Tues: Open Jam w/ Too Tall @ Dino BBQ, Open Jam w/ String Theory (Bluegrass) @ Johnny’s, Teagan Ward & @ Beale St. –South ave,
Wed: Steve West hosting: Acoustic Open Mic at Muddy Waters Coffee House, 53 Main Street, Geneseo from 7-10, Grand Canyon Rescue Episode @ Abilene, Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women w/ Hi-Risers opening @ Montage http://www.rochesterevents.com/news#dave-alvin-date-announced ** Listen for Ticket Giveaways for this., The Nighthawks @ Dino BBQ
Thurs: Doubletake Blues Band @ Dino BBQ, The Rhythm Devils @ Water Street Music Hall, Chris Knight @ Sportsmen’s Tavern
Friday: Soul on Tap @ Dino BBQ, Sept. 10th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Billy’s Blues Band with a host of special guests, including Dr. Z, Rip & the Bandogs, The Nighthawks., www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Stuart & Stacey Earle @ Sportsman’s Tavern, “CITY DWELLING NATURE SEEKERS” @ Abilene,
Hubert Sumlin
Sat: Fab Cats @ Dino BBQ, Sept 11th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival: (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Speedy Parker Blues Band, The Loco-Motives, Doubletake Blues Band, and the Jony James Blues Band, Shrimp Daddy and the Sharpshooters, Richard Ray Farrell, with Steve Guyger. Eddie “House Rockin” Shaw and the Wolf Gang and Hubert Sumlin, former members of Howlin Wolf’s Band, Matt “Guitar” Murphy of Blues Brothers fame, and from Muddy Waters Band, Bob Margolin and two of the last great Delta bluesmen still performing, Willie “Big Eye” Smith and the legendary PINETOP Perkins @ (Niagara Falls, NY), www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Hummel & the Blues Suvivors w/Steve Freund, Magic Dick(J. Giels Band), Billy Branch, James Harman @ the Tralf (same day in Buffalo), . Jesse Lége and Bayou Brew (Cajun) @ Abilene
Sept. 12th: Hypnotic Clambake @ Abilene
John Fogerty
Sept. 14th: Hank Williams III & Assjack @ Water Street Music Hall, JOHN FOGERTY @ Auditorium Theater at 8PM
September 16th: Evening of Wine and Jazz 2010, presented by Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. This event is a gala fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM. The event will take place Thursday, September 16 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Waterside room at Pier 45 – located at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte. www.jazz901.org, Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social
w/ Moneybrother @ Water Street Music Hall
Guy Davis
Sept. 17th: Guy Davis @ Huntington Hills (Irondequoit) email: ricmon31@aol.com,
Sat: Sept. 18th: Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole @ Harmony House (Webster) *** Listen for Giveaways!!!!!!!
Sept. 19th: the Spampinato Brothers — Joey and Johnny — from the legendary band NRBQ @ Abilene, Li’l Anne and Hot Cayenne (NY Zydeco) at special fundraiser for the Rochester Civic Garden Center held at Warner Castle, 5 Castle Park, Rochester, NY 14620
Sept. 20th: THE TERR-HENRIE FAMILY BAND”(Cajun) @ Abilene
Walter “Wolfman” Washington/I’m Back/Doin’ The Funky Thing/Zoho Records * five years since Katrina
Eric Lindell/It’s A Pitty/Low on Cash, Rich In Love/Alligator ** Look for a new release on his website.
Anders Osborne & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux/Summertime In New Orleans/Bury the Hatchet/Shanachie
Alabama Mike/Tailor Made/Tailor Made Blues/JukeHouse Records ***NEW from the West Coast Singer
Latvian Blues Band/No More Doggin’ (Roscoe Gordon)/Unreal/Blue Skunk Music * a band of blues musicians from Latvia
JW Jones/Kissin’ In Memphis/Midnight Memphis Sun/Ruf Records **NEW from Guitarist/vocalist
Oli Brown/Keeping My Options Open/Head I Win Tails You Lose/Ruf Records ***NEW from Guitarist/vocalist
T-Model Ford/Two Trains/The Ladies Man/Alive Natural Sounds **New from Blues legend in his 80′s that never picked up a guitar until he was in his 50′s. Interviews and new versions of old classics from Guitarist/vocalist T-Model Ford.
Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue/Let The Teardrops Fall/Set Two **New release from New Orleans’ hottest country act. Feel the routes here and enjoy the great vocals of Vanessa Niemann aka Gal Holiday.
The Nighthawks/Where Do You Go?/American Landscape/Powerhouse Records ** at the Dino BBQ in Rochester on Sept. 8th and headlining the Friday night lineup of the Niagara Falls Blues Festival on September 10th.
8pm Hour
Robert Cray/Sitting On Top Of the World/Cookin’ In Mobile/Nozzle Records-Vanguard **NEW LIVE 2 CD/DVD Set
Gov’t Mule/When the Blues Comes Knockin’ (with blues legend Little Milton)/Mulennium **New release, originally recorded on New Years Eve 1999 in Atlanta, GA. Three disc set. Little Milton on all of Disc 2.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers/Jefferson Jericho Blues/Mojo * New release
The Derek Trucks Band/Down In the Flood/Roadsongs/Sony * New Two-Disc Live Set
Travis “Moonchld” Haddix/Down Home Blues/A Dozen Times/Benevolent Blues **GREAT NEW LIVE CD
Billy Flynn/Talk About It/Blues Drive *** instrumental under our Juke Joint Music Calendar, get on the email list for your copy.
The Daddy Mack Blues Band/Blues Highway/Bluesfinger/Inside Sounds *NEW Blues from Memphis, TN
Johnny Moeller/BlooGaLoo/BlooGaloo/Severn Records ** currently on tour as lead guitarist with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Solo record, instrumental title track.
Karen Lovely/Cold Man Cold/Still The Rain/PrettyPear Records – latest from vocalist Karen Lovely
Rob Stone/No Strings Attached/Back Around Here/Earwig Records *great Chicago Blues – harp & vocalist.
Steve Grills/Look Whatcha Done (featuring Ernest Lane on the keyboards)/After Hours/Independent Steve Grills.com
Mark Hummel/Roller Coaster/Retro-active/Electro-Fi Records ***in Buffalo at the Tralf on Sept. 11th. with lots of blues guest stars.
Mississippi Heat/Daggers & Spears/Let’s Live It Up!/Delmark
Harper/You KnoWhat You Got/Stand Together/Blind Pig** at the Dino BBQ this Wed. night
Steve Guyger & T. Leino Band/Oh Baby/Keep It Moving/Harp-O-Phone Records (import) *Steve will be at the Niagara Falls Blues Festival
Magic Slim and the Teardrops/Do You Mean It?/Raising the Bar/Blind Pig
Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith/Cut That Out (Sonny Boy Williamson)/Joined at the Hip **catch them at the Niagara Falls Blues Festival on Sept. 11th in Niagara Falls, NY.
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women/Marie Marie/Dave Alvin and the Guilty Woman/Yep Roc **at the Montage Grill on Sept. 8th with the Hi-Risers Opening
Willie Buck/She’s All Right/The Life I Love/Delmark **reissue
Guy Davis/Sweetheart Like You (Bob Dylan)/Sweetheart Like You/Red House Records ** in Irondequoit on Sept. 17th.
Hank III/Moonshiner’s Life/Rebel Within/Curb *** Hank III will be at the Water Street Music Hall on Sept. 14th.
Doug MacLeod/The Addition To Blues/The Utrecht Sessions/Black & Tan Records *** at the Harmony House on October 2nd.
