THE NEWSLETTER OF THE KENTUCKIANA BLUES SOCIETY “...PRESERVING, PROMOTING AND PERPETUATING THE BLUES.”
Louisville, Kentucky Incorporated 1989 June 2010
Photos by Bob Brown
Two of Kentuckiana's favorite blues musicians will return to our area during the month of June. Stacy Mitchhart (top right) will be the headliner for this year’s second annual Smokin' on the River festival in Jeffersonville, IN. The festival takes place Friday and Saturday, June 18 and 19 at the Riverstage. Mitchhart closes out the festival on Saturday. See the schedule in this issue of Blues News for full details. The above photo was taken at last year’s Garvin Gate blues festival. Josh Garrett (top left) of Houma, LA will headline the first MERF/KBS Booty Shakin' Blues Festival to be held on Saturday, June 26 at the Riverfront Amphitheater in New Albany, IN. The festival is a benefit for both the Musicians Emergency Resource Foundation and the Kentuckiana Blues Society. The photo of Garrett was taken at the KBS 21st Anniversary Party last November at the Vernon Club. A full schedule for the MERF/KBS festival can be found inside this newsletter. Both festivals are free and open to the public.
IN THIS ISSUE
KBS News, Contacts & Classifieds ******************** 2 Two Hours In Memphis************************************************************* 7
Letter From The Prez ******************************************************** 3 Smokin’ On The River ************************************************************** 8
2010 KBS/IBC Contest Info **************************************** 4 Spinnin’ In The Drawer ************************************************************ 9
MERF Booty Shakin’ Blues Festival ***************** 5 Kentuckiana Blues Calendar ******************************************** 10
New Music Reviews ********************************************************** 6-7 Please Patronize Our Sponsors ************************************ 11 BLUES NEWS June 2010 1 June 2010 Volume 23 Number 6 KBS Board of Directors
EDITOR Natalie Carter Rocky Adcock Roger Wolford Emeritus Emeritus CONTRIBUTORS Bob Brown Danny Henderson Bob Brown Nelson Grube Natalie Carter Cole Kiser Carolyn Joyce Jim “Fuzzy” Roth Keith Clements Jim Masterson Gary Sampson Pam Dean Les Reynolds
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We appreciate your support and welcome your input. If you have any comments, suggestions, ideas, etc., contact us at this ad- KBS LEADERSHIP FOR THE YEAR 2010: dress: Gary Sampson – president Debbie Wilson – vice-president Kentuckiana Blues Society P. O. Box 755 Keith Clements – secretary Louisville, KY 40201-0755 Chris Grube – treasurer
As usual, please check your mailing label to see if your member- KBS MONTHLY MEETING ship will expire soon. Our single membership is a bargain at only If you are interested in reviewing new blues releases, come on $15.00 US per year. Double membership (two members at the out to the KBS monthly meeting (held the first Wednesday of same address, two membership cards, one newsletter) is only each month at 7:00 PM at Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge, 1004 E. $20.00 US per year, and we now offer a special band rate of $25 Oak) and take your pick! We receive promo releases from the per year, which includes one newsletter plus a membership card major blues labels as well as regional and local bands. If you re- for each band member. If you see a notice on your mailing label, view a CD, it’s yours to keep! that means that it’s time to renew!
BLUES NEWS June 2010 2 Letter From the Prez
A new radio station made its debut in Louisville last month. Crescent Hill Radio (CHR), AM1650, is now on the air. The station was created by local musician Kathy Weisbach and is a community radio station with no commercials featuring local and regional music. CHR is an unlicensed but legal station and is allowed by FCC regulations. The station has a low watt transmitter and a broadcast range of about one mile from the studio at 2518 Frankfort Ave. However it is also streamed live on the Internet at chradio.net. Kathy is interested in playing all types of music on the station. If you know of any local or regional musician who would like to be heard on CHR she can be reached at [email protected]. Kathy has graciously allowed me to create a blues show that airs Friday nights from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The Kentuckiana Blues Radio Show will feature blues from Louisville and the surrounding area. My first broadcast was Friday, May 7. I want to thank all the musicians who have granted me permission to play their music on the station. If you would like to send me your music for the program please mail it to: Kentuckiana Blues Radio Show, PO Box 755, Louisville, KY 40201. You can also contact me at [email protected]. All music received will be evaluated for content (no foul or obscene language allowed) and entered into the station's data- Photo by Bob Brown base and played automatically on a rotating basis.
