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{{Short description|American band}}
{{Short description|American band}}
'''Paula Boggs Band''' is an American band formed in [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] in 2007.{{Cite web|title=Paula Boggs's Biography|url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/paula-boggs|access-date=2022-01-12|website=The HistoryMakers|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2016-07-01|title=In law and music, surmounting new challenges has defined Paula Boggs' career|url=https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/in_law_and_music_surmounting_new_challenges_has_defined_paula_boggs_career|access-date=2022-01-12|website=ABA Journal|language=en|last1=Laird|first1=Lorelei}} The band was formed by former [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] officer and attorney [[Paula Boggs]] (vocals, guitar, ukulele).{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Madison|date=2018-12-22|title=Top executive-turned-bandleader brings music to the Eastside|url=https://www.valleyrecord.com/news/top-executive-turned-bandleader-brings-music-to-the-eastside/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Snoqualmie Valley Record|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2017-06-16|title=Premiere: Paula Boggs Band's "Benediction" Inspires Hope & Positive Action|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/benediction-paula-boggs-premiere/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Atwood Magazine|language=en-US}}
'''Paula Boggs Band''' is an American band formed in [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] in 2007.{{Cite web|title=Paula Boggs's Biography|url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/paula-boggs|access-date=2022-01-12|website=The HistoryMakers|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2016-07-01|title=In law and music, surmounting new challenges has defined Paula Boggs' career|url=https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/in_law_and_music_surmounting_new_challenges_has_defined_paula_boggs_career|access-date=2022-01-12|website=ABA Journal|language=en|last1=Laird|first1=Lorelei}} It was formed by former [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] officer and attorney [[Paula Boggs]] (vocals, guitar, ukulele).{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Madison|date=2018-12-22|title=Top executive-turned-bandleader brings music to the Eastside|url=https://www.valleyrecord.com/news/top-executive-turned-bandleader-brings-music-to-the-eastside/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Snoqualmie Valley Record|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2017-06-16|title=Premiere: Paula Boggs Band's "Benediction" Inspires Hope & Positive Action|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/benediction-paula-boggs-premiere/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Atwood Magazine|language=en-US}}


The band plays a blend of jazz, bluegrass, soul, folk, and [[Americana (music)|Americana]]{{Cite web|title=Tarik Abdullah, Paula Boggs, Fulgencio Lazo, Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco, and Karen P. Thomas receive Seattle Mayor|url=http://www.historylink.org/File/21041|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.historylink.org}} and describes their sound as "Seattle-brewed Soulgrass."{{Cite web|last=Marano|first=Luciano|date=2019-12-13|title=Paula Boggs returns to the Treehouse stage|url=https://www.bainbridgereview.com/life/paula-boggs-returns-to-the-treehouse-stage/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Bainbridge Island Review|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-07-30|title=Premiere: Listen to "Look Straight Ahead" by Paula Boggs Band|url=https://www.northwestmusicscene.net/premiere-listen-to-look-straight-ahead-by-paula-boggs-band/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=NorthWest Music Scene|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|date=2018-11-15|title=The Paula Boggs Band blends multiple influences at Coffee Gallery Matinee|url=https://pasadenaweekly.com/the-paula-boggs-band-blends-multiple-influences-at-coffee-gallery-matinee/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Pasadena Weekly|language=en-US}}
The band plays a blend of jazz, bluegrass, soul, folk, and [[Americana (music)|Americana]],{{Cite web|title=Tarik Abdullah, Paula Boggs, Fulgencio Lazo, Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Pacheco, and Karen P. Thomas receive Seattle Mayor|url=http://www.historylink.org/File/21041|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.historylink.org}} and describes their sound as "Seattle-brewed Soulgrass."{{Cite web|last=Marano|first=Luciano|date=2019-12-13|title=Paula Boggs returns to the Treehouse stage|url=https://www.bainbridgereview.com/life/paula-boggs-returns-to-the-treehouse-stage/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Bainbridge Island Review|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-07-30|title=Premiere: Listen to "Look Straight Ahead" by Paula Boggs Band|url=https://www.northwestmusicscene.net/premiere-listen-to-look-straight-ahead-by-paula-boggs-band/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=NorthWest Music Scene|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|date=2018-11-15|title=The Paula Boggs Band blends multiple influences at Coffee Gallery Matinee|url=https://pasadenaweekly.com/the-paula-boggs-band-blends-multiple-influences-at-coffee-gallery-matinee/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Pasadena Weekly|language=en-US}}


