Playlist:
AJ Jansen- Smoke It, Jackleg Preachers- Turn Off Your TV, Sarah & the Tall Boys- Texas, Truck Stop Troubadours- Act Naturally, Debbie Davies- Where the Blues Come to Die, Roomful of Blues- She Walks Right In, Al Copley- Goin’ Back to the Country, Anthony Gomes- One Last Time, Seth Adams- New York City Bound, Mike Crandall Band- So Many Times, Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez- Another Country, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.
Feed Our Friends Contest:
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Black-Eyed News:
The first story up this week was about B.B. King releasing his own signature line of wines and you can find the story here:
http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/03/b-b-king-to-launch-line-of-signature-wines-in-the-us/
Our second story was about Jack White’s label, Third Man Records, re-releasing 25,000 vintage blues recordings for no profit because he believes the are a document of world hiostory and people need access to them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21352483
American Blues Scene had a great piece about the Mississippi Blues Trail and some of the sights to see while you are traveling it. You can find that here:
http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/03/down-in-the-delta-where-history-still-sings/
The last piece of news this week was that the Killer Blues Headstone Project was giving a headstone to Stagger Lee Shelton who the classic song Stagger Lee was written about. Read about it here:
http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/03/the-infamous-stagger-lee-to-receive-headstone/
Blues in the Area:
3/28 THURSDAY
DAN STEVENS - SMOKIN' WITH CHRIS (6:30PM) - SOUTHINGTON, CT
BRANDT TAYLOR - RIVALRY'S (8PM) - WORCESTER, MA
3/29 FRIDAY
BISCUIT MILLER & THE MIX - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI
DAN STEVENS - THE STEAK LOFT (7PM) - MYSTIC, CT
RYAN HARTT & THE BLUE HEARTS - THE STOMPING GROUND (8PM) - PUTNAM, CT
BRANDT TAYLOR - THE HAZARD GRILL (7PM) - ENFIELD, CT
THE WILDCAT O'HALLORAN BAND - THE CAMBRIDGE HOUSE BREW PUB (9PM) - GRANBY, CT
THE MIKE CRANDALL BAND - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD
MS. MARCI & THE LOVESICK HOUNDS - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA
3/30 SATURDAY
BLUES BASH - THE SWEDISH SOCIAL CLUB (7PM, 38 BARLOW ST.) - BRISTOL, CT
WITH:
JUNIOR KRAUSS & THE SHAKES
SKELETON CREW
DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
THE MICAR BLUES BAND
THE OTIS TAYLOR BAND - FAIRFIELD THEATRE CO.'S STAGE ONE (7PM) - FAIRFIELD, CT
J. GEILS, JEFF PITCHELL & GERRY BEAUDOIN - BRIDGE ST. LIVE (9PM) - COLLINSVILLE, CT
DUKE ROBILLARD - CHAN'S (8PM) - WOONSOCKET, RI
THE AL COPLEY QUINTET - THE KNICKERBOCKER CAFE (8PM) - WESTERLY, RI
CHRISTINE OHLMAN & REBEL MONTEZ - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (9PM) - HARTFORD
DAN STEVENS - THE DANIEL PACKER INN - MYSTIC, CT
BRANDT TAYLOR - THE LAKE TAVERN (9PM) - DAYVILLE, CT
THE SWAMPSHAKA DUO W/TONY C. - CJ SPARROW'S (8:30PM) - CHESHIRE, CT
THE WILDCAT O'HALLORAN BAND - EUROPA (7PM) - LUDLOW, MA
THE JOHNNY BOOTS BAND - THEODORES' - SPRINGFIELD, MA
Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown:
Wednesday Mar 27 Blues Open Mic hosted by Tim MacDonald
Thursday Mar 28 Roots & Blues Series with Seth Adams 8pm Blind Owl Band 9:30pm
Friday Mar 29 Mike Crandall Band
Saturday Mar 30 Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez
Monday Apr 1 Monday Night Jazz featured performer Lummie Spann Quintet
Tuesday Apr 2 Mike Palin’s Other Orchestra
I hope to see you out and about this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you are.