Chasin' The Blues in Michigan 12-2- 2010

Holiday Greetings to all of you Blues-Lovers! We hope you can all take time to enjoy some live music this week.

We have some great Blues in Michigan coming up. And, since the weather has turned so cold we all better keep movin or we might freeze.. So..we may just as well run after after some hot Blues, our friends.

In the Flint area there's a few things to catch this weekend. Bill Toll's Cidy Zoo will be at Legends in Fenton on Saturday. Bill just won the Solo Blues Challenge for the Southern Canadian Blues Society.. Come see him with his band at this good location.


Mike Espy is playing at Beale Street Smokehouse in Fenton on Saturday from 7-10 pm... great Blues & BBQ!

Jones'n will play at the Redwood in Flint both Friday & Saturday this week. Redwood has been having some great deals on drinks lately.

The Other Brothers are at The Wooden Keg this Saturday night.

We still have a few discount tickets available for Smokin' Joe Kubic & Bnois King at Callahan's for Saturday night too. Flint's own Lester Hambone Brown will open. Our tickets are $8.00....which is a hell of a good deal! And, if you haven't seen Smokin' Joe/ Bnois King.. you are in for a treat!

Harper will play Scooters on Sunday from 7-10pm... always some great Blues! And Scooters makes a serious Long-Island folks!
Compared To What open jam at Churchills in downtown Flint every Monday.
Jones'n Open Jam every Tuesday at The Passadna Roadhouse and every Wednesday at Little Cliffs Corner in Flint.

Take look at what DBS, CABS & KVBA have on their calendars:


12/3/10 (Friday)

Daniel Wentworth Band w/Derek St. Holmes at Callahan's Music Hall (8pm) 2105 South Blvd. Auburn Hills
Carl Henry Band at The Treehouse(9pm) 12213 Telegraph Rd, Taylor
The Saints of Soul at Billy's Tippin" Inn (9pm) 6707 Highland Rd. (M59) Hartland
John Latini and The Flying Latini Brothers with Jamie-Sue Seal at The First Friday Series at The Village Theater At Cherry Hill, (8pm) 50400 Cherry Hill Road, Canton 734-394-5300
Full Tilt Boogie Blues Band Jam Session at Timber Wolf Tavern (9:30pm) 25641 Plymouth Rd Redford (313) 937-1218
Open Blues Jam at Kellys Bar (9pm) 2403 Holbrook St. - Hamtramck
The Delta Five Blues Band at All That Jazz River Club (8:30pm) 8900 E. Jefferson Detroit (313) 331-1012
6 Hands Down @ Hard Knock Grill, Jackson, MI.
Joel Mabus @ Ten Pound Fiddle, Unitarian Universalist Church 855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI
Cee Cee Collins w/RJ Spangler, Harry Oman, Jim Alfredson @ Leroy’s Classic Bar and Grill, Lansing.
Bryan Michael Fisher Band @ 411 Club, Kalamazoo, MI.
Smooth Daddy @ Green Door, Lansing, MI.
Bryan Michael Fischer Band @ the 411 Club, Kalamazoo, MI
Crossroads Blues Band @ Bennucci’s Chicago Oven & Grill, Kalamazoo, MI
Kevin Q & The Night Crew w/Venitia Sekema @ Harrison Landing, Elkhart, IN
RJ Spangler w/ Cee Cee Collins, Oman & Jim Alfredson @ LeRoy’s Classic Bar, Lansing, MI
6 Hands Down @ Hard Knock Grill, Jackson, MI




12/4/10 (Saturday)