It's time to gear up for the local festival season. Three blues festivals will be in our area in the month of June. The largest in the state of Kentucky is the W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in Henderson, KY from June 12 to June 19. It doesn't get any bigger than this one with a weeks worth of blues and more than a dozen national blues acts including Joe Louis Walker, Shemekia Copeland, Tab Benoit, Kenny Neal, Magic Slim, Shirley Johnson and Chubby Carrier just to name a few. It's a free festival and the complete schedule is available at handyblues.org. For those of you sticking around town the weekend of June 18 and 19, the second annual Smokin' on the River festival will take place at the Riverstage in Jeffersonville, IN. Four local blues acts with Stacy Mitchhart as the headliner will take the stage during this Indiana state barbecue competition. The following week the Musicians Emergency Resource Foundation (MERF) and the KBS will host a benefit festival at the Riverfront Amphitheater in New Albany, IN on Saturday, June 26. See the ads in this issue of Blues News for more information on both festivals.
The Russellville, KY blues society has announced their dates for the Mary Ann Fisher Summer Concert Series. On Saturday, June 5 the first show will feature L.C. Ulmer, Mississippi Millie and Tiger Gagen. Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band will be there on Friday, July 16. The Michael Gough Group of Bowling Green, KY will play on Friday, August 6. The Second Annual Gospel Festival is the last show in the series on Saturday, September 4. All shows are held at the West Kentucky African American Heritage Center at Sixth and Morgan streets. Russellville, KY is located about 30 miles southwest of Bowling Green, KY. Details are available on-line at russellvilleblues.com.
The deadline for this years KBS band competition is quickly approaching. All applications must be received by Friday, June 11. Forms are available on-line at kbsblues.org. You can contact me at [email protected] or 502/724-9971 if you have any questions.
Two local shows of note. The Vernon Club at 1575 Story Ave will host a Tim Krekel memorial concert on Friday, June 25. The lineup has yet to be announced but the proceeds will benefit MERF. The main man himself, Riley “Beale Street Blues Boy” King better known as B.B. King, will be at the Horseshoe Casino in Elizabeth, IN on Sunday, July 4. Time has started to catch up to the blues leg- end. After all he is 84 years old but I can think of no better way to celebrate our country's birthday than to see this national treasure in concert. Gary
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BLUES NEWS June 2010 5 New Music Reviews!
Dandeliers (And Other Great Groups on States) Chop Chop Boom Delmark DE-703
Get out your Bass moccasins, white shirt, skinny black tie. Primp you Pompadour and Butch up your Ducktail and get ready to go Strolling at the High School Sock Hop. After listening to this new CD of the old music era 1953-‘57 of the Dandeliers & Other Great Groups on States Records ‘CHOP CHOP BOOM‘, I was ready to go to The Middletown Hop and then Cruise Jerry’s and Frisch’s.
Those days are long gone but you can relive them with the music of this great CD. These groups didn’t make it big as the more notable groups of that era but they represent the sound that WAS, Doo Wop, Harmony Street Corner Singing of the day. Local talent, stars in their hometown area but not lucky enough to break into the big times. Though all of these songs are obscure they sound so familiar.