== History ==
== History ==
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The band released their debut album, ''A Buddha State of Mind'' in 2010.{{Cite web|last=Delaney|first=Matt|date=2017-08-04|title=Press Pass: Paula Boggs Band - Falls Church News-Press Online|url=https://www.fcnp.com/2017/08/04/press-pass-paula-boggs-band/,%20https://www.fcnp.com/2017/08/04/press-pass-paula-boggs-band/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-US}}
The band released their debut album, ''A Buddha State of Mind'' in 2010.{{Cite web|last=Delaney|first=Matt|date=2017-08-04|title=Press Pass: Paula Boggs Band - Falls Church News-Press Online|url=https://www.fcnp.com/2017/08/04/press-pass-paula-boggs-band/,%20https://www.fcnp.com/2017/08/04/press-pass-paula-boggs-band/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-US}}


The band released their second studio album, titled Carnival of Miracles, in 2015.{{Cite web|last=|date=2015-09-02|title=Paula Boggs Band|url=https://blackgrooves.org/paula-boggs-band-carnival-of-miracles/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=BLACK GROOVES|language=en-US}} It was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer [[Trina Shoemaker]].{{Cite web|date=2017-06-20|title=Paula Boggs brings her socially conscious soulgrass to Asheville|url=https://mountainx.com/arts/paula-boggs-brings-her-socially-conscious-soulgrass-to-asheville/|website=mountainx.com}} The album featured musical appearances from [[Michael Shrieve]], [[Geoffrey Castle]], and [[Andrew Joslyn]].> The band also appeared in the news program New Day Northwest on December 7, 2015.{{Cite web|title=Paula Boggs Band|url=https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/new-day-northwest/paula-boggs-band/281-45167540|access-date=2022-01-12|website=king5.com|date=7 December 2015 |language=en-US}}>
The band released their second studio album, ''Carnival of Miracles'', in 2015.{{Cite web|last=|date=2015-09-02|title=Paula Boggs Band|url=https://blackgrooves.org/paula-boggs-band-carnival-of-miracles/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=BLACK GROOVES|language=en-US}} It was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer [[Trina Shoemaker]].{{Cite web|date=2017-06-20|title=Paula Boggs brings her socially conscious soulgrass to Asheville|url=https://mountainx.com/arts/paula-boggs-brings-her-socially-conscious-soulgrass-to-asheville/|website=mountainx.com}} The album featured musical appearances by [[Michael Shrieve]], [[Geoffrey Castle]], and [[Andrew Joslyn]].