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Doc’s Juke Joint 7pm Hour
Opening theme – Little Walter/Juke/Greatest Hits/Chess Records
ARTIST/SONG/ALBUM/RECORD LABEL
Piano Red
Piano Red/Doctor Feelgood/The Lost Atlanta Tapes/Landslide Records * New release of music recorded back in 1984 featuring vocal/piano legend the late great Piano Red
Charlie Musselwhite/Where HWY 61 Runs/The Well/Alligator Records *NEW
Bob Corritore and Friends/Things Have Changed/Harmonica Blues/Delta Groove **NEW – this track features Henry Gray on piano/vocals. The CD is a collection with all sorts of blues greats over the years.
Guy Davis/Payday/Legacy/Red House Records (2004) ***performing in Rochester at a house party in Irondequoit on September 17th at Huntington Hills – email: ricmon31@aol.com for more info and tickets
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women/Boss of the Blues/Dave Alvin& the Guilty Women/Yep Roc *** Dave Alvin will be in Rochester at the Montage Grill on September 8th.
Watermelon Slim/Please Take This Cup/Ringers/Northernblues ** at Chenango Blues Festival next weekend – Norwich, NY
Hank III/Moonshiner’s Life/Rebel Within/Curb *** at the Water Street Music Hall on September 14th.
John Lee Hooker Jr./Funky Funk/Live in Istanbul Turkey/Steppin Stone Records ** also includes a DVD (NEW)
Mitch Kashmar & the Pontiax/100 Miles to Go/100 Miles to Go/Delta Groove ***New reissue *** featuring harp great Mitch Kashmar.
Dr. John
Dr. John/Them/Tribal/429 Records **NEW featuring Mark Mullins on trombone
Monkey Junk/Give Me Time/Tiger In Your Tank/Beefy Productions www.monkeyjunkband.com *** NEW
Davis Coen/Cool With Me Tonight/Jukebox Classic/Soundview ** NEW
Broken Arrow Blues Band/Flat Feets/Good Times/Independent ** from Detroit
The Steve Miller Band/All Your Love (I Miss Loving)/Bingo!/Road Runner Records ** NEW (Otis Rush cover)
John Nemeth/Heartbreak With A Hammer/Name The Day!/Blind Pig Records ** at Chenango Blues Fest. next weekend.
JJ Grey & Mofro/All/Georgia Warhorse/Alligator Records ***NEW
The Rolling Stones/I’m Not Signifying/Exile on Main Street ***NEW 2 CD collection featuring never released stuff and alternate takes.
David Brinston/Back On the Backstreet/Beat It Up/Ecko Records
Teeny Tucker/Make Room for Teeny/Keep The Blues Alive/TeBo Records *** at the Vermont Blues Festival at Mt. Snow on Aug. 29th. 2nd Annual.
Marc Benno and the Nightcrawlers/Love Is Turnin Green/Crawlin/Blue Skunk Music **NEW
James Day/Fish Where They Bite/Firecracker/Neon Blue Records
Steve Grills
Steve Grills/Frosty/After Hours/Independent ***Albert Collins cover ** at the Dino BBQ this Saturday night (Aug. 21)
Defibulators/Your Hearty Laugh/Corn Money/City Salvage Records ** New
Jack Bruce, Clem Clempson, Mark Feltham, Ronnie Leahy, Neal Wilkinson/I’ve Got News For You/This Is the Blues Volume Three/Blue Storm Music ** Compilation
Andy Cohen/Railroad Blues/Built Right On the Ground/Earwig Music
Peter Case/House Rent Jump/Wig!/Yep Roc
Chris Beard/Gotta Find My Baby/Who I Am & What I Do/Electro Glide Records * featuring Joe Beard, Chris will be at the Water Street Music Hall on August 26th. – CD Release Party
Bettye LaVette/The Word/Interpretations:The British Rock Songbook/Anti
Tues: Open Jam w/ Too Tall @ Dino BBQ, Open Jam w/ String Theory (Bluegrass) @ Johnny’s, Teagan Ward & @ Beale St. –South ave,
Wed: Ezra & the Storm @ Dino BBQ, Steve West hosting: Acoustic Open Mic at Muddy Waters Coffee House, 53 Main Street, Geneseo from 7-10, Grand Canyon Rescue Episode @ Abilene, Beale St. Blues Band @ Pelican’s Nest, Deep Blue Dream w/ the Fools @ Water St.
Thurs: 40 Rod Lighning @ Dino BBQ, 19th: Alfred St. John’s Trinidad and Tobago Steelband @ Garden Vibes (GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE) http://www.eastmanhouse.org/Main/events/music.php, Hi-Risers @ South Wedge (Star Alley Park, near Lux 8pm-10pm), Miss Tess @ Lovin Cup, AKOS @ Beale St.
Friday: Dave Viterna Band @ Dino BBQ, Marcia Ball @ Seneca Casino, The Chinchillas @ Village Gate, Coupe de Villes @ Public Market, Girls Guns and Glory @ Abilene, Third Degree @ Beale St, Billy Joe @ Six Pockets, AKOS @ Beale St. (Webster), Soul on Tap @ Johnny’s
Sat: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters: the new CD is out!!!! @ Dino BBQ, Also Catch Steve Grills and other local greats at WedgeStock – Aug. 21st in the South Wedge Section of Rochester: http://www.wedgestock.org/ , Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros @ Abilene, Jeff Riales – CD release party @ the Flipside Bar, Dan Schmidt & the Shadows @ Beale St. (South Ave),
August 20, 21st: Chenango Blues Festival Norwich, NY http://www.chenangobluesfest.org/ Bands for Friday Night, August 20, 2010
Workshops Dom Flemons (of the Carolina Chocolate Drops)
7:15 – 8:15 pm Chenango Co. Fairgrounds Los Blancos
8:30 – 10:00 pm Chenango Co. Fairgrounds Honey Island Swamp Band
Main Stage Artists, Saturday August 21, 2010
August 21-22, 2010 North River Blues Festival, Marshfield Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Massachusetts, 781.834.6629, www.rhythmroomrecords.com Mannish Boys, Mississippi Heat, Tommy Castro, Guitar Shorty, more.
AUGUST 22ND: RADIO NOTE: ONE HOUR: STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN SPECIAL FROM 7-8PM ON DOC’S JUKE JOINT www.jazz901.org The regular Doc’s Juke Joint programming will follow from 8-10pm.
Aug. 22nd: Paul Thorn @ Sportsman’s Tavern (Buffalo), Bethel Woods Bluegrass Jamboree with: Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, The Travelin’ McCourys and Dan Tyminski, Rhonda Vincent, Cherryholmes @ Bethel Woods
Aug. 25th: Bryan Lee @ The Hicky Tavern, 96 West Main Steet, Allegany New York 14706
Aug. 26th: Chris Beard (CD Release Party) @ Water Street Music Hall (The Club), George Jones @ Turning Stone Casino, Carolyn Mark, Neko Case’s partner in the duo the Corn Sisters @ Abilene
Aug. 27th: Airplay Vaudeville Revue @ Village Gate, Merle Haggard opening for Brooks and Dunn @ Darien Lake
Aug. 28th: Savoy Brown @ Ulrich Civic Centre (Lockport, NY), BRYAN LEE @ DOUBLE D’S QUEEN CITY GRILL, 1051 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY 14150, Tom Petty & CSN @ Darien Lake, Loretta Lynn @ Turning Stone Casino
Sept. 9th: The Rhythm Devils @ Water Street Music Hall
Sept. 10th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Billy’s Blues Band with a host of special guests, including Dr. Z, Rip & the Bandogs, The Nighthawks., www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Stuart & Stacey Earle @ Sportsman’s Tavern
Sept 11th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival: (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Speedy Parker Blues Band, The Loco-Motives, Doubletake Blues Band, and the Jony James Blues Band, Shrimp Daddy and the Sharpshooters, Richard Ray Farrell, with Steve Guyger. Eddie “House Rockin” Shaw and the Wolf Gang and Hubert Sumlin, former members of Howlin Wolf’s Band, Matt “Guitar” Murphy of Blues Brothers fame, and from Muddy Waters Band, Bob Margolin and two of the last great Delta bluesmen still performing, Willie “Big Eye” Smith and the legendary PINETOP Perkins @ (Niagara Falls, NY), www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Hummel & the Blues Suvivors w/Steve Freund, Magic Dick(J. Giels Band), Billy Branch, James Harman @ the Tralf (same day in Buffalo).
