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Tuesday, May 6

Al Lago (LakeTapps/Sumner) - Kimball Conant & the Fugitives

Barrel – Jam w/Doug McGrew, Ted Bellusci & Hank Yanda

Blarney Stone Pub – Good Chemistry w/Justin Kausal Hayes

China Harbor – Sammy Drain Band

Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse – MJ Bishop w/Paula Walters, Bob Knetzger & Nancy K. Dillon

Highway 99 Blues Club – Double Scotts on the Rocks

Muckelshoot Casino (Auburn) – Two Scoops Combo, 8:30pm

New Orleans Creole Rest – Holotrad Band
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Jam w/Pat Thayer
Ugly Mug (Renton) – Norm Bellas & Bob Antolin, 8-10pm

 

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Wednesday, May 7
Charlie’s Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Blues Attitude
Conor Byrne Pub – Johny Broomdust
Engels Pub (Edmonds) – Bassic Sax
Fado – Justin & Ronan Acoustic all request
Gringo de Loco (Tacoma) – Brown & Blues Blues jam, 7pm
Half Time Saloon (Gig Harbor) – Jam with Billy Shew & Friends featuring Rod Cook, 8pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Gertrude’s Hearse
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
Kricketts Lounge (Spanaway) – Open Jam hosted by Randy Oxford & Mariano Silver, 8-11pm NEW
New Orleans Creole Rest – Legends Band w/Clarence Acox
Rockfish Grill (Anacortes) – Frankly Moanin’
Swing Wine Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Vince Brown, NEW
Tai Ku (Ballard) – Fu Kun Wu w/Ron Weinstein
Tempest Lounge (Tacoma) – Trevalyan Triangle, 8pm
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Andy Mackie, fundraiser
Whisky Bar – The Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble, 9pm
Wild Buffalo (Bellingham) – Acoustic open mic hosted by Andy “Badd Dog” Koch featuring Grampa Geetars, 8pm

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Thursday, May 8
Auburn Eagles (Auburn) – Maia Santell & House Blend, 7pm
Burien Farmers Market – Two Scoops, noon-3pm
Dawson’s (Tacoma) – Billy Shew Band w/Doug McGrew & Mark Whitman, 8pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, 8:30pm
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Randy Oxford’s Blues Theatre Jam featuring Sean Curkendahl & the Tacoma School of the Arts All-Stars, 8pm all ages til 9pm
Junction (Grand Mound) – Blues Attitude, 8-11pm
Mandolin Café (Tacoma) – MoonYard
New Orleans Creole Rest – Ham Carson Swing Band
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Blues Jam w/CD Woodbury &, 8pm
Salmon Bay Eagles (Ballard) - KT Kicks
Seven Cedars Casino (Sequim) – Red Hot Blues Sisters, 8pm
Smokin’ Pete’s BBQ – Snake Suspenderz
Talarici’s – Heather B, solo, 10pm
Upstage (Port Townsend) - Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers
Wild Buffalo (B’ham)–Broken Bottle Band & One Eyed Jack

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Friday, May 9
Bake’s Place (Issaquah) – Nancy Kelly
Cajun Bar & Grill (Concrete) - Coyote Blues
Club Crow (Cashmere) - Junkyard Jane
Corner Inn (West Seattle) – Jeff & the Jet City Fliers
Crossroads Mall (Bellevue) - Pearl DJango, 7:30pm
Dawson’s (Tacoma) - Kim Archer Band
Eddie’s Trackside Bar & Grill (Monroe) - Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method
Fire Creek Grill (Kent) – Billy Shew Band
Gringo de Loco – Michal-Miller Band, 7-10pm
HG’s Bistro (Puyallup) - Tim Hall Band, 7:30pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – John Stephan Band
Jackson’s Sports Bar & Grill (Richland) - Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
Jambalaya Rest(Parkland) – Paul Green & Straight Shot, 7pm
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Charles White Band
Moore Theatre – More Music @ The Moore – over 130 local teen musicians perform virtual surround sound, 7:30pm
Musicquarium – Tor Dietrichson Blues Machine
New Orleans Creole Rest – Junkyard Jane
North City Bistro – Bassic Sax
O’Callahan’s (Key Center) – In The House, 8pm
New Orleans Creole Rest – Rent Collectors Blues Band
Paragon Restaurant & Bar – Lady A & Baby Blues Funk Band, 9:30pm
Red Wind Casino (Olympia) – Randy Oxford Band w/Patti Allen, 8:30pm
SCAN TV Studio (ch.29/77 and www.scantv.org) - Blues To Do-TV w/Marlee Walker and special guests Little Bill & The Bluenotes, 7pm
Triple Door - Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Vino Bella (Issaquah) – Fabulous Roof Shakers, 7:30pm

