Sunday - May 26, 2013 - 7:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - The Howlin’ Brothers are a three-piece string band that brings heart and passion into every performance. Their upbeat shows are heavy with original and traditional music, featuring the sounds of slide banjo, harmonica and old-time fiddle. The Howlin’ Brothers are bringing their show all across America in 2013. Their latest album “HOWL” produced by Brendan Benson will be available March 5th, on Benson’s label Readymade Records.
Saturday - Jun 1, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 Adv / $12 Door - "John captures the raw energy and grit of the classic blues musicians but pumped up to a rocking energy level. He has a deep understanding of the blues tradition that comes from hanging with the classic Chicago bluesmen, but he's created his own sound and style from these roots."
Wednesday - Jun 5, 2013 - 7:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Powerhouse bassist and front woman Lisa Mann hails from the blues-steeped city of Portland, OR. She and her aptly named “Really Good Band” have been mainstays of the Northwest music scene for several years, and have graced the stage at some of the finest blues events, such as the Waterfront Blues Festival, Bronze Blues & Brews, Untapped Blues Festival, Sunbanks and more.
Friday - Jun 14, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - The Dustin Pittsley Band offers something different to the typical music scene by creating a unique blend of music combining different genres, mainly blues, rock, and jam band with the goal of creating music that is hard to label.
Sunday - Jun 16, 2013 - 7:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$15 - What do Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Jay McShann, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Hammond, the late Jimmy Witherspoon, Dr. John, Maria Muldaur, Roomful of Blues, and the Canadian band The Rockin’ Highliners all have in common?
Answer: Duke Robillard
Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of those names has shared recording studio space or stage time with a man who is a legend in the blues community.
Sunday - Jun 23, 2013 - 7:00pm @ House of Bricks
$15 - Long before Terry made his first recording fronting his own band, music fans were probably well acquainted with his amazing voice. For years, the soulful singer was one of Los Angeles' foremost session vocalists, receiving a gold record for his work on John Fogarty's "Eye of the Zombie" and recording with Ry Cooder, Joan Armatrading, John Lee Hooker, Boz Scaggs, Maria Muldaur, Pops Staples, and many other well respected artists.
Ry Cooder has said that he always thought that his long time singer, Terry Evans, made a better "front man." To see him perform is to understand why. Terry is one of the most dynamic soul and blues singers performing today, writing and singing about all aspects of human emotion, and creating a connection with his audience in the process
Thursday - Jun 27, 2013 - 7:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Not just a wailin’ guitar slinger, Laurie is a compelling lead vocalist and songwriter who writes from personal stories filled with pain, triumph, hope, and her characteristic humor. Laurie Morvan Band concerts feature the beautiful harmonies of Laurie and backup singer Lisa Grubbs, as well as dueling solos between Laurie and bassist Pat Morvan. Keyboardist Tom Salyers’ fluid, passionate playing sparks up every show. Driving this high energy train is drummer Kevin Murillo who lays down a powerful and intense blues rock foundation. Laurie and her band are a tight-knit unit who love performing and recording together. Their fun-loving enthusiasm leaps right off the stage…and it’s contagious!
Wednesday - Jul 3, 2013 - 8:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$15 adv / $20 door - Hard-rocking blues-soaked guitarist/vocalist/song-writer Tinsley Ellis sings and plays with the energy and soul of all the great Southern musicians who have come before him. Ellis attacks his music with rock power and blues feeling, following in the tradition of Deep South musical heroes Duane Allman, Freddie King, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes. His live shows feature extended fretwork filled with melodic and rhythmic experimentation, in the spirit of jam bands like his friends Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers. Atlanta Magazine declared Ellis "the most significant blues artist to emerge from Atlanta since Blind Willie McTell."
Wednesday - Jul 10, 2013 - 7:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Traditional blues, West Coast and Texas Swing, early rock, country and roots music. Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones run the gamut and bring it all together, playing with deep respect for the genres, while consistently delivering originality.
“Here is a cat that is bedrock solid in the Blues with inventive guitar licks, clever song writing, and upbeat, dance inducing music. As a guitar player, he nails every category: taste, tone, restraint, timing, and phrasing.”
Saturday - Jul 13, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Ruf Records Blues Caravan 2013: Tomorrow's Guitar Heroes
During the past two years, the popular "Girls with Guitars Tour put a thoroughly feminine stamp on the Blues Caravan. But it’s time to reshuffle the cards. On the latest edition of the annual tour presented by Ruf Records, a couple of rough and tumble guitarists from North America will go head to head with a dynamic British female singer and guitar player whose every show is a display of raw and emotional power. Rest assured: When this trio of hard nosed pros step into the ring, they won’t be pulling any punches.
Sunday - Aug 25, 2013 - 7:00pm @ House of Bricks
$15 - Over more than three decades, The Nighthawks have earned a reputation as one of the best and hardest-working bands around. Their live shows are legendary. Founded in the Washington, D.C. area in 1972, the ‘Hawks’ were a roots band before anyone had come up with the term. Their mix of blues, rock, rockabilly, soul and swing appeals to a widely diverse audience, built over years of touring throughout the United States, Europe and Japan.
Saturday - Sep 7, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Samantha Fish is one of the still too few women who are starting to bulk up the ranks of femmes knowing how to sling that guitar like they goddam well mean it, pulling up the floor tiles or raising the roof on a moment's notice, scorching the walls, stopping on a dime, and givin' ya nine cents change. The feisty little blonde was born with the boogie in her (catch the highly infectious swing of the title cut) and not only comes up with great leads but multi-tracks herself superbly, providing fills and embellishments, not to mention chord beds, that will surprise.
Friday - Sep 13, 2013 - 8:00pm @ Wooly's
$25 Adv / $30 Door - Southwest Louisiana-based guitarist, songwriter, and singer Sonny Landreth is a musician's musician. His slide guitar playing is distinctive and unlike anything else you've ever heard--simultaneously playing slide and making fingering movements on the fretboard. Landreth uses his lyrics to draw the listeners’ senses right into the heart of Louisiana. His unique guitar style and mix of Cajun and blues has placed several of his albums on Billboard’s Top Blues Albums and Top Independent Albums charts. Landreth's impressive list of guest sessions include recordings with John Hiatt, John Mayall, Junior Wells, Leslie West and Mountain, and many more... Landreth's Grammy-nominated release, From the Reach, collaborated with five of the greatest guitar players on the planet - Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson and Vince Gill - in some jaw-dropping performances. Landreth has performed at some of the top festivals throughout the nation, including at Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, as well as MerleFest and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Sonny Landreth is probably the most underestimated musician on the planet and also probably one of the most advanced." ~ Eric Clapton
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Friday - Oct 4, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 Adv / $12 Door - Experiencing a Too Slim and the Taildraggers concert is like taking a journey through the history of American music. Too Slim’s musical style ranges from down home blues, funky blues rock, Americana, Southern swamp rock and instrumental guitar styles.
Friday - Oct 11, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$10 - Bringing crowds to their feet at the hardest to please and sophisticated night clubs in the Midwest, Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys play traditional blues, straight up with a big dose of passion. With smoking grooves, served up with hot harmonica and smooth stinging guitar they play original songs peppered with nods to Slim Harpo, Little Walter, Jimmy Rogers, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and the three Kings.
Friday - Oct 25, 2013 - 9:00pm @ Gas Lamp
$12 Adv / $15 Door - “Two things distinguish this fine band, the first being leader Davina Sowers’ big, nostalgic soul voice, something between Etta James and Madeleine Peyroux. The other is the band’s crisp, clean sound, just piano, upright bass, trombone, trumpet and drums. No clutter.”
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