in conjunction with the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the original William Robert Abate Competition awards gifted artist for their achievements. The winning songs are a significant and lasting memorial to a young man named William Robert Abate who brought laughter, peace, love and kindness to the world. www.SongWinners.com
 

 

 

 

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