Roomful of Blues Booked

2008-07-02T10:38:00.000-04:00

Hi Everybody,

What an AMAZING show we had last week with The Mystix on Saturday. This band is loaded with some of the best musicians on the circuit. Their sound is influenced by blues, R&B, rock, swing, jazz, and about every other genre you can imagine. When we have these guys return, you have got to check them out!

It’s a short week this week with July 4th on Friday. Only a couple of shows at Tupelo but both are going to be fantastic. I have been looking forward to our very special show with SHELBY LYNNE for weeks! This show, in particular, is really going to be a great one!

CANNED HEAT TOUR CANCELLED

Unfortunately, CANNED HEAT has had to cancel their entire tour, including our date on July 10. If you purchased tickets to this show, your money will be refunded this week.

Have a great 4th of July!

OF NOTE
The following shows are nearing the 200 mark, meaning that they will soon sellout. If you want to get tickets for any of these shows, get them soon.

Cowboy Junkies

Suzanne Vega

Arlo Guthrie

THIS WEEK

Wednesday, July 2 GUITAR SHORTY

Guitarist/vocalist and blues legend Guitar Shorty is a man of the people. With the ability to pack clubs and festivals as one of the blues’ most celebrated live performers (even before he had any nationally available recordings) and now among the top-selling recording artists in the blues world, he is clearly the people’s choice. Between his blistering, rocked-out guitar work and his fierce, soulful vocals, the power of his music is unmatched, and his perceptive and meaningful lyrics unique among modern bluesmen. Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Shorty has been electrifying audiences for five decades with his supercharged live shows and his incendiary recordings (beginning in 1957 with a Willie Dixon-produced single on the Cobra label)… Guitar Shorty is a superb bluesman who can scorch your ears off with lethal licks and heavyweight blues-rock grooves.

Thursday, July 3 OPEN MIC NIGHT

The Featured Artist for this one is Dale Reynolds. Dale recently was played on 92.5 The River and has a budding musical career. This is another chance for newbies and veterans alike to take the stage for a couple of songs. Also a great night for those of you looking for a cheap night out.

Saturday, July 5 SHELBY LYNNE

By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet in a way, the award was appropriate, since ‘I Am Shelby Lynne’ was the album that finally found her taking control of her music, following years of casting about in search of an identity. Lynne's work ranged through country, blues, Southern soul, roots rock, Western swing, jazz, and adult contemporary pop; naturally, that eclecticism made her difficult to market, and it also resulted in pressure to record more commercial, radio-friendly material that didn't really suit her. Once Lynne put all the pieces together, she found herself embraced not by the country mainstream, but by rock critics, British audiences, and the alt-country/Americana crowd.

NEW BOOKINGS
Saturday, October 18 TWIDDLE

A New England Jam band in the same genre as Railroad Earth, The Brew, and others of its ilk. Not on sale yet but it will be soon.

Saturday, November 8 ROOMFUL of BLUES

This band has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. In 2007, singer Dave Howard took over the vocal duties, bringing his gritty and soulful vocals and adding another bright new dimension to the jazzy, jump-blues musical roots. Their winning combination of jump, swing, blues, R&B and soul remains their calling card.

CHECK OUT OUR SCHEDULE

I have tried to put genre tags on these artists. Keep in mind that everybody has a different idea of what genre to put someone into. You might not necessarily agree with mine.

2008

July 2 Guitar Shorty (Blues)

July 5 Shelby Lynne (Pop/Country)

July 10 Canned Heat CANCELLED

July 11 Catie Curtis (Folk)

July 12 Chad Perrone (Pop/Folk)

July 14 The Alarm, The FIXX, and English Beat SOLD OUT

July 19 James Montgomery Band (Blues)

July 24 Young Dubliners (Celtic Rock)

July 25 Lori McKenna (Folk)

July 26 Smokin Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King (Blues)

July 27 Cowboy Junkies (Pop/Folk)