BEB 110 | Sweet Jelly Donut

09/04/13 • 87 min

Playlist:
Frank Bang & the Secret Stash-Wonder Woman, Shiny Lapel Trio- Rockabetty Swing, Brian MacDonald- Mid-Life Mambo, Jimmy Thackery- All About My Girl, The Lustre Kings- Tell Me Why, John Fries & the Heat- Travelin’ Home, Roosevelt Dime- St. James Infirmary, Danny Draher- Garlic & Onions, Royal Southern Brotherhood- Sweet Jelly Donut, Honey Island Swamp Band- Josephine, Biscuit Miller- Belly Up Some Blues, Candye Kane- Walkin’ Talkin’ Haunted House, Howard & the White Boys- Phone Booth, JC Crossfire- Grand Ole Girl, Balkun Bros.- Lose Control, Jr. Krauss & the Shakes- Box of Letters, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.

Feed Our Friends Contest:
There was no winner in our Feed Our Friends Contest this week . To win a $100 gift card from Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford simply send us an 8-15 second video about why you want the gift card. Send your videos to [email protected] and you are in the running. Good luck next week!!

Black-Eyed News:
The first story this week I briefly mentioned at the beginning of the show it’s about the Documentary Ain’t In It For My Health which is at Real Art Ways in Hartford. It is a documentary about Levon Helm the drummer for The Band.

Director Jacob Hatley's intimate documentary finds Mr. Helm at home in Woodstock, NY, in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. Shot during the course of two-plus years, this highly anticipated film focuses in on the four-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member after his 2007 comeback album, Dirt Farmer, brought him back to the spotlight.

"For the fans left bereft by his 2012 death, it's impossible to imagine a more exquisite, honest, and beautifully detailed documentary about the life of Levon Helm than Jacob Hatley's Ain't in It for My Health." - Peter Gertsenzang, Village Voice

It is 83 minutes long and I recommend it to anyone that is a fan of The Band or Levon Helm.

http://www.realartways.org/cinema.htm#levon

The second story is about next weekend’s 2 Left Feet Bluesfest in East Hartland Ct.
Sept 14,2013 in East Hartland Ct. the lineup includes Shemekia Copeland, Anthony Gomes, Biscuit Miller, Eddie Shaw, Rich Badowski, Lydia Warren, also Bobby Paltauf and Mosaic. Tickets are $28 online $35 at the gate also a limited number of VIP seats are still available for $50 you are right in front of the stage and it comes with a chair. For more info and directions check out their website at:
http://www.2leftfeetbluesfestival.com/

American Blues Scene has a great review of the new Samantha Fish album to be released in September from our friends over at Ruf Records. If you want to read the review and also watch the first video that they shot for it the link will be in this week’s write up. Definitely go watch the video it was shot in a classic New Orleans club and is awesome.

http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/08/samantha-fish-black-wind-howlin/

Lastly this week’s interview from Blues Blast is with Willie “The Touch “ Hayes who was Magic Sam’s drummer. He had to decide whether or not to go out on the road with Magic Sam at the age of 16. His decision may surprise you. It’s one of the best interviews form Blues Blast in a while and definitely worth the read. You can also find out who else he played with and what he’s doing now. Here is the link:

http://thebluesblast.com/Archive/BluesBlasts/2013/BluesBlast8_29%AD_13.htm

Blues In The Area:
9/6 FRIDAY
Robert Randolph & the Family Band - The Palace Theater (8pm) - Stafford Springs, CT
The Cobalt Rhythm Kings - The Bear & Grill (9:30pm) - Orange, CT
The Balkun Brothers - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford
The Troy T. Blues Band - Strykers Cafe (9pm) - Berlin, CT
Killer Kane & the Jewel City Blues Band - Chan's (8pm) - Woonsocket, RI
Eran Troy Danner - St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Naugatuck Green 7pm) - Naugatuck, CT
9/7 SATURDAY
Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze - Theodores' (9pm) - Springfield, MA
Junior Krauss & the Shakes - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford
Blues Alley - CJ Sparrow's (8-11pm) - Cheshire, CT
The Tom Sanders Band - The Cypress Restaurant - Middletown, CT
The Kevin Crandall Band - The Taste of Mystic (2pm, Cottrell St.) - Mystic, CT
9/8 SUNDAY
The Danny Draher Band - Cady's Tavern (3-7pm) - Chepachet, RI
International Blues Challenge Fundraiser
Blues Jam w/Wildcat O'Halloran - City Sports Grille (4-8pm) - Northampton, MA

Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown:
Wednesday September 4 Blues Open Mic hosted by Gene Donaldson
Friday September 6 Balkun Bros. cd release party
Saturday September 7 Jr. Krauss & the Shakes
Monday September 9 Monday Night Jazz returns
Tuesday September 10 Mike Palin’s Other Orchestra

I hope to see you out and about this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you are.

