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Hellraisers, Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, and MonkeyJunk, plus others.  Too Slim & the Taildraggers play Highway 99 Club on Sat Aug 20th.  It’ll be Blues & at The Highliner Pub in Seattle with on Sun Aug 21st.  What a Coup!!! Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones plus Los Straitjackets play the Legendary Yale in Vancouver on Weds Aug August is upon us & 24th, & the Tractor Tavern in Seattle on Fri summer is almost half over. Aug 26th.  Legendary band leader Duke Bet you’re thinking the Robillard brings his band to Highway 99 on same thing? What Thurs Aug 25th & Fri Aug 26th at Jazzbones summer? Sure hoping for in Tacoma.  Toronto’s Fathead has a Fri lots of sunshine & hot Aug 26th gig at The Yale.  August wraps up temperatures. Things with Nanaimo’s Summer Blues Festival in are heating up on the Maffeo-Sutton Park from Fri Aug 26th to Sun Blues Horizon, but before we tell you what’s Aug 28th with the Band, new here’s a review of what’s on in August. Downchild Blues Band, Fathead, David & the Blues Survivors with Gogo, Jim Byrnes, Arsen Shomakhov, get August rolling at Jazz Alley in nd rd. Steve Kozak’s West Coast Allstars, Lester Seattle on Tues Aug 2 & Weds Aug 3  Quitzau, The Sojourners & others.  Also on Weds Aug 3rd San Francisco’s Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skill Lickers will have The Stillaguamish The Triple Door swingin’ in Seattle.  The Festival of the River Tulalip Amphitheatre next to Tulalip Casino in Arlington, on I-5 has George Thorogood & the th Washington is coming Destroyers on Fri Aug 5 .  Austin Blues up mid- month and you Legend & the Tilt-A-Whirl may want to take the Band spin into The Triple Door on Thurs Aug th drive down the I-5 to check it out. The Festival 11 . Tickets are on sale now.  Chicago’s includes a Pow Wow & musical performances Nick Moss & the Flip Tops are at Highway from Fri Aug 12th to Sun Aug 14th. This year 99 Blues Club for Fri Aug 12th.  Sat Aug th th performers includes some great Blues acts like 13 is the 12 Annual Burnaby Blues Shemekia Copeland, Little Feat, Canned Festival at Deer Lake Park with Heat, Big Brother & the Holding Company, & the Bluesbreakers, Imelda May, Matt and others. In case you’re not aware, Arlington Andersen, KD Lang & the Siss Boom Bang, is a few minutes north of the Seattle Premium plus others.  John Mayall & the Outlets on I-5. The festival is a “Free Event”, Bluesbreakers play 3 nights at Jazz Alley th th although you’ll have to pay a nominal $5 fee for from Mon Aug 15 to Weds Aug 17 .  The parking. Rock Fish Grill in Anacortes has landed a Mark Hummel & the Blues Survivors gig on She was one of the trailblazers for Fri Aug 19th.  The same night, Fri Aug 19th women in Blues & Rock back in the the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma has a early 70s and now the folks at Wolfgang’s Jonny Lang,& JJ Grey & MOFRO double bill. Vault website have released a video of Alice &  Salmon Arm’s 19th Annual Roots & Blues her band Snake, from 1974, showing them in Festival is on from Fri Aug 19th to Sun Aug concert at San Francisco’s famed Winterland. 21st with The Taj Mahal Trio, Jonny Lang, JJ Check it out at www.wolfgangsvault.com/alice- Grey & MOFRO, Samuel James, Teeny stuart-and-snake/video Alice Stuart & the Tucker, Mark Hummel & the Blues Formerleys stop by Highway 99 in Seattle on Survivors, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Sat Aug 13th. 1 Labour Day weekend, Seattle area Blues Victoria holds its 17th lovers can expect more Annual Vancouver Island Blues Bash with a swingin’ and merry number of free shows, plus some ticketed mayhem when another events. Free shows include the David Vest of Vancouver’s Blues Band, the Gary Preston Band, SandyBone & acts heads south of the the Breakdown, the Bill Johnson Band, the border to Highway 99 Jason Buie Band, and others. Ticketed Blues Club. The events feature the Band Twisters are on the dance card in Seattle. on Sat Sept 3rd and the Lucky Peterson They’re there on Sat Sept 17th. If you love Band on Sun Sept 4th. great then take note, because The Twister’s guitar player, Brandon Isaak, has a While Seattle’s Bumbershoot brand new solo CD out. It’s called Festival includes an eclectic “Bluesman’s Plea”. You can likely pick one music mix, however the Blues up from Brandon at one of The Twister’s element isn’t quite as good as it was a shows, or at some of the gigs Brandon does few years ago, but a least they do around town with the Small Town Playboys. have some. This year’s festival over If you find yourself in Seattle on the Labor Day long weekend of Fri th Sept 3rd to Mon Sept 5th includes Mavis Mon Sept 19 you might want Staples, & Orleans to stop by the Tractor Tavern Avenue, and Leon Russell. in Ballard. The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band are Duke Robillard has at the Tractor that night. If produced, and his merry you’ve never seen them, they band of musicians have are a real trip. The best way to describe them performed on Kenny “Blues is Country & Delta Blues with a contemporary Boss” Wayne’s boss new alt country edge. The band has been around CD “An Old Rock On a for seven years following the release of their Roll”. This new album is, first album “The Pork & Beans Collection” in without a doubt, Kenny’s best CD to date 2004. Fast forward to 2011 and six albums featuring old school Blues, boogie and a little later, you’ll find that they’re in demand playing rock ‘n’ roll. Kenny is totally stoked on this festivals and clubs all over the world. latest recording and once you hear it, we know you will be too. