Phoenix Blues Society Aug. 21

August 21, 2012

Roadhouse Blues Greetings! We're counting down the days until the Benefit for PBS takes place. The PBS board is excited and overwhelmed by the response we've gotten from the huge list of players who are turning out to boogie with us on Sunday. Please know we're thankful to everybody involved. Y'all make plans to spend your Sunday with us. PBS will be there!! Jim Crawford The Phoenix Blues Society The original Flamekeepers: Chuck Peterson, the late Chico Chisum, and George Thomas A Host of Valley Blues Artists Step up to the Plate George Thomas and his band The Flamekeepers have donned their white hats and stepped in to lend some much-needed assistance to the financially strapped Phoenix Blues Society. The guys, along with the Bob Corritore and crew at the Rhythm Room are staging a huge benefit on Sunday to help PBS raise funds to cover the costs of the annual Blues Blast festival that takes place in the spring and to launch a Blues in the Schools program that has been on the back burner for some time. George is no rookie to the music business having spent 24 years as a radio broadcaster playing mostly oldies on the KOOL-FM spot on the dial. His first radio gig came right out of high school and lasted until 2001. You can only listen to so much Led Zepplin and then you have to call it quits, he says. "I grew up here in the Valley," George says. "I moved out here from Alabama in 1968 so I can almost call myself a native. I started playing the trumpet in 4th grade and got my first guitar a couple years later. I really didn't start seriously playing it until after I got to high school. Now here we are 40 years later. "I kind of fell into the Blues with the British invasion," George recalls. "Eric Clapton and those guys playing the Willie Dixon tunes. We had to hear our own music played back to us. It's still kind of that way today with all of the Blues going on in Europe and Japan. The music is huge over there and here it's kind of on the wane." George agrees that the Blues kind of has suffered through peaks and valleys in the last 50 or so years. Stevie Ray Vaughan was mentioned as one of the inspirational players responsible for the Blues boom of the '80s and early '90s. "Every generation has to have its bellwhether," George says. "My favorite today is Mud Morganfield (son of the late Muddy Waters). The Blues is just in his blood. He just gets up there and does it. I don't think he even has to try." Lending a hand to PBS just seemed like the right thing to do, George says. "You know, it is a hard time for musicians and music these days," he says. " And Blues is such a small part of the whole picture. We're just trying to help push it along and keep it going. It would be a total shame to see it fade away from lack of interest. Events (like this benefit) keep everybody involved." With time on his hands George said he started playing regularly again in 2005 and he and a couple of friends started playing with the legendary drummer, Chico Chisum, in his waning years. "Bob (Corritore) had brought Chico from Chicago and he was just a phenomenal drummer," George says. "He could accompany anybody. He played the big band stuff as well as the small combo. I used to tell him the only thing he never had played was surf music. I don't think they play that too much in Chicago." PBS is on the right track with its pledge to include the local musicians in as many of its activities as possible, George says. "I'd like to see the Blues in the Schools programs introduced in the schools," he says. "We've got to get more young people involved. More young adults. That was one of Chico's biggest thrills was playing for the young people." The Benefit for Phoenix Blues Society will take place beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday at The Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd. The lineup includes a stellar list of some of the Valley's finest Blues artists. They include: 3:00 doors & opener Julio Franco Olivera 3:30 Phoenix Sojourn with Gail Phoenix 4:00 Buzz Fowler/Hooter's Blues/CJV 4:30 Walkin' Cane Mark 5:00 Common Ground Blues 5:30 Hans Olson 6:00 Blues Hounds 6:30 Hoodoo Casters 7:00 RD Olson 7:30 Big Nick & the Gila Monsters 8:00 George Thomas & the Flamekeepers 9:00 Gypsy! Wild at Harp 9:30 Uvon Ray Ray 10:00 Joe Draper Trio 10:30 JC Juke Rockers SHOWDOWN!! PBS's annual Arizona Blues Showdown competition is getting closer. The contest invites all eligible single acts, duos, and bands to compete for a chance to represent the Valley in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn. The preliminary rounds will take place Oct. 7,with finals happening Oct,. 14, at The Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix. Judging follows the same rules and regulations used in the IBC. The winner receives $1000 to be applied to travel expenses to the event. Showdown Page BLUES BLAST 13 PBS is looking for food and merch vendors as well as sponsors for Blues Blast 13 on March 9. Let us know what you have to offer at info@phoenixblues.org GOT BLUES? If you are a Blues musician, or group, or a club that features Blues music, and would like to be listed, please send your info to info@phoenixblues.org and we'll be happy to list your event in our weekly Out & About section of the newsletter Moved? Changed email addresses? Please let us know of any changes in your address, email, or phone number so we can keep you informed about the Blues community in Arizona. Email us at: info@phoenixblues.org or write to: Phoenix Blues Society P.O. Box 36874 Phoenix, Arizona 85067 About Us The Phoenix Blues Society, founded in 1989, is one of 195 national and worldwide affiliates of The Blues Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) corporation based in Memphis, Tenn. Read More The Blues Magician Monday from 7- 9p.m. on KUYI.net Hopi Radio Want to go but don't know where it is? Click Here for addresses to the clubs mentioned in Out and About A Look at Arizona Blues History In This Issue Friends helping friends Out & About Out & About Tuesday, August 21 Paris James, 6 p.m., Vine Expressions, Gilbert, Soulcatcher Duo: 7:30 p.m., D'Vine Wine, Chandler Sage Gentle-Wing, 5 p.m., Gold Canyon Golf Club, Gold Canyon Carey Slade hosts Open Mike Acoustic Jam, 8 p.m., Goat Head Saloon, Mesa New Brothers, 8 p.m., Hideaway, Cave Creek Wednesday, August 22 The Juke Rockers, 8 p.m., The Rhythm Room, Phoenix Carvin Jones, 8 p.m., Nacho Mama's, Tempe The Sugar Thieves, 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Copper Blues, Phoenix Soulcatcher Duo, 6 p.m., Vine Expressions, Gilbert Sage Gentle-Wing, 5 p.m., Gold Canyon Golf Club, Gold Canyon Rocket 88s: Host Open Jam 7 PM, Original Harvey's Wineburger, Phoenix, First String Promotions Open Jam , 7 p.m., El Dorado Bar & Grill, Scottsdale Delmar Stewart, Jill Von & Tommy Grills host Open Jam , 8:30 p.m., Thunderbird Roadhouse, Phoenix Thursday, August 23 Carvin Jones, 7 p.m., Hooper's Pub, Glendale Arizona Blues Project, Thursdays, 9 p.m., Harold's, Cave Creek Paris James, 7 p.m., D'Vine Bistro & Wine Bar, Chandler Krimson Chord Jam ,Thursdays, 9 p.m., 5030 Lounge, Glendale Leon J, 6 p.m., Amaro Wine Bar, Cave Creek Soulcatcher Duo, 7:30 p.m., Mesa Blues X 2 Duo, 10:30 a.m., Sunny Slope Senior Center, Phoenix Friday, August 24 Henry Gray w/Rhythm Room All Stars, 9 p.m., Rhythm Room, Phoenix Chuck Hall Band, 9 p.m., Hooper's, Glendale Blues Hounds, 8:30 p.m., Thunderbird Roadhouse, Phoenix J Powers Band, 8 p.m., Stingers, Glendale Blues Review Band, 9 p.m., Kazimierz Wine Bar, Scottsdale Carvin Jones, 9 p.m., Culinary Dropout, Scottsdale Soulcatcher Duo, 8 p.m.., D'Vine Wine, Chandler Nina Curri, 6 p.m., Baby