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I started a quest to find terrific blues music and incredible musicianship when I was just a little kid. I also have a tremendous appreciation of fine musical instruments and equipment. One of my greatest joys all of my life was sharing my finds with my friends. I'm now publishing my journey. I hope that you come along!
I just received the newest release (June 17, 2016), All For Loving You, from Alexis P Suter and it's dynamite! Opening with Talk To Myself, Suter kicks it square in the face with a heavy swagger on lead vocal and Jimmy Bennett on guitar. A strong slide undertone throughout gives the track a cool bluesy feel. R&B track, Can't Find A Reason is a grand showcase for how powerful a singer Suter is and Bennett lays in a simple guitar solo backed by John Ginty on organ, Ray Grappone on drums and Peter Bennett on bass. Excellent! Slow blues number, Another Place and Time, is opened by an inviting guitar intro by Jimmy and Suter really grabs it up tight. Given the space, Jimmy takes his guitar for a soulful walk adding to a very strong track. Very nice. Title track, All For Loving You, is a radio track with a smooth melody. A driving drum line by Grappone, slide work from Jimmy and Ginty's organ work make this a magical formula. Shuffle track, Living In The World, opens with a clean guitar line from Jimmy. Suter has such a strong voice, balanced by Ginty on organ and Grappone on drums, this track rocks it southern style. Soulful ballad, Fool For You, is another pure showcase for Suter's vocal with rich organ work by Ginty and clean guitar riffs by Jimmy. Very nice. Don't Ya' Tell is a rockin' boogie with super blues rock style guitar riffs from Jimmy, hot backing vocal by Vicki Bell and slashing drum work from Grappone. Excellent! So Long has a heavy bottom with some funk, compliments of Peter and Grappone and Jimmy really lets the dog off the leash on this one. Smokin! Every Shut Eye is a hot Latin influenced blues number with a hot beat. Jimmy takes a freewheeling run over Grappone's relentless rhythm and Ginty takes a cool run of his own. Suter's vocals are hot and steamy. Wrapping the release is an inspirational rearrangement of the Beatles classic, Let It Be. Ginty's organ work creates nice tension, Jimmy adding gravelly guitar riffs and Suter taking the track in a track not expected... with an almost gospel feel! This is an excellent closer to a very strong release.
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I just received the newest release, Wash My Horse In Champagne, from Big Harp George and it's a nice dose of harp. Opening with Home Stretch, George takes the lead on vocal with Little Charlie Baty laying down some real nice guitar along with Kid Andersen on bass and Raja Kawar on drums. Georges vocals are tight and his harp riffs certain and well punctuated. Nice opener. On Road Kill, a bikini beach rocker, George really gets the track swinging and Kid Andersen's guitar work is excellent. Wash My Horse In Champagne is a cool track with stylized Spanish guitar and cool vocal blending with Loralee Christensen, this track sets up nicely for a longer melodic harp lead. Very nice. Swing track, Cool Mistake, has a great beat and George lets his harp do a lot of his talking. With a sweet guitar lead from Baty, this track really hums. Slow blues track, My Bright Future, gives George a really nice opportunity to stretch both vocally and on harp along side the beautiful piano work of Chris Burns. With a nice walking bass line by Andersen, I Ain't The Judge of You, has a real nice boogie beat fostering a super fat sax solo by Michael Peloquin. Burns brings up the heat with his keen organ work and Baty adds his own signature to the guitar line. R&B style blues track, I Wasn't Ready, is one of my favorite tracks on the release with George leading nicely on vocal. Rich sax work from Peloquin, strong lead piano lines by Burns and excellent guitar and harp lines from Baty and George really make this track shine. Excellent! Big band style swinger, If Only, gets a fuller sound with Mike Rinta on trombone and Peloquin on sax. Rolling piano work by Burns really pushes the track and George excels as a lead vocalist with hot solos by Peloquin on sax and Andersen on guitar. Light From Darkness has traces of War (the jazz funk fusion band) with funky wah wah by Andersen and snappy drumming by Kawar. With a natural fit in this style of music of the chromatic harp and a constant interweaving of fluid lines by Andersen and Burns and addition of percussion by J Hansen, this track gives the release even another strong dimension. Mojo Waltz is a really interesting track a jazz oriented feel. George takes the lead on harp on this instrumental with killer solos by Baty on guitar and Rinta on trombone backed by a warm interweaving of horns, bass and drums. Excellent! Big time swinger, Size Matters, is a super opportunity to cut the harp loose and that's exactly what George does. Another of my favorite tracks on the release, This track is a perfect display of just what George can make a 16 hole chromatic harp do. Very cool! Somber blues number, Justice in My Time wraps the track. With clean harp lines and really tight acoustic bass work by Andersen, this is a super track to close a really cool release.
