Gala Showroom at Cactus Petes

Front Exterior of Jackpot Casino

Nikki has made the Top-10 in Taiwanese Idol. She'll now compete in the Top10 competition for the title of Taiwanese Idol. Go Nikki! Over 100 million TV viewers have seen her perform. The finals are being held Jan 9th in Malaysia.

View Photos and Press Release here

For more information on Liquid Blue in China, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Blue

Nikki has made the Top-20 in Taiwanese Idol. She had the highest score among all the contestants and now moves on to the next round where they make the cut to the Top-10. Go Nikki!

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L to R: Layla, Nikki, Summer, Gina, Diana

After winning 2nd place in Los Angeles at the first round of Taiwan Idol on Sept 26th, Nikki Nova advances to the next round which will be held in Fu Zhou, China next month, Dec15th-31st. The first round competition included an acapella section as well as a performance featuring a full Taiwanese song. Taiwan idol is a global competition and Nikki will be competing against singers from all around the world. Last year, the winner of Taiwan Idol received a recording contract. Good luck Nikki!

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Nelson Brothers circa 1990

The Nelson Brothers were one of the celebrity guests who joined Liquid Blue aboard the Star Princess in November. Angelo Frisina was asked to step in on drums and performed two shows with the Nelsons.

Nelson was a glam metal band founded by Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (the twin sons of Ricky Nelson). They had a No. 1 hit in the United States with Love and Affection". They are listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only family to reach number one record status in three successive generations (beginning with grandparents Ozzie and Harriet Nelson).

The BlueGirls & Nelson Brothers

Angelo performing with Nelson Brothers at Nov 12th Concert

Supernova wins 2009 Pop Album of the Year by the LA Music Awards! The LAMA awards were presented at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood on November 12th. Nikki Nova was in attendance to receive the award while the rest of the band was on tour and out of the country.

Capacity Crowd of 780

Diana sings at Divas Tribute. She covered Aretha Franklin, Cher, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Lady Gaga

Gina sings at Divas Tribute. She covered Judy Garland, Liza Minelli, Madonna and Sarah Brightman

Summer sings at Divas Tribute. She covered Patsy Cline, Joan Jett, Janis Joplin and Tina Turner

Their hit songs include:

 3 -  Reminiscing (1978)
 6 -  Lonesome Loser (1979)
 6 -  Night Owls (1981)
10 - Lady (1979)
10 - Cool Change (1979)
10 - Take It Easy on Me (1981)
11 - The Other Guy (1982)
14 - Help Is on Its Way (1977)
14 - Man On Your Mind (1982)
16 - Happy Anniversary (1977)
 

Singer of Little River Band- Glenn Shorrock with Liquid Blue

Singer of Little River Band- Glenn Shorrock performing with Liquid Blue

Capital city of Wellington, New Zealand

Radio Station KFM, Auckland, New Zealand

The new video is up and online for viewing. To view, just click the image below.

The short 9 minute film contains never before seen footage from Europe, Asia and the United States!

Liquid Blue hits the stage at Qualcomm Stadium Sunday morning prior to the kickoff of the San Diego Chargers home opening game. Show starts at 9:30 AM and runs to 12:30.

Band with Garry Peterson, original drummer for The Guess Who

New BlueGirl Summer Mencher made her debut with the band in August under the tutelage of BlueGirls leader Nikki Nova. On Sept 4th Summer performs "without training wheels" as her, Gina and Diana lead the BlueGirls in Kansas City and the following night in Riverside, Iowa. This is Summer's first road trip with Liquid Blue. She'll also accompany the band to Australia and New Zealand in Oct. Summer plays guitar & keyboards as well as singing and dancing. She recently did a two-month engagement as a solo artist in Vietnam. Summer's Bio and Photos.

The cornfields of Iowa

Liquid Blue performed at the 1500 capacity Wave House in San Diego on Aug 25. Wave House San Diego has been home to acts as diverse as Good Charlotte, Pink, Busta Rhymes, James Blunt, Sean Kingston, and Ziggy Marley. Wave House was christened as a prime music venue back in 2006, when MTV’S True Request Live took over Wave House San Diego for a week in May. While music acts from Ashlee Simpson to James Blunt to Busta Rhymes went off on the outdoor stages – surrounded by a sea of skin - the waves kept pumping, with surfing pros Jamie O’Brien, Kalani Chapman, Flynn Novak and Braden Dias going berserk on San Diego’s famous FlowBarrel®, better known locally as Bruticus Maximus. There are Wave House locations in Durbin (South Africa), Santiago (Chile), Sentosa (Singapore) and Zaragoza (Spain).

