Blues
News OnlineA publication of the Phoenix Blues Society
Blues
News Online
A publication of the Phoenix Blues Society
Volume 4, Number 4
February 23, 2005
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Special Blues Blast edition
Please help us out by forwarding this ezine to all of your blues friends!
Blues Blast 2005, the blues event of the year in Arizona, is just a few days away!!! Tickets: Specially priced tickets for PBS members and friends can be purchased directly from the Phoenix Blues Society for $15 each. You can still pick them up from PBS Board members at any of the Blues Week activities. Buy as many as you like --- they make great gifts for family & friends! A VIP ticket, which includes a Blues Blast ticket, a Blues Blast t-shirt and other goodies, and admission to three Blues Week events, is available for $50. What else can you do to help?:
Acoustic blues guitarist Mikel Lander will be appearing in a special pre-Blues Blast in-store appearance at Virgin Megastore, Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe, on Friday, February 25th from 6:00 until 7:00 pm. Join your PBS friends for this special event, and be sure to check out the fine blues selection at Virgin Megastore. Remember --- you can use your PBS membership card for a discount on your blues purchases!
Big Nick & The Gila Monsters will be one of the featured bands at the Target Day of Music at Tempe Town Lake on Saturday, February 26th, from noon until 5:00 pm. Cold Shott & The Hurricane Horns are at The Longshot (74th St. & McDowell) on Friday, February 25th. The band will also be part of the AZ Arts Chorale Gala Fundraiser on Saturday, February 26th from 5:30 until 11:30 pm. This event is being held at Monterra at WestWorld, 16601 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale. Loose Cannons Blues Band is appearing at the Wigwam Resort, located on the west side of Phoenix, every Friday and Saturday until April from 8:00 until midnight, playing an entertaining mix of blues and jazz. Tommy "Bluzman" Grills
is appearing every Thursday at Pranksters 2, SW corner of Hayden &
Thomas, Scottsdale, and every Saturday at the Pranksters 1, Broadway Rd.
just east of Rural, Tempe. Shows at both locations start at 8:30 pm.
To be listed in this section, please send your requests to info@phoenixblues.org for listing in the next issue. Submissions will appear in two issues, after which they should be re-submitted if still applicable. *** Bass guitar/string bass player with 10 years professional freelance experience in various styles, including blues and jazz, available for substitute or steady work. Contact Patrick at BassSpace@hotmail.com. Experienced blues guitarist available for working band and fill-ins. Sings and works well with others. References available. Good chops. Call Guy during the day at 602-404-2222. A keyboard player with 23 years of experience is relocating to the Phoenix area soon, and is looking for a band needing keys and a lead/backup singer. Contact Kevin at prosoloact@yahoo.com.
The location and date for the March meeting will be announced soon |
Friday, February 25
Saturday, February 26
Sunday, February 27
Phoenix area blues clubs
Barcelona's Brass Rail
Char's Has the Blues CK's
Craiger's Restaurant & Lounge Fat Cats Fifth Avenue Cafe
Pappadeux's Seafood Restaurant
Pat Murphy's
Philthy Phil's
Rhythm Room Skipper's Lounge
Sugar Daddy's Warsaw's Again
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