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Tim Gearan
• Atwoods Tavern • Cambridge, MA
Smokehouse Lightening
• The Java Room • Chelmsford, MA
Tom Yates
• Colonial Inn • Concord, MA
Preacher Jack and The Tokyo Tramps and Ten Foot Pole Cats
• Granite Rail Tavern • Quincy, MA
Charlie Keating Band
• Famous Dave's BBQ • Manchester, NH
Brian Templeton
• Strange Brew Tavern • Manchester, NH
Popa Chubby
• Chan's • Woonsocket, RI
Members of the Boston Blues Society, a co-sponsor, will get a $3 discount at the gate.
Doors for this super seaside show will open at noon Aug. 7, with the first act taking the stage at 2 p.m. at the Onset Band Shell, Onset Avenue, across from the pier in downtown Onset.
Tickets cost $20 at the door, or $17 in advance.
Ronnie Earl, Boston’s legendary guitarist, is considered one of the best in the modern history of blues. He has toured the U.S. and Europe, playing to audiences large and small alongside some of the best musicians in the world, including Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Earl King and The Allman Brothers.
Ronnie played with a number of groups, including Roomful of Blues, before forming his own band, The Broadcasters. In 2008, the band celebrated 20 years together.
The fantastic line-up also includes:
No alcohol is allowed on the premises, but there will be an after party led by Gil Correra and Satch Romano at Stevie’s Pier View Restaurant, across the street at 201 Onset Ave.
For tickets or a booth, call Gil Correra at (774) 930-4469.
David Maxwell has amassed an enormous resume throughout the years playing piano with some of the greatest and well- known musicians in the blues. David plays many styles of blues, jazz and improvised music, but he is best known for his soulful virtuosity and unmatched ability to reach the heart of post-war Chicago Blues.
Through his work, he has gained the respect of artists, critics and fans and has established a reputation as one of the finest blues pianists alive. David has performed in major festivals, theaters and clubs in North America, Europe, Scandinavia, Morocco, Israel, and Japan, and keeps busy today playing, recording, and teaching (and nurturing his interests in jazz, ethnic and improvised music). In addition, he continues to be a Touring Band Member with Freddie King, James Cotton, Jimmy Rogers, Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Bonnie Raitt, Otis Rush, and Hubert Sumlin. Joinng him is Troy Gonyea, a subtle guitarist, who goes for tone and feel rather than flash and thunder. While his favorites are giants like Muddy and Howlin’ Wolf, who internationally popularized and urbanized Delta blues, Troy is a verstatile performer who can also sink his teeth into material by Charlie Christian, Pee Wee Crayton, or T-Bone Walker.
Friday, July 9 at 9PM - Reservations Recommended
Smoken’ Joe’s Barbeque
351 Washington Street
Brighton, MA 02135
PHONE: 617-254-5227
Handicap accessible, Parking free after 6pm
The Boston Blues Society is pleased to announce details for the 23rd Annual Boston Blues Challenge.
This year all events will be held again at Johnny D's in Davis Square, Somerville. The semi-finals will be held on consecutive Sunday nights, October 3rd and 10th with the finals one week later on October 17th.
The winner of the challenge will be sponsored by the Boston Blues Society at the 2010 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN and receive $400 to use toward challenge expenses.
The list of past winners reads as a who's who of the Boston blues establishment. Please join us in celebrating our community and further strengthening the challenge tradition. United we stand, divided we fall.
To enter your band, we must receive a sample of your music (CD or MP3) and a $75 entrance fee (check or paypal) to one of the following addresses before Labor Day, Monday September 6, 2010: :
or
Boston Blue Challenge
P.O. Box 386
Maynard, MA 01754
We will announce the winners no later than September 12, 2010. Accepted bands will have their check deposited/paypal transfer accepted and will be given one free guest per band member.
Those who are not accepted will have their checks returned/paypal transfers cancelled.
More news concerning judges and participating bands will be announced as it is known. Please check back for more information and come support your local blues scene.
Clear the charcoal dust from your nostrils, boys and girls! It's summer and the Boston Blues Society has a lot going on.
UPCOMING BBS SHOWS
The BBS will be mighty busy in Camberville this month, sponsoring the following:
Matthew Stubbs Residency
Feat. Sax Gordon
Wednesdays in June (2, 9, 16, 23, 30)
Toad
Porter Sq., Cambridge
www.toadcambridge.com
Joe's Jazz and Blues Fest
June 19-27
Outdoor concert June 19 @ Powderhouse Park
Additional club dates throughout the week
More info at: www.somervilleartscouncil.org
Stubbs was named "Outstanding Guitarist" from Blues Audience and is the touring guitarist for Charlie Musselwhite. His band features a killer horn section and they're damn near liable to blow out the windows one of these nights.
Joe's Fest, in its second year of existence, is building a tradition of showcasing the best local roots musicians in the coolest city in Massachusetts. In a lot of ways its a condensed version of the scene you get when you're lucky enough to live there.
Also noteworthy is keyboardist and BBS Webmaster Dan Sevush's band, Track 44, is building a Sunday residency at the C Note. The band consists of Jim Pircio on guitar and vocals, Steve Peabody on percussion, Kevin Lilas on bass and Sevush on keys and vocals. Be a good doo-bee and take a Sunday drive out to the Nantasket Peninsula, enjoy some blues on the beach and support your local music scene.
Track 44
Sundays June & July 6pm - no cover!
C Note
159 Nantasket Ave., Hull
www.cnotehull.com
All Stubbs and Track 44 shows are FREE, as is the June 19th concert at Powderhouse Park and some of the Joe's Fest club dates. That means you have no excuse!
THE KILLING FLOOR
Last month on The Killing Floor, BBS editor Mike Mellor:
Note: The opinions of the editor of the Boston Blues Society on his blog, "The Killing Floor" are simply his opinions. They do not represent the BBS.
JOIN & COLLABORATE
The Boston Blues Society keeps expanding its coverage of events and its participation in the scene. In order for us to keep on this trajectory and truly support local music, we need your help.
Become a member and get involved. Now more than ever community solidarity is needed to keep the blues alive. United it stands, divided it falls.
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reviews for our monthly e-zine. Experience is helpful, but not required. If
interested, email editor@bostonblues.com
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