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Must be the Mississippi water.
Belgrade born in the former Yugoslavia, now Serbia, and current resident of Memphis Tennessee, Ana Popovic has put together a blockbuster of a triple CD entitled Trilogy that boggles the mind!
I don't know how to start this review. My good friend Bman asked me to review this album while he took a little vacation. And while the album is absolutely phenomenal, it is so unique and diverse I am having trouble finding words to describe it's diversity!
The release comes in 3 parts, hence the title Trilogy. It is all of the description that Ana herself gives. 'In an era where most are skeptic about the current state and future of the music industry, I wanted TRILOGY to tell a different story. The record biz might be broken and Spotify might rip us off, but that can't keep an artist down. Creativity is very much alive, and music is the celebration of life.' Trilogy highlights in musicianship. And tell a different story it does!
Instead of highlighting track by track like Bman usually does, well that is impossible with 23 total tracks, I'll just go disc by disc
The first volume comes out with mostly blues rock with some very tasteful guitar by Ana until you hit track 4, Fencewalk. It's a high energy funk that'll drive you wild. That's when you realize this is not gonna be your normal release. The next track, Train, features Joe Bonamassa. This is where you realize that Joe is a much better contributor to other artists albums than he is with the incessant soloing that he does (and his fans demand) in his own shows and albums. Anyway, I love this volume and it's the weakest one in the set!
Volume 2 hits the streets running with 'You Got The Love' another rocker that should attract fans of Bonamassa and other blues rockers. The second volume continues in this vein until you hit the semi-rap track Let's Do It Again. Then there's 'Who's Yo Mama' which is a total shred rocker instrumental where Ana absolutely annihilates rock riffs! The girl has got my attention! And it doesn't stop there. Wasted on My Way is an excellent blues ballad that follow it up This volume ends with a real blues, 'Cryin'For Me.'
Volume 3 is a jazz infused celebration of a time when jazz and blues were more closely aligned. This is the kind of music I live to hear.
There are too many good tracks to list individually. All I can say is two things. Go out and get all three volumes.