“My Autumn Love” and “My Love” by the Dandeliers could have easily been sound tracks to the Movies representing the 50’s and early 60’s. “Ridin’ and Rockin’ ” by the Hornets with the great sax ride takes you back to a simpler time of the juke box at the Malt shop. “In Your Dreams” by the The Strollers , “Mellow Daddy” by the Drakes (with it’s first take foul up and second take a wrap), “I Knew I Had a Chance” by The Palms , The Five Chances’ “Bashful Boy “ and “Gloria” (NOT the one you know!) will leave you “Lost In the Fifties Again”. Enjoy your trip in the “Way Back Machine” as you listen to this CD and all the great groups. Now excuse me while I look for my old jar of “Butch Hair Wax” (and my hair).
Jim “Fuzzy” Roth
Recorded from 1953-1957, originally on Leonard Allen's STATES record label in Chicago
The Dandeliers (#1-8,5/27/55,10/19/55,7/27/56) - Dallas Taylor (lead voc on the jump/blues sides), James Campbell (lead on romantic ballads), Red Holloway (tenor sax), Bernard Dixon (first tenor), Richard Thomas or Louis Johnson (bass), Walter Stephenson (baritone), The Hornets (#9-13, August 12,1953) -James "Sonny" Long (lead voc), Johnny Moore (of Drifters' fame!) (tenor), Ben Iverson (baritone), Gus Miller (bass) The Strollers (#14-16, April 5,1957) with guitarist Lefty Bates Band The Drakes (#17-18, May 12,1955) The Palms (#19-21,2/26/57,7/27/56- Boulevard Studios) - Wilbur Williams (lead), Willie Young (tenor), M.C. Ward (bass), O.C. Perkins (2nd tenor), Murrie Eskridge (1SI tenor)' The Five Chances (#22-24, January 7,1956, Boulevard Studios) - .Reggie Smith, Johnny "Chubby" Jones (lead, tenor), Howard Pitman, Jesse Stafford, Ronald Johnson
Mississippi Heat Let’s Live It Up Delmark DE-807
Now for something completely different from my last review, Back to the Future from the 50’s. Mississippi Heat a modern Chicago Blues band has just released a new cd “ Let‘s Live It Up“ with 13 originals and one cover of Sugar Pie DeSanto's catchy Veltone/Chess classic "I Want to Know!". Inetta Visor, a very talented woman who sings the title track “Let’s Live it up” reminds you of a cross of Koko Taylor and Shemekia Copeland. Next we have John Primer singing on “Steadfast Loyal and True”, “Betty Sue” and “I Got Some News Today”. He has a Charlie Musselwhite vocal tone. He also plays lead guitar solos on the those first two songs John toured with Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and Magic Slim and The Teardrops before starting his own band in 1995.
Harp player Pierre Lacocque, (who wrote most of the songs on this compilation), was born in Israel and lived in Germany, France and Belgium. Moving to Chicago when a teenager, his biggest influence was Big Walter Horton. Pierre’s harp playing all through this CD is fresh and exciting never boring or lacking in intensity.
I really enjoyed listening to this CD. The only thing I find unsettling is the over use of the Electronic Vocal Harmonizer on the track “Jumpin' In Chi-Town“. Pick it up and give it a listen; I’m sure you will like it with its great cast of musicians. Along with Pierre Lacocque, Inetta Visor, and John “The Real Deal“ Primer we have :
Carl Weathersby: guitar (1,3,4,6-10.12), guitar solos (4,6,8,9) 1. Let’s Live It Up! (3:50) Giles Corey: rhythm guitar, solos (1,3,5,7,10-12,14) 2. Steadfast, Loyal, and True (4:48) Chris "Hambone" Cameron: organ, piano, clavinet 3. Jumpin' In Chi-Town (3:17) 4. She Died From A Broken Heart (6:03) (Inetta Visor I Chris Cameron) Stephen Howard: bass 5. Betty Sue (4:40) Kenny Smith: drums (2,3,5-7,9,10,12,14) 6. Another Sleepless Night (4:17) Andrew "Blaze" Thomas: drums (1,4,8,11,13) 7. Peace Train (3:23) Ruben Alvarez: percussion (3,7, 9) 8. Been Good To You (5:23) Rhonda Preston: vocals (11) 9. I Want To Know (3:52) (Sugar Pie DeSanto I Bob Geddins I Badger) The Chicago Horns: (3,6,9,12) 10. Enlighten Me (4:44) 11. Daggers & Spears (4:54) 12. Don't Cry For Me (3:35)
Jim “Fuzzy” Roth 13. I Got Some News Today (4:25) (John Primer) 14. Until We Meet Again (2:23)