Earth Passport has been nominated in two categories by the 2009 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.The song was nominated for Best World Song of 2009 and Best Video of 2009. The HMMA Awards will be presented Thursday, November 19nd, 2009 at  The Highlands in the world famous Hollywood & Highlands / Kodak Theater complex in Hollywood, CA. This red-carpet event features live performances, award presentations, a VIP reception and banquet dinner catered by Wolfgang Puck™.  The Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognizes and honors the music of visual mediums, the talented individuals responsible, and the music of independent artists from around the globe.

Liquid Blue singer Jessica Manning has been chosen to compete in the 2010 Miss California USA contest. She will compete against 120 other women for the crown of Miss California and the chance to compete in Miss USA and Miss Universe.

http://misscaliforniausa.com/.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_usa

BlueGirl Jessica Manning has been named Miss San Marcos and will be eligible to compete in Miss USA for 2010. 22 year old Jessica was Miss Escondido a few years ago as well. Last year she made the finals in the Taiwanese Idol singing contest.

Supernova has been nominated for 2009 Pop Album of the Year by the LA Music Awards.

Left to Right: Scott, Nikki, Rickey, (former BlueGirl) Kristen Kelly and DJ Layla

Mike's comments on the song "Dominate": "Good effort. Unique premise and good storytelling lyrically—can see
why your work is appreciated abroad".

Mike's comments regarding Earth Passport: "Very creative and original song!! Really liked the theme and imagery of the lyrics. I love the language transition idea, very clever! Great performances with a well put together arrangement and great production".

Keyboardist/Vocalist Mike Pinder helped form the legendary Moody Blues in 1964 and was with them during their heyday from 1964 to 1978 and then rejoined the band in 1994 to the present. He was one of the first musicians to play the Mellotron and introduced it to the Beatles who used it on the song, Strawberry Fields Forever.

Liquid Blue was officially designated a "Green Business" by the County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health, Community Health Division on May 22nd, 2009.

Liquid Blue has implemented "green practices" since the inception of the band in 1996; long before going green was fashionable. The band recently converted its offices to solar power. Liquid Blue is the first band to be certified green in the United States.

For more info on the green practices of Liquid Blue and to get ideas on how you can "go green" click here for our Green Page.

Direct link to article:

http://www.twogroove.com/blog/2009/05/29/past-present-future-liquid-blue/

Liquid Blue will perform four shows at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino is Biloxi, Mississippi. Last year the band played at Island View Casino in Gulfport.

Direct link to article:

http://www.juniorscave.com/LiquidBlue.html

Copy of article here

Link to AFM.org

BC is the fourth BlueGirl to gain notoriety recently. Current BlueGirl Jessica Manning advanced to the finals in Chinese (Taiwanese) Idol in December 2008. Miz Mandy had two Billboard Top-40 dance hits in the past couple years. Another current BlueGirl Layla Loxa, won the World Bodysurfing Championship in 2003.

Liquid Blue is one of the featured artists on the "Dream On" compilation CD which was recorded as a tribute to the work of Dr. Martin Luther King. The official CD release party will be held at Molly Malones in Los Angeles on Thurs, January 15th. Several of the featured recording artists from the CD will perform live at the event (listed below):

8:00-8:15 intro + Dream On! video + Arlon Benett video
8:15-8:30 Lily Wilson
8:30-8:45 Bonnie Ste. Croix
8:45-9:00 Faith Rivera
9:00-9:15 Elyse Haren
9:15-9:30 Org videos
9:30-9:45 Amy Raasch
9:45-10:00 Dry September/David Tokaji
10:00-10:15 Lilli Lewis
10:15-10:30 Robert Temple
10:30-10:45 Liquid Blue
10:45-11:00 Mateo Denali
11:00-11:15 Karie Hillery
11:15-11:30 Stephen L. Bigger
11:30- 11:45 Dream On! video + closing remarks

The San Diego Reader has published an article in this weeks publication called "No Rock and Roll Excess" about the green practices of Liquid Blue. View the article here: