WEEKLY JAMS:
The Hottest Blues Jams
Mondays – Jam hosted by Lola at Northside Tavern
Tuesday - Blues Jam with Jack Kaplan – Bullfrogz
Tuesday – Blues Jam w/Lola – Zuffy’s
Thursdays – Blues Jam w/ Harpolicious – The Local @ Sidelines Bar and Grill
Call to Confirm dates and times…
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Chicago Joe’s Student Jam is On!
Anthony’s Pizza and Pasta was very welcoming to our group last Thursday. I think you will enjoy this venue, and I hope it lasts for a long time. The staff is family; very friendly and helpful. The food is inexpensive, as are the drinks. I think we did pretty well last week ordering enough for them to feel good about our being there.
Please come out, even if you are not ready to play, and support this new venue. 7pm Thursdays. Anthonys is on E. Ponce, just east (by about a block) of the entrance to Your DeKalb Farmers’ Market. Easily accessible from 78, 285 (coming down southbound, take Clarkston exit.) or from Decatur, following Ponce east.
Catch the Stooge Brothers at Two Urban Licks, Friday & Saturday, january 27/28.
Friday, January 27th
Catfood Records announces the signing of acclaimed bluesman James Armstrong and the release his label debut CD, Blues at the Border, on December 6, Armstrong’s first new album in 11 years. James Armstrong has been described as “an artist in a world of craftsmen, harking back to a time when each bluesman had a distinctive musical voice. James shares with the legends the ability to go beyond rocking the roadhouse (though he excels at that), to telling the kind of story that the blues tells the best. He’s one of a very few seasoned artists who manages to honor the sound of traditional blues, while giving it the contemporary feel that makes modern fans groove.”
Blues at the Border is a mix of songs, stories and styles performed by an artist whose dedication to his craft has seen him through one of the hardest times in the history of touring musicians. “Since 9-11 it’s been hard for everybody: musicians, clubs and fans,” says James. “I wanted to make an album that reflected how much the world has changed.” By drawing on not only his deep blues roots but his rock, country and folk influences as well, James manages to transcend the constraints of tight musical boundaries. “The blues is evolving like every other genre,” he states.” You can be authentic and contemporary at the same time. It’s all about balance!”
James Armstrong first made a splash with the blues world when he released three albums on HighTone Records: Sleeping with a Stranger (1995, and re-released in 2008), Dark Night (1998), and Got It Goin’ On (2000), which garnered two Blues Music Award nominations.
Friday, January 27
James Armstrong – Blind Willie’s
Bobby Messano – Darwin’s, Marietta
Ross Pead, noon – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Dry White Toast – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Stooge Brothers – Two Urban Licks
Toni Byrd/Walk Up Jazz 6pm – Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint
Satin Finish 9:30 pm – Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint
Saturday, January 28
Houserocker Johnson and the Shadows – Blind Willie’s
The Cazanovas – Darwin’s, Marietta
Ross Pead, noon – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Seven Day Fool – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Stooge Brothers – Two Urban Licks
Matt Wauchope Trio 6pm – Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint
The Fuzion Project 9:30 pm – Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint
Sunday, January 29
(closed) – Blind Willie’s
Fatback Deluxe – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Cooper Tisdale Band 5pm – Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint
Monday, January 30
(closed) – Blind Willie’s
Truett Lollis & Jonathan Norwood – Darwin’s, Marietta
Uncle Sugar – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Jam with Lola – Northside Tavern
The Breeze Kings 6:30 – Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint
Tuesday, January 31
Electro Duo – Blind Willie’s
Little G Weevil (solo) – Darwin’s, Marietta
J.T. Speed – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Kenny Banks – Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint
Wednesday, February 1
Andrew Black (solo) – Darwin’s, Marietta
Ross Pead, noon – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Thursday, February 2
Chicago Joe’s Student Jam – Anthony’s Pizza and Pasta, Decatur
Blues Jam hosted by Cazanovas – Darwin’s, Marietta
Ross Pead, noon – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
Chickenshack – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack
The Breeze Kings – Northside Tavern
Saturday, February 4
Francine Reed – Smith’s Olde Bar
Upcoming:
Thursday, March 8
Trampled Under Foot – Blind Willie’s
Thursday, March 15
Paul Geremia – Blind Willie’s
Friday, March 16
The Nighthawks – Blind Willie’s
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