Blues
News OnlineA publication of the Phoenix Blues Society
Blues
News Online
A publication of the Phoenix Blues Society
Volume 4, Number 15
July 25, 2005
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The August meeting will be held on Saturday, August 6 at Billy Bob’s Saloon, 2017 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, featuring Common Ground Blues Band and Bluzone. Members can see two great acts for only $2 (nonmembers $8), so this is a great opportunity to become a member or renew your membership. Nonmembers can join PBS at the door and see the show for $2, plus all new members will receive a prize. Music and giveaways begin at 7:00 pm, with official Phoenix Blues Society business at 7:45. Acts will alternate throughout the evening with a joint performance during the final set. T-shirts, hats, travel mugs, keychains and more will be on sale and given away throughout the night along with CDs and other prizes. Everyone who signs up or renews membership (It costs $15 to sign up or renew) at the door instantly receives member pricing on admission and PBS merchandise. Admission is only $2 for members ($8 nonmembers). Bring a new member and get in FREE! Sponsored by the Phoenix Blues Society with additional support from
Stinkweeds, 1250 E. Apache Blvd., Tempe and
A special Chico Chism Appreciation Night is scheduled for Wednesday, July 27th at the Rhythm Room, hosted by the Blues Dinosaurs with many special guests. Showtime is at 8:00 pm. Minimum donation is $5. One Class Act will be at Pappadeaux's Seafood Restaurant on Saturday, July 30th. JC and Gypsy are appearing as a duo at Baton Rouge, 12221 W. Bell Rd., on Tuesday, July 26th from 6:00 until 9:00 pm. Cold Shott & The Hurricane Horns will be at the new String Chemistry Cafe, 2655 W. Guadalupe Rd. in Mesa on Friday, July 29th at 10:30 pm. (Subject to official opening of the club --- call 480-755-0300 to confirm). Big Nick & The Gila Monsters are at the Rhythm Room on Saturday, July 30th. Cold Shott & The Hurricane Horns, Big Pete Pearson and Common Ground Blues Band are part of the Flagstaff Festival in the Pines, being held July 29th - 31st. Common Ground plays on the 29th, Big Pete is there on the 30th, and Cold Shott heads north on the 31st. Check the festival website for complete details. A new blues venue is Sub-Culture, a restaurant located at 227 E. Baseline Rd. in Tempe. Paris James appears there on some Tuesday nights. Check their website for menu and contact information. Looking ahead to next month, a show NOT to be missed at the Rhythm Room will happen on August 4th, featuring New Orleans greats Cyril Neville with his full band, and special guests Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and Gaynel Neville. Advance tickets, from Ticketmaster (480-784-4444) and at the bar, are $18. Day of show price will be $22. Showtime at 8:00 pm.
To be listed in this section, please send your requests to pbs@bluenight.com for listing in the next issue. Submissions will appear in two issues, after which they should be re-submitted if still applicable. More submissions are needed!
B.B. King, There is Always One More Time is a new book being released in September by Backbeat Books. PBS members can order in advance and receive a 20% discount. Visit Backbeat's website for info on how to order.
The first Bisbee Blues Festival, sponsored by the Bisbee Arts Commission, is scheduled for August 20th from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm.
The lineup is:
Ticket prices are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the event. Tickets will be available online through the website, at the Bisbee Visitor Center, Bisbee Chamber of Commerce and Atalanta’s Music & Books. Food and beverages will be available at the event as well as commemorative festival t-shirts and posters. Several of the bands will be playing at other venues in Old Bisbee later that same evening. For links to lodging see www.discoverbisbee.com and www.bisbeearizona.com. For Information: www.bisbeebluesfestival.com. Contact: info@bisbeebluesfestival.com or phone 520-432-5098 or 520-249-6813. ----- Another cool event, the Reno-Tahoe Blues Fest, will take place on
August 13th & 14th in Reno, NV. Artists include Gladys Knight
and Etta James, as well as Robert Cray, Bobby
Womack, Blind Boys of Alabama, Eddie Cotton,
John Mayall, Bobby Rush, Clarence Carter and
Sista Monica. For more info, call (775) 857-FEST (3378) or visit
www.renotahoebluesfest.com. -------------------------------------------
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The next big PBS event will be our annual Back Porch Blues, scheduled for Sunday, August 28th at the Rhythm Room. Appearing will be Fat Possum recording artist Robert Belfour. Also appearing will be Hans Olson, Paris James, and Tom Walbank and the Ambassadors. The show will start at 6:00 pm.
Tickets on the day of the show will be $12. Advance tickets for $10 can be ordered by mail from the Phoenix Blues Society, P.O. Box 36874, Phoenix, AZ 85067; send a check or money order and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Mail orders must be postmarked by August 20th. You can also pay by PayPal by sending a payment to info@phoenixblues.org; be sure to indicate that the payment being made is for Back Porch Blues tickets.
Dear PBS members and friends, It’s a fact of every day life that change is inevitable. Even in the Phoenix blues community. If you would have asked me three years ago when I was a green, “distinguished volunteer” of PBS would I ever be president … I would have said you were crazy. But here I am now … charged with leading the Phoenix Blues Society into the future and trying to fill a very big set of shoes left behind by our past president, Bill Mitchell. Fortunately I am blessed. Blessed to have as partners in blues my fellow board members of the Phoenix Blues Society. Together we’ve found a new energy that is taking us into the future. And part of that future is the new membership meeting format that is taking place under the direction of PBS board member, Gil Andrews. For those of you who attended the July 23rd meeting at Big Al’s on Central …. Thank You! There were a number of old time members we haven’t seen in years come out to enjoy the sounds of Scotty Spenner with Mikel Lander and Jimmy Peyton’s Midnite Blues. The energy in the room was contagious and for the evening it was good to be blue again! We’re off to a resounding start and hope to see everyone out at the next meeting, August 6th, at Billy Bob’s in Scottsdale. Our Back Porch event is coming up on August 28th at the Rhythm Room featuring Fat Possum recording artist, Robert Belfour, along with Hans Olson, Paris James and Tom Walbank & the Ambassadors. It promises to be a night of down home Delta Blues with a gritty Mississippi edge that everyone will enjoy. More changes are in the works. But for now …. Thank you for your support of the Phoenix Blues Society and keeping the Blues alive. --- Kyle Deibler
Big Al's Brass Rail Char's
Has the Blues
CK’s Fat Cats
Jay's Cocktails Monroe's
Pappadeux's Seafood Restaurant
Pat Murphy's Rhythm
Room
Shenanigan's Skipper's Lounge
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