Sept. 14th: Hank Williams III & Assjack @ Water Street Music Hall, JOHN FOGERTY @ Auditorium Theater at 8PM
September 16th: Evening of Wine and Jazz 2010, presented by Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. This event is a gala fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM. The event will take place Thursday, September 16 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Waterside room at Pier 45 – located at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte. www.jazz901.org, Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social
w/ Moneybrother @ Water Street Music Hall
Sept. 17th: Guy Davis @ Huntington Hills (Irondequoit) email: ricmon31@aol.com,
Tues: Dave McGrath @ Dino BBQ, Open Jam w/ String Theory (Bluegrass) @ Johnny’s, Teagan Ward & @ Beale St. –South ave, Zydeco Vacation @ Buckland Park (Brighton)
Wed: The Scandels @ Dino BBQ, Steve West hosting: Acoustic Open Mic at Muddy Waters Coffee House, 53 Main Street, Geneseo from 7-10, Grand Canyon Rescue Episode @ Abilene, Robert Cray Band with George Thorogood and the Destroyers & the Fabulous Thunderbirds @ CMAC, Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Webster United Church of Christ (Lawn)
Thurs: GUITAR SHORTY @ DINO BBQ, Dark Star Orchestra @ Party in the Park (Rochester), The Fabulous Thunderbirds with special guest Hit & Run @ Thursday in the Square (Buffalo),
Friday: TABLE TOP THREE @ BEALE STREET, the Shakedown @ Dino BBQ, PETER CASE @ SPORTSMAN’S TAVERN (BUFFALO), The Years @ the Village Gate
Sat: Fabulous Ripcords @ Dino BBQ, Blues in the Valley featuring: John Cole Blues Band, Rod Nickson Project, Double Take & More @ Warsaw Village Park, Warsaw, NY, Tom Petty @ Darien Lake, Michael Charles (Australian Blues Guitarist) @ Cruise on Seneca Lake (Stiver’s Marina 315-789-5520 for info.), Hinkley @ Abilene
Aug. 15th: Willie Nelson and Family @ Seneca Allegany Casino, Campbell Brothers @ City Pier – Canandaigua
Aug. 19th: Alfred St. John’s Trinidad and Tobago Steelband @ Garden Vibes (GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE) http://www.eastmanhouse.org/Main/events/music.php, Hi-Risers @ South Wedge (Star Alley Park, near Lux 8pm-10pm), the Hi-Risers @ Star Alley Park (next to Lux)
Aug. 20th: Marcia Ball @ Seneca Casino, The Chinchillas @ Village Gate, Coupe de Villes @ Public Market
August 20, 21st: Chenango Blues Festival Norwich, NY http://www.chenangobluesfest.org/ Friday: Los Blancos, Honey Island Swamp Band, Saturday-Aug. 21st: MARCIA BALL, John Nemeth, Watermelon Slim, Guitar Shorty, EG KIGHT, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines. LISTEN AND WATCH YOUR EMAILS FOR TICKET GIVEAWAYS!!!
August 21-22, 2010 North River Blues Festival, Marshfield Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Massachusetts, 781.834.6629, www.rhythmroomrecords.com Mannish Boys, Mississippi Heat, Tommy Castro, Guitar Shorty, more.
AUGUST 22ND: RADIO NOTE: ONE HOUR: STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN SPECIAL FROM 7-8PM ON DOC’S JUKE JOINT www.jazz901.org
The regular Doc’s Juke Joint programming will follow from 8-10pm.
Aug. 22nd: Paul Thorn @ Sportsman’s Tavern (Buffalo), Bethel Woods Bluegrass Jamboree with: Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, The Travelin’ McCourys and Dan Tyminski, Rhonda Vincent, Cherryholmes @ Bethel Woods
Aug. 25th: Bryan Lee @ The Hicky Tavern, 96 West Main Steet, Allegany New York 14706
Aug. 28th: BRYAN LEE @ DOUBLE D’S QUEEN CITY GRILL, 1051 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY 14150, Tom Petty & CSN @ Darien Lake, Loretta Lynn @ Turning Stone Casino
Sept. 9th: The Rhythm Devils @ Water Street Music Hall
Sept. 10th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Billy’s Blues Band with a host of special guests, including Dr. Z, Rip & the Bandogs, The Nighthawks., www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Stuart & Stacey Earle @ Sportsman’s Tavern
Sept 11th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival: (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Speedy Parker Blues Band, The Loco-Motives, Doubletake Blues Band, and the Jony James Blues Band, Shrimp Daddy and the Sharpshooters, Richard Ray Farrell, with Steve Guyger. Eddie “House Rockin” Shaw and the Wolf Gang and Hubert Sumlin, former members of Howlin Wolf’s Band, Matt “Guitar” Murphy of Blues Brothers fame, and from Muddy Waters Band, Bob Margolin and two of the last great Delta bluesmen still performing, Willie “Big Eye” Smith and the legendary PINETOP Perkins @ (Niagara Falls, NY), www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Hummel & the Blues Suvivors w/Steve Freund, Magic Dick(J. Giels Band), Billy Branch, James Harman @ the Tralf (same day in Buffalo).
Sept. 14th: Hank Williams III & Assjack @ Water Street Music Hall, JOHN FOGERTY @ Auditorium Theater at 8PM
September 16th: Evening of Wine and Jazz 2010, presented by Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. This event is a gala fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM. The event will take place Thursday, September 16 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Waterside room at Pier 45 – located at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte. www.jazz901.org
Sept. 23rd: John Hiatt @ State Theatre (Ithaca, NY)
Sept. 25th: Eilen Jewell @ German House, The Strawbs @ Lovin’ Cup
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes opened the 19th annual Pocono Blues Festival in true delta style. Jimmy “Duck” Holmes performed solo on guitar featuring Mississippi Blues Classics from his Broke “n Hungry and Fat Possum releases. You can also check out Jimmy on the “M” for Mississippi Soundtrack & Movie.
The weather was perfect and so were the ribs. Part of the Friday night festivities at the Pocono’s is a buffet which includes admission to the three Friday night bands. All performances on Friday happen under the Tent Stage that is used for the remainder of the weekend. The weather was perfect since the threatening lighting in the distance that lit up the surrounding mountains stayed far enough away for all three performances to take place.
Next on the bill was Mr. Johnny Rawls. Johnny was joined by the Nutmeg Horns which really filled out his sound. Rawls mainly played songs off his last two releases, Ace of Spades and Red Cadillac. Highlights of Johnny’s set included a cover of his idol Tyrone Davis “Turn Back the Hands of Time” and a great version of the Robert Parker classic “Barefootin’” which brought the house down and got the Pocono crowd on their feet. The show closer was the Rawls’ juke joint classic “Juicy Lucy” from his JSP recording days.
Chick Willis, 2010 Pocono Blues Festival
Lady Bianca was the headliner on Friday night. A real highlight of this set was her guitar player, formerly from London, England but Oakland, CA based for many years, Steve Gannon. Steve was also part of the band that backed Sugar Pie DeSanto a few years back at the Pocono’s. Though Lady Bianca didn’t have the stage antics of Sugar Pie she did lay it down on the keyboards and provided the crowd with a rich variety of blues originals.