I just received the newest release, My Blue Soul, from Terrie Odabi and it's dynamic! Opening with Gentrification Blues, Odabi fuses blues, R&B, gospel, rock and primitive rhythms to create her own modern feel. This track is upbeat featuring Odabi on lead vocal and percussion, Kid Andersen on guitar, Kirk Crumpler on bass, Derrick Martin on drums, Ken Cooke on clav and piano, Terry Hiatt on rhythm guitar and Courtney Knott on backing vocal. Smokin! Live My Life is a cool uptempo club style blues with a great bass groove by Kid Andersen. Nancy Wright really hits the note on her sax solo on this track backed by Manny Angel on trumpet and Faris Jarrah on trombone. Soul track, Will You Still Love Me, really showcases Odabi's vocal strength and Ken Cook's Rhodes work along with Kid Andersen on organ make the track glow. Funky, He Wouldn't Let Go, has a super bass line from Kirk Crumpler and snappy drum work by Leon Joyce jr. Terry Hiatt lays down some hot lead guitar riffs. Very nice! Traces of Foxy Lady loom on Born To Die with a mixture of the SF sound, soul and Jimi. Andersen on guitar, Crumpler on bass, Darrick Martin on drums and Hickerson Jr, on organ set up a cool soulful rocker. Life Is So Good is a really sweet track with a super bass line by Crumpler, cradling the sensuous vocals of Odabi. Ken Cook's piano, Hiatt's guitar and Angel's trumpet work weaves a super fabric of warm music. Excellent! Super soul track, How Dare You, is one of the hottest tracks on the release with Odabi and Wright harmonizing over a warm bass line by Andersen and cool percussion by Martin Windstad. Lorenzo Hawkins on organ adds substantially on organ with awesome lines and Khalil Doakanthony lays in some critical guitar riffs. Very nice! Big Mama's Ball and Chain gets a new cover and this one has it's own flavor. With Kid Andersen playing soulful blues riffs throughout and a solid bass line by Crumpler, Odabi does an impressive interpretation of this super track with Hickerson Jr. or organ, Ken Cook on piano and Martin on drums. I Bet You Think I Don't Know has a slinky feel with strong vocals, a real nice bass line from Crumpler and nice lead guitar work from Hiatt. On R&B roller, I Can't Keep, Odabi and Knott's vocals are over the top with a great droning bass line from Andersen and Knott's vocal blending with Odabi. Andersen on guitar Lorenzo Hawkins on organ have a nice interplay punched up by Angel and Jarrah on horns. Very cool! Traditional spiritual, Wade In The Water has a real swampy sound with bluesy guitar riffs by Andersen. Crumpler on bass and Cook on piano create a very dark carrier for the rich vocals on Odabi and Knott. Andersen's lead work on this track gives you the feel of BB King and additional slide work by Hiatt makes this my choice for best track on the release. Andersen and AJ Crawdaddy provide guitar accompaniment only for Odabi on the most rural sounding blues style track, When You Love Me, on the release. Wrapping the release is Hold Up The Light, a very strong R&B style track. Hickerson Jr. leads the way on organ and nicely phrased vocals by Odabi are spot on. Cook on Rhodes with the addition of Alison Bailey Streich on violin make this a very special track. Andersen adds mellotron and guitar work complimented by Martin on drums and Crumpler on bass. This is a very strong closer for an excellent release !
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Pimps of Joytime
If you have yet to encounter the Brooklyn-based band, The Pimps of Joytime, prepare to take a funky ride! The PJT’s live events and recordings have captivated fans all across the country, as they have begun writing their own success story, show-by-show, and track-by-track.
Bandleader Brian J is a charismatic and soulful visionary, whose well-crafted songs invite the listener to enter a world of infectious dance grooves and indelible melodies. Spending formative years in New York City, New Orleans and Los Angeles, Mista J honed his craft, becoming an accomplished live performer, multi-instrumentalist and producer.
In 2005, Brian began to assemble a group of righteously soulful vocalists and musicians to assist in bringing to life the musical concept that would become The Pimps of Joytime. The band’s diverse sound and spirited attitude is strongly influenced by the Brooklyn DJ culture and live music scene from which they emerge. Recent collaborations with legendary artists Cyril and Art Neville of the Neville Brothers and Roy Ayers have helped vitalize the band’s connection to its roots.
Over the course of the past five years, The Pimps have evolved into a road tested and audience approved groove machine. They have excited crowds at over 100 club dates and festivals in 2012 alone, and are on target to exceed that volume in 2013. The exponential growth of the band’s fan base can be partially attributed to an artful blend of musical styles, including elements of afro-beat, salsa, rock & roll and electronica. Brian J’s classic songwriting and the band’s undeniable swagger on stage consistently energize dance parties wherever they appear.