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Saturday, May 10
Alligator Soul (Everett) – Star Drums & Lady Keys, 6-9pm
Bake’s Place (Issaquah) – Nancy Kelly
Benton County Fairgrounds (Kennewick) - Untapped Blues Festival featuring Insomniacs, Black Cat Bone Blues Band, Son Jack Jr, Kim Field & the Mighty Titans of Tone, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers, Tim Casey & the Bluescats featuring the Eastside Cat Dancers
Big Daddy’s (Woodinville) – Doug McGrew & Shadrack
Bullitt Cabaret – Black & Tan, A Juke Joint, 10pm
Blarney Stone Pub – Tom Bourgnine Band feat. Sara Rose
Corner Inn (West Seattle) – Jeff & the Jet City Fliers
Dawson’s (Tacoma) - Kim Archer Band
Eastlake Zoo – Jimmy Free & Friends w/Norm Bellas
Engel’s Pub (Edmonds) – River Rats featuring Geoff Starin & Bob Pellegrino and special guest Doug Skoog, 8pm
Fire Creek Ale House(Lacey) – Maia Santell & House Blend, 8pm
Gringo de Loco (Tacoma)– Michal-Miller Band, 7-10pm
Grinder’s (Shoreline)–Curley Cooke & Annette Taborn, 8pm
HG’s Bistro (Puyallup) - Tim Hall Band, 7:30pm
Highliner Pub (Ballard) – Swamp Soul, Cajun-Creole-Zydeco Dance, 8pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Robbie Laws Bigger Blues Band
HY-LU-HEE-HEE (Gig Harbor) - Junkyard Jane
Jambalaya Rest (Parkland) – Little Bill & the Bluenotes, 7pm
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Blues Brothers Power Revue, 9:30pm
Legend Harley (Silverdale) – Billy Shew Band, noon-4pm
Leif Erickson Ballroom – Blues Orbiters, 8:30pm
Longhorn Saloon (Edison) - Coyote Blues
Mark (Burien) – Two Scoops, noon-3pm, during Artwalk
McMennamin’s Brew Festival (Centralia) - Randy Oxford Band featuring Patti Allen, 8pm
New Orleans Creole Rest – Tim Sherman Big Band w/Paul Green & Scotty Harris
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Bill Mattocks Band
Past Time (Oroville) – Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method
Robert’s 99th St. Rest & Lounge (Midland) - Loose Gravel & the Quarry
Rockfish Grill (Anacortes) – Nick Vigarino w/Larry Dennis
Salmon Bay Eagles (Ballard) – Kimball & the Fugitives w/Stickshift Annie
Stanwood Hotel – Charles White Band
Third Place Books (Lk Forest Prk) – 85th Street Big Band, 7:30pm
Tulalip Casino – Charles White Band, 5pm
Vino Bella (Issaquah) – Fabulous Roof Shakers, 7:30pm
Wild Buffalo (Bellingham) – Curtis Hammond Band
Williams Avenue Sports & Eatery(Renton) – Miles From Chicago

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Sunday, May 11
Bad Albert’s – Bill Chism, 5pm
Brickyard Pub (Federal Way) – Two Scoops Combo, 5-9pm
Cielo Blu (Olympia) – Vince Brown w/special guests, 5pm
Embassy Suites(Bellevue)–Bassic Sax, Mother’s Day Brunch
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Pearl Django, Big Friction Jam late show
Oxford (Snohomish) – Swing Time Express dance 5-9pm
Raging River Café & Club (Fall City) – Blues Jam w/Tommy Wall & Andrew Cloutier featuring Rod Cook, 8-11pm
Seattle Singles Yacht Club (Ballard) – Maia Santell & House Blend, 8pm
Thompson’s Point of View – Sea~Town Rhythm & Blues Players
Triangle Pub(White Ctr)–Jam-John Stephan & Two Scoops, 3pm
Unity Church of Tacoma – Trevalyan Triangle, 6:30pm
Williams Avenue Sports & Eatery (Renton)–Miles From Chicago

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Monday, May 12
Highway 99 Blues Club – Blue Monday jam w/Justin Kausal-Hayes featuring Billy Shew, 8:30pm Jazzbones (Oak Harbor) – Three By the Sea
New Orleans Creole Rest – New Orleans Quintet Swiss Pub (Tacoma) – Mark Riley Band
Triple Door – Craig Terrell w/Scotty Harris
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Open mic, 7pm

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Tuesday, May 13
15th Street Pub (Vancouver) – Zydeco, CD dancing
Barrel – Doug McGrew w/Rich Sysinger & Eddie Bishop, 8pm
Blarney Stone Pub – Good Chemistry w/Justin Kausal Hayes & Polly O’Keary
China Harbor – Sammy Drain Band
Highliner Tavern (Ballard) – Zydeco Dance w/DJ Lynda “The Bayou Belle” Tarr, 7:30pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Double Scotts on the Rocks
Muckleshoot Casino (Auburn) – Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies!
Musicquarium – Susan Harper Conspiracy
New Orleans Creole Rest – Holotrad Band
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Jam w/Pat Thayer
Spar Beer Parlor (Tacoma) – Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys
Ugly Mug (Renton) – Norm Bellas & Bob Antolin, 8-10pm

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Wednesday, May 14
Central Club (Kirkland) – Fabulous Roof Shakers
Charlie’s Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Blues Attitude
Engle’s Pub (Edmonds) – Double Scotts on the Rocks
Fado’s – Justin & Ronan Acoustic all request
Gringo de Loco (Tacoma) – Brown & Blues host jam, 7pm
Half Time Saloon (Gig Harbor) – Jam with Billy Shew & Friends w/CD Woodbury, 8pm
Highway 99 Blues Bluc - JD Hobson
Krickett’s Lounge (Spanaway) – Open Jam hosted by Randy Oxford & Mariano Silver, 8-11pm NEW
Monahan’s (Everett) – Open jam featuring Brian Lee
New Orleans Creole Rest – Legends Band w/Clarence Acox
Rockfish Grill (Anacortes) – The Duntons
Swing Wine Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Vince Brown, 6-8pm
Tai Ku (Ballard) – Fu Kun Wu w/Ron Weinstein
Upstage (Port Townsend) – M.J. Bishop & Larry Johnson
Whisky Bar – The Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble, 9pm
Wild Buffalo (Bellingham) – Acoustic open mic hosted by Andy “Badd dog” Koch featuring Kristi Nelson, 8pm
Whisky Bar - Lisa & The Pok’ Chops

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Thursday, May 15
Bad Albert’s – Annieville Blues, 8pm
Dawson’s (Tacoma) – Billy Shew Band & Doug McGrew w/Jesse Savige, 8pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Smokin’ Joe Kubek & B’Nois King
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Randy Oxford’s Blues Theatre Jam featuring Ken Cole, 8pm all ages til 9pm
Junction (Grand Mound) - Blues Attitude, 8-11pm
MASA Restaurant (Tacoma) – Kim Archer Band
New Orleans Creole Rest – Ham Carson Swing Band
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Blues Jam w/CD Woodbury & sp guests
Salmon Bay Eagles – Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys
Seven Cedars Casino (Sequim) – Big Fine Daddies, 8pm
Smokin’ Pete’s BBQ – Johny Broomdust
Sunbanks Festival (Electric City) – Lew Schmngy, Danger Unplugged, Randy Norris, Holly O’Reilly, 9lb Hammer
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Open Blues jam
Wild Buffalo (B’ham) – The Growers & Grampa’s Geezars

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Friday, May 16
Ammirato’s (Bremerton) – Tim Hall Band
Ascada Bistro - Lady A & Baby Blues Funk Band, 9:30pm
Bullitt Cabaret – Black & Tan, A Juke Joint, 10pm
Corner Inn (West Seattle) – Tim Turner Band
Corvalis High School Theatre – Greg Brown, Jim Brunberg opens, 8pm
Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse – Blues To Do-TV After Show Jam featuring Alice Stuart & guests, 11pm
Fire Creek Grill (Lacey) - Blues Attitude
Highway 99 Blues Club – Delta Moon
Jambalaya Rest (Parkland) – Tim Hall Band, 7pm
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Smokin’ Joe Kubek & B’Nois King
Monahan’s (Everett) – Mary McPage Band
Musicquarium – Boogilistics
New Orleans Creole Rest – Paul Green & Straight Shot
Oxford Salon (Snohomish) - Randy Oxford Band featuring Patti Allen
PC’s Pub (Everett) - Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies!
SCAN TV Studio (ch.29/77 and www.scantv.org) - Blues To Do-TV w/Marlee Walker featuring Alice Stuart, 7pm
Seven Cedars Casino (Sequim) – New Blues Brothers Band
Spot off Main (Bellevue) – Kim Archer Band
Sunbanks Festival (Electric City) – Double Scotts on the Rocks 4:30pm, Miriam’s Well 6pm, Gary Yoeman’s Voodoo Church 7:30pm, Billy Roy Danger & the Rectifiers 9pm, Nick Vigarino’s Meantown Blues 11pm
Tailgator Joe’s (Everett) – Lloyd Jones Band
Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) – Route 66, 7:30pm
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Terry Evans Band
Wild Buffalo (Bellingham) – Fat Tones
Wilde Rover (Kirkland) – Kennedy Brothers

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Saturday, May 17
Alligator Soul (Everett) – Star Drums & Lady Keys, 6-9pm
Blarney Stone Pub – Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys
Bullitt Cabaret – Black & Tan, A Juke Joint, 10pm
Channel Marker(Edmonds)–Heather B/Chris Spencer, 8pm
Chop Stix (Everett) – 2pm, all ages welcome – free master class 12 bar blues & improve clinic & jam hosted by Robbie Johnson, Lloyd Jones, Jeff Hayes & John “Vineet” Davidson
Corner Inn (West Seattle) – Tim Turner Band
Club Crow (Cashmere) – Fat Tones
Downtown Everett “Two Big Nights Out Fest” – Chop Stix, Robbie Jordan – Tailgator Joe’s, Lloyd Jones Struggle – PC’s Pub, Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies! – Anchor Pub, Rock-a-billy Thunder – Flying Pig, Little Big Man
Engel’s Pub(Edmonds)– Stacy Jones & the Wolf Tones, 8pm
Forecasters at Red Hook Brewery (Woodinville) – Author Unknown
Grinder’s (Shoreline) – John Stephan Band, 8pm
Highliner Tavern (Ballard) – Zydeco Dance w/DJ Lynda “The Bayou Belle” Tarr, 7:30pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Kolvane
HG’s Bistro (Puyallup) – Sandy Harvey, 7:30pm
Jambalaya Rest(Parkland)– Maia Santell & House Blend, 7pm
Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds (Port Townsend) - Hudson Blues Band
Johnny’s Dock (Tacoma) – Tim Hall Band, 7pm
Mandolin Café (Tacoma) – Kim Archer Band
New Orleans Creole Rest – Paul Green & Straight Shot
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Doug McGrew & Shadrack
PC’s Pub (Everett) - Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies!
Rockfish (Anacortes– Terry Evans
Stanwood Hotel – North by Northwest
Sunbanks Festival (Electric City) – Malcolm Clark noon, Trevalyan Triangle 1pm, Wired Rockabilly Band 2:30pm, Delta Moon 4pm, John Bunzow 5:30pm, DK4 7pm, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps 9pm, The Volker Strifler Band 11pm
Tractor Tavern (Ballard) – Stanton Moore Trio
Upstage (Port Townsend)–Smokin’ Joe Kubek & B’Nois King
University Street Fair - Crossroads Band, 3pm
Verrazano Ristorante (Federal Way) – Kimball Conant & the Fugitives w/Stickshift Annie, 7pm Wild Buffalo (Bellingham) – Yogoman Burning Band & Lovelights Wilde Rover (Kirkland) – Soul Proprietors