Kay's, Phoenix RayRay & BluZone Open Jam, 9 p.m., RUB Sports Grill South, Mesa Paris James, 7 p.m., Vine Expressions, Gilbert Saturday, August 25 Henry Gray w/Rhythm Room All Stars, 9 p.m., Rhythm Room, Phoenix Chuck Hall Band, 8 p.m., Janey's, Cave Creek J Powers Band, 8 p.m., Roadrunner, New River Outback Blues Band, 8 p.m., Old Town Tavern, Scottsdale Carvin Jones, 9 p.m., House Of Brews, Gilbert The Juke Rockers, 7 p.m., Lucille's Bar B Que, Tempe The Harry McGraw Band, 8 p.m., The Harp Pub, Mesa Soulcatcher Duo, 7 p.m.., Vine Expressions, Gilbert Rocket 88s, 7:30 p.m., Arizona Italian American Club, Phoenix Nina Curri, 6 p.m., Baby Kay's Cajun Kitchen, Phoenix Sage Gentle-Wing, 9:30 a.m., Coffee Roasters, Scottsdale Duke of Wail w/Paris James & Tim Rovnak, 9 p.m., Ventura Grill, Scottsdale Sunday, August 26 Common Ground Blues Band, 3 p.m. doors, Benefit for Phoenix Blues Society, Rhythm Room, Phoenix Big Nick & The Gila Monsters, 3 p.m. doors, Benefit for Phoenix Blues Society, Rhythm Room, Phoenix Hans Olson, 6 p.m., Benefit for Phoenix Blues Society, Rhythm Room, Phoenix George Thomas & The Flamekeepers, 3 p.m. doors, Benefit for Phoenix Blues Society, Rhythm Room, Phoenix R D Olson Blues Band, 3 p.m. doors, Benefit for Phoenix Blues Society, Rhythm Room, Phoenix Blues Hounds, 3 p.m. doors, Benefit for Phoenix Blues Society, Rhythm Room, Phoenix COMPLETE LINEUP FOR PBS BENEFIT CAN BE FOUND AT www.phoenixblues.org Carvin Jones, 6 p.m., Darwin's, Phoenix The Dirt Music Express NOON, Hob Nob's , Phoenix Sage Gentle-Wing, 9:30 a.m., Coffee Roasters, Scottsdale Sage Gentle-Wing, 5 p.m., Gold Canyon Golf Club, Gold Canyon Bill Tarsha & The Rocket 88s Open Jam, 6 p.m., Blooze Bar, Phoenix Bill Ludlow & Boom Duncan Open Jam & East Valley Singles Night, 6 p.m., Goat Head Saloon, Mesa Monday, August 27 Carvin Jones, 7 p.m., Zendejas American Grill, Glendale Hans Olson, Mondays, 9 p.m., Pranksters Too, Scottsdale Paris James, 7 p.m., D'Vine Wine, Chandler Bam Bam & Badness Open Jam, 9 p.m., Char's, Phoenix Krimson Chord Jam Mondays, 9 p.m., Wild Bill's Saloon, Phoenix Soulcatcher Duo, 7 p.m., Hideaway, Cave Creek Sam McRae Monday Night Blues, 7:30 p.m., Charly's in the Weatherford Hotel, Flagstaff Bill Tarsha & The Rocket 88s, 8 p.m.,Open Jam, Rhythm Room, Phoenix NO JAM THIS WEEK Newsletter Sign-up

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Phoenix Blues Society News

Tuesday, February 21st Nina Curri & Mike Howard at Baby Kay's - Mardi Gras Celebration, 5:30pm Sage Gentle-Wing at the Cave Creek Tap Haus, Cave Creek, 3pm BluesdayTuesdays Jam at Next Coffee, Glendale, Hosted by Tom Mein, 6:30pm Open Acoustic Jam at the Goat Head Saloon, Mesa, Hosted by Carey Slade, 9pm Wednesday, February 22nd Tommy Castro at the Compound Grill, Phoenix, 8pm The Sugar Thieves at Copper Blues, Phoenix, 7:30pm Tony Paluso at Janey's - Cave Creek, 7pm The Soulcatcher Duo at Las Sendas Rusty Putter Grill, Mesa, 6pm Open Jam at the Aros Grill, Phoenix, Hosted by Devo "Boomer" Carrillo, 8pm Open Jam at Maverick's, Hosted by Krimson Chord, Phoenix, 7pm Open Jam at the Original Harvey's Wineburger, Hosted by the Rocket 88's, Phoenix, 7pm Open Jam at the El Dorado Bar & Grill!, Hosted by First String Promotions, Scottsdale, 7pm "You never know who will drop by the jam at the El Dorado, but it won't be the same without you!" Open Jam at Carmen's Pizza & Bistro, Hosted by Bluzone, Tempe, 7pm Thursday, February 23rd The Arizona Blues Project at Harold's - Cave Creek, 7pm The Sir Harrison Band at the Dirty Dogg Saloon, Scottsdale, 9pm Hans Olson at Handlebar Pub and Grill, Apache Junction The New Brothers at Janey's - Cave Creek, 7pm Paris James at the D-Vine Wine, Chandler, 7pm The Soulcatcher Duo at the D-Vine Wine, Mesa, 7:30pm Open Jam at the Thunderbird Roadhouse, Hosted by the Rocket 88's, 8:45pm Open Jam at the 