In February 2017, the band performed on the television program Band in Seattle.{{Cite web|date=2017-02-06|title=Band in Seattle - Ep 311 Paula Boggs Band|url=https://cwseattle.cbslocal.com/2017/02/06/band-in-seattle-eps-311-paula-boggs-band/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-US}} In 2017, the band also released the single "Benediction," which was written in response to the 2015 [[Charleston church shooting]].{{Cite web|last=Marovich|first=Bob|date=2017-10-30|title="Benediction" - The Paula Boggs Band|url=https://journalofgospelmusic.com/fusion/benediction-the-paula-boggs-band/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=The Journal of Gospel Music|language=en-US}} The band also released a cover of the [[Bon Iver]] song "Holocene."{{Cite web|last=Hafey|first=Lisa|date=2017-09-19|title=Paula Boggs Band – 'Holocene'|url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2017/09/paula-boggs-band-holocene/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-GB}} Both of these songs appeared on the band's album Elixir: The Soulgrass Sessions, which was released in September 2017.{{Cite web|date=2017-09-25|title=Review: Paula Boggs Band - 'Elixir: The Soulgrass Sessions'|url=https://www.northwestmusicscene.net/review-paula-boggs-band-elixir-the-soulgrass-sessions/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=NorthWest Music Scene|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Paula Boggs Band - Elixir: The Soulgrass Sessions Review|url=https://countryhodgepodge.com/home/2017/10/1/paula-boggs-band-elixir-the-soulgrass-sessions-review|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Country Hodge Podge|language=en-US}} In the same year, the band released a live EP titled Songs of Protest and Hope.
The band appeared on the news program ''New Day Northwest'' on December 7, 2015.{{Cite web|title=Paula Boggs Band|url=https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/new-day-northwest/paula-boggs-band/281-45167540|access-date=2022-01-12|website=king5.com|date=7 December 2015 |language=en-US}} In February 2017, the band performed on the television program ''Band in Seattle''.{{Cite web|date=2017-02-06|title=Band in Seattle - Ep 311 Paula Boggs Band|url=https://cwseattle.cbslocal.com/2017/02/06/band-in-seattle-eps-311-paula-boggs-band/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-US}}
In 2017, the band released the single "Benediction," which was written in response to the 2015 [[Charleston church shooting]].{{Cite web|last=Marovich|first=Bob|date=2017-10-30|title="Benediction" - The Paula Boggs Band|url=https://journalofgospelmusic.com/fusion/benediction-the-paula-boggs-band/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=The Journal of Gospel Music|language=en-US}} The band also released a cover of the [[Bon Iver]] song "Holocene."{{Cite web|last=Hafey|first=Lisa|date=2017-09-19|title=Paula Boggs Band – 'Holocene'|url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2017/09/paula-boggs-band-holocene/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-GB}} Both of these songs appeared on the band's album ''Elixir: The Soulgrass Sessions'', which was released in September 2017.{{Cite web|date=2017-09-25|title=Review: Paula Boggs Band - 'Elixir: The Soulgrass Sessions'|url=https://www.northwestmusicscene.net/review-paula-boggs-band-elixir-the-soulgrass-sessions/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=NorthWest Music Scene|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Paula Boggs Band - Elixir: The Soulgrass Sessions Review|url=https://countryhodgepodge.com/home/2017/10/1/paula-boggs-band-elixir-the-soulgrass-sessions-review|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Country Hodge Podge|language=en-US}} In the same year, the band released a live EP titled ''Songs of Protest and Hope''.


In 2018, Paula Boggs Band released a [[Christmas]] single titled "Mistletoe & Shiny Guitars."{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-11-17|title=Paula Boggs Band Releases "Mistletoe & Shiny Guitars" - Guitar Girl Magazine|url=https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/paula-boggs-band-releases-mistletoe-shiny-guitars/,%20https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/paula-boggs-band-releases-mistletoe-shiny-guitars/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-US}}
In 2018, Paula Boggs Band released a [[Christmas]] single titled "Mistletoe & Shiny Guitars."{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-11-17|title=Paula Boggs Band Releases "Mistletoe & Shiny Guitars" - Guitar Girl Magazine|url=https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/paula-boggs-band-releases-mistletoe-shiny-guitars/,%20https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/paula-boggs-band-releases-mistletoe-shiny-guitars/|access-date=2022-01-12|language=en-US}}