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It is 83 minutes long and I recommend it to anyone that is a fan of The Band or Levon Helm.

http://www.realartways.org/cinema.htm#levon

http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/08/samantha-fish-black-wind-howlin/

http://thebluesblast.com/Archive/BluesBlasts/2013/BluesBlast8_29%AD_13.htm

I hope to see you out and about this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you are.

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BEB 109 | Raise The RUF

Playlist:

Delta Generators- Love You Tight, The Dirty Bones- Yer Mutha, Royal Southern Brotherhood- Left My Heart in Memphis, Mike Zito- Gone To Texas, Devon Allman- Don’t Set Me Free, Joe Louis Walker- Hellfire, Janiva Magness- There It Is, Brian MacDonald- Shadow Time, Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials- Hold That Train, Honey Island Swamp Band- Prodigal Son, Junior Krauss & the Shakes- Too Many Drivers, Todd Wolfe- Against The Wall, JC Crossfire- When It Comes To The Blues, Shawn Holt & the Teardrops- Mean Little Woman, Carolyn Wonderland- Misunderstood, Frank Bang & the Secret Stash- My Own Country Way, Shiny Lapel Trio- Sway, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.

Black-Eyed News:

Interview with Brian MacDonald & Mike Palin

The Guardian.com tells of a trip all music fans need to make; the drive is from Chicago to Memphis and all of the music related venues, eateries recording studios and bars that you need to visit whether you are a fan of Blues or country music. It sounds like a trip my wife and I need to make. Check out the link to the article in this week’s Write up.

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/aug/17/chicago-memphis-soul-blues-country-road-trip-us

The next piece comes from the daily political.com and talks about Producer Tom Hambridge and how he has 5 albums in the Billboard Blues Chart all at the same time. 4 in the Top 10. Currently Hambridge has James Cotton’s Cotton Mouthed Man, Buddy Guy’s critically acclaimed Rhythm & Blues, talented young guitarist Quinn Sullivan’s Getting There, Delbert McClinton & Glenn Clark’s album Blind, Crippled & Crazy oh and by the way he produced the Joe Louis Walker album we were talking about earlier in the Show, Hellfire. To read more about Tom and who else he’s working with check out the link:

http://www.dailypolitical.com/press-releases/grammy-winning-producer-tom-hambridge-%E2%80%A8lands-five-albums-on-the-billboard-blues-chart.htm

Our friends at American Blues Scene have an article about the new album by Mike Zito-Gone to Texas describing how he writes his songs, his role in the Royal Southern Brotherhood and how he chose his band for their tour.

http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/08/mike-zito-strives-for-truth/

The Blues Blast interview this week was with bass player Tommy Shannon it covered his entire career starting with playing at Woodstock as part of Johnny Winter’s band through his time with Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble and what he thinks is the future for Blues music. It’s a great read!

http://thebluesblast.com/Archive/BluesBlasts/2013/BluesBlast8_22%C2%AD_13.htm

Yesterday marked the 23rd anniversary of the death of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I listened to Texas Flood last night and it still sounds as fresh as it did when it was released in 1983. I recommend you give it a listen today.

Blues In The Area:

8/29 THURSDAY

James Montgomery w/the Uptown Horns & Special Guests - Monument Square (7-11pm) - Woonsocket, RI

125th Anniversary Block Party feat. 11 bands (7-11pm)

Roomful of Blues - Stearns Square (8pm, Worthington St.) - Springfield, MA

Blues On The Rocks - The Griswold Inn (8pm) - Essex, CT

8/30 FRIDAY

16th Rhythm & Roots Festival - Ninigret Park (continues 8/31 & 9/1) - Charlestown, RI

including:

Taj Mahal

Marcia Ball

The Carolina Chocolate Drops

The Texas Guitar Women

Maria Muldaur

Paul Geremia

info: www.rhythmandroots.com

Popa Chubby - Chan's (8pm) - Woonsocket, RI

Frank Bang & the Secret Stash - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford

Roomful of Blues - Point Breeze - Webster, MA

James Montgomery - The Iron Horse (7pm) - Northampton, MA

Jeff Pitchell - Theodores' - Springfield, MA

Walter & David - The Lumberyard (8pm) - West Redding, CT

The SwampShaka Duo w/Tony C. - La Vita Gustosa (9pm) - Haddam, CT

Eran Troy Danner - Lucky Jack's Bar & Grill (8pm) - Plainfield, CT

EasyBaby - Dalice Elizabeth Winery (6:30-9:30pm) - Preston, CT

8/31 SATURDAY

16th Rhythm & Roots Festival - Ninigret Park (continues 9/1) - Charlestown, RI

including:

