Bman's Blues Report

The Southern California heat wave started last Monday night when the Sugaray Rayford Band took center stage (and left, right and rear). This past Monday night at the Maui Sugar Mil l, for Cadillac Zack's Monday Night Blues Party , it was exceedingly hot outside - 100 degrees - with a 100% chance the inside of the venue would reach 120!! Reach it did... into every nook and cranny of the small dive bar. The A/C was flowing through the vents. The fans were moving in a circular motion. Both operational. When the headliner and his band hit the stage, the temps began to rise... and rise... and rise... to a sweltering surreal meltdown of blues/rock! Two words: Walter Trout . Two more words: Unofficial comeback . An abundance of more words: Walter was on death's bed waiting for a liver transplant not too long ago. He had lost 140 pounds, could barely speak and thought he was at the end of his life. His wife, Marie, constantly told him it was not his time to leave, so he held on t...

CADILLAC ZACK PRESENTS  TWO AMAZING BLUES CONCERTS      (EACH WITH AFTER-PARTY BLUES JAMS)           THIS SUNDAY & MONDAY       STARRING BLUES-ROCK GUITAR GREAT    *** COREY STEVENS ***             AND MANY MORE GUESTS!         ***** Hello wonderful blues friends! We are so proud to announce 2 huge, exciting blues concerts & jams taking place this week in Southern California - both featuring well-known blues-rock guitar great COREY STEVENS !  Fans of hot, sizzling Texas blues and fresh original songwriting must check him out.  You know we only book top artists and Stevens is up there with the rest.  In fact, he is one of the artists most-deserving even wider recognition.  We've included some video clips (below the poster). The first concert & jam is  THIS SUNDAY, JAN 13, 2013 at BUSTER'S BEACH ...

                                                                                                                                                                         THIS MONDAY, NOV 19, 2012                 PRE-THANKSGIVING          BLUES  GUITAR  FEAST 2012!                        STARRING                        KIRK FLETCHER       ...

COME DOWN TO TONIGHT'S BIG BLUES HARMONICA SHOW Friendly blues reminder for blues harmonica lovers!  See you TONIGHT - MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012 - for the Blues Harmonica Heaven with a cavalcade of top notch blues greats!   All details below were sent in a previous e-mail. Your blues pal forever, Cadillac Zack ************************  BLUES HARMONICA HEAVEN!   ...IS BACK AGAIN!  STARRING...    LYNWOOD SLIM   BHARATH RAJAKUMAR   JUNIOR WATSON   FRED KAPLAN   RICK REED   RENA BEAVERS   AND TONS OF SURPRISE GUESTS!   (TONIGHT MONDAY, OCT. 29)   7:00 pm - Audience Seating Begins   8:00 pm until 9:30 pm - Harmonica Heaven Concert  9:30 pm til 1 am - Open Blues Jam Rages On   NO COVER AT THE DOOR!  THERE IS A TWO DRINK MINIMUM AT THE CLUB.  DONATIONS ARE NEEDED TO K...

THIS MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 MATT HILL PLUS KIRK FLETCHER, RICK REED & CHRIS MILLAR AWARD-WINNING SOUTHERN BLUES WILD MAN ! plus THE JAY EDWARD BAND! ...

THIS MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012 *** SLIDE GUITAR SHOWDOWN *** THREE BLUES GUITAR GREATS ON ONE STAGE ! DAVE MELTON, JEFF TURMES & BOBBY ROBLES $15 or $20 SUGGESTED DONATION PER PERSON ***************************** THIS UPCOMING MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012 *** SLIDE GUITAR SHOWDOWN *** DAVE MELTON, JEFF TURMES & BOBBY ROBLES ! THE MAUI SUGAR MILL SALOON $15 or $20 SUGGESTED DONATION PER PERSON ...

"Please join us for 2 exciting, deep, blues bands this Monday, July 2nd, 2012 in Tarzana! Flying in from Chicago for this exclusive show, The Kilborn Alley Blues Band is seriously awesome and cutting edge in the blues world. And 70 year-old Mississippi Bo is as down home, and real-deal as any bluesman to ever walk the good green Earth! Can't wait to see you there!" Your blues pal, Cadillac Zack ************************ THIS MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 *** KILBORN ALLEY BLUES BAND *** NOMINATED FOR BEST BLUES BAND OF THE YEAR BY BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE ! ...