Interview with Melonnee Desiree
SacTV.com "Video of the Day" review by
Alex Cosper on September 29, 2013
My interview with Melonnee Desiree was very enjoyable at McKinley Park on Thursday, September 26. The wind
was a little breezy, but it felt very comfortable. I had no idea until this interview that Melonnee and
I went to the same high school in Sacramento, which was Rio Americano on the American River. She told me
that she took every music class she could including choir, which helped prepare her for a life-long career
in music. Part of her many years working for the state included working for the California Arts Council,
which also helped her learn about the local music scene.
After she retired from the state a few years ago, she has focused on her first love, which is music.
Her live band plays frequently in Grass Valley and she plays in Sacramento as well. Her most recent
CD is called Cauzin' a Ruckus, which is her sixth album. It's full of authentic blues that mixes
traditional sounds with her own unique style on bass, guitar and vocals. The band consists of four other members: Rick Cartwright
on guitar and vocals, Mike Arndt on drums and vocals, Dorothy Sills on sax, harmonica and vocals and Tommy Rizzi
on keyboards. The entire album is a solid collection of listenable and danceable blues, especially songs
such as the title track, "Reason For Treason" and "Never Make Your Move Too Soon."
The band is all about inspiring a party crowd to dance. Here are some upcoming shows where her band will be performing:
Friday, October 4, 9:00pm at The River's Edge Bar, 1 E. 12th Street, Marysville, CA 95901
Friday, October 11, 9:00pm at Johnny's Club 53, 7630 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA 95608
Saturday, October 19. 7:00pm at The Holbrooke Hotel, Bar & Restaurant, 212 W Main St, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Friday, October 25, 8:30pm at The 1-4-5 Club (Halloween Party), 6750 Front St, Rio Linda, CA 95673
Saturday, October 26, 9:00pm at Powell's Steamer Company & Pub, 425 Main St, Placerville, CA 95667
Saturday, November 2, 9:00pm at Cooper's, 235 Commercial St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Friday, November 8, 9:00pm at Johnny's Club 53, 7630 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael 95608
Friday, November 15, 9:00pm at PJ's Roadhouse, 5641 Mother Lode Drive, Placerville, CA 95667
Sunday, November 17, 3:00pm at Laugh's Unlimited, 1207 Front St, Old Sacramento, CA 95814
Saturday, November 23, 6:00p at The Sloughhouse Inn, 12700 Meiss Road, Sloughhouse, CA 95683
Saturday, January 11, 2014, 7:00pm at PJ's Roadhouse, 5641 Mother Lode Drive, Placerville, CA 95667
Here is the series of SacTV interviews with Melonnee Desiree:
Sacramento Venues of the Past
Alex Cosper Interviews Melonnee Desiree
The Organic Sound of Melonnee Desiree
The Current State of Blues Music
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