In 2011, The Pimps of Joytime released their second studio album, “Janxta Funk!†through the boutique label Wonderwheel Recordings. With a steadily increasing repertoire and a passionate following of music lovers nationwide, the time was right to fortify their organization. The wall of their Facebook page is constantly receiving enthusiastic posts from fans from around the globe as word of mouth further carries news of this fresh new arrival.
The Pimps of Joytime are poised to bring their audacious sound to savvy audiences around the planet. Their forthcoming third studio album coming this fall will be a new chapter in the book of the Funk and a testament to the fact that real music is alive and kicking!
I just received the newest release, Demolition Day, from Honey Island Swamp Band and it's quite entertaining. Opening with a full blown rocker, How Do You Feel with a Stones vibe, Aaron Wilkinson on guitar, Chris Mule on guitar, Sam Price on bass, Garland Paul on drums and Trevor Brooks on keys get this track rockin. With strong piano support, key guitar riffs and a sassy Bobby keys like sax solo this track is a great opener. Head High Water Blues has a swampy, Band meets Little Feat groove. Price's bass work on this track, nicely balanced with Brook's keyboard really hits on full behind the vocal work of the band. High plains rider, No Easy Way, has an ethereal western sound blended with a jazz flavor. Subdued slide guitar work and nicely accented horn work gives this track a real cool feel. Medicated has a modern R&B feel bringing to mind a lot of the J Geils tracks with solid vocals and horn backing over a solid bass line. A nicely articulated guitar solo gives the track that extra something that sets it apart. Watch and Chain is a funky rocker with a cool Rhodes piano solo over solid slide work. Acoustic guitar work and harp by Wilkinson on Katie has a Louisiana country pop feel. These unconventional textures in music coming to my desk are unconventional. Very nice. Ain't No Fun is a slide driven blues rocker. Prominent bass work by Price stands tall and nice vocal blending makes this a prime radio track. She Goes Crazy has a cool, easy 2 step rhythm and nice horn interplay. Through Another Day is a really interesting track with a bit of a Lynyrd Skynyrd swagger. Wilkinson's mandolin work on this track, contrasted against the slide work and nicely blended vocals makes this one of my favorites on the track. Say It Isn't True has a real full sound in "Band" like fashion. One of the strongest vocal tracks on the release and again with Benoit on pedal steel, Wilkinson harp and a rocky rhythm guitar by Mule, a strong ballad. Wrapping the release is Devil's Den, a blues based, finger picked track with a western flavor with nicely crafted lap steel work by Benoit and mando by Wilkinson. Key rhythm shots by Paul and solid vocals make this a real nice track to close a subtly cool release.
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I just received the newest release (June 3, 2016), Good Days A Comin, from Ivas John, and it's warm smooth and inviting. Opening with folk blues track, Goin' Back To Arkansas, Ivas John on guitar and vocal is joined by Robert Bowlin on fiddle and guitar as well as Ross Sermons on bass for a really nice opener. Skillfully played and nicely augmented by Bowlin, this is a great opener. Here I Am has a bit more rural flavor with David Davis on mandolin, Gary Gordon on dobro and Charlie Morrill on drums. Country blues number, Roll Mississippi has a great tempo and a definite country swing with lead fiddle lines from Bowlin and cool dobro soloing from Gordon. A real nice toe tapper that will stick in your head. Merle Travis penned, Dark As A Dungeon, is a very nice track in 3/4 time. Ivas, Gary and Roberta Gordon harmonize giving this track a strong warmth. Tom Paxton penned, Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound, is a straight forward country track with cool fiddle overtones by Tim Crouch. Very solid. James H. Jett track, Greenville Trestle High is a cool bluegrass style number with cleanly woven vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar and mandolin work. Very nice! All Along is a smart ballad with warm vocals and nicely crafted guitar work. Things Ain't Been The Same is a really nice ballad with strong vocals and beautiful Dobro accents by Gordon. Keep Your Train Movin' has blues roots but with folk/country styling. Ivas takes a nice guitar solo on this track with subtle harp work from Gordon. Payday Boogie has a rag feel and with it's springy beat and fiddle riffs toying with hot jazz guitar riffs gives it real shine. Very nice! Alan Reynolds penned, Wrong Road Again, is a simple ballad with only Ivas on guitar and vocal and Bowlin on guitar. Nicely woven guitar pairings and warm vocals from Ivas is really the theme of this release which is wrapped by Sunday Morning Blues which features only Ivas on beautifully played acoustic guitar with supple jazz chords and arpeggios making this an absolutely perfect closer.
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I just received the newest release, Love In A Hurricane, from The Mighty Orq, and it's packed full of energy. Opening with Sweet In Between, a cool rocker with dynamics, quiet melodic vocals and powerful slide riffs, this is a super opener. Falling Down has a cool hook and smooth vocals by Orq, backed by Jimmy Rose on drums, Barry Seelen on organ and Terry Dry on bass. Pack It Up has a boppy funk to it, and Orq shows that he really is a tune master. With clever slide riffs and a crafty dance beat, this track is a strong radio player. Say It With Silence has a cool soul attack with Dry's bass emphasis focusing the beat and Orq again shows his solid radio appeal with smooth vocals and clean guitar solos. Title track, Love In A Hurricane, has traditional ballad lines featuring Orq's strong vocal attributes, an extremely clean acoustic guitar riff, tight drums and solid key work. The Possum Song has a low slung blues rock feeling with a driving rock guitar rhythm, nice organ work and a a driving drum beat. Carry Me Home is a quiet vocal ballad accompanied by piano and acoustic guitar. Carry Me Home is a real nice easy country rocker with a sweet melody, tight harmony and compact guitar solo. Made for the radio. You're In Love (That's Alright) has a real nice New Orleans flavor with super snare work, Seelen showing his accordion skills and a good time feel. One of my favorites on the release. Big Boat lays out the funk with cool percussion from Rose and real nice phrasing from Orq. Stepping up with a slick guitar solo and cool organ backing this track is tight! Very nice! A real rocker, Let Me Have My Fun, is driven by Seelen's piano work and a great rocking guitar riff. Very nice! An unusual take on Son House's Death Letter Blues, has as primary backing to the lead vocal, only drone note and minor atmospheric guitar sounds. Very interesting. Wrapping the release is Cannon Ball, a somber, acoustic guitar piece. It is captivating and well done.
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I just received the newest release, Come Together, from Tweed Funk and it's super. I've reviewed a number of Tweed Funk releases and they just keep getting better! Opening with Light Up The Night, a track with a super solid bass line from Eric Madunic giving it's funk feel and the horn work of Andrew Spadafora on sax and Doug Woolverton on trumpet punching up the R&B aspects. Joseph "Smokey" Holman on lead vocals is smooth as silk and David Schoepke is tight on drums. Don't Give Up has that Memphis sound with bountiful horns and a brassy trumpet solo from Woolverton dominate the track with solid vocals from Smokey and cool backing vocals from Crissy Dzioba and Sara Moilanen. Muse continues in that soulful vein and Smokey shows some of his best vocals on the release. Sweet Music sets up with an easy guitar rhythm from JD Optekar caressing the soulful vocals of Holman. Always filled with rich horns this release is very consistent. Come Together gets back to a more funky feel with a super bass line from Madunic and alternate horns and backing vocals. Spadafora lays out a real nice sax solo on this track keeping balance with Molman on lead vocal. Embrace digs deep into the soul sound for some of Holman's vocals on the release. Spadafora again blows a rich sax solo in balance with Holman's lead vocals giving the track a certain richness. Instrumental, Who Is This is my favorite track on the release, hands down. With a really funky bass line and punchy horns... how could you not love it! Schoepke really slaps the drums around giving it a hot bottom and Woolverton is on fire with his horn. Sexy sax work from Spadafora is flaming hot and works nicely off of the playful bass lines of Madunic. Excellent! Love Ain't Easy has a fast rolling bass line and cool rhythm guitar work from Optekar. Holman really pushes the vocal line on this track and Spadafora and Wooverton trade hot riffs giving this track a potent ending. Show style soul track, Bullet, has a dramatic feel with deep soul vocals, subdued trumpet work by Wooverton and cool keyboard work from Madunic. Wrapping the release is the hot, Soul Rockin' with it's hot bass line and Optekar flashing his funky rhythm style. This track really kicks it up with Holman's vocals and Woolverton's trumpet harmonies with Spadafora. These two are really hot when they cut loose and they do on this final track, and excellent closer.