So much to do, so much to see and hear at the premier blues festival in the Northeast. Saturday opened with an up and comer Marquise Knox. From St. Louis, Knox certainly knew his way around his guitar and some blues classics. His set included: How Blues Can You Get, Howlin’ For My Darlin’, Good Morning Little School Girl, The Sky Is Cryin’, Born Under a Bad Sign, Hootchie Cootchie Man, Night Fishin’, How Long, How Many More Years and I Got a Problem.
Georgia native, Veronika Jackson opened the tent stage with a nice mix of solo acoustic blues. Highlights of her set included a real nice version of John Prine’s Angel of Montgomery and Little Walter’s My Babe. I stopped by the merchandise table and had to laugh at the warning tag on one of her cd’s “Warning: Soul Stirring Conditions.”
Stage 2 opened with South Carolina native, Ms. Wanda Johnson. She opened with Can You Handle This? She wore a white dress fitting for an up and coming blues queen. Wanda sounded a lot like Irma Thomas as she sang through a great set of originals off her independent releases. Wanda was backed by keyboardist/band leader Shrimp City Slim. Saturday was turning out to be a beautiful day. The mountain was starting to heat up as blue skies gave way to a few puffy white clouds rolling over the ski mountain. Sun block was a must and breaks for shade were definitely needed.
AJ Diggs was up next on the main stage as he opened with a nice version of the Spinners “I’ll Be Around.” He then kicked into “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”. He was the first act on this triple bill which he shared with Roy Roberts and Barbara Carr. Diggs played a real nice version of “Rabbit Got A Gun” off his CD Already In Progress.
My favorite part of the festival came early, as Chick Willis hit the tent stage. Chick was on guitar, backed by drums, bass and a vetern sax man, Jacques Johnson. 75 year old Chick Willis didn’t look a day over 50 as he opened with “Rib Shack”, one of his best tunes. The tent crowd was immediately on their feet and Willis rocked the crowd on and off the stage. Two Ray Charles songs kept his set tight and rollin’ (What I Say & I Can’t Stop Loving You). Chick took us down to the Juke Joint with I Want a Big Fat Woman. Other highlights of the Willis set included Tampa Red’s “Let Me Play With Your Poodle” and Lightnin’ Hopkins “Hello Central Give Me 209.” In Chick’s own words, he took it “Deep down in the alley” with the Hopkins cover. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better Willis broke out his all-time classic – Stoop Down Baby.
Detroit guitarist/vocalist Johnnie Bassett was up next on Stage 2. A great front man and a great band will always make for a quality blues set and this was no exception. Johnnie played cuts off his latest disc The Gentleman is Back. The song, Keep Your Hands off My Baby, was part of one of my favorite sets of the festival.
Willie “Big Eyes” Smith & Hubert Sumlin, 2010 Pocono Blues Festival
Theodis Ealey was really the unknown quantity at this years festival. Many might have questions why he was given the slot of performing on the Main Stage in the middle of the festival’s biggest day. Well Theodis is a showman and the show put Ealey on the blues map for many new fans. Theodis on guitar himself was back by two keyboard players, bass, guitar, a back up singer. The Ealey band was right on with a JB groove that often bordered on a KC 70′s funk. From Mississippi, Theodis assured us that he would take us from the mountains of PA to the Juke Joints of his home state with his version of I’m The Man You Need off his latest CD.
Ealey then worked his way through a 10 minute version of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” which was met with an almost out of control response from the mainly fifty year old plus Pocono crowd. Ealey then performed “Kiss” by that Prince guy who I can’t remember if he is Prince again or some symbol. The finale was an unbelievable you had to see it to believe version of Ealey’s signature song “Stand Up In It.” Theodis left us with the quote of the weekend – “Anything can happen at the Juke Joint,” which he repeated throughout his set.
Chick Willis started his 2nd set under the tent stage with a fine version of his “Houdini Lover.” This song was followed by Voodoo Woman, CC Rider, Everyday I Have the Blues and Big Fat Woman (where one found her way on stage). The crowd was soon on their feet and Chick treated them to another version of “I Can’t Stop Loving You.”
The Chicago Blues Legends closed out the main stage on Saturday night. Lifetime achievement awards were given to former Muddy Water’s bass player Bob Stroger and drummer/harp/vocalist, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith. After meeting Willie Smith at an after festival party he revealed to me that he had always been a harp player. He merely took up the drums during the 1950′s when rock n’ roll was coming alive to get work. If you hear Willie play the harp and sing you will quickly realize that this guy is a true blues legend and should be right up there with the other big names of blues past frontmen. Bob Margolin joined Stroger and Smith to start and then Hubert Sumlin was brought out to a huge audience applause.
Though Hubert had to be be attached to constant oxygen while on and off the stage nothing would keep him from performing. Hubert and the band worked their way through several songs including Killing Floor. Before the final performer (Pinetop Perkins) was to join the group, Hubert was summoned by his nurse/manager to leave the stage but he refused. Sumlin told me after the show that he did not want to disappoint all the people and just could not leave the stage. The magic was still there when Sumlin stood and took his solo shots.
When you are 97 years old you just hope you can still remember your name. Pinetop Perkins is now 97 and can still headline a blues festival. Pinetop played some signature licks as well as his signature song about himself. The Pocono crowd was whipped into a frenzy as the Muddy Waters Band alumni broke into the classic “Mojo Workin’.” Willie Smith, Margolin and Stroger finished with one more encore before Saturday’s superior day of blues was complete.
Campbell Brothers, 2010 Pocono Blues Festival
Dave “Muskie” Moskal announced the opening of Sunday’s events at the Pocono Blues Festival. Moskal’s former hometown of Rochester, NY produced the band that would not only open but give a complete work out to the Pocono Festival early risers. The Campbell Brothers get better every time I see them and they really connected with the blues fans before them. A show highlight of their set is their rendition of the Sam Cooke song “A Change Is Gonna Come.” “Morning Train” off their first album followed and they always seem to take this song higher and higher each time they perform it.
Hands were raising and feet were stomping as the Campbell’s rocked the mountain and the main stage. Gospel classic “Bye and Bye” became a ten minute vehicle for Chuck Campbell’s guitar. The best way I can describe the Campbell Brothers is a “Gospel Based Jam Band For People with Good Music Taste.” Next the Campbell Brothers “Got Their Praise On” for an uncle who had recently passed away. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better they kicked into “I’ll Fly Away.”
Billy Sims, Jr. and Chaney Sims filled in for Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whitely. Apparently Diana had problems getting into the U.S. from Canada so was unable to perform. The acoustic duo of the Sims was real nice. Billy switched from guitar to keyboards and performed some real nice blues. Highlights included “St. Louis Blues” and “St. James Infirmary.”
From there it was off to the East Coast debut of Alabama Mike. Alabama Mike had one of the best releases of 2009/2010 and is about to release his next CD. After just two songs the weather turned from bad to worse and his show was shut down until the storm moved through. It then became time for the Rochester crew to gas up the bus and head back home. Much more continued throughout the day including the Homemade Jamz Blues Band, Mavis Staples, Joe Krown with Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. So much blues, so little time.
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Doc’s Video Pick of the Week: Blues Leaf Records is Albert Castiglia’s ”Keepin On” CD .
With Toby Walker this is a video from the recording session of Albert & Toby recording “Sweet Southern Angel”
JOHN NÉMETH ON NATIONAL TV!
New broadcast date: August 3rd
Singer and harmonica player John Németh has been turning lots of heads lately in the music world, and now he’s been discovered by Hollywood. He will sing and appear in “Memphis Beat,” a new television series on the TNT network. Note: Németh appears in the episode entitled “Suspicious Minds,” which will be broadcast on Tuesday, August 3rd. Blind Pig had previously announced it would be broadcast this week.