5030 Cocktail Lounge, Hosted by Krimson Chord, Glendale, 9pm Friday, February 24th Lucius Parr CD Release Party at the Rhythm Room, 9pm with special guests Charlie Rae, Gloria Bailey, Alvito Robinson, George Bowman, Tommy Washington, James Tobin and Dominick Thierrien Cold Shott and the Hurricane Horns at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino, 8pm Hans Olson at Desert Ridge Marketplace, 7pm Paris James at My Wine Cellar, Phoenix, 7pm The Rocket 88's at the Thunderbird Roadhouse, Phoenix, 8:30pm The J. Powers Band at the Roadrunner Saloon, New River, 8pm The Blues Review Band at Garlic & Shotts, Tempe, 8pm Bluzone at Pho CAO, Tempe, 8pm The Soulcatcher Duo at the Handlebar Pub and Grill, Apache Junction, 8pm Tenia Sanders at Janey's - Cave Creek, 7pm Nina Curri at Baby Kay's, Phoenix, 6pm Saturday, February 25th The Rocket 88's at the Rhythm Room, 9pm with special guests Johnny Rapp, Bob Corritore and Keith Rogers Early Show: Breathe the Blues Away, 4pm Benefit for Lung Health & the Baylight Institute for Creative Arts with Mary Godfrey, Cliff Cordes, Tony Furiga, Second Hand Smoke, Bluzone, the Blues Review Band, the V-Knights and the New Brothers & Friends Hans Olson at Janey's - Cave Creek, 7pm Krimson Chord at the 5030 Cocktail Lounge, Glendale, 9pm Brian Puglisi & Backstreet Jones at Sage and Sand, Glendale, 8pm The Harry McGraw Band at the Mountainside Office Bar & Grill, Scottsdale, 9pm The Outback Brothers at Pappadeux, Phoenix, 6pm Mike Eldred at Lucille's Barbecue, Tempe Marketplace, 7pm Paris James at Coach & Willie's, Chandler, 10pm Nina Curri at Baby Kay's Cajun Kitchen, Phoenix, 6pm Sage Gentle-Wing at George & Sons, Scottsdale, 7pm The Sugar Thieves with the Bottom Ups Blues Gang at Charly's, Flagstaff, Call for Time The Sugar Thieves at the Green Room with the Bottom Ups Blues Gang, Flagstaff, Call for Time Sunday, February 26th Radio Phoenix Blues Blast replay on KVIT the Goldmine, 7am You can listen to the show here Chuck Hall at Scottsdale's Sunday A'ffair, 12pm Sage Gentle-Wing at the Double Deuce Roadhouse, Mesa, 8am Sage Gentle-Wing at the Hideaway, Cave Creek, 6pm The New Brothers at the Benefit for Deputy William Coleman, Carefree, Noon Open Jam at the Blooze Bar, Hosted by the Rocket 88's, 6pm Open Jam at Chopper John's, Hosted by Devo, 6pm Open Jam & East Valley Singles Night at the Goat Head Saloon, Hosted by Bill Ludlow & Boom Duncan, Mesa, 6pm The Sugar Thieves with the Bottom Ups Blues Gang at the Spirit Room, Jerome, 1pm Monday, February 27th Hans Olson Jam at Prankster's Too, Scottsdale, 9pm Paris James at D-Vine Wine, Chandler, 6pm Sage Gentle-Wing at the Gold Canyon Golf Club, Gold Canyon, 5pm Open Jam at Char's Has the Blues, Phoenix, Hosted by Bam Bam & Badness, 9pm Open Jam at Wild Bill's Saloon, Phoenix, Hosted by the Krimson Chord, 8:30pm

Sugar Ray & the Bluetones to Headline Blues Blast 2012 Severn recording artist Sugar Ray & the Bluetones has been chosen to headline this year's Blues Blast. A former frontman for Roomful of Blues, Sugar Ray is noted for his incredible tone & phrasing on the harmonica and has been nominated this year for 5 Blues Music Awards including Band of the Year and Album of the year for his current disc, Evening. Charlie Musselwhite is among those singing Sugar Ray's praises, noting that ""Sugar Ray has great tone and great phrasing, singing and playing the harp. One of my favorites!" With a strong band behind him including "Monster" Mike Welch on guitar, Blues Blast fans are in for a very special performance. Joining Sugar Ray & the Bluetones onstage at Blues Blast Are: Blue Witch Recording Artists Dave Riley & Bob Corritore. 