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KBS 21st Birthday Bash

Nov 14, 2009 @ The Vernon Club

Music by: Jon Boy Slim, Josh Garrett and Jimmy Hall

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For addresses of local clubs see the Venues Page.

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Local Club Calendar

Blues Jams: Sun - Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport KY) * 8:00pm
Mon - Stevie Ray's Open Mic * 9:00pm
Tue - Mazzoni's Open Mic * 6:00pm
Tue - Stevie Ray's Blues/Jazz Jam * 9:00pm
Tue - Connor's Place (New Albany IN) * 9:00pm
Wed - O'Neils Irish Pub (Lexington) * 7:00-11:00pm
Wed -The Lounge * 9:00pm
Wed - Dugout * 9:30pm
Thu - Longshot Tavern * 9:30pm
Thu - Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Open Mic * 9pm-1am
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Always call to check before you go - as evidenced
by the defunct jams shown to the right!		 Sun-Air Devil's Inn * 8:00pm
 Sun-Blues-n-Jazz Jam * Bearno's Pizza * 8:00pm
Sun / Wed- Vito's Place * 6:00pm
 Tue-Stevie Ray’s * 9:00pm
 Thu-Frankfort Ave Pub
Wed - Lisa's Oak St Lounge * 9:30pm
Wed - Lynagh's Irish Pub (Lexington) - 9:00pm
Wed-Wick's Pizza - Dixie Hwy * 8:00pm
Wed-Zena’s Café * 9:00pm
Nov Sun 1 Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport KY) Blues Jam 8:00-12:00
      Riverbend Winery Sheryl Rouse 8:00
  Mon 2 Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
      Tee-Dee's Bluegrass Progressive Club (Lexington KY) T.D. & the Scandalous Band 8:00
  Tue 3 Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
  Wed 4 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge KBS Board Meeting 7:00 / Muji Fuji 8:30–12:00
      Mahogany's (Latonia KY) Blues Jam  8:00
      O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
      Stevie Ray's Josh Garrett and the Bottomline 8:00 $8
      The Lounge Blues Jam 9:00
  Thu 5 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Open Mike 9:00-1:00
      Longshot Tavern Blues Jam 9:30
      O'Shea's Irish Pub Jon Boy Slim 10:00
  Fri 6 Bearno's Pizza (Highlands) Jon Boy Slim 10:00
      Blue River Cafe (Milltown IN) Tyrone Cotton 7:00-10:00
      Bulldog's Roadhouse (Independence KY) Cheryl Renee with Them Bones 6:30
      Jim Porter's Nick Moss & the Flip Tops / The Boogie Men 7:00 / D Man and the Alley Hounds 9:00
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Clayton Dermon 7:00
      R Place Pub Robbie Bartlett 10:00-2:00
      Stevie Ray’s Clay St Blues All Stars 7:30 / Hellfish 10:00
      Syl's Lounge TBA
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
  Sat 7 Jeff Ruby's Tanita Gaines 9:30
      Jim Porter's D Man and the Alley Hounds 9:00
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Roy Gentry 7:00
      Pig City BBQ The Yard Dogs 9:00
      Riverbend Winery Jon Boy Slim 8:00
      Rubbies Holt Bros Band 
      Stevie Ray’s Lamont Gillipie & 100 Proof Blues 7:30 / The Crashers 10:00
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
  Sun 8 Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport KY) Blues Jam 8:00-12:00
  Mon 9 O'Shea's Irish Pub Here for the Party Band 7:00-11:00
      Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
      Tee-Dee's Bluegrass Progressive Club (Lexington KY) T.D. & the Scandalous Band 8:00
  Tue 10 Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
  Wed 11 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Muji Fuji 8:30–12:00
      Mahogany's (Latonia KY) Blues Jam  8:00
      O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
      Stevie Ray's Big Bill Morganfield 7:30 $15
      The Lounge Blues Jam 9:00
  Thu 12 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Open Mike 9:00-1:00
      Longshot Tavern Blues Jam  9:30
      O'Shea's Irish Pub Jon Boy Slim 10:00
      Stevie Ray's The Steepwater Band 9:00 $5
  Fri 13 Bearno's Pizza (Highlands) Jon Boy Slim 10:00
      Clifton's Pizza Juggernaut Jug Band 8:30
      Headliner's Leslie's Motel / Soul Inc. / Holt Bros Band
      Horseshoe Casino (Elizabeth IN) Jonny Lang / Robert Cray 7:30 $35/$40/$45
      Jim Porter's Wayne “The Train” Hancock 7:00 / Clay St Blues All Stars 9:00
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Clayton Dermon 7:00
      Stevie Ray’s Sue O'Neil & Blue Seville 7:30 / BF Burt & the Instigators 10:00
      Syl's Lounge TBA
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
  Sat 14 BBC (Shelbyville Rd) Porkpie James Band 11:00 $5
      Clifton's Pizza Juggernaut Jug Band 7:30
      Derby City Espresso Honey Highway Country and Blues Show 9:00
      Dutch's Tavern The Predators 10:00
      Hog's Tavern (Lanesville IN) Rusty & the Oil Cans 10:00-2:00
      Jeff Ruby's Tanita Gaines 9:30
      Jim Porter's Clay St Blues All Stars 9:00
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Roy Gentry 7:00
      Riverbend Winery Jon Boy Slim 8:00
      Stevie Ray’s Sue O'Neil & Blue Seville 7:30 / BF Burt & the Instigators 10:00
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
Nov Sat 14 Vernon Club KBS 21st Birthday Bash * The Vernon Club * Doors @ 6:00 pm