BLUES NEWS June 2010 6 Dr. Feelgood Potts Goin’ Down To Memphis Pottstown Records Two Hours In Memphis Story and Picture by Bob Brown This band was an unknown since I had only heard them for the first time in a bar in Memphis and then only for 3 or 4 songs I recently had the opportunity to spend 2 hours (yes only 2 hours) before I bought it. I liked the music style on Beale Street in Memphis. Since I had never been there, I real- and the songs that I heard, so I bought the ized that 2 hours was better than nothing and I had to see for my- CD and had the doctor sign it. self what it is all about. I started at 9:00 PM on the corner where More times than I care to remember, I buy B.B. Kings is located-the sign drew me there. I found at the door a CD from a band and it is nothing like the that there was a cover charge, which was no big deal, but I could live music and I am disappointed with my purchase. As good as this hear the band inside and they sounded like Blood Sweat and band was live, I would have to say the CD is just as good. There are 10 Tears, so I moved on to find a place with better music or no cover. songs on the CD, all written by Potts. Three of the songs are harmonica instrumentals and any fan of the harmonica is bound to like these. The The street was closed off by the police a’ la’ Bourbon Street in other songs also feature harmonica, but on these three, he really stands New Orleans and had quite a crowd being that it was the middle out. On “Pistol Packing Mama” his harp work will make you think you are of the week, and most joints had a pretty good crowd inside too. listening to Little Walter. The song “Greenwood Mississippi Town” is a After passing a few more bars, the sound of a harp beckoned me sort of autobiography and is everything the doctor told me when I spoke with him. in a door near the corner. Better still, this place had no cover charge (don’t think that I am cheap, but if I have to pay to go in the Potts can play the rollicking energetic harp or the slow “draggin’ your door, my expectations are higher). The band’s name was the “Dr feet” blues. The other instruments in the band are good too, but honestly Feelgood Potts Band”. The music was very good blues so I pulled I did not notice them the first several times I played the CD. up a barstool, ordered a drink and found out how they could afford You can find this CD in Memphis or on CD Baby, and I highly recom- to not charge a cover. mend it to the harp lovers among us. After a few songs, the band went on break and I got to talk to the Bob Brown Doctor. He hails from Mississippi and moved to Memphis, but brought the Mississippi blues with him. He is backed by bass, Rick Holmstrom drums and guitar, and is the house band (unfortunately I did not Late In The Night write down the name of the bar- another trip may be in order). I David Gerald Enterprises bought the CD ($20) that he was hawking called “Going Down to
Rick Holmstrom produced and recorded Memphis”, and had him sign it. While still on break, he started this CD in Los Angeles. He wrote all twelve talking to some friends of his so I went a couple of doors down and caught another band (no cover of course). songs and added his wonderful rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women #12 & The band in the second bar was named “The Juke Joint All Stars”. 35” . Jimmie Vaughan says “Keep your eye When I walked in, the guitarist was mesmerizing the crowd with on Rick. He can play!” And he plays a his hot licks. After slowing down to warp factor 1, the harp kicked mean guitar and does the vocals, joined by band members Stephen in and that guy was really good too. While this band was bluesy Hodges and Jeff Turmes. A lot of just music chords on this CD and I too, it was more of a Stevie Ray Vaughn style of music. I bought like “Better Way”. My favorite was the title song, just called “In The their CD also ($20). There were two to choose from-one with the Night”. Music clips at www.myspace.com/rickholmstrom. Check out whole band and one with only a few of them. I bought the one with this good guitarist. the harpist on it which was titled “Live Blues Show Volume 2”. Carolyn Joyce By this time I was slowly running out of time and quickly running out of money, so I went back to hear the doctor. I stayed there Juke Joint Allstars until I had to leave to go back to the hotel and only had money for Live Blues Show Volume 2 the trolley and change in my pocket. A beggar hit me up while BandStand Entertainment waiting for the trolley and I figured what the hell am I going to do
I purchased this CD from the band while in with this change in my pocket, so I contributed to the economic Memphis recently. They have two CD’s out recovery of Memphis.