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Sunday, May 18
Bad Albert’s – Bill Chism, 5pm
Cielo Blu(Olympia) – Vince Brown w/special guests, 5-7pm
Engine House No. 9 (Tacoma) – Steve Stefanowicz, 6-9pm Immanuel Pres (Tacoma) – Blues Vespers w/Mark Riley Trio featuring Tom Boyle & Paul Green, 5pm Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Big Friction Jam
Lief Erikson Hall (Ballard) – Miles From Chicago, 6pm
Lighthouse (Des Moines) – Open Jam featuring Doug McGrew w/Lynn Sorensen & Michael Johnson, 8pm
New Orleans Creole Rest – ESB Trio, CD Release party
Oxford (Snohomish) – Swing Time Express dance, 5-9pm
Raging River Café & Club (Fall City) – Blues Jam w/Tommy Wall & Andrew Cloutier featuring Billy Shew, 8-11pm
Sunbanks Festival (Electric City) – Son Jack Jr noon, Crossroads Band 1pm, File Gumbo Zydeco Band 2:30pm, Kolvane 4pm, Randy Oxford Band 5:30pm, Rick Estrin’s Nitecats 7:30pm
Thompson’s Point of View – Sea~Town Rhythm & Blues Players
Triangle Pub (White Center) – Jam hosted by John Stephan & Two Scoops, 3-5pm

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Monday, May 19
Highway 99 Blues Club – Blue Monday w/Justin Kausal-Hayes & Double Scotts
Jazzbones (Oak Harbor) – Three By the Sea
New Orleans Creole Rest – New Orleans Quintet Swiss Pub (Tacoma) – Blue Monday w/Curley Cooke

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Tuesday, May 20
15th Street Pub (Vancouver) – Zydeco, CD dancing
Barrel–Doug McGrew w/Lynn Sorensen & Michael Johnson
Blarney Stone Pub – Good Chemistry w/Justin Kausal Hayes & Polly O’Keary
China Harbor – Sammy Drain Band
Egan’s Ballard Jam House – MJ Bishop, Eva Tree & Anna Coogan, 7pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Double Scotts on the Rocks
Mandolin Café (Tacoma) – Trevalyan Triangle
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Jam w/Pat Thayer
Paragon Restaurant (Queen Anne) – Robert Stewart Fiasco
Ugly Mug (Renton) – Norm Bellas & Bob Antolin, 8-10pm


Wednesday, May 21
Central Club (Kirkland) – John Stephan Band
Charlie’s Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Blues Attitude
Fado – Justin & Ronan acoustic all request
Gringo de Loco (Tacoma) – Brown & Blues host jam, 7pm
Half Time Saloon (Gig Harbor) – Jam with Billy Shew & Friends w/Jesse Savige, 8pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Purty Mouth
Kricketts Lounge (Spanaway) – Open Jam hosted by Randy Oxford & Mariano Silver, 8-11pm NEW
Musicquarium – Live Wire
New Orleans Creole Rest – Legends Band w/Clarence Acox
Rockfish Grill (Anacortes)–Jacomb Navarro & William Cook
Swing Wine Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Vince Brown, 6-8pm
Tai Ku (Ballard) – Fu Kun Wu w/Ron Weinstein
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Big Band
Verrazano’s(Federal Way)–Maia Santell & House Blend, 7pm
Whisky Bar – The Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble, 9pm
Wild Buffalo (Bellingham) – Acoustic open mic hosted by Andy “Badd dog” Koch featuring Tom Sandblom, 8pm

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Thursday, May 22
Big Daddy’s (Woodinville) - Fisher House benefit for Veterans Families Ridin’ With The Queen with L.J. Porter’s Timeless Soul and more www.fisherhousevaps.org
Dawson’s (Tacoma) – Billy Shew Band & Doug McGrew & Diggy Bell, 8pm
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Bobby Caldwell, 7:30pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Brian Nova’s Felonius Funk Orchestra
Jazzbones (Tacoma) - Randy Oxford Blues Theater Jam w/Nick Nicholas & Jay Mabin, all ages til 9pm
Junction (Grand Mound) – Blues Attitude, 8-11pm
Musicquarium – Midnight Ramblers
New Orleans Creole Rest – Ham Carson Swing Band
Salmon Bay Eagles (Ballard) – Paul Green & Straight Shot
Seven Cedars Casino (Sequim) – Sammy Eubanks
Smokin’ Pete’s BBQ – Amber Tide

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Friday, May 23
Ascada Bistro - Lady A & Baby Blues Funk Band, 9:30pm
Caffe Mela (Wenatchee) – Trevalyan Triangle
Corner Inn (West Seattle) – Mary Holdsworth
Crossroads Mall (Bellevue) – Florey (Del Rey & Craig Flory), 7:30pm
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Bobby Caldwell, 7:30 & 9:30pm
Eddie’s Trackside Bar & Grill (Monroe) - Mary McPage Band
Harmon Brew Pub (Tacoma) - Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival
Highway 99 Blues Club – Johny Broomdust
Interchange Tavern (Kent) - Boneyard
Jambalaya Rest (Parkland) – Kim Archer Band, 7pm
JR’s Hideaway (Belfair) – Tim Hall Band
Little Creek Casino (Shelton) – Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method
Mandolin Café (Tacoma) – Trevalyan Triangle
New Orleans Creole Rest – Kimball Conant & the Fugitives w/Stickshift Annie
NW Folklife Festival – Ravinwolf @ NW Court Stage 3pm, Eric Madis, Fisher @ Green Stage 5:20pm, Red Hot Blues Sisters @ Fountain Lawn Stage, 8:30, Blues Orbiters 10pm, Two Scoops Combo 8pm @ Center House Swing Dance
Olympia Eagles (Olympia) – Maia Santell & House Blend, 8pm
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – In The House
Rocko’s (Everett) – Paul Green & Straight Shot
SCAN TV Studio (ch.29/77 and www.scantv.org) - Blues To Do-TV w/Marlee Walker and special guest Tony Coleman and friends, 7pm
Seven Cedars Casino (Sequim) – Sammy Eubanks 6pm, Billy Shew Band 10pm
Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) – Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys, 7:30pm
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Brothers of Baldadi
Wild Buffalo (Bellingham) – Margaret Wilder Band
Wilde Rover (Kirkland) – Robert Stewart Fiasco

