Blues Calendar

Concerts and Events are subject to change. Please call the venue directly for the latest information.
TODAY’S FEATURE CD(8/28/2010)
LATVIAN BLUES BAND
“UNREAL”
BLUES SKUNK MUSIC
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BLUES NEWS:
Saturday, August 28,2010:
Jay’s Sports Bar – Southpoint – 3pm Sonic Blues Band
Intermission Lounge – South Side – 5PM Chizmo Charles & Rhythm Aces
Tana Ethiopian Cuisine – East Liberty – R&B Night (every Saturday)
Sach’N‘O’s – Mt. Pleasant – Strange Brew
Mr.Mike’s – Irwin – Mystic Knights
Moondogs – Blawnox – – Gary & Bluebombers
Mogie’s Irish Pub – Lower Burrel – Ms. Freddye & Blue Faze
Italian Festival – Uniontown – 6:30pm Dr. Zoot
The Pines – Kennedy Twp. – Blues Junkies
Revolutionaires Cafe – McKees Rocks – Steve Lee Combs
Thunderbird Cafe – Lawrenveville – Pawnbrokers
Zippy’s – Brookline – Yinzide Out
Viking Lounge – McKeesport – Jelly Roll
Blues & Shoes Benefit – Weirton,wv. – Jill West & Blues Attack
Wightman Center – Squirrel Hill – Jimmy Adler Band
CJ’s – Strip District – The Old School Band
Cefalo’s – Carnegie – Neon Swing

Sunday,August 29,2010:
Altar Bar – Strip District – Gil Synder’s Decade Night with Billy Price & Bonedog Recording Artists
Italian Festival – Uniontown – 2pm Dr. Zoot
Nemacolin Castle – Brownsville – 6pm Dave Iglar(acoustic)
Wright’s Seafood Inn – Heidelburg – Bluz Machine
The Spot – Stubenville,Ohio – Jill West & Blues Attack
Boston Waterfront – Boston – 1:30pm – Western Pa.Blues Society Picnic – Mahajibee – Ms. Freddye & Blue Faze

Monday,August 30, 2010:
Thunderbird Cafe – Lawrenceville – Craig King (every Monday)

Tuesday, 31,2010:

Wednesday,September 1, 2010
Moondogs – Blawnox,- blues jam(every Wednesday)
Skyvue Lounge – West Mifflin – Jaminators(every Wednsday)
Five Points Bar – Poland,Ohio – Sweaty Betty Blues Band
The Hilltpo – Rochester – Billy the Kid & Regulators

Thursday,September 2,2010
Paradise Island Beach – Neville Island – Dave Iglar Band
Viking Lounge – McKeesport – Tube City Dukes(every Thursday)guests Gus Collins & Steve Delach
Sloppy Joe’s – Mt. Washington – Wil E Tri Band
Little E’s – Downtown Pgh. – Jessica Lee
Billy’s Gold Door – Point Breeze – Leroy K. Wofford Quartet(every Thursday)
Shafton Firehall – Irwin – Gil Synder Blues Jam(every Thursday)
Sawdust Saloon -Penn Hills – Strange Brew(every Thursday)
Fave Lounge – Station Square – Chizmo Charles(every Thursday)
South Side Works – 7:30pm No Bad Ju Ju

Friday ,September 3.2010:
Thunderbird Cafe – - Laewrenceville – Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones
Valley Hotel – Jefferson Hills – blues jam(every Friday)

UPCOMING SHOWS:
September 9,10,11,2010 Music on Main Street – Carnegie
September 10,2010 – Thunderbird Cafe – Harmonica Blowout – Mark Hummel – Billy Branch – James Harmon – Pawnbrokers
September 10,2010 – Moondogs – Savoy Brown
September 11,2010 – Sharon Blues Festival – John Primer
September 11,2010 – Moondogs – Nighthawks
September 11,2010 – Twin Hiway Drive-In – Robinson Twp. – 1pm Drifters Car Cruise – Surf Zombies – The Hucklebucks – Whiskey Devils – Lords of the Highway – DJ Jr. – dusk 1950’s horror classic “Invasion of the Saucer Men”
September 25,2010 – Carnegie Lecture Hall – John Hammond
September 30,2010 – Moondogs – Lil’ Ed & Blues Imperials
October 1,2010 – Thunderbird Cafe – Rory Block
October 2,2010 – Moondogs – Indigenous
October 9,2010 – Palace Theater – Gas House Gorrilas

RECOMMENDED READING:
“Dewey and Elvis(The Life & Times Of A Rock’N‘Roll Deejay) – Louis Cantor
“King of the Queen City(The Story of King Records)” – Jon Hartley Fox
“Hand Me My Travelin” Shoes”(In Search Of Blind Willie McTell) – Michael Gray
“The Truman and Eisenhower Blues” – Guido van Rijn
“Stormy Monday The T-Bone Walker Story” – Helen Oakley Dance
“Big Boss Man The Life & Music of Bluesman Jimmy Reed” – Will Romano
“Roosevelt Blues African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on FDR” – Guido van Rijn
“Moanin’ At Midnight The Life and Times of Howlin’ Wolf” – James Segrest & Mark Hoffman
“Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Sister Rosetta Thorpe” – Gayle F. Wald
“Machers and Rockers (Chess Records and the Business of Rock and Roll)” – Rich Cohen
“Blues With A Feeling – The Little Walter Story” – Glover,Dirks & Gaines
“Ike Turner,King of Rhythm” – John Collis
“Land of a Thousand Dances – Chicano Rock’n‘Roll from Southern California” – David Reyes & Tom Waldman
“I Got Two Wings”(The Story of Elder Utah Smith) – Lynn Abbot

Blues & Rhythm The Gospel Truth Magazine (UK)
Living Blues Magazine (US)
Blues Review Magazine (US)
Blue Suede News Magazine (US)
Juke Blues Magazine (UK)
Real Blues Magazine (Canada)
Rockabilly Monthly (US)
Big City Rhythm & Blues (US)
Now Dig This(UK)

RECOMMENDING VIEWING:
“John Lee Hooker “That’s My Story”
“Gunsmoke Blues” Muddy Waters, George “Harmonica” Smith, Big Mama Thorton, Big Joe Turner
“Rock It Baby,Rock It”(best rockabilly movie 1956)
“Jerry Lee Lewis – I Am What I Am”
“And This Is Free The Life and Times Of Chicago’s Legendary Maxwell Street”
“Jumpin’ & Jivin’ Vol. 1

BLUES LINKS:
Western Pa. Blues Society (bswpa.org)