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I just received the newest release (June 3, 2016), Red Clay Soul, from Tinsley Ellis and it's got real soul. Opening with All I Think About, Tinsley Ellis shows that he is continuing to spread his wings. The rocking country blues track, features Ellis on lead vocal and guitar, joined by Kevin McKendree on organ and piano, Lynn Williams on drums and Steve Mackey on bass. With a bit more R&B styling, Givin' You Up has strong commercial potential with a solid hook and instrumentation. Callin' has an easy soul feel with an almost Al Green sound. I really like the melody on this track and Ellis alternates his blues runs with his own vocals. Very nice. Anything But Go stays in the soul vein and Ellis does a real nice job of delivering on vocals. McKendree's rich keyboard work anchors this track and Ellis' own melodic riffs are contained and well placed. One of my favorite tracks on the release, Hungry Woman Blues, is a deep soul track with a strong blues twist. Mackey creates a solid bottom on bass and McKendree's keyboards the ambiance for a very strong WW Washington/JG Watson style track. Excellent! Circuit Rider has the structure of Albert King's "The Hunter" but Ellis' version has some really nicely stylized guitar riffs giving the track a special something. Very nice job. Don't Cut It is a solid rocker reinforced by Williams tight rhythm. Really nicely phrased guitar riffs with shades of Cray and shimmering chords sets this track firmly in the top few on the release. Party Of One is a quiet blues number with Ellis' vocals up front and somber guitar work and warm riffs by McKendree setting up the track. Nicely executed guitar lead on the second verse gives this track a really memorable feel. Very nice. Spanish influenced, Estero Noche has that Latin jazz/rock flavor that carried Santana's Supernatural to great heights. This is a really nice track with moving percussion and flavorful guitar melody. Excellent! Wrapping the release is The Bottle, The Book or the Gun. This track has a nice cadence featuring possibly the most tasty solo featuring super flat bent vibrato accents. A cool track and an excellent closer for a really solid release.
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What The Media
Is Saying About Joel DaSilva And The Midnight Howl
"Intense, dynamic, engaging, and real. DaSilva's music
takes us on his own personal journey through a confident guitar style and
voice...Joel is a fluid force of
nature."
ROCKIN' BLUES TODAY
"Delivers the horny lyrics in a voice that recalls
vintage rockabilly, but his lacerating (guitar) leads are as potent as
any laid down by the late great Hubert
Sumlin."
WLRN 91.3 NPR RADIO
Joel DaSilva has soul and blues running through his
veins. Born in Rockford and raised in Chicago, DaSilva, who now resides
in Florida, hails from a musical family. His mother and father traveled
throughout Brazil, the Ukraine, and the US - mom a singer, dad on vocals
and accompanying her on guitar. His father passed away when he was only
3, but Joel continues to channel that soulful energy in his live
performances to this day. As soon as he was old enough to work, Joel took
a job as a bar back at various blues and rock clubs. The goal was to get
closer to the feel and emotion of the music, immersing in it and the
scene. Eventually, he was setting up equipment for touring bands and
getting to know them - lessons from the masters and lessons in Music
Business 101. By the age of 18, DaSilva joined his first band, as lead
guitarist for Junior Drinkwater and the Thirstquenchers. He went on to
play guitar and sing in jump blues with The Regulators, psychobilly surf
band The Underbelly’s, and was the front-man for The Hep Cat Boo
Daddies for thirteen Years before breaking out on his own as a solo
artist.
