Apparently I woke juxtaposing Memphis and Bob Dylan. But with the IBC Preliminary Band Round here
at the Outlook this Sunday, ‘tis no wonder I’ve Memphis on my mind.
But first, tonight. The
wildly energetic Jason Downing will be here with Musketeer Gripweed, and it’s
been quite some time. Jason has unique
approach to music, and he’s fun to watch.
See you tonight, Jason.
Tomorrow night brings one of my favorite’s back; Maynard
Mills. The last time he was here,
Gretchen Troop and her husband, Biff, were thinking of going out, and so I
suggested the Outlook for Maynard since they’d not heard him before. They picked me up, and on the drive over told
me they were only staying for the first set.
I thought to myself, “We’ll see about that.” By the third song, they were both asking me
how it was they’d not heard him before.
We stayed for both sets.
Saturday night Paul Soderman and BluesHouze is back! It’s been a long time coming, so don’t forget
if you want to get a seat come early, however with them it’s usually come early
if you want to get in. And rest up,
because there is always a very crowded dance floor for these guys.
And now back to Sunday’s IBC Round. The music starts at 2:00 p.m., and it will
get crowded, so come early if you want to be assured of getting in. Every year we have to turn some people away,
but it’s always the late-comers. The
competing bands are:
2:00 Bumkin
2:40 Immortal Blues Ambassadors
3:20 Bid Daddy Lee & the Kingbees
4:00 Eddy & the Haskells
4:40 Orphan Boy Blues Band
5:20 Taylor Marvin & the Golden Boys
6:00 Teresa Lynne and the Dreamboats
Come out and cheer on your favorite bands!
Here’s a little something I received from the Telluride Blues and
Brews Festival: it’s a contest for two
3-day passes and lodging for some lucky couple.
Here are some details:
Telluride.com and Telluride
Blues & Brews are giving away
two, 3-day passes and 3 nights lodging to a lucky couple for the 2011
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival on September 16th-18th! Click the link
below (bottom of the blog) and follow the instructions to enter the contest. We
will announce the winner on the morning of Tuesday, September 13th. Contest
includes:
Two, 3-Day passes to
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Three night stay for two
people at the Aspen Street Inn Bed & Breakfast. Room includes a King size
bed and breakfast, each morning, for two! Check out the link to the room: http://www.telluridehotels.com/rentals/aspen-street-inn-morningstar (Dates
include either 9/15-9/18 or 9/16-9/19).
*Contest is only valid from 9/6-9/13. Giveaway
is only valid for the 2011 Blues & Brews Festival - Tickets and Hotel are
non-transferrable.
Here is the link: http://www.telluride.com/blog/tags/lionel-young
Good luck!
Next Wednesday, I’m hosting a Pro-Invite Fund-Raiser Jam, from
5:00 - ?. Musicians who’ve confirmed
thus far, are: Billy Hoke (who is also
providing the drum kit), Gretchen Troop, Jack Hadley, Joe Pacheco, Mike Ray,
Lionel Young, Dan Treanor, Mark Diamond, Russ Musilek, Randall Dubis, and Mac
(from the Informants). I’ll send out a
blast early next week with the full list.
I want to make sure calendars are marked for a couple of other
big doings we have going on September.
On Sunday, September 18th, at 2:00 p.m., we are hosting the IBC solo/duo
finals, followed by Mike Zito. However,
this isn’t going to be a typical gig.
You see, last month the guys were here for a couple of nights off, and
they did a set at Gretchen’s jam, and then sat in with jammers. At breakfast, they all four told me they had
a blast. Then I told Mike that if he
wanted to, since so many of us will still be here from the IBC Finals, they can
start early, do two sets, then a pro-invite jam for a third set. He was excitedly on board with that
plan. Come on people! You know it’s going to be “one of those
nights!” I can’t wait.
Then on Tuesday, the 20th, Jeff Strahan is back. Jeff first played here a year ago, and Dan
and I were both in the bar. Our jaws
dropped. We both had other plans for the
evening, and we both rescheduled. We
didn’t want to miss a note from this monster.
And, he’s as great on keys as he is on guitar. And then there’s the voice. For me, however, wordsmith that I am, it’s
his astounding lyrical writing that continues to captivate me every time I hear
him, live or CD. Anyone who loves the
Blues must get to know this artist’s music.
I’ll leave you this week with some future dates:
11/9 Samantha Fish Band
11/12 Jake Loggins Band
11/17 Harper
11/25 Otis Taylor and
Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin
11/30 Candye Kane
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