BY KATIE F. BOTELHO

March Madness didn’t only apply to the basketball games that were going on, but it also applied to JKB Booking and Limelight Magazine! March has been one of our busiest months ever and so many good things came out of it. Between guesting on local radio shows, the Limelight Music Awards and our two sold out shows, there was never a dull moment.

Even though Limelight Magazine has been around for five years, this year was our fourth annual Limelight Music Awards, and the best one yet. This was my second year being involved and I’d have to say this year definitely out did last year. Between all the great promotion we had, co-hosting The Cheap Seats with Cat Wilson and Almost Famous with John Shea and Lisa Azazian and having PBS there filming it, there was no doubt that this year was going to be a success. It was nice to see some old faces and a lot of new ones. Overall, it was a great time and from the responses we got, we know everyone else thought so too.

A week later, we had our third consecutive sold out show with Jon Anderson of YES.  We had to pick him up from his hotel and bring him to the venue. I was really nervous having to drive someone like him around but it wasn’t too bad (after driving him back and fourth about four times!). It turned out to be a great show and he had a lot of loyal fans there who were really excited to see him so close.  The show went really well and the crowd loved him.

A couple of weeks after that, we had our fourth sold out show with comedian Paula Poundstone. She was hilarious! She was extremely friendly to us, but not so kind when it came to the audience as my mom was one of her victims. I tried to sit my parents at a table that wasn’t so noticeable to her on stage but my mom made the mistake of going to the bathroom. Nonetheless, it was an awesome show and everyone left laughing for more! She is definitely someone we want back again in the near future.

Now that March is over, we have a lot more exciting things to look forward to in the future.  For anyone who is interested in folk music, we have Tom Rush playing at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on the Cape on July 19. We’ve already sold a bunch of tickets to that show, so I know it’s going to be another sellout. We also have the band Zebra booked for October 26 at Rock Junction in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. We’ve received a great response so far on them and the tickets are super cheap! They will be a doing an hour long Led Zeppelin set at the end of their show that’s going to rock.  You won’t want to miss out on that one.

Another thing to look forward to is Limelight Magazine’s summer issue, which will be my first one as co-owner. I’m really excited about it! This one is going to be a little different than the rest and you’ll have to wait to see who will be featured in it. You know we’re always full of surprises! Overall, March was a great, successful month and we thank all of you for showing your support to both JKB Booking and Limelight Magazine.