Saturday, May 24
909 Coffee & Wine (Burien) – Paul Green & Straight Shot
Alligator Soul (Everett) – Star Drums & Lady Keys, 6-9pm
Blarney Stone Pub – Steve Raible & the Newscasters
Bullitt Cabaret – Black & Tan, A Juke Joint, 10pm
Central Club (Kirkland) - Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method
Corner Inn (West Seattle) – Mary Holdsworth
Crossroads Mall (Bellevue) – Kings of Mongrel Folk, Orville Johnson & Mark Graham, 7:30pm
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Bobby Caldwell, 7:30 & 9:30pm
Engel’s Pub (Edmonds) – Mary McPage Band
Forecaster’s Red Hook Brewery (Woodinville) – Fabulous Roof Shakers, 8pm
Grinder’s (Shoreline) – Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys, 8pm
Harmon Brew Pub (Tacoma) - Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival
Highway 99 Blues Club – Little Bill & the Bluenotes
Jambalaya Rest (Parkland) – In The House, 7pm
JR’s Hideaway (Belfair) – Tim Hall Band
Little Creek Casino (Shelton) – Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method
New Orleans Creole Rest – Kimball Conant & the Fugitives w/Stickshift Annie
NW Folklife Festival
NW Harley Davidson (Lacey) - Blues Attitude, noon-5pm
Rockfish Grill (Anacortes) - Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies
Rocksport Bar & Grill – Rock the Blues jam w/Tony Coleman, Goldy McJohn will be sitting in with members of Gray Sky Falling, Brizee, John Carey Xperience, Dudley Taft Blues Overkill, Frank “Stainless” Steele, Society’s Child, KK Ryder w/Laurie Miller, Loose Gravel & the Quarry, Nick Vigarino (see more on page 3)
Seven Cedars Casino (Sequim) – Billy Shew Band 6pm, Author Unknown w/Scotty Harris 10pm
Stanwood Hotel – Victoms of Kool
Ste Michelle Winery (Woodinville) – Craig Terrell w/Scotty Harris
Swing Wine Bar & Grill (Olympia) - Vince Brown w/Greta Jane, Andrew Dorsett & Harry Levine, 6-8pm
Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival - Randy Oxford Band w/Patti Allen 4:30pm, Nick Vigarino w/Larry Dennis 5-6pm,
Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) - Blues Orbiters, 7:30pm
Triple Door – Katie Sagal, 7pm
Tulalip Casino(Marysville)–Sea~Town Rhythm & Blues Players, 5:30p
Vogue (Chelan) – Trevalyan Triangle, 8pm
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Kelly Richey Band
Wall Bar & Grill – Kim Archer Band
Wilde Rover (Kirkland) – Geoffrey Castle

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Sunday, May 25
Bad Albert’s – Bill Chism, 5pm
Brix Wine Café (Kirkland) - Heather B./Chris Spencer, 6pm
Central Club (Kirkland) – Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method
Cielo Blu (Olympia) – Vince Brown w/special guests, 5pm
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Bobby Caldwell, 7:30pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – 2nd Annual Baked Beans & Beauty Queens w/Rat City Roller Girls – Society Wenches
Johnny’s Dock(Tacoma) – Maia Santell & House Blend, 5pm
NW Folklife Festival – Five Alarm Funk @ Mural Amphitheatre 1:35pm, Ratfish Bone @ Vera Stage 2:20pm, The Other Band @ Café Impromptu 6pm, Garrett & Westcott @ Alki Court 6pm
Oxford (Snohomish) – Swing Time Express dance, 5-9pm
Raging River Café & Club (Fall City) – Blues Jam w/Tommy Wall & Andrew Cloutier featuring Doug Kearney, 8-11pm
Seven Cedars Casino (Sequim) –Author Unknown, 8pm
Triangle Pub (White Center) – Sunday jam hosted by John Stephan & Two Scoops, 3-5pm
Thompson’s Point of View – Sea~Town Rhythm &Blues Players

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Monday, May 26
Highway 99 Blues Club - Blue Monday jam w/Justin Kausal-Hayes hosting
Jazzbones (Oak Harbor) – Three By the Sea
NW Folklife Festival – Nick Vigarino conducts “Slide Guitar in the key of E” workshop @ Shaw Room 2-3pm, Total Experience Gospel Choir 3:05 & 5:40 @ Bagley Wright Theatre, Cheyenne River Blues 1:40pm, Lazybones 5:30pm, Jangle Bones 7pm, New Iberians 7:45pm, SisterMonk 8:30pm@ Fountain Lawn, Jack Cook & the Phantoms of Soul 4:30, Heather & the Nearly Homeless Blues Band featuring Jack Cook 5:10pm, The Hammers 5:50pm, Nick Vigarino 6:30pm @ NW Court Stage
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Open mic, 7pm
Whisky Bar - Lisa & The Pok’ Chops

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Tuesday, May 27
Al Lago (LakeTapps/Sumner) – Angela Reed
Barrel – Jam w/Doug McGrew & Kimball Conant
Blarney Stone Pub – Good Chemistry w/Justin Kausal Hayes
China Harbor – Sammy Drain Band
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Crescent Boogaloo w/Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein & Herlin Riley, 7:30pm
Highliner Tavern (Ballard) – Zydeco Dance w/DJ Lynda “The Bayou Belle” Tarr, 7:30pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Double Scotts on the Rocks
Muckleshoot Casino (Auburn) - Paul Green & Straight Shot
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Jam w/Pat Thayer
Paragon Restaurant (Queen Anne) – Robert Stewart Fiasco
Ugly Mug (Renton) – Norm Bellas & Bob Antolin, 8-10pm