and I picked the one that I thought would be When I go again, it will be a weekend night or two, and I will plan the closest to what I heard that night, which I liked. It turns out that the music does not on spending more time sampling the different bars and music. My resemble what I heard that night. The live two hours were well worth the effort. band played blues with a rock bent, with harp and fiery guitar. The CD is actually pretty good music for the most part. However, the CD falls apart after the first 3 songs. Not only does the music change, but the engineer must have changed because the volume drops down dramatically and the mixing seems to be different.
The vocals also drop off to the point that you wished he was playing the harp. The production of the CD was apparently done in a band member’s basement as the liner is paper cut in a crooked line, with a paucity of notes (the name of the songs and the booking agent’s contact phone number).
It is a shame that this band could not have been recorded in a more pro- fessional manner, but it is probably a statement about blues bands these days, who if they record at all, have to do it on a shoestring budget.
In summary, this is a good band, but don’t bother with the CD.
Bob Brown
BLUES NEWS June 2010 7 BLUES NEWS June 2010 8 Spinnin’ in the Drawer Where country meets blues Meets rock meets gospel Buy me a ticket, show me to a seat, stick a guitar in my hands. I’ll be awhile.
Vault Point Knob, at the top of Beeler Hill. Where they buried people standing up, screwed into the ground. Literally.
Louisville has been a well known hot spot for song writers, singers and good bands for many years and THE KING, Marvin Maxwell, (not Jerry Lawler), has had his drumming paws and life involved in many of the different scenes that occurred across that spectrum. We were having a smoke outside SRBB last fall, waiting for The King to join the KingBees on stage, and the conversation drifted back to Lonnie Mack. Mack recorded a bunch of 45’s for the Cincy Fra- ternity Label in Louisville and The King and Wayne Young and Frank Bugbee were among his back up group – and The King said unto me “A lot of the best songs (of the 60’s era) got throwed in the drawer and never were recorded be- cause people were scared that someone would steal them if they played them. Write that in your column.” So I did.
Cash Box Kings I-94 Blues Blue Bella 1016
I reviewed this last month. My opinion has not changed: If you would like to hear 1950’s, ‘60’s Chicago Blues played to- day like it was then – this is your CD. It is their 4th, I have not yet had the privilege of hearing the first three.
Watermelon Slim Up Close & Personal Southern Wick Music SRG – 1003 www.watermelonslim.com
We saw Watermelon Slim for the first time, and in a concert setting, at the Madison Ribberfest last August. Then we were lucky enough to see him at SRBB this spring. What a showman! Is it blues? Yes. Is it country? Yes. Old country. No compensators on this voice. Well, what is it? A collection of songs that tell human stories with musical accompani- ment. Is it blues, is it country. Yes. But not only. Supposed to be him alone with a guitar. Some is, some ain’t. Sometimes somebody else gets loose and adds some noises too. It’s in my car and beside my house drawer. I like it.
Jimmy Rogers With Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters Bullseye Blues Recorded live at the Breminale Festival, Bremen, Germany, June 7, 1991
Okie Dokey Stomp, Blues in D-natural (this is worth the price of the CD by itself), Same Old Blues, Rock This House, Gold Tailed Bird, Why Did You Do It?, Can’t Sleep For Worrying, Walking By Myself, Left Me With A Broken Heart, Got My Mojo Working, Shake Your Money Maker, You’re Sweet. The title and song list are descriptions enough if you are familiar with these people already. If you are not familiar with these people – please find this CD and listen to it – you need something to compare others with.