The band released an EP titled Electrokitty Sessions in 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-27|title=SONG PREMIERE: Seattle Soulgrass Combo Paula Boggs Band Delivers Stunning Vocals Via "Traces of You"|url=https://glidemagazine.com/243968/song-premiere-seattle-soulgrass-combo-paula-boggs-band-delivers-stunning-vocals-via-traces-of-you/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=glidemagazine.com}}{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2017/09/video-premiere-paula-boggs-band-holocene/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.folkradio.co.uk|date=5 September 2017 }}{{Cite web|last=Frahm|first=Jonathan|date=2020-06-22|title=Paula Boggs Band's "A Finer Thread" Loops Through the Intricacies of Love (premiere), PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/paula-boggs-band-finer-thread-2646221027.html|access-date=2022-01-12|website=PopMatters|language=en-US}}
The band released an EP titled ''Electrokitty Sessions'' in 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-27|title=SONG PREMIERE: Seattle Soulgrass Combo Paula Boggs Band Delivers Stunning Vocals Via "Traces of You"|url=https://glidemagazine.com/243968/song-premiere-seattle-soulgrass-combo-paula-boggs-band-delivers-stunning-vocals-via-traces-of-you/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=glidemagazine.com}}{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2017/09/video-premiere-paula-boggs-band-holocene/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.folkradio.co.uk|date=5 September 2017 }}{{Cite web|last=Frahm|first=Jonathan|date=2020-06-22|title=Paula Boggs Band's "A Finer Thread" Loops Through the Intricacies of Love (premiere), PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/paula-boggs-band-finer-thread-2646221027.html|access-date=2022-01-12|website=PopMatters|language=en-US}}


The band released a single titled America 2020 in 2020, produced by multi-[[GRAMMY]]-nominated [[Tucker Martine]].
The band released the single "America 2020" in 2020, produced by multi-[[Grammy]]-nominated [[Tucker Martine]].
{{cite web |title=Paula Boggs Band - Deering Artists |url=https://www.deeringbanjos.com/blogs/deering-artists/paula-boggs-band |website=deeringbanjos.com |access-date=2023-12-11}}{{cite web |title=Breedlove - Paula Boggs Band |url=https://breedlovemusic.com/acoustic-guitar-artist/paula-boggs-band |website=breedlovemusic.com}}
{{cite web |title=Paula Boggs Band - Deering Artists |url=https://www.deeringbanjos.com/blogs/deering-artists/paula-boggs-band |website=deeringbanjos.com |access-date=2023-12-11}}{{cite web |title=Breedlove - Paula Boggs Band |url=https://breedlovemusic.com/acoustic-guitar-artist/paula-boggs-band |website=breedlovemusic.com}}


The band released an album titled Janus in 2022.{{cite web |last=Low |first=Tara |date=2022-03-10 |title=Musician and Entrepreneur Paula Boggs on upcoming album 'Janus': "The songs on 'Janus' fall in three buckets." |url=https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/musician-and-entrepreneur-paula-boggs-on-upcoming-album-janus-the-songs-on-janus-fall-in-three-buckets |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=guitargirlmag.com}}
The band released an album titled ''Janus'' in 2022.{{cite web |last=Low |first=Tara |date=2022-03-10 |title=Musician and Entrepreneur Paula Boggs on upcoming album 'Janus': "The songs on 'Janus' fall in three buckets." |url=https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/musician-and-entrepreneur-paula-boggs-on-upcoming-album-janus-the-songs-on-janus-fall-in-three-buckets |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=guitargirlmag.com}}


Paula Boggs Band released the album titled "[https://cheerstothevikings.com/2024/08/27/paula-boggs-band-live-at-Sweetwater-Music-Hall Live at Sweetwater Music Hall], on August 23, 2024.
Paula Boggs Band released the album ''Sweetwater-Music-Hall Live at Sweetwater Music Hall''[https://cheerstothevikings.com/2024/08/27/paula-boggs-band-live-at-''Sweetwater-Music-Hall Live at Sweetwater Music Hall''] on August 23, 2024.


Former band member Alex Dyring and current band member Jacob Evans are second-generation musicians. Dyring is the son of [[Seattle Symphony]] violist Wes Dyring. Evans is the son of [[Ray Charles]] Orchestra jazz trumpeter Jack Evans.{{Cite web|date=2014-09-01|title=Wesley Dyring|url=https://dyringmusic.com/about/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Dyring Music|language=en-US}}
Former band member Alex Dyring and current band member Jacob Evans are second-generation musicians. Dyring is the son of [[Seattle Symphony]] violist Wes Dyring. Evans is the son of [[Ray Charles]] Orchestra jazz trumpeter Jack Evans.{{Cite web|date=2014-09-01|title=Wesley Dyring|url=https://dyringmusic.com/about/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Dyring Music|language=en-US}}
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