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Wednesday, May 28
Central Club (Kirkland) - Miles From Chicago
Charlie’s Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Blues Attitude
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Crescent Boogaloo w/Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein & Herlin Riley, 7:30pm
Engel’s Pub (Edmonds) – Stacy Jones & the Wolf Tones, 8p
Fado – Justin & Ronan Acoustic all request
Gringo de Loco (Tacoma) – Brown & Blues host jam, 7pm
Half Time Saloon (Gig Harbor) – Jam with Billy Shew & Friends w/Mark Whitman, 8pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Dudley Taft Blues Overkill
Kricketts Lounge (Spanaway) – Open Jam hosted by Randy Oxford & Mariano Silver, 8-11pm NEW
New Orleans Creole Rest – Legends Band w/Clarence Acox
Rockfish Grill (Anacortes) – Fidalgo Swing
Swing Wine Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Vince Brown, NEW
Tai Ku (Ballard) – Fu Kun Wu w/Ron Weinstein
Whisky Bar – The Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble, 9pm
Wild Buffalo (Bellingham) – Acoustic open mic featuring BIMA/Songsalive

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Thursday, May 29
Bad Albert’s – Annieville Blues featuring Paul Green, 8pm
Crossroads Mall (Bellevue) - Eric Madis, 6:30pm
Dawson’s (Tacoma) – Billy Shew Band & Doug McGrew featuring Laurie Johnson, 8pm
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Crescent Boogaloo w/Dr. Lonnie Smith w/Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein & Herlin Riley, 7:30pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Kim Field & the Mighty Titans of Tone
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Randy Oxford’s Blues Theatre Jam w/Maia Santell & Jeff Ziontz, 8pm all ages til 9pm
Junction (Grand Mound) – Blues Attitude, 8pm
New Orleans Creole Rest – Ham Carson Swing Band
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Blues Jam w/CD Woodbury & sp guests
Salmon Bay Eagles (Ballard) – Mike Lynch’s Nitelife
Seven Cedars Casino (Sequim) – Mark Whitman
Smokin’ Pets BBQ – Twenty-Nine Characters, 6:30pm

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Friday, May 30
Brick (Roslyn) – Junkyard Jane
Celtic Swell – Justin Kausal-Hayes, solo
Corner Inn (West Seattle) – Blues Orbiters
Dawson’s (Tacoma) – Michal-Miller Band, 8:30pm
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley –Crescent Boogaloo w/Dr. Lonnie Smith w/Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein & Herlin Riley, 7:30pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Lee Oskar & Friends
Jambalaya Rest (Parkland) – James Howlett Band
New Orleans Creole Rest – Little Bill & the Bluenotes
O’Callahans (Key Center) – Kim Archer Band
Pat’s Bar & Grill (Kent) – Fabulous Roof Shakers, 8pm
SCAN TV Studio (ch.29/77 and www.scantv.org) - Blues To Do-TV w/Marlee Walker and special guests Heather & The Nearly Homeless Blues Band featuring Jack Cook, 7pm
Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) – The Henry Cooper Band, 7:30pm
Triple Door – Ian McFeron Band, 7:30 &10pm
Upstage (Port Townsend) - Paul Green & Straight Shot
Wilde Rover (Kirkland) – Kennedy Brothers

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Saturday, May 31
Alligator Soul (Everett) – Star Drums & Lady Keys, 6-9pm
Bad Albert’s – Cooke ‘n Green, 8:30pm
Blarney Stone Pub – Heather & the Nearly Homeless Blues Band featuring Jack Cook
Corner Inn (West Seattle) – Blues Orbiters
Dawson’s (Tacoma) – Michal-Miller Band, 8:30pm
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Crescent Boogaloo w/Dr. Lonnie Smith w/Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein & Herlin Riley, 7:30pm
Dusty Strings – W.B. Reid instructs “Mississippi Sheiks” 1930’s style Blues Guitar workshop
Eastlake Zoo – Norm Bellas & the Funkstars
Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse – Ecstasy in Numbers, 9pm
Elmer’s - Tim Turner Band
Forecaster’s Red Hook Brewery (Woodinville) – Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys
Grinder’s (Shoreline) – Mark DuFresne, 8pm
Highway 99 Blues Club – Robin Moxey Band
Jambalaya Rest (Parkland) – Doug Skoog’s Blues Alliance, 7pm
Mineral Lake Event Center – “Tunes for a Cure” – noon to midnight - 15 bands featuring Randy Oxford NW Allstars, Stacey Jones & the Wolf Tones, Cee Cee James, Laurie Miller, Jerry Lachapelle, Kincaid Avenue, Alex Weed, Malcolm Clark, Greg Marshall Band, Back Ground Noise, Tone Kings, Caravan, Quick Foxx, John Sparrow, Mariano Silver and more
New Orleans Creole Rest – Little Bill & the Bluenotes
NW Harley Davidson (Lacey) - Fabulous Roof Shakers, noon
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Big Dog Revue
Paragon Restaurant – Kim Archer Band, 9pm
Pat’s - Fabulous Roofshakers
Pike Place Market Festival - Kim Archer Band, 4:45pm
Poppa’s Pub (Kent) – Paul Green & Straight Shot
Raging River Café & Club (Fall City) – Miles From Chicago
Rockfish Grill (Anacortes) – Jeff & the Jet City Fliers
Stanwood Hotel – Jimmy Wright Band
Steilcoom Pub & Grill – Loose Gravel & the Quarry
St. Pius Fantasy Fest (Mntlake Terrace)–Miles From Chicago
Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) – Gravy & the Biscuit Rollers, 7:30pm
Tulalip Casino (Marysville) – Red Hot Blues Sisters, 5pm
Twisp River Pub (Twisp) – Junkyard Jane
Upstage (Port Townsend)–Roger Enders & the Road to Ruin
Verrazanos Restaurant (Federal Way) - Curley Cooke & Annette Taborn, 7pm
Wild Buffalo(B’ham)–The Growers & Broken Bottle Band
Wilde Rover (Kirkland) – Big Luv