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne He hasn’t had a CD out will, no doubt, have Highway 99 Blues Club since 2003’s “Triple patrons doing a little boogie of their own on Fri Trouble”, that is until Sept 9th. If you’re in Seattle, be sure to stop by now. Portland’s Lloyd Jones has a new CD, Get ready for some electric “Highway Bound” that Chicago Blues with a Hendrix features him on acoustic approach. He’s worked with guitar singing some classics including “Key to the likes of Clapton, Jagger, The Highway”, “Good Night Irene”, “Good BB King, Taj Mahal, Lowell Morning Little School Girl”, “Last Fair Deal Fulson, , Goin’ Down” and quite a few others. Lloyd Hubert Sumlin & his late father, Blues Legend recently told me he has a brand new studio . He also grew up in a home album coming out soon. It’ll no doubt contain where he was lucky to be acquainted with a more of his swampified, soul gripping who’s who of Chicago Blues. Sat Sept 10th songwriting & playing that first caught my ear. Chicago Bluesman by way of Langley, Jimmy The Lloyd Jones Struggle will be stopping by th D. Lane, returns to The Yale in Vancouver. Highway 99 in Seattle on Sat Oct 15 . 2 Seems funny to be talking about Christmas in August, but we thought we’d give you an early peek. Winners of five Grammy Awards & recipients of a Grammy Considered one of the premiere guitarists Lifetime Achievement Award, The Blind Boys recording & playing today, Robben Ford is of Alabama are bringing their “Go Tell It on likely best known for his Blues playing. He’s the Mountain Christmas Show” to Seattle. also comfortable playing in a variety of styles Perhaps you’ve seen this amazing & uplifting that has led to his playing with the likes of Joni show on the DVD of the same name that Mitchell, the late , Bonnie featured the group “Live” in New York City. Raitt, , & John Mayall, to name a This uplifting seasonal event will take place at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle on Tues few. Ford has just recently launched a website th to teach guitar playing through live streaming Dec 20 . video. It’s called the Robben Ford Guitar Dojo. Finally, a phenomenally Budding & experienced guitar players will want gifted musician & singer, to check it out. By the way, the Robben Ford Ruthie Foster, has just Trio will be at The Triple Door for 2 nights this th th released her first ever fall, from Tues Oct 18 to Weds Oct 19 . “Live” CD and DVD combo I just managed to catch package. Anyone familiar this cat playing in the with Ruthie knows what a Band at consummate performer she the recent Waterfront is mixing Folk, Blues, & Blues Festival in Gospel with a deep Soulful Portland, Oregon. feeling. This package, titled “Ruthie Foster Harman is on record as Live at Antones” was recorded at the famed having said “Of the 65 Austin Texas venue and features Ruthie’s or so great guitar players I’ve had in my band, incredible band of Samantha Banks on drums, Nathan James is easily the A # 1 hands-down Tanya Richardson on bass, Scottie “Bones” stand-out.” After watching Nathan play, I can’t Miller on keyboards, and Hadden Sayers on say I’d disagree with that comment. Nathan guitar, plus special guest Papa Mali. The DVD has his own band that combines elements of includes a special behind-the-scenes shoot. 1920’s acoustic Blues, amplified Juke Joint hill Ruthie, by the way, was recently honored with country music, uptown 1950’s electric Blues, the 2011 Koko Taylor mixed with 1960’s soulful R&B. Watch for for Traditional Blues Female Artist of the them. On Fri Oct 21st the Nathan James Year at the Blues Music Awards. Band hit the stage at Highway 99 in Seattle. There you have it, the latest Blues goings on!!! African American sacred Countdown to Labour steel will ring out when The Day is underway. How Campbell Brothers bring their scary is that? Just uplifting act to The Vogue Theatre on seven weeks and a bit Vancouver’s Granville Street. They’ll rd until Summer ends. be there on Sun Oct 23 . This group Come September we’ll was the first to take this music out of the have more of “Summertime church and perform it “Live” in clubs, at Blues” news for you. festivals, in concert halls and theatres. This act rocks as they bring the spirit of the church to every one of their shows. www.canadianpacificblues.com 3