8/2/2010: Monday: John Ackers @ Dino BBQ,
Tues: Open Jam w/ Too Tall @ Dino BBQ, Open Jam w/ String Theory (Bluegrass) @ Johnny’s, Teagan Ward & @ Beale St. –South ave, Devon Allman’s Honeytribe @ Westcott Theatre (Syracuse) http://www.thewestcotttheater.com/, Little Feat @ Artpark
Wed: Steepwater Band @ Dino BBQ, Steve West hosting: Acoustic Open Mic at Muddy Waters Coffee House, 53 Main Street, Geneseo from 7-10, Grand Canyon Rescue Episode @ Abilene, BRYAN LEE @ DOUBLE D’S QUEEN CITY GRILL, 1051 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY 14150, The Sadies @ Artpark, Big Al and the Steel Beat Blues Band @ Pelican’s Nest,
Thurs: Teagan and the Tweeds @ Dino BBQ, Galactic with special guest Cyril Neville w/special guests Los Straitjackets @ PARTY IN THE PARK (Rochester), The Sadies @ Garden Vibes (GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE) http://www.eastmanhouse.org/Main/events/music.php , Los Lobos @ Thursday in the Square (Buffalo), Deep Blue Dream @ Town of Chili (Davis Park),
Fri: House on a Spring @ Dino BBQ, Billy Joe @ Six pockets, Crescent City Connection @ Village Gate, Herbie Hancock w/ Johny Lang Buffalo Place – The Harbor (Erie Canal Harbor-Central Wharf), Donna the Buffalo w/ Lawnmowers @ Public Market, Jim Bolger Band @ Beale St., Blame Johnny @ Smokin’ Joe’s, Mike Allen AKOS @ Beale St (Empire Blvd).
Sat: John Cole Blues Band @ Dino BBQ, Peter Karp & Sue Foley @ Earlville Opera House (Earlville, NY), Gov’t Mule w/ Jackie Greene @ Buffalo Place – The Harbor (Erie Canal Harbor-Central Wharf), 1st Annual Blues N’ BBQ Festival, LaSalle Park at the foot of Porter Ave, proceeds benefit for Roswell Park Cancer Institute. noon to 8 PM, featuring the following bands: Eryn Shewell, Dave Fields,Blues Child Band, Greg Juke & The Mighty No Stars,Speedy Parker Blues Band, Heavenly Chillbillies, The Big Sauce Trio, The Bravuras http://buffalobluesnbbq.com/ , Jane Zell and the Zelltones @ Beale St,
Aug. 8th: Rochester Music Hall of Fame Fundraiser w/ Paradigm Shift and Joe Beard @ Hatter’s Pub in Webster, NY.
Aug. 7th & 8th – FanFunkintastic Weekend – Music All Day/Night @ Hogan’s Hideaway (179 Park Ave)
August 11th: Robert Cray Band with George Thorogood and the Destroyers & the Fabulous Thunderbirds @ CMAC
Aug. 12th: GUITAR SHORTY @ DINO BBQ, Dark Star Orchestra @ Party in the Park (Rochester), The Fabulous
Thunderbirds with special guest Hit & Run @ Thursday in the Square (Buffalo)
Aug. 13th: The Years @ the Village Gate
Aug. 14th: Blues in the Valley featuring: John Cole Blues Band, Rod Nickson Project, Double Take & More @ Warsaw Village Park, Warsaw, NY, Tom Petty @ Darien Lake, Just Announced ***** Australian Bluesman Michael Charles will be on a Seneca Lake Cruise @ Stiver’s Marina (315-789-5520 – Limited seating)******
Aug. 15th: Willie Nelson and Family @ Seneca Allegany Casino
Aug. 19th: Alfred St. John’s Trinidad and Tobago Steelband @ Garden Vibes (GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE) http://www.eastmanhouse.org/Main/events/music.php, Hi-Risers @ South Wedge (Star Alley Park, near Lux 8pm-10pm), the Hi-Risers @ Star Alley Park (next to Lux)
Aug. 20th: Marcia Ball @ Seneca Casino, The Chinchillas @ Village Gate, Coupe de Villes @ Public Market
August 20, 21st: Chenango Blues Festival Norwich, NY http://www.chenangobluesfest.org/ Friday: Los Blancos, Honey Island Swamp Band, Saturday-Aug. 21st: MARCIA BALL, John Nemeth, Watermelon Slim, Guitar Shorty, EG KIGHT, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines. LISTEN AND WATCH YOUR EMAILS FOR TICKET GIVEAWAYS!!!
August 21-22, 2010 North River Blues Festival, Marshfield Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Massachusetts, 781.834.6629, www.rhythmroomrecords.com Mannish Boys, Mississippi Heat, Tommy Castro, Guitar Shorty, more.
AUGUST 22ND: RADIO NOTE: ONE HOUR: STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN SPECIAL FROM 7-8PM ON DOC’S JUKE JOINT www.jazz901.org
The regular Doc’s Juke Joint programming will follow from 8-10pm.
Aug. 22nd: Paul Thorn @ Sportsman’s Tavern (Buffalo), Bethel Woods Bluegrass Jamboree with: Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, The Travelin’ McCourys and Dan Tyminski, Rhonda Vincent, Cherryholmes @ Bethel Woods
Aug. 25th: Bryan Lee @ The Hicky Tavern, 96 West Main Steet, Allegany New York 14706
Aug. 27th: Airplay Vaudeville Revue @ Village Gate
Aug. 26-29th: Pickin’ In the Pasture – Lodi, NY get your Bluegrass On! http://www.pickininthepasture.com/
August 27,28 & 29th 2010.The 2nd Annual Vermont Blues Festival, Mount Snow, VT Info @ : www.mountsnow.com
FRIDAY AUGUST 27: TENT STAGE:
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> Harrison Kennedy & Julian Fauth 7.30pm – 8.30pm
> James Arnstrong 9.00pm -
> 10.00pm
> Alexis P.Suter Band 10.30pm -
> 11.45.pm
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> SATURDAY AUGUST 28:
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> Main Stage: Andrew Jr Boy Jones 1.00pm – 2.30pm
> Tent Stage: Ryan Shaw 2.45pm – 4.15pm
> Main Stage: Ruthie Foster 4.30pm – 6.pm
> Tent Stage: Trombone Shorty 6.15pm – 7.45.pm
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> HEADLINER; MAIN STAGE : JOHNNY WINTER 8.00PM – 9.30PM
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> SNOW BARN – “AFTER PARTY”
> Andrew Jr Boy Jones 9.30pm to 1.30am.
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> SUNDAY AUGUST 29:
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> Tent Stage: Big James Montgomery Noon – 1.15pm
> Main Stage: Teeny Tucker 1.30pm – 2.45pm
> Tent Stage: Joe Louis Walker 3.00pm – 4.30pm
> Main Stage: Marcia Ball 4.45pm – 6.15pm
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> HEADLINER; TENT STAGE; KENNY NEAL 6.30PM – 8.00PM
Aug. 28th: BRYAN LEE @ DOUBLE D’S QUEEN CITY GRILL, 1051 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY 14150, Tom Petty & CSN @ Darien Lake, Loretta Lynn @ Turning Stone Casino
Aug. 29th: Green Harbor Roots and Blues Festival w/ Chubby Carrier, Los Fabulocos & More, Marshfield, MA http://www.rhythmroomrecords.com/PDF/2010MusicFestivals-Final.pdf
Aug. 31st: CSN @ Bethel Woods (original Woodstock site).