The winner of the Christmas Contest “Name the song, group, and guitar player” was Kristopher Pickhardt of Indiana, who correctly said: Electric Flag , A Long Time Coming, Easy Rider, Mike Bloomfield”
Although no one he was talking to had any idea why he said it
Nelson Grube
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Hoop's B&G – Rusty & the Oil Cans 9:00 Jim Porter's – D Man and the Alley Hounds Pizza Place - Tee Dee's Bluegrass Stevie Ray's - Mahogany's (Latonia KY) - Open Mic 9:00-1:00 Jim Porter's – D Man and the Alley Hounds Lake Cumberland Blues, Boats & BBQ Fest see ad Blues Jam 7:00-10:00 Progressive Club Blues Jam 9:00 Blues Jam 8:00-12:00 Zeppelin's – Blues jam with Lake Cumberland Blues, Boats & BBQ Fest see ad Smokin' on the River (Jeffersonville IN) see ad (Lexington KY) - O'Neill's (Lexington) - Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof 9:00 Pirate's Cove (Charlestown, IN) – Bluestown Stevie Ray's – Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof Blues 7:30 / TD & the Scandalous Blues Jam 8:00-11:00 Smokin' on the River (Jeffersonville IN) see ad The Predators 10:30 Band 8:00 Riverbend Winery – JonBoy Slim Smyrna Inn – Clay St Blues All Stars 8:00 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 9:30 Stevie Ray's – Ronnie Baker Stevie Ray's – Stella-Vees 7:30 / The Predators Brooks 9:00 $15 Syl's Lounge – TBA The Lounge - Blues Jam 9:00 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 9:30 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Mansion Hill Tavern Dutch's - Open Mic 8:00 Stevie Ray's - Jazzy Blu – Sheryl Rouse 5:00 El Nopal (Goose Creek) - Jim Porter's – Soul Inc. / Blue Collar Band Amphitheater (New Albany IN)– MERF/KBS Booty (Newport KY) - Kentucky Theatre Blues Jam 9:00 Lisa's Oak St Lounge - Louisville Blues 6:00-9:00 Stevie Ray's – Boogie Men 7:30 / Jon Justice 10:30 Shakin' Blues Festival 3:00-11:00 see ad Blues Jam 8:00-12:00 (Lexington, KY) – John Muji Fuji 8:30-12:30 Lisa's Oak St Lounge - Syl's Lounge – TBA Air Devils Inn – Bluestown 9:00 Stevie Ray's – Duke Lee Hooker Jr Mahogany's (Latonia KY) - Open Mic 9:00-1:00 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 9:30 Blue Mule – Natalie Wells Band 10:00 Robillard 7:30 $15 Stevie Ray's - Open Blues Jam 8:00-12:00 Zeppelin's – Blues jam with Vernon Club – Tim Krekel Memorial Show Jim Porter's – Blue Collar Band Mic Night 9:00 O'Neill's (Lexington) - Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof 9:00 Moose Lodge (Corydon, IN) – Lamont Gillispie & Tee Dee's Bluegrass Blues Jam 8:00-11:00 100 Proof Blues 9:00 Progressive Club Riverbend Winery – JonBoy Slim Phoenix Hill – The Predators (Lexington KY) - The Lounge - Blues Jam 9:00 Rira Irish Pub – Robbie Bartlett 8:30-11:30 TD & the Scandalous Stevie Ray's – Sue O'Neil & Blue Seville 7:30 / Band 8:00 Voodoo Lounge 10:30 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 9:30 Wick's Pizza (Goose Creek) – Donnie Loeffler Trio 9:00 27 28 29 30 July-1 2 3 Mansion Hill Tavern Dutch's - Open Mic 8:00 Stevie Ray's - Jazzy Blu – Sheryl Rouse 5:00 Louie Karem's B&G - Jim