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Sunday, June 1
Bad Albert’s – Bill Chism, 5pm
Central Tavern (Kirkland) – Blues Orbiters
Cielo Blu (Olympia) – Vince Brown w/special guests, 5-7pm
Edmonds Waterfront Festival – Davanos, 3:30-5, Charles White Band, 5:30-7pm
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley – Crescent Boogaloo w/Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Peter Bernstein & Herlin Riley, 7:30pm
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Big Friction Jam
Lighthouse (Des Moines) – Open Jam featuring Doug McGrew w/Tim Turner, 8pm
Oxford (Snohomish) – Swing Time Express dance, 5-9pm
Raging River Café & Club (Fall City) – Blues Jam w/Tommy Wall & Andrew Cloutier featuring CD Woodbury, 8-11pm
Seattle First Baptist – Jazz Vespers w/The Michael Powers Quartet, 6pm
Thompson’s Point of View – Sea~Town Rhythm & Blues Players

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Monday, June 2
Swiss Pub (Tacoma) – Blue Monday w/Billy Roy Danger & the Rectifiers
Upstage (Port Townsend) – Open mic, 7pm

Tuesday, June 3
15th Street Pub (Vancouver) – Zydeco, CD dancing
Barrel – Doug McGrew
Blarney Stone Pub – Good Chemistry w/Justin Kausal Hayes & Polly O’Keary
China Harbor – Sammy Drain Band
Highway 99 Blues Club – Double Scotts on the Rocks
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Jam w/Pat Thayer
Paragon Restaurant (Queen Anne) – Robert Stewart Fiasco
Ugly Mug (Renton) – Norm Bellas & Bob Antolin, 8-10pm

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Wednesday, June 4
Engel’s Pub (Edmonds) – Stacy Jones & the Wolf Tones, 8p
Fado – Justin & Ronan Acoustic all request
Gringo de Loco (Tacoma) – Brown & Blues host jam, 7pm
Half Time Saloon (Gig Harbor) – Jam with Billy Shew & Friends w/Mark Whitman, 8pm
Kricketts Lounge (Spanaway) – Open Jam hosted by Randy Oxford & Mariano Silver, 8-11pm NEW
New Orleans Creole Rest – Legends Band w/Clarence Acox
Rockfish Grill (Anacortes) – Fidalgo Swing
Swing Wine Bar & Grill (Olympia) – Vince Brown, NEW
Tai Ku (Ballard) – Fu Kun Wu w/Ron Weinstein
Tempest Lounge (Tacoma) – Trevalyan Triangle, 8pm
Triple Door – Paula Cole, 7:30pm
Whisky Bar – The Ronnie Pierce Jazz Ensemble, 9pm
Wild Buffalo (B’ham)–Acoustic open mic BIMA/Songsalive

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Thursday, June 5
Bad Albert’s – Annieville Blues featuring Paul Green, 8pm
Dawson’s(Tacoma) – Billy Shew Band & Doug McGrew, 8p
Highway 99 Blues Club – Kim Field & the Mighty Titans of Tone
Jazzbones (Tacoma) – Randy Oxford’s Blues Theatre Jam, 8pm all ages til 9pm
New Orleans Creole Rest – Ham Carson Swing Band
Oxford Saloon (Snohomish) – Blues Jam w/CD Woodbury & sp guests


