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Ilo Ferreira at Joe’s Pub in New York on Monday, November 23rd!
Join Ilo Ferreira for a special showcase performance with his band at the legendary Joe’s Pub in New York this Monday, November 23rd. A small quantity of tickets have been released for this very special show and will sell out fast. Tickets are $12, click HERE to buy! For those of you unable to attend, please be sure to tune in to see Ilo performing on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with house band, The Roots, plus members of the Coral Reefers!

From CMT: Jimmy Buffett and the Zac Brown Band have been booked for the latest episode of CMT Crossroads. The performances will be filmed in front of an invitation-only audience in Nashville in December. It will air on CMT in March. Buffett will release a new album, Buffet Hotel, on Dec. 8. The Zac Brown Band’s hits include “Chicken Fried,” “Whatever It Is” and “Toes,” all from their platinum album, The Foundation.

Update: Margaritaville.com has posted more details on the CMT Crossroads show

Known for his high-energy sold-out shows, beach inspired tropical tunes and devoted and enthusiastic fans, singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett will share the stage with this year’s breakout artist known for its Southern Rock and dynamic stage show, the Zac Brown Band. They team up for the latest episode of the critically-acclaimed CMT CROSSROADS series. CMT CROSSROADS: JIMMY BUFFETT AND ZAC BROWN BAND will tape before an invitation only audience next month in Nashville. The episode will premiere in March, 2010 on CMT.

Jimmy on the Today Show - Monday, Nov. 23rd - Be sure to tune in to the Today Show on Monday, November 23rd as Jimmy talks about his newest release, Buffet Hotel, due out December 8th! Buffet Hotel is available for pre-sale online at MailboatRecords.com and Amazon.com.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band resumed the 2009 Summerzcool Tour last night at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville VA.

The set list along with comments are now available.

Jake Shimabukuro and Ilo Ferreira were special guests for the show.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has a review of the show “Jimmy Buffett predictable, familiar and fun”

These days, Jimmy Buffett is more a brand than a musician.

The restaurants, the beer line, the newly renamed Miami Dolphins stadium after the beer line, the upcoming casino in Biloxi, Miss. — it all induces a bit of nausea.

But say this for the ol’ guy, when it’s time to hit the stage, he works it.

The Toronto Star has an article on the upcoming show along with an interview with Jimmy: “Parrotheads keeping cool in Margaritaville North”

Not only is there no parking lot at the ACC, it’s probably going to be too chilly to dance outdoors in a grass skirt and coconut bra anyway. But Buffett, 62, has no doubt his loyal fans, dubbed Parrotheads, will be out in force.

“I remember going to Minnesota and seeing fans out in the street tailgating. You watch, they will figure it out,” Buffett says from an undisclosed east-coast location, the slight southern drawl of his Alabama roots coating his voice. “Our fans are a very resourceful bunch.”

“I think there’s a kind of misconceived notion that in order to be a fan you have to put on a coconut bra,” says Buffett. “A good number of people don’t come in costume and are just as rabid fans. It runs a much broader spectrum age-wise and you can get as crazy as you want. There are no rules.”

Buffett also includes Canada among those experiences. He traces his roots to Glace Bay, N.S., where his grandfather worked on ships. And he still has good friends in Toronto; pals he plans to join for an oyster roast featuring some of P.E.I.’s finest while he’s in town.

“We’ve got great fans there and I have my lineage … so I’m happy to be coming. Pray for an extended Indian summer and good weather,” Buffett says.

Jimmy Buffett joined the Zac Brown Band at the Sunset Cove Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, Florida on Saturday November 14 along with Mac McAnally. According to Rolling Stone magazine, Buffett first met Zac Brown at the Bohemian Grove in San Francisco and Brown performed a few of his songs for Buffett. The Zac Brown Band is a country band from Atlanta, GA who have had hits including “Toes”, “Whatever It Is”, and “Chicken Fried”. (thanks to Bwana Paul for passing that along to us)

From Margaritaville.com: Congratulations to Mac - CMA Musician of the Year! Mac was honored by his peers, as he was named Musician of the Year at the CMA Music Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee on November 11th! 2009 has been a big year for Mac, with a No. 1 hit and an acclaimed solo album release. Congratulations Mac!

“I’m very happy,” McAnally said during a telephone interview from Nashville. “I’m very grateful and thrilled. I’m particularly happy I was nominated in a category where I don’t have to go on a diet.”

Jimmy Buffett has autographed a copy “Treasure Island” and it is up for auction on eBay. Proceeds to support the Hibiscus Children’s Center.

The Little Auction that Could: Big Names, Big Laughs, Big Cause
- If you were asked what childhood book made a lasting impression on you, what would you reply? Treasure Island? Green Eggs and Ham? Where the Wild Things Are? Or the iconic American classic The Little Engine That Could?

This very question was answered by over 80 celebrities. . . screen legends, sports stars, authors, musicians, philosophers and politicians . . .and the responses are as varied as the personalities who selected them (Jimmy Buffett and Sean Connery both love Treasure Island)!

Don’t miss this chance to support the Hibiscus Children’s Center.

News from St. Hazards has some articles and pictures of the 60th Anniversary of LeSelect:

“Jimmy Buffett Show in St. Barths“: The big Jimmy Buffett show with the Coral Reefer Band to celebrate the 60th anniversary of LeSelect went on yesterday, Saturday, on the harbor. Jimmy put on a two hour concert that had all of the favorites and some new songs. And all for his friend Marius.

“Jimmy Buffett at Le Select on Sunday“: The owner of Le Select in St. Barths, Marius Stakelborough, finished his three day celebration of his 60th anniversary in grand style on Sunday. His good friend Jimmy Buffett stopped by to shoot the champagne cork at a bee that hangs over the bar - a very long tradition at Le Select.

From Jim Mayer: “Hi Everybody! I’m in St Barth with Jimmy. I just posted a video of our drive to and from sound check with Bobby G, Utley, and brother Petey”.

Jimmy Buffett performed at the Baz Bar in Gustavia, St. Barths last night. He did Bob Marley’s “No Women, No Cry”

There is now a website for Margaritaville Rum which should be out soon. The Margaritaville in New Orleans is now serving the four different types of rum.

A short review is available at the Rum Trader blog:

Just a quick review of the first RUM product from Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Spirits line. The “Classic Mojito” is part of a larger “Ready To Drink” product line which includes a number of flavored margarita pre-mixed beverages. Margaritaville Spirits has promised a full line of Margaritaville RUMs including Dark, Silver, Coconut, and Spiced RUM. The website has bottle photos and an announced street date of “Summer 2009″.