Porter's – Clay St Blues All Stars Brookshill Winery (Brookshill, KY) – Bluestown (Newport KY) - Stevie Ray's - Open Blues Jam 9:00 Kingfish (River Rd) - The Louisville Blues 7:00-10:00 Newport Motorcycle Rally (Newport KY)- Jim Porter's – Clay St Blues All Stars Blues Jam 8:00-12:00 Mic Night 9:00 Logan Street Band 7:00 Lisa's Oak St Lounge - Natalie Wells Band 7:00-11:00 Newport Motorcycle Rally (Newport KY)- Pizza Place - Tee Dee's Bluegrass Lisa's Oak St Lounge - Open Mic 9:00-1:00 Riverbend Winery - Stella-Vees 7:00 Natalie Wells Band 7:00-11:00 Blues Jam 7:00-10:00 Progressive Club Muji Fuji 8:30-12:30 Zeppelin's – Blues jam with Shack in the Back BBQ – Nasty Habit Band Stevie Ray's – TBA Stevie Ray's – KBS (Lexington KY) - Mahogany's (Latonia KY) - Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof 9:00 Stevie Ray's – TBA The Lounge - The Lounge Band 9:30 Band Contest $5 TD & the Scandalous Blues Jam 8:00-12:00 Syl's Lounge – TBA Band 8:00 O'Neill's (Lexington) - The Lounge - The Lounge Band 9:30 Wick's Pizza (Goose Blues Jam 8:00-11:00 Creek) – Donnie Loeffler Riverbend Winery – JonBoy Slim The Lounge - Blues Jam 9:00 June 2010 Kentuckiana Club Index—Show dates/times subject to change. It’s a good idea to call and check before hitting the road! 4th Street Bar & Grill - 433 4th St - Columbus IN - 812-376-7063 Clifton's Pizza - 2230 Frankfort Ave - 893-3730 Karem’s Grill & Pub - 9424 Norton Commons - 327-5646 R Place Pub - 9603 Whipps Mill Rd - 425-8516 5 O’Clock Charlie’s -14808 Taylorsville Rd -Fisherville -502-263-4073 Club 812– 207 Spring St - Jeffersonville - 812-282-2582 Kentucky Theatre - 214 Main St - Lexington KY - 859-231-6997 Ri Ra Irish Pub - 445 S 4th St - 587-1825 Air Devils Inn - 2802 Taylorsville Rd - 454-4092 Connor's Place - 134 E Market St - New Albany IN - 812-725-7055 Kingfish - 601 W Riverside Dr - Jeff IN - 812-284-3474 River Bend Winery - 120 S 10th St - 540-5650 American Legn - 412 N New Albany Ave Sellersburg - 246-4064 Derby City Espresso - 331 E Market St - 442-0543 Kingfish - 3021 Upper River Road - 895-0544 Seidenfaden’s – 1134 E Breckinridge – 582-9217 Applebee's-3030 Grant Line, New Albany-812-941-1600 Dutch's Tavern - 3922 Shelbyville Rd - 895-9004 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge - 1004 E Oak St - 637-9315 Shack in the Back BBQ – 406 Mt. Holly Rd – 363-3227 BBC - 3929 Shelbyville Rd - 899-7070 Electric Lady - 202 Main Street - Madison, IN 812-265-3390 Limestone Bay Yacht Club - 5801 River Rd - 442-1720 Smyrna Inn - 8201 Smyrna Pkwy - 969-2248 BBC - Theater Square - 660 S. 4th - 568-2224 El Nopal - 9473 Westport Rd - 327-6551 Karem’s - 9424 Norton Commons Blvd –327-5646 Southgate House - 24 E 3rd St - Newport KY - 859-431-2201 Bearno’s -299 Lafollette Sta -Floyds Knobs IN 812-923-4600 Flanagan's - 934 Baxter Ave - 585-3211 Mahogany's - 3715 Winston Ave - Latonia KY - 859-261-1029 Stevie Ray's - 230 E Main St - 582-9945 Bearno's by the Bridge - 131 W Main - 584-7437 G. Busy Blues Room - 1474 Anniston Dr - Lexington - 859-299-7710 Main Street Tavern - 122 West Main St - 384-0151 Stooges