Taj Mahal

Marcia Ball

The Carolina Chocolate Drops

The Texas Guitar Women

Maria Muldaur

Paul Geremia

info: www.rhythmandroots.com

The Blues, Views & BBQ Festival - The Levitt Pavillion & Westport Library (11:30am Sat & Sun) - Westport, CT

with:

Royal Southern Brotherhood

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BEB 111 | Butter My Biscuits

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biscuits shutterstock_64018978Playlist:

Balkun Bros- Storm For The Devil, Jr. Krauss & the Shakes- Love My Blues Away, Alastair Greene- Through The Rain, Dave Widow- Baby Wants To Rock, Little Mike & the Tornadoes- Rather Be Lying With You Than To You, Albert Castiglia- CAdillac Assembly LIne, Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers- Gin In The Morning, Shawn Holt & the Teardrops- You Done Me Wrong, John Ginty- Elvis Presley, Candye Kane- Barbed Wire Mouth, Oli Brown- Makes Me Wonder, Mike Zito- The Road Never Ends, Mark Hummel- I Got To Go, Billy Boy Arnold- You’re So Fine, Eddie Shaw- Sack Full of Blues, Lydia Warren Band- Nothing Without You, Anthony Gomes- One Last Time, Biscuit Miller & the Mix- Butter My Biscuits, John Fries & the Heat- Another Love, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.

Win $100 in the Feed Our Friends Contest:

This week we had a winner in our Feed Our Friends contest. The winner was Robert Parker and we are happy that Sally will only continue to have one black eye. To win a $100 gift card from Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford simply send us an 8-15 second video about why you want the gift card. Send your videos to [email protected] and you are in the running. Good luck next week!!

Black-Eyed News:

This week’s Black-Eyed News included the announcement of the return of Ana Popovic to Black-Eyed Sally’s for the first time in 10 years.

Our friends over at American Blues Scene have an article that is quite good about Bridging the Blues.

“The Bridging the Blues idea is that the literal bridges are the bridges between Mississippi and Memphis and Arkansas. But it is also blues being the bridge to all other forms of music... and it all came outta here,” said Wesley Smith, Executive Director of the Greenville-Washington County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and originator of Bridging the Blues.

He tells of how the concept came about. “We have a B.B. King Museum, we have a Blues Trail...we have arts councils that are doing blues photography exhibits and we have tourism... If only we could get everybody to do what they’re already doing, but get it into one week,” recalled Smith.

That week begins with the Mighty Mississippi Music Festival/Highway 61 Blues Festival in Greenville, both beginning on October 4 and running throughout the weekend. The week “ends” with the King Biscuit Blues festival, held in Helena, Arkansas beginning on Thursday, October 10. Between the two festivals, and for several days on either side, are various performances by local musicians, museum exhibits, and tours by preservationist and Delta heritage expert, Luther Brown.

Hopefully, visitors will return home understanding how the blues is itself an old and well-traveled bridge, a true American byway of a music tradition that is found time and again in other musical forms. While King Biscuit has a strict blues focus, Smith indicates the festival in Greenville will have a blues emphasis–as Hwy. 61 has had for years–but will combine that with performances from other types of music that find their origins in the rich music of the Delta. Sounds like another trip my wife and I need to take.

http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2013/09/bridging-the-blues-from-the-delta-to-memphis/

Tonight Wednesday Sept 11th at Bridge Street Live in Collinsville Ct there is a Tribute to Little Walter at 8pm. The artists on the bill are Mark Hummel,Billy Boy Arnold, Sugar Ray Norcia, Little Charlie Baty and Anson Funderburgh. This is a night of music that is not to be missed. Tickets for the show are $25 and $35.

http://www.41bridgestreet.com/calendar/index.php?id=372

Blues In The Area:

9/11 WEDNESDAY

TRIBUTE TO LITTLE WALTER - BRIDGE STREET LIVE (8PM) - COLLINSVILLE, CT

FEATURING:

MARK HUMMEL

BILLY BOY ARNOLD

SUGAR RAY NORCIA

LITTLE CHARLIE BATY

ANSON FUNDERBURG

THE DAN STEVENS TRIO - THE STEAK LOFT (7PM) - MYSTIC, CT

BLUES JAM W/ED BRADLEY - BLACK-EYED SALLY'S (8PM) - HARTFORD