Oregon

Blues jam every Sunday night, 7-10pm @ Mac’s Place, Silverton
Blues jam every Sunday night, 7-10pm @ Jimmy Mak’s, Portland
Mondays - Zydeco Syncopation Instruction & Practice, 5:30pm, @ Peninsula School Gym, Portland
Wednesdays – Zydeco Lessons & CD Dance, 8-10pm @ PPAA Hall, Portland
Wednesdays – Cascade Zydeco’s Zydeco CD Dance, lesson at 7:15 dance til 10pm @ PPAA Bdg, Portland
Wednesdays – Cajun/Zydeco CD Dances, lesson at 7 dance til 10pm @ Diablo’s Downtown Lounge, Eugene
Wednesdays – Francine’s Jam @ Trails End Saloon, Oregon City
Thursdays – Working Man’s Jam @ Trails End Saloon, Oregon City
Thursdays – EZ Eddy Day Job Early Jam, 7-11pm @ Trails End Saloon, Oregon City
3rd Fridays – Cascade Zydeco’s Zydeco, Cajun Whiskey River Jitterbug, Blues CD Dances, lessons at 8:30 dance til 11pm @ Paradise Ballroom, Portland
Sundays – Open mic/Songwriter Showcase @ White Eagle, Portland
5/7. Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band @ PPAA Hall, Portland
5/7. Lynn Conover & John Mitchell, 7pm @ Rock Creek Tavern, Hillsboro
5/7. Norman Sylvester Band featuring Bill Rhoades, 9:30pm @ Tillicum, Beaverton
5/8. T. Ray & the Shades, 7pm, all ages @ Sand Trap, Gearhart
5/8. Thad Beckman, 7pm, all ages til 10pm @ Rock Creek Tavern, Hillsboro
5/9. Jimmy Thackery @ Hood River Hotel, Hood River
5/9&10. Lloyd Jones @ Tillicum, Portland
5/10. Norman Sylvester Band, 9:30pm @ Candlelight, Portland
5/10. Eddie Bodine, 4:30pm, all ages @ White Eagle, Portland
5/10. Gavin Wahl-Stephans, 9:30pm @ White Eagle, Portland
5/10. Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies! @ Duff’s Garage, Portland
5/11. Beth Willis, 5pm @ Edgefield, Troutdale
5/12. Colin Lake & Wellbottom, 8:30pm @ White Eagle, Portland
5/13. Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King @ Mac’s Vet Club, Eugene
5/15. Lynn Conover & John Mitchell, 7pm, all ages @ Grand Lodge, Forest Grove
5/15. Billy Kennedy, 7pm, all ages til 10pm @ Rock Creek Tavern, Hillsboro
5/16. 4th Annual Pangaea Project Benefit, The Everyone Orchestra conducted by Matt Butler & many special guests @ Crystal Ballroom, Portland
5/16. Mary Flower, 7pm @ Edgefield, Troutdale
5/16. Sonny Hess Trio, all ages til 10pm @ Rock Creek Tavern, Hillsboro
5/17. Eddie Bodine, 4:30pm, all ages @ White Eagle, Portland
5/17. 9th Annual UFO Festival w/Big Mama Gayle & Her Sugar Daddies @ Hotel Oregon, McMinnville
5/18. Norman Sylvester Band @ Oaks Parks, Portland
5/18. Sonny Hess, 7pm @ Edgefield, Troutdale
5/22. Jon Byes Trio, 7pm, all ages @ Sand Trap, Gearhart
5/22. Richard Day-Reynolds & Garry Mezierre, 8pm @ Boon’s Treasury, Salem
5/23. Lloyd Jones @ Macadams Bar & Grill, Portland
5/23. Sonny Hess Trio @ Boon’s Treasury, Salem
5/24. Norman Sylvester Band, 8pm @ Nehalem Bay Winery, Nehalem
5/24. Eddie Bodine, 4:30pm, all ages @ White Eagle, Portland
5/25. Billy Kennedy, 5pm @ Edgefield, Troutdale
5/25. Norman Sylvester Band @ Roadhouse 101, Lincoln City
5/28. Eric Tweed, 8pm @ Boon’s Treasury, Salem
5/29. “Women’s Music Revue” w/Lisa Mann Jolie Clausen &Rae Gordon hosted by Sonny Hess, 7pm, all ages @ Kennedy School, Portland
5/29. Richard Day-Reynolds & Garry Mezierre, 8pm @ Boon’s Treasury, Salem
5/30. Norman Sylvester Band @ Halibut’s, Portland
5/30. Sonny Hess & Lisa Mann, 7pm @ Hotel Oregon, McMinnville
5/31. Norman Sylvester Band, 9:30pm @ Gemini Pub, Lake Oswego
5/31. Eddie Bodine, 4:30pm, all ages @ White Eagle, Portland
5/31. Sonny Hess & Lisa Mann, 7pm, all ages @ Grand Lodge, Forest Grove
6/14. Mary Flower @ Grand Lodge, Forest Grove
6.22. Mary Flower @ Edgefield Winery, Troutdale
6/26. Lloyd Jones @ Candlelight Café & Bar, Portland
7/3. Charlie Musselwhite @ Monteith Riverpark, Albany
7/3-6. Isaac Hayes, Phoebe Snow, Charlie Musselwhite, Elvin Bishop, Ruthie Foster, Canned Heat, James Hunter, Arthur Adams, Eric Lindell, Paul Thom, Classie Ballou, Phillip Walker, Robert Belfour, Rory Block, Mannish Boys, Carolyn Wonderland, Curtis Salgado, Back Door Slam, Liv Warfield, Portland Soul Allstars, Bones & The Blues: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Fred Wesley & GrooveSect, Sherman Robertson, Andrew Jr. Boy Jones, Zydeco Romp in the Swamp w/Chris Ardoin & Nu Step, Dikki Du & the Zydeco Crew, Cedryl Balou & the Zydeco Trendsetters & Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys, Lavay Smith & The Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Bill Rhoades & the Party Kings & w/Michael Osborn Band, Harmonica Blow Off, Blues Cruises, Workshops & more @ Portland Waterfront Blues Festival
7/5. Insomniacs @ San Dune Pub, Manzanita
7/14. Mary Flower @ Lewis & Clark College, Portland
7/26. Bill Rhoades & the Party Kings @ Kruger Farms, Portland
7/27. Lyle Lovett, 7pm, all ages @ Edgefield, Troutdale
7/28. Bill Rhoades & the Party Kings @ Skyway Inn, Zig Zag
8/3. Bill Rhoades & the Party Kings @ Roadhouse 101, Lincoln City
8/9. Too Slim & the Taildraggers @ Bronze & Blues Festival, Joseph
8/16. Two Scoop’s Big 50-Piano Extravaganza @ Blues by the Sea Festival
8/29. Insomniacs, 8pm @ Lil’ Bayou, Seaside
8/30. Insomniacs @ San Dune Pub, Manzanita
Sept 12-14. Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp @ Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp, Rhododendren contact Jamie msgmorgan@aol.com

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British Columbia, Canada
5/18. Wishbone Ash @ The Yale, Vancouver, BC
8/15-17. Neville Brothers @ 16th Annual Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival, Salmon Arm, BC  rootsandblues.ca

 


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