Bar & Grill - 7123 Grade Ln - 363-9803 Bearno’s Highlands - 1318 Bardstown Rd - 456-4556 Gerstle’s - 3801 Frankfort Ave - 899-3609 Main Street Lounge - 104 West Main St - 595-6001 Syl's Lounge - 2403 W Broadway - 776-9105 Billiard Club of Louisville - 5404 Bardstown Rd - 491-3810 Gumbo Ya Ya – 367 E Main St – Lexington KY – 859-523-7694 Mansion Hill Tavern - 502 Washington Ave - Newport - 859-581-0100 Tee-Dee's Bluegrass Progressive Club - 266 E 2nd St - Lex, KY BJ’s B&G -1008 Commerce Blvd Bardstown KY-502-348-5070 Hideaway Saloon – 1607 Bardstown Rd – 485-0114 Moose Lodge – 129 E. Chestnut Corydon IN – 812-738-7203 Texas Roadhouse - 4406 Dixie Hwy - 448-0705 Blue Mule - 10301 Taylorsville Rd - 240-0051 Hitching Post -115 West Market New Albany - 812-945-8854 Natasha's Bistro -112 Esplanade - Lexington KY - 859-259-2754 The Lounge - 947 E. Madison St - 566-5034 Blue River Café- 128 W Main, Milltown IN- 812-633-7510 Hog's Tavern - Hwy 62 - Lanesville IN - 812-952-3114 Old Talbott Tavern - 107 W Stephen Foster - Bardstown - 348-3494 The Vernon Club - 1575 Story Ave - 584-8460 Brendan’s - 3921 Shelbyville Rd - 895-1212 Hoops Sports Bar - 6733 Strawberry Ln - 375-4667 O'Neill's Irish Pub - 2051 Richmond Rd - Lex KY - 859-266-4488 Third Street Dive - 440 South Third St - 587-0706 Brooks Hill Winery 2746 Brooks Hill Rd Brooks KY 502-957-7810 Jazzy Blu - 815 West Market (Glassworks) - 992-3243 O'Shea's Irish Pub - 956 Baxter Ave - 589-7373 Wick's Pizza - 975 Baxter Ave - 458-1828 Captains Quarters - 5700 Captains Quarters Rd - 228-1651 Jeff Ruby's - 325 W Main St - 562-2789 Phoenix Hill Tavern - 644 Baxter Ave - 589-4957 Wick’s Pizza - 12717 Shelbyville Rd - Middletown - 254-1998 Carly Rae's - 103 W Oak St - 365-1003 Jim Porter's - 2345 Lexington Rd - 452-9531 Pirate's Cove - 1031 Hwy 62 - Charlestown IN - 812-256-6204 Wick's Pizza - 225 State Street– New Albany- 812-945-9425 Cheapside B&G - 131 Cheapside - Lexington KY - 859-254-0046 Joey G's - 218 E Main St - Madison IN - 812-273-8862 Pizza Place - 2931 Richland Ave - 458-9700 Zeppelin Cafe -1036 E Burnett Ave -365-3551
The following supporters of the blues offer KBS members discounts (10% off on blues CDs at ear X-tacy and purchases at Jimmy’s Music Center and Luthier Custom Guitars*, plus $1 off admission from Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge and Stevie Ray’s) with your current membership card. Give them your support! If you have another place where you get the blues, let us know and we’ll see if they want to support the KBS.
ear X-tacy Records – 1534 Bardstown Road – 452-1799 123 East Market Street Jimmy’s Music Center - 123 East Market Street New Albany – 812-945-8044 New Albany IN 47130 Lisa’s Oak Street Lounge – 1004 East Oak Street – 637-9315 Luthier Custom Built Guitars– 11608 LaGrange Road– 253-9732 * service and select parts 812-945-8044 Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar – 230 East Main Street – 582-9945 www.jimmysmusiccenter.com
Louisville’s Premier Blues Club 230 E. Main Street Call 582-9945
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