Smokin' Joe Kubek and B'nois King w/sg Lester Hambone Brown at Callahan's Music Hall (8pm) 2105 South Blvd. Auburn Hills
Larry McCray at The Harbor House (10pm) 440 Clinton Street Detroit (313) 967-9900
Carl Henry at Butcher's Inn (1pm) 1489 Winder Street Detroit, MI 48207-4533 (313) 394-0120
Open Jam at Kelly's Bar (9pm) 2403 Holbrook, Hamtramck – Detroit
Champagne and The Motor City Blues Crew at Bert’s (9:30pm) 2727 Russell Street Detroit 313-567-2030
MotorCity Tones at Pub 1281 (9pm) 1281 S. Gratiot Clinton Township (586) 463-0270
David Gerald @ McNasty’s, New Boston, MI.
6 Hands Down @ Hard Knock Grill, Jackson, MI.
Steve Hilger Band @ the French Quarter, Grand Rapids MI
Smokin’ Joe Kubek and B’nois King @ Callahan’s, Auburn Hills, MI.
Root Doctor @ Green Door, Lansing
J R Clark Band @ 411 Club, Kalamazoo, MI.
Lil Ed and Blues Imperials @ Billy’s, Grand Rapids, MI
Duffield/Caron Project 5pm @ Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo MI
JR Clark Band @ the 411 Club, Kalamazoo, MI
Crossroads Blues Band @ Bennucci’s Chicago Oven & Grill, Kalamazoo, MI
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials @ Billy’s Lounge, Grand Rapids, MI
Kevin Q & The Night Crew w/Venitia Sekema @ The Featherbone Restaurant, Three Oaks, MI
RJ Spangler w/ Cee Cee Collins, Oman & Jim Alfredson @ LeRoy’s Classic Bar, Lansing, MI
6 Hands Down @ Hard Knock Grill, Jackson, MI



12/5/10 (Sunday)
The Witch Doctors at Boneheads BBQ (4pm) 10256 Willis Rd., Willis (734) 461-9250
The Poore Boys Open Blues Jam at Thirsty's Pub & Grub (7:30pm) 14225 South Custer, Dundee, Michigan 734-529-2200
Christopher Leigh's Acoustic Roots Blues & Boogie Jam Session at the Stonehouse (9pm) 19803 Ralston St. Detroit 313-891-3333
Open Jam at The Blue Goose (9pm) 28911 Jefferson Ave - St. Clair Shores 586 296-0950
Blues at Scooter's Bar and Grill (7pm) 6004 Torrey Road (@ Hill Road) Flint
The Amazing Boneheads Open Blues Jam at Mr. G's Bar & Grill (9pm) 28937 Warren, Garden City
Maggie McCabe ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC at Four Green Fields Irish Pub (8:30pm) , 30919 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak 248-288- 208
Smokin’ Joe Kubek and B’nois King @ Green Door, Lansing, MI. Followed by Open Jam w/ Bad Gravy
Mystic Shake Farewell Concert: Dick Rosemont moving to Santa Fe, NM @ Sir Pizza, Old Town Lansing
Cats in the Hat Blues Jam 6pm @ The Old Hat, Lawton, MI
Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King 7pm @ Green Door, Lansing, MI



12/6/10 (Monday)

Buster Wiley Blues Jam Session at Las Brisas Mexican Restaurant (7pm) 8445 W. Vernor Highway Detroit, 313-842-8252
Laith Al-Saadi at The Elbow Room (10pm) 6 S. Washington St. Ypsilanti
Christopher Leigh Band Open Jam at the Stonehouse (9pm) 19803 Ralston St. Detroit 313-891-3333
Jazz & Blues jam session at Bert's (8:30pm). 2727 Russell Street in Eastern Market, Detroit
Phoenix Cafe Open Mic Night (6pm) 24918 John R. Hazel Park (248) 667-8817
Steppin’ In It @ Green Door, Lansing, MI.
Kerry Clark Music Company host Open Mic, from 7pm to 11 pm @ Sir Pizza Grand Café, 201 East Grand River


12/7/10 (Tuesday)

