Event: PATRICK ALLEN Interview and Music Special
Place: "Upper Room with Joe Kelley" radio show
Dates: NOW thru Monday April 12th
Internet Stream: www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com

Listen in as the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley" welcomes standout guitarist PATRICK ALLEN for an in-depth interview and music special. Patrick Allen is a guitarist/vocalist who has been part of the Minneapolis music scene since the mid-seventies. On his debut cd,"bout time!", he offers up 13 fresh original tunes that are steeped in a funk blues feel. Fans of artists like Tower of Power, Little Feat or Robben Ford would definitely find this to their liking. Several of the songs feature killer horn arrangements by Michael B. Nelson performed by his legendary section The Hornheads. Also featured is Hammond organ wizard Ricky Peterson plus a slew of Minneapolis' top notch players like drummers Bobby Vandell, Rob Stupka and Michael Velasquez, pianists Tom Hunter and Scott Miller, bassists Al Pettis and Scot Hornick and percussionist Estaire Godinez. There are also guest vocal appearances by Minneapolis icon Willie Walker as well as Kathleen Johnson and Lisa Wenger. The disc, of course, also highlights Allen's tasteful vocals and stellar guitar work.

For all the latest Patrick Allen info and CD ordering, please go to www.cdbaby.com/cd/patrickallen .

The "Upper Room with Joe Kelley" radio show has been on the air since 1982
and is co-hosted by GI DUSSAULT. Besides 24/7 broadcast, the show airs live
Mondays 4-8pm EST on WVOF 88.5 FM in Fairfield, Connecticut at www.wvof.org.