2008 & 2009 Arizona Blues Showdown Winners - The Sugar Thieves 2007 Arizona Blues Showdown Winners - Big Daddy D & the Dynamites George Bowman & the Baddboyz Blues Band Featuring Lucius Parr The 2011 Arizona Blues Showdown Champion - Common Ground Blues Band The national anthem will be sung by Stefan Wilde. Early Bird Tickets are available for a limited time for $15.00 here. Get yours now and we'll see you at Blues Blast! It's Fat Tuesday everyone and you all have the perfect opportunity to celebrate Mardi Gras tonight by heading down to catch Nina Curri's gig at Baby Kay's with Mike Howard sitting in on guitar. Wednesday is a busy night with Tommy Castro up at the Compound Grill for what I hear is a sold-out show. And the Sugar Thieves can be found at Copper Blues for their usual Wednesday night gig before heading up to Telluride for a couple of dates with the Bottom Up Blues Gang from St. Louis. And the jam at the Aros Grill moves back to its customary Wednesday night after performing last Tuesday for Valentine's Day. Thursday finds the Arizona Blues Project up at Harold's in Cave Creek, the Sir Harrison Band is at the Dirty Dogg Saloon in Scottsdale while the Soulcatcher Duo is at the D-Vine Wine in Mesa. Friday night is the CD release party for Lucius Parr at the Rhythm Room and Lucius has a number of guests helping him celebrate his CD release. I'm looking forward to getting a copy of his disc very soon. Cold Shott and the Hurricane Horns are at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino while the Rocket 88's are at the Thunderbird Roadhouse. Bluzone is at Pho CAO in Gilbert, the Blues Review Band is at Garlic & Shots in Tempe, Tenia Sanders is up at Janey's in Cave Creek while the J. Powers Band ventures to New River for a gig at the Roadrunner Saloon. Saturday night features the Rocket 88's at the Rhythm Room with the Breathe the Blues Away Benefit preceding the 88's while Brian Puglisi and Backstreet Jones are out at Sage and Sand in Glendale. Hans Olson is up at Janey's, Mike Eldred is at Lucille's Barbecue, the Harry McGraw Band is back gigging at the Mountainside Office Bar and Grill in Scottsdale while the Outback Brothers can be found at Pappadeux. And the Sugar Thieves can be found in Flagstaff with gigs at Charly's and the Green Room. Had a lot of fun with Tommy Coulson on his Radio Phoenix broadcast and the Blues Blast preview can be heard early Saturday morning on 90.7, the Goldmine in Mesa. Chuck Hall is playing the Sunday A'ffair in Scottsdale, Sage Gentle-Wing has an early morning gig at the Double Deuse Roadhouse in Mesa and the New Brothers can be found at a benefit for Deputy William Coleman in Carefree. Monday night kicks off with performances by Paris James at the D-Vine Wine in Chandler while Hans Olson's acoustic jam at Prankster's Too looks to be a lot of fun. I saw photos on Facebook with Hans, Andy Gonzales, Walter Richardson and others laying some licks on everyone. Looks like a lot of fun. Had a lot of fun in the Valley last week. The Wednesday night jam at the El Dorado had Michael Salazar playing an amazing trombone with a lot of great players present. Sitting in with Tommy Coulson on Thursday night was a blast and a successful PBS board meeting on Friday night preceded an amazing show by Candye Kane on Saturday night. Candye's about to undergo another pancreatic cancer surgery on April 27th so keep her in your prayers. She definitely sang her rear end off Saturday night. And don't forget to grab your early bird Blues Blast tickets for $15.00 while they're still available. You can find the link to buy tickets here or go straight to bluesblast.eventbrite.com The Board of Directors of PBS has been hard at work securing food vendors, our beer sponsor in Four Peaks Brewery, developing a children's arts area for the day and still has a few more tricks up its sleeve. Blues Blast 2012 will definitely be different but it will also be a lot of fun. See you there and have a great Blues week everyone! Kyle

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