DaSilva's resume includes acting in independent movies and
performances with heavy hitters like B.B. King, AC Reed, Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Reverend Horton Heat, JJ Grey, Mofro, Nick Curran, The
Smithereens, and Ray Charles, among many others. He's played festivals
worldwide - International Jazz Festival in Canada, Tremblant
Blues Fest, and Soul Live Fest in California, to name a few. In recent
times, Joel DaSilva and the Midnight Howl have become one of the busiest
touring bands around, playing close to three-hundred live shows each
year.
JOEL DASILVA & THE MIDNIGHT HOWL - SPRING/SUMMER TOUR ITINERARY
June 3
(Fri.)
BRADFORDVILLE BLUES CLUB Tallahassee, FL
June 4
(Sat.) DARWINS
BURGERS/BLUES
Marietta, GA
June 6
(Mon.) THE
ALAMO
Springfield, IL
June 7
(Tues.) BUDDY GUY'S
LEGENDS
Chicago, IL
June 8
(Wed.) HOUSE OF
BLUES
Chicago, IL
June 9
(Thur.) THE
INTERMISSION
Warsau, WI
June 10
(Fri.)
SHAW'S
Minneapolis, MN
June 11
(Sat.) RAMADA BISMARCK
HOTEL
Bismarck, ND
June 13
(Mon.) BUD'S ON
BROADWAY
SaskatoonSK Canada
June 14
(Tues.) BUD'S ON
BROADWAY
SaskatoonSK Canada
June 15
(Wed.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 16
(Thur.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 17
(Fri.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 18
(Sat.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 19
(Sun.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 21
(Tues.) THE LANDING
BAR
Minot, ND
June 23
(Thur.) LEGENDS@HOLIDAY
INN
St. Cloud, MN
June 26
(Sun.) HUEY'S DOWNTOWN
Memphis, TN
July 1 (Fri.)
FAT CATS*
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 2
(Sat.) THE
FUNKY
BUDDHA
Boca Raton, FL
July 8
(Fri.)
430 BOARDROOM BAR
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 9
(Sat.)
DADA
Delray Beach, FL
July 11
(Mon.) THE FUNKY
BISCUIT
Boca Raton, FL
July 15
(Fri.) SMOKE
INN*
Boynton Beach, FL
July 19
(Tues.) TWO &**
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 22
(Fri.) TERRA
FERMATA
Stuart, FL
July 23
(Sat.)
BOUGAINVILLEA'S
S. Miami, FL
July 27
(Wed.) THE BETSY HOTEL**
Miami Beach, FL
July 30 (Sat.
am) WALDO'S*
Vero Beach, FL
July 30 (Sat.
pm) DOWNTOWN@THE GARDENS
Palm Bch Gardens, FL
July 31
(Sun.) ROCKIN' RIVERWALK
Stuart, FL
Aug. 2
(Tues.)
TWO&**
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aug. 4
(Thur.) THE BETSY HOTEL**
Miami Beach, FL
Aug. 11
(Thur.) THE BETSY HOTEL**
Miami Beach, FL
Aug. 5
(Fri.)
SMOKE
INN*
Boynton Beach, FL
Aug. 12
(Fri.) SMOKE
INN*
Boynton Beach, FL
Aug. 13
(Sat.) 430 BOARDROOM
BAR
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aug. 19
(Fri.)
CRAWDADDY'S*
Jensen Beach, FL
Aug. 20
(Sat.) THE BRASS
TAP*
Pembroke Pines, FL
Aug. 21
(Sun.) TREASURE
TROVE*
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aug. 26
(Fri.)
REVOLUTIONS@CITYPLACE
W. Palm Beach, FL
