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MARCIA BALL BAND “Rollicking, playful, good time blues and intimate, reflective balladry…her songs ring with emotional depth.” – Rolling Stone Plus Dave Harris Tickets on sale Wednesday, September 15, 2004. Available at: A&B Sound (jazz dep’t), Central Bar & Grill, Victoria Jazz Society office (388-4423) There’s a roadhouse on the musical map where Texas blues meets Louisiana R&B, a place where Gulf Coast balladry mixes with rollicking New Orleans boogie-woogie, a place where people only stop dancing long enough to soak in the intensity of a slow-burning torch song. This is the place singer/ pianist/songwriter Marcia Ball calls home. For the past 30 years, Ball has been raising roofs, tearing down walls and stirring souls. According to the Boston Globe, "Marcia Ball... more...