Rachel Taylor's Open Mic Jam at Skippers Hamtown (9pm) 9735 Conant Street, Hamtramck (313) 974-6883‎
Phil Devoid Jam at The Blue Goose (9pm) 28911 Jefferson Ave St.Clair Shores 586 296-0950 (The Longest Running Blues Jam in Detroit!)
Acoustic Blues Open Mic: Hosted by J.C.Reynolds at Dino's Lounge (8:30pm) 22740 Woodward Ferndale 248-591-3466
Joe Ligreci Band w/Curtis Sumter jam at All Around Bar (9pm) 25621 Ecorse Rd.- Taylor (313) 292-6838
Open Jam Night at The Roadhouse (9pm) 3336 W Pasadena Ave. Flint (810) 732-531
Killer Bz’s @ Green Door, Lansing, M


12/8/10 (Wednesday)

Carl Henry at Sneakers Pub and Grill (8pm) 22628 Woodward Ave Ferndale
OPEN STAGE Hance at The Ark (8pm) 316 S. Main St. Ann Arbor 734-761-1800 x26 $3
Motor City Josh & The Big 3 Jam Night at The New Way Bar (9pm) Woodward Ave. Ferndale, MI, 248 541 9870
Organ Jazz Jam at Cliff Bell's w/ the RJ Spangler Trio (8:30pm) 2030 Park Avenue Detroit, (313) 961-2543
Jazz & Blues jam session at Bert's (8:30pm). 2727 Russell Street in Eastern Market, Detroit
The Paul Carey Trio Open Jam at Kelly's Bar (9:30pm) 2403 Holbrook , Hamtramck 313-872-0387
Rachel Davis Band @ Green Door, Lansing, MI.
Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King @ Skips Party Place, Angola, IN


12/9/10 ( Thursday)

Broken Arrow Blues Jam Session at Nancy Whiskey's Pub (9:30pm), 2644 Harrison, Detroit 313-962-4247
Howard Glazer Acoustic Open Mic at Butcher's Inn (9:30pm) 1489 Winder, Detroit, MI 313 394-0120 Red Pepper Paul and the Red Hots Open Jam at The Harbor House (10pm) 440 Clinton Street
Detroit (313) 967-9900 THE SOULMINORS Jam at DOMINION GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (8pm) 6125 Howard Ave. Windsor 519-966-6629
BILL KENNEDY & TODD REED ACOUSTIC OPEN JAM at Mugshots (10pm) 38730 Harper - Clinton Twp. 586-421-5273
The Martindales Open Jam at The Tap Room (8pm) 201 W. Michigan Ave. Ypsilanti 734-482-5320
Robert Johnson Acoustic Open Mic at Plymouth Elk's Club (6pm) 41700 Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth 734-453-1780
Blues Jam Night at The Hitch-N-Post (8pm) 1636 Imlay City Rd. Lapeer
 Frog and the Beeftone’s Jam @ The Unicorn, Lansing, MI.
Greg Nagy @ Leroy’s, Lansing, MI.
organimisso @ Founders, Grand Rapids, Mi
Hidden Agenda @ Green Door, Lansing, MI.
Mike Skory and Friends: 8:30 - 12:30 @ The Exchange, Lansing, MI.
Out of Favor Boys Host Thursday Blues Jam @ 411 Club, Kalamazoo, MI.
Bass Night at the Riviera @ Riviera Theatre, Three Rivers, MI


12/10/10 ( Friday)

6 Hands Down @ Mason – Holt Eagles, Holt, MI. Holiday Sing hosted by Sally Potter @ Ten Pound Fiddle, Unitarian Universalist Church 855 Grove Street East Lansing, MI
Frog and the Beeftone’s @ Classic Pub and Grill, Lansing, MI.
Savannah Don’s Blues Holiday @ Callahan’s, Auburn Hills, MI.
Greg Nagy @ Leroy’s Classic Bar and Grill, Lansing.
Smooth Daddy @ The Exchange, Lansing, MI.
WRKR/Bud Blues Series Ticket Presale thru December 17 @ Kalamazoo State Theatre box office
BluesTime Band @ Bennucci’s Chicago Oven & Grill, Kalamazoo, MI
Bryan Michael Fischer Band @ the Union Cabaret & Grill, Kalamazoo MI
6 Hands Down @ Mason-Holt Eagles, Holt, MI

Best Of The Blues To You, Deb & Skip Dewley