Blues
News OnlineA publication of the Phoenix Blues Society
Blues
News Online
A publication of the Phoenix Blues Society
Volume 5, Number 13
September 7, 2006
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The September meeting will be held on Saturday, September 16th at 8:30 at the El Dorado Bar & Grill. One Class Act will be performing after the meeting. Free admission!
Arkansas bluesman Dave Riley is in town this week. This guy is great and a show by Mr. Riley is not to be missed! He'll join Bluzone for their Friday night gig at the Alamo Saloon in Fountain Hills on September 8th and will appear with his own band at the Rhythm Room on Saturday, September 9th. Bluzone will return to the Alamo Saloon on Saturday, September 9th with regular vocalist Devo.
Cold
Shott & The Hurricane Horns
are doing a pair of gigs at
Harrah's Ak-Chin in Maricopa on Friday, September 8th and Saturday,
September 9th, starting both nights at 8:00 pm.
Loose
Cannons Blues Band will be performing at Amvets Post 5, 3805 S.
16th St., Phoenix on Sunday, September 10th from 8:00 until 11:00 pm.
Veteran blues guitarist
Duke Robillard
hits town this weekend for a concert at the
Rhythm Room on
Friday, September 8th. Hans Olson is still holding down the regular Thursday night gig at Pranksters Too, at the southwest corner of Hayden and Thomas in Scottsdale.
The second annual Bisbee Blues Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 23rd. For complete information, check their site at www.bisbeebluesfestival.com. 14-year-old Valley guitarist KC Blues has been selected as one of the finalists in the acoustic competition at the annual Telluride Blues Festival, scheduled for the weekend of September 15-17th. The winner of the contest gets to perform on the big stage on Saturday, September 16th. Very cool, Kevin!!! Attention guitar players: Haight Guitars, a new store in Scottsdale, is having its grand opening this Saturday, September 9th, from 2:00 until 7:00 pm. They're located at 7130 E. Becker Lane, one block NW of the corner of Scottsdale Rd. and Shea Blvd. Check their site at www.HaightGuitars.com.
Blues Jams For a complete listing of jams in the Phoenix area,
check Ray Ray's
blues jam
site.
New blues sites The newest blues club in town is now online. Check out the
site for JJ's Birdland Cafe at
www.jjscafe.net. Musicians wanted 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.
------------------------------------------ PBS Events Mark your calendar now for Back Porch in the Pines,
scheduled for September 30th at the beautiful new
Pine
Mountain Amphitheater in Flagstaff. The show, to be held from 11:00
am until 5:30 pm, will feature
Dan Treanor and
African Wind,
Janiva Magness
with
Scotty Spenner,
Eden Brent,
Danny Rhodes,
Grams &
Krieger, and
Soulcatcher. Tickets are available on-line at
www.pinemountainamphitheater.com for $17.00 in advance ($15.00
ticket plus $2.00) and $20.00 day of show ($18.00 ticket plus $2.00).
Tickets can also be purchased locally in Flagstaff at the Orpheum Box
Office, The Animas Trading Company, Rainbow's End and Gopher Sounds.
The Orpheum Box Office can be reached directly by calling 928-556-1580. For more info and artist bios, check the special
Back Porch Blues page. --- The 16th annual Arizona Blues Showdown is
scheduled for November 12th & 19th at the
Rhythm Room.
Entry forms and contest rules are now available
online.
This year's event will also include a "Best Self-Produced CD Contest"
--- info now available for download. Phoenix area blues clubs
Big Al's Char's
Has the Blues
CK's
El Dorado
Bar & Grill Fat Cats
Jay's Cocktails
JJ's Birdland Cafe Monroe's
Pappadeux's Seafood Restaurant
Pat Murphy's
Rhythm Room
Skipper's Lounge
Sugar
Daddy's
Sub-Culture Cafe
26th Street Blues
Wigwam Grill on the Greens
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