Sept. 3, 4th & 5th: Rhythm & Roots Festival, Ninigret Park in Charlestown, R.I. this Labor Day Weekend. http://www.rhythmandroots.com/general/home.php
Sept 3: John & Mary (of 10,000 Maniacs) @ Village Gate
Sept. 8th: Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men @ Montage http://www.rochesterevents.com/news#dave-alvin-date-announced
Sept. 9th: The Rhythm Devils @ Water Street Music Hall
Sept. 10th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Billy’s Blues Band with a host of special guests, including Dr. Z, Rip & the Bandogs, The Nighthawks., www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Stuart & Stacey Earle @ Sportsman’s Tavern
Sept 11th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival: (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Speedy Parker Blues Band, The Loco-Motives, Doubletake Blues Band, and the Jony James Blues Band, Shrimp Daddy and the Sharpshooters, Richard Ray Farrell, with Steve Guyger. Eddie “House Rockin” Shaw and the Wolf Gang and Hubert Sumlin, former members of Howlin Wolf’s Band, Matt “Guitar” Murphy of Blues Brothers fame, and from Muddy Waters Band, Bob Margolin and two of the last great Delta bluesmen still performing, Willie “Big Eye” Smith and the legendary PINETOP Perkins @ (Niagara Falls, NY), www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Hummel & the Blues Suvivors w/Steve Freund, Magic Dick(J. Giels Band), Billy Branch, James Harman @ the Tralf (same day in Buffalo).
September 16th: Evening of Wine and Jazz 2010, presented by Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. This event is a gala fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM. The event will take place Thursday, September 16 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Waterside room at Pier 45 – located at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte. www.jazz901.org
Sept. 23rd: John Hiatt @ State Theatre (Ithaca, NY)
Sun. 9/26 Gurf Morlix @ Sportsman’s Tavern (Buffalo), Ramblin’ Jack Elliott @ Bethel Woods
Oct 1st: The Ginn Sisters w/ the Fred Eagelsmith Band & The Stone Country Band @ Sportsman’s Tavern
Sun. 10/3 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix @ Sportsman’s Tavern (Buffalo)
Fri. 10/8 Dallas Wayne & The Stone Country Band @ Sportsman’s Tavern (Buffalo)
Oct. 21: 40 Rod Lightning @ Star Alley Park (next to Lux)
October 23rd: Joan Baez @ Auditorium Theatre
Nov. 7th: Arlo Guthrie w/ the Burns Sisters @ Harro East Ballroom
Nov. 12th: Leon Redbone @ Bethel Woods
Nov. 16th: Joe Bonamassa @ Auditorium Theatre (Rochester)
Nov. 18th B.B. King @ Shea’s Buffalo
Wed. 11/17 Asleep at The Wheel @ Sportsman’s Tavern (Buffalo)
January 8, 2011 – Eden Brent @ Otesaga Hotel (Cooperstown, NY)
“Doc’s Juke Joint” Sunday Nights 7-10pm on WGMC
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Doc’s Juke Joint July Ads 2010 – Living Blues Magazine & Roots Report
1. Pinetop Perkins & Wille Big Eyes Smith/Joined At the Hip/Telarc Blues
2. The Vincent Hayes Project/Reclamation/North 61 Records
3. Teeny Tucker/Keep The Blues Alive/TeBo Records
4. Chris James & Patrick Rynn/Gonna Boogie Anyway/Earwig
5. Mitch Woods/Gumbo Blues/Club 88
6. Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps/You Know You Love It/Jesi-Lu
7. Elvin Bishop/Red Dog Speaks/Delta Groove
8. Chris Beard/Who I Am & What I Do /Electo Glide Records
9. Cathy Lemons and Johnny Ace/Lemonace/Vizztone
10. Cindy Bullens/Howling Trains and Barking Dogs/MC Records
11. The Derek Trucks Band/Roadsongs/Sony
12. Ron Hacker and the Hacksaws/Burnin’/Blue Skunk
13. Rob Stone/Back Around Here/Earwig
14. Grady Champion/Back In Mississippi Live/GSM Music
15. Karen Lovely/Still the Rain/Pretty Pear Records
16. Mark Hummel/Retro-active/Electro-Fi Records
17. John Nemeth/Name The Day!/Blind Pig
18. Mississippi Heat/Let’s Live It Up!/Delmark
19. Daddy Mack Blues Band/Bluesfinger/Inside Sounds
20. Travis Moonchild Haddix/A Dozen Times/Benevolent Blues
21. Alabama Slim/Blue & Lonesome/MusicMaker
22. Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans/Stuck With The Blues/Independent
23. Big Daddy-O/Used Blues/Rabadash
24. Walter Trout/Common Ground/Provogue
25. Jimmy Dawkins/The Leric Story/Delmark
Roots Report Only:
Peter Case/Wig!/Yep Roc
Lee Ritenour/6 String Theory/Concord
Ann Savoy/Black Coffee/Merless Records
Ghostown Blues Band/Dust the Dust/Inside Sounds
Various Artists/This Is The Blues Vol. 2/Blue Storm Music
Watermelon Slim/Ringers/NorthernBlues
Lee Shot Williams/I’m The Man For the Job/CDS Records
Bettye LaVette/Interpretations/Anti
Morry Sochat & the Special 20′s/Eatin’ Dirt/Galaxie Records
Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King/Have Blues Will Travel/Alligator
Troy Turner/Whole Lotta Blues/Evidence
Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies!/Big Rockin’ Boogie/Underworld
Big Al Carson/3 Phat Catz and 1 Skinny Dog/Rabadash
Warren Haynes/The Benefit Concert Vol. 3/Advance Music
Various Artists/A Musical Tribute to Shel Silverstein/Sugar Hill Records
Willie May/Grand Mal Indigo/Independent
Cee Cee James/Seriously Raw/Independent
Paul Thorn/Pimps and Preachers/Perpetual Obscurity Records
Foghat/Last Train Home/Foghat Records
Back Alley Players/Beyond The Blues/Independent
Deadstring Brothers/Sau Paulo/Bloodshot Records
Gerome Durham/Blues After Dark/Independent
Darrell Scott/A Crooked Road/Full Light Records
Clubs – Concert Halls – Web Links & Ph #’s:
http://www.Dinosaurbarbque.com Court St. Rochester 325-7090
Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way 232-3230 http://abilenebarandlounge.com
Beale Street Cafe (689 South Ave 271-4650-) http://www.bealestreetcafe.com/
Water Street Music Hall http://www.waterstreetmusic.com Water St. Rochester 325-5600
WESTCOTT THEATRE (SYRACUSE, NY) http://www.thewestcotttheater.com/
CASTAWAY’S (ITHACA, NY) http://www.castawaysithaca.com/
Buffalo Music/Festival Link: http://www.bestofwny.com/concerts_festivals/
Carey Lake, 959 Penfield Rd – Macedon 315-986-1936
Bistro 135 135 W. Commercial St,East Rochester: http://www.bistro135.net/
Schooners Riverside Pub @ Shumway Marine
Jack’s Place, 266-0110 1200 Kings Highway Rochester Durand Eastman GC
The Flipside, 2001 E. Main St. Rochester – 288-3930
Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. 292-9940 by RIT. www.lovincup.com
Muddy Waters Coffee House at 53 Main St. in Geneseo
Clarissa’s http://www.clarissasjazz.com – 293 Clarissa St Rochester 454-2680
Rab’s Woodshed, 4440 Lake Ave. 663-4610
Sandra’s Saloon, 276 Smith St, 546-5474 (Classic County spot)
Little Theatre Café – 240 East Ave (in back) 232-3906 https://www.thelittle.org/cafe.php
Bistro 135 – 135 W. Commercial St. East Rochester – 662-5555
Don’s Original (Penfield) 2055 9 Mile Pt. Rd, 377-1040
Pelican’s Nest, 566 River St. Charlotte, 663-5910
www.thesmith.org Smith Opera House – Geneva 866-355-LIVE
www.townballroom.com Buffalo 716-852-3900
www.sheas.org Shea’s Buffalo 716-847-0850
PEARL STREET GRILL – 76 Pearl Street, Buffalo 716-856-2337 www.landmarktheatre.org Landmark Theatre – Syracuse 315-475-7980
Mendon Cottage Hotel, 1390 Pittsford Mendon Rd, Mendon, NY 624-1390
George Eastman House – Garden Vibes Series 271-3361
Flat Iron Café, 561 State St. 454-4930
Willow Inn, 428 Manifou Rd, Hilton 392-3489
The Bay Bar – 372 Manitou Rd. Hilton – 392-7700
Depot 25, 15 W. Main St. in Shortsville
Six Pockets – Ridge Hudson Plaza 266-1440
Sevens Sports Bar – Finger Lakes Race Track, Farmington 924-3232
THE GERMAN HOUSE – 315 Gregory St.
George Eastman House http://www.eastmanhouse.org/ Garden Vibes
Downstairs at the German House– 315 Gregory St. 442-6880
Smokin’ Joe’s Bar & Grill – 425 Lyell Ave, Rochester 647-1540
http://www.mickeyfinns-stationone.com Mickey Finn’s Station One –Victor, NY 924-4660
Seneca Niagara Casino http://www.senecaniagaracasino.com
Club Infinity Live http://www.infinityconcerts.com/ 716-270-4990 Williamsville, NY
The Tralf – Buffalo http://www.tralfmusichall.com/
The Sportsman Tavern (Buffalo) http://www.sportsmenstavern.com
Elks Club Tonawanda, NY
Johnny’s Irish Pub, 1382 Culver Rd, 224-0990http://www.johnnysirishpub.com/
J.B. Quimby’s (Winton & Jefferson Road)
Merchant’s Grill – Merchants Road, Rochester
Harmony House (Zydeco, Cajun, etc.)– Main St. Webster, NY
The Rabbit Room at The Lower Mill 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls http://www.thelowermill.com/
Artisan Works 565 Blossom Road Rochester 288-7170
Turn In Tavern, 651 Chili Ave, 235-4640
Earlville Opera House, Earlville, NY http://www.earlvilleoperahouse.com
ARTPARK: http://www.artpark.net/
450 South 4th St, Lewiston, NY 14092-1528 Info: (716) 754.4375
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Av Buffalo
Knickerbocker Cafe in Westerly, RI http://www.theknickerbockercafe.com/
Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel, 777 Seneca Allegany Boulevard, Salamanca, NY 14779, 1-888-913-3377 http://www.senecaalleganycasino.com/
http://www.albrightknox.org
Bethel Woods – Concerts & Woodstock Museum at the original festival site: http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/home.aspx
Munson-Williams auditorium located at 310 Genesee St Utica, NY 315-797-0055 or 800-754-0797
STATE THEATRE – ITHACA, NY – http://stateofithaca.com/ 607-27-STATE
Double D’s (Buffalo) 1051 Sheridan Drive Tonawanda, NY 716-874-0660
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT LINKS:
Local Musicians Performance Dates: http://jazz2blues.com/
http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com – Entertainment Listings & More
http://www.freetime.com Local Entertainment info. – Rochester, NY
http://www.rochesterzydeco.com/ – Zydeco & Cajun shows
http://www.rochesterevents.com/ Rochester Events/Concerts
http://www.livingblues.com/ Essential Blues Magazine
http://www.bigcitybluesmag.com/ Big City Blues Magazine
Western NY Blues Society http://www.wnyblues.org
New Orleans Info: http://www.offbeat.com
Mohawk Valley Blues Society: http://www.mvbluessociety.com/
Americana Music Society: http://www.americanamusic.org/site.php?content=home
SUPPORT & LISTEN TO MUSIC:
Tipitina’s Foundation: You can get involved at http://tipitinasfoundation.org
WGMC – Jazz 90.1 FM – The Nations Best Jazz Station http://www.jazz901.org
WWOZ (New Orleans Radio) http://www.wwoz.org
Music Maker Foundation: http://www.musicmaker.org
The Blues Foundation: https://www.blues.org/members/
Blues Info. & Festivals http://www.bluesfestivalguide.com/
Western NY Blues Society: http://www.wnyblues.org
Researching the Blues: http://www.bluespipe.com/
Mountain of Blues: http://www.mountainofblues.com
Local Artists Info:
Steve Grills http://www.stevegrills.com/
The Coup de Villes http://coupedevilles.com/
Fred Vine http://www.fredvine.com
Po’ Boys Brass Band http://www.myspace.com/poboysbrassband
WB Blues (Steve West) http://www.wbblues.com
The Hi Risers http://www.hirisers.com/
Tabletop Three http://www.tabletopthree.com/
Local Recording Studio:
Acme Recording Co. http://www.acmerecordingco.com
*** Important Disclaimer: Doc’s Juke Joint & Jazz 90.1FM are not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within this newsletter. Note shows often cancel. Please consult with the festival, club or other venue to make sure performances are still happening.
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Doc’s Juke Joint Sunday Nights 7-10pm on Jazz 90.1 FM
Monday: Greg Townson @ Dino BBQ, The White Hots @ The Little Theatre Café,
Tues: Buford and Smokin’ Section @ Dino BBQ, Open Jam w/ String Theory (Bluegrass) @ Johnny’s, Teagan Ward & @ Beale St. –South ave, George Thorogood @ Artpark
Wed: Ezra and the Storm @ Dino BBQ, Steve West hosting: Acoustic Open Mic at Muddy Waters Coffee House, 53 Main Street, Geneseo from 7-10, Grand Canyon Rescue Episode @ Abilene, JULY 28TH: HOT TUNA & STEVE EARLE @ THE WATER STREET MUSIC HALL
Thurs: Dirty Bourbon Blues Band @ Dino BBQ, Court Yard Hounds featuring Dixie Chick’s Martie Maguire and Emily Robison) @ PARTY IN THE PARK (ROCHESTER), Willie Nelson & Family with Levon Helm Band @ CMAC, Robert Randolph &
The Family Band @ Thursday in the Square (Buffalo)
July 30th: Fred Costello & Co @ Village Gate, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion @ the Tralf (Buffalo), Blind Boys of Alabama @ Seneca Niagara Casino
Fri: Steve Grills “CD Release Party” @ Dino BBQ, Billy Joe @ Six pockets, Fred Costello @ Village Gate (6-8pm)
Sat: Carolyn Kelly Blues Band @ Dino BBQ, Joe Beard @ the Montage Music Hall, Blues Festival in Penn Yan, NY featuring: Steve Grills. McCauley Mountain Music Festival featuring the Subdudes @ McCauley MT. Old Forge, NY., BENEFIT CONCERT FOR St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center – Music starts at 1 PM with EVIL TWINN – Followed by THE DEBORAH MAGONE BAND – And Then THE GOOD RATS! @ Genesee Valley – Henrietta Moose Family Center
5375 West Henrietta Road 14586 (Rt. 15 – Between Lehigh and Erie Station Roads)
Aug. 4th: BRYAN LEE @ DOUBLE D’S QUEEN CITY GRILL, 1051 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY 14150, The Sadies @ Artpark
August 5th: Galactic with special guest Cyril Neville w/special guests Los Straitjackets @ PARTY IN THE PARK (Rochester), The Sadies @ Garden Vibes (GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE) http://www.eastmanhouse.org/Main/events/music.php
, Los Lobos @ Thursday in the Square (Buffalo)
Aug 6th: Crescent City Connection @ Village Gate, Herbie Hancock w/ Johny Lang Buffalo Place – The Harbor (Erie Canal Harbor-Central Wharf), Donna the Buffalo w/ Lawnmowers @ Public Market
Aug. 7th & 8th – FanFunkintastic Weekend – Music All Day/Night @ Hogan’s Hideaway (179 Park Ave)
August 7th: Peter Karp & Sue Foley @ Earlville Opera House (Earlville, NY), Gov’t Mule w/ Jackie Greene @ Buffalo Place – The Harbor (Erie Canal Harbor-Central Wharf), 1st Annual Blues N’ BBQ Festival, LaSalle Park at the foot of
Porter Ave, proceeds benefit for Roswell Park Cancer Institute. noon to 8 PM, featuring the following bands: Eryn Shewell, Dave Fields,Blues Child Band, Greg Juke & The Mighty No Stars,Speedy Parker Blues Band, Heavenly Chillbillies, The Big Sauce Trio, The Bravuras http://buffalobluesnbbq.com/
August 11th: Robert Cray Band with George Thorogood and the Destroyers & the Fabulous Thunderbirds @ CMAC
Aug. 12th: GUITAR SHORTY @ DINO BBQ, Dark Star Orchestra @ Party in the Park (Rochester), The Fabulous
Thunderbirds with special guest Hit & Run @ Thursday in the Square (Buffalo)
Aug. 13th: The Years @ the Village Gate
Aug. 14th: Tom Petty @ Darien Lake
Aug. 15th: Willie Nelson and Family @ Seneca Allegany Casino
Aug. 19th: Alfred St. John’s Trinidad and Tobago Steelband @ Garden Vibes (GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE) http://www.eastmanhouse.org/Main/events/music.php, Hi-Risers @ South Wedge (Star Alley Park, near Lux 8pm-10pm), the Hi-Risers @ Star Alley Park (next to Lux)
Aug. 20th: Marcia Ball @ Seneca Casino, The Chinchillas @ Village Gate, Coupe de Villes @ Public Market
August 20, 21st: Chenango Blues Festival Norwich, NY http://www.chenangobluesfest.org/ Friday: Los Blancos, Honey Island Swamp Band, Saturday-Aug. 21st: MARCIA BALL, John Nemeth, Watermelon Slim, Guitar Shorty, EG KIGHT, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines. LISTEN AND WATCH YOUR EMAILS FOR TICKET GIVEAWAYS!!!
August 21-22, 2010 North River Blues Festival, Marshfield Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Massachusetts, 781.834.6629, www.rhythmroomrecords.com Mannish Boys, Mississippi Heat, Tommy Castro, Guitar Shorty, more.
Aug. 22nd: Paul Thorn @ Sportsman’s Tavern (Buffalo), Bethel Woods Bluegrass Jamboree with: Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, The Travelin’ McCourys and Dan Tyminski, Rhonda Vincent, Cherryholmes @ Bethel Woods
Aug. 25th: Bryan Lee @ The Hicky Tavern, 96 West Main Steet, Allegany New York 14706
Aug. 28th: BRYAN LEE @ DOUBLE D’S QUEEN CITY GRILL, 1051 Sheridan Dr. Tonawanda, NY 14150, Tom Petty & CSN @ Darien Lake, Loretta Lynn @ Turning Stone Casino
Sept. 9th: The Rhythm Devils @ Water Street Music Hall
Sept. 10th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Billy’s Blues Band with a host of special guests, including Dr. Z, Rip & the Bandogs, The Nighthawks., www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Stuart & Stacey Earle @ Sportsman’s Tavern
Sept 11th: Niagara Falls Blues Festival: (Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY USA: Lineup: Speedy Parker Blues Band, The Loco-Motives, Doubletake Blues Band, and the Jony James Blues Band, Shrimp Daddy and the Sharpshooters, Richard Ray Farrell, with Steve Guyger. Eddie “House Rockin” Shaw and the Wolf Gang and Hubert Sumlin, former members of Howlin Wolf’s Band, Matt “Guitar” Murphy of Blues Brothers fame, and from Muddy Waters Band, Bob Margolin and two of the last great Delta bluesmen still performing, Willie “Big Eye” Smith and the legendary PINETOP Perkins @ (Niagara Falls, NY), www.niagarafallsbluesfest.com for more information, Mark Hummel & the Blues Suvivors w/Steve Freund, Magic Dick(J. Giels Band), Billy Branch, James Harman @ the Tralf (same day in Buffalo).
September 16th: Evening of Wine and Jazz 2010, presented by Greece Community Broadcasting Inc. This event is a gala fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM. The event will take place Thursday, September 16 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Waterside room at Pier 45 – located at the Port of Rochester in Charlotte. www.jazz901.org
Sept. 23rd: John Hiatt @ State Theatre (Ithaca, NY)
*** Important Disclaimer: Doc’s Juke Joint & Jazz 90.1FM are not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within this newsletter. Note shows often cancel. Please consult with the festival, club or other venue to make sure performances are still happening.
Make sure you tell them you heard about it on
“Doc’s Juke Joint” Sunday Nights 7-10pm on Jazz 90.1 FM.
Doc’s Juke Joint – Opening Theme – Little Walter – Juke
Chris Whitley & Diana Braithwaite – Morning, Noon and Night ** at Pocono Blues Festival
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines – Can’t Use It No More – A Night In Woodstock *** just added to the Chenengo Blues Festival Lineup.
Arsen Shomakhov – Joker – On the Move (guitarist) (Blues Leaf Records) ** New
Andy Cohen – Railroad Blues – Built Right On the Ground (Earwig Records) (guitarist, piano, vocals)
Marcia Ball – Down In the Neighborhood – Peace Love & BBQ (Alligator) ** headlining the Chenengo Blues Festival
John Haitt
John Haitt – Like a Freight Train – The Open Road *** at Seneca Niagara Casino tomorrow night. Also at the State Theatre in Ithaca in September.
Steve Earle – Satellite Radio – Washington Square Serenade * at the Water Street Music Hall w/ Electric Hot Tuna on July 28th.
Slim Harpo – Shake Your Hips – Slim Harpo Anthology
Alabama Slim – Has Anybody Seen My Baby – Blues & Lonesome (Musicmaker.org)
Guitar Shorty – Too Late – Bare Knuckle (Alligator) *** at the Chenengo Blues festival and at the Dino BBQ on Aug. 12th.
The Sadies – Postcards – Darker Circles (Yep Roc) ** at Garden Vibes on Aug. 5th at the George Eastman House
Earl Gaines – I Just Don’t Know Anymore – Good to Me (Ecko Records)
Earl Gaines
Leroy Thomas – Hathaway Louisiana – Jewel of Bayou! (Maison de Soul) *** New
Bill Kirchen – Bump Wood – Word To The Wise *** at Lovin’ Cup on this Wed. Night with Greg Townson opening.
Table Top Three – I Can’t Be Satisfied (featuring: Steve West, Curtis Waterman & Ross Bracco) * catch Steve West at his Acoustic Open Mic performance every Wednesday night at the Muddy Waters Coffee House in Geneseo, NY.
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – I’ll Still Be True – I Learned The Hard Way (Daptone Records)
Andre Williams – America – That’s All I Need (Bloodshot Recordss)
The Vincent Hayes Project – Hit Me High, Hit Me Low – Reclamation (VincentHayes.com)
Becki Sue & her Big Rockin’ Daddies! – What Have I Done Wrong? – Big Rockin’ Boogie
Otis Taylor – Think I Won’t – Clovis People (Telarc)
Cindy Bullens – Love Gone Good – Howling Trains and Barking Dogs
Mark Hummel – I Want To Be Loved – Retro-Active ** Big Harmonica Blow-Out show at the Tralf in Buffalo on Sept. 11,
Johnny Moeller/BlooGaLoo/BlooGaloo/Severn Records ** currently on tour as lead guitarist with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Solo record, instrumental title track.