Free for KBS Members w/ Membership Card * $5 Cover for Non-Members

Music by:

Jon Boy Slim (Solo/Duo KBS Blues Talent Winner)
Josh Garrettand the Bottomline
Jimmy Hall
  Sun 15 Jim Porter's Good Time Emporium MERF Benefit - "Viva La Diva" (Louisville's Women of Music)
5:00pm * $7.00

Alanna Fugate

Lady D

Amanda Lucas

Leigh Ann Yost

Amy Johnson

Linda Sparrow

Andrea Davidson

Marilyn Kington

Angie Sandage

Marion Dries

Artie Wells

Martha Brewer

Ashley Burchette

Miss Blazze

Audrey Cecil

Most Wanted

Baby Girl

N'Style

Blue Umbrellas

Patty Butcher

Brigid Kaelin

Patty Cain

Carly Johnson

Rachel Stump

Cole Kiser

Rebecca Williams

Daphne Luster

Robbie Bartlett

Jennifer Lauletta

Sheryl Rouse

Joanie Musselman

Sue O'Neil

Karen Kraft

Tanita Gaines

Kathleen Hoye

The Sirens

Kelly Wilkinson

Troubadours of the Divine Bliss

Kimmet & Doug

Walker and Kays
 

4th Wall Falling

More info at http://www.merfbenefit.org/
  Sun 15 Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport KY) Blues Jam 8:00-12:00
      Riverbend Winery Sheryl Rouse 8:00
      Stevie Ray's Leslie's Motel Reunion Show 5:00 $10
  Mon 16 Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
      Tee-Dee's Bluegrass Progressive Club (Lexington KY) T.D. & the Scandalous Band 8:00
  Tue 17 Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
  Wed 18 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Muji Fuji 8:30–12:00
      Mahogany's (Latonia KY) Blues Jam  8:00
      O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
      The Lounge Blues Jam 9:00
  Thu 19 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Open Mike 9:00-1:00
      Longshot Tavern Blues Jam 9:30
      O'Shea's Irish Pub Jon Boy Slim 10:00
      Stevie Ray's Soul River Brown Band 9:00 $5
  Fri 20 Bearno's Pizza (Highlands) Jon Boy Slim 10:00
      Blue River Cafe (Milltown IN) Hambone 7:00-10:00
      Headliner's Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm / The Dirty Streets 9:00 $13
      Jeff Ruby's Robbie Bartlett 9:30
      Jim Porter's Grand Marquis / King Sonic 7:00 / The Boogie Men 9:00
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Clayton Dermon 7:00 / The Flying Saucers 9:00
      Stevie Ray’s Chuck Wells and Stone Cold Blues 7:30 / V-Groove 10:00
      Syl's Lounge TBA
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
  Sat 21 American Legion (Sellersburg IN) Bluestown 7:00
      Jeff Ruby's Robbie Bartlett 9:30
      Jim Porter's The Boogie Men 9:00
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Roy Gentry 7:00
      Riverbend Winery Jon Boy Slim 8:00
      Stevie Ray’s Roper Crust 7:30 / V-Groove 10:00
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
  Sun 22 Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport KY) Blues Jam 8:00-12:00
  Mon 23 Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
      Tee-Dee's Bluegrass Progressive Club (Lexington KY) T.D. & the Scandalous Band 8:00
  Tue 24 Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
  Wed 25 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Muji Fuji 8:30–12:00
      Mahogany's (Latonia KY) Blues Jam  8:00
      O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
      Stevie Ray's The Predators 9:00 $4
      The Lounge Blues Jam 9:00
  Thu 26 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Open Mike 9:00-1:00
      Longshot Tavern Blues Jam 9:30
      O'Shea's Irish Pub Jon Boy Slim 10:00
  Fri 27 Bearno's Pizza (Highlands) Jon Boy Slim 10:00
      Jeff Ruby's Robbie Bartlett 9:30
      Jim Porter's TBA
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Clayton Dermon 7:00
      Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport KY) Cheryl Renee with Them Bones 10:00
      Stevie Ray’s Travlin' Mojos 7:30 / Voodoo Lounge Band 10:00
      Syl's Lounge TBA
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
  Sat 28 Boondock's (Sheperdsville KY) Rusty & the Oil Cans 8:00-12:00
      Common Grounds (Lexington KY) David “Skinny Devil” McLean 9:00
      Jeff Ruby's Robbie Bartlett 9:30
      Jim Porter's TBA
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Roy Gentry 7:00
      Riverbend Winery Jon Boy Slim 8:00
      Stevie Ray’s Travlin' Mojos 7:30 / Voodoo Lounge Band 10:00
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
  Sun 29 Mansion Hill Tavern (Newport KY) Blues Jam 8:00-12:00
      Riverbend Winery Sheryl Rouse 8:00
  Mon 30 Stevie Ray’s Open Mike Night 9:00
      Tee-Dee's Bluegrass Progressive Club (Lexington KY) T.D. & the Scandalous Band 8:00
Dec Tue 1 Stevie Ray's Blues Jam 9:00
  Wed 2 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge KBS Board Meeting 7:00 / Muji Fuji 8:30–12:00
      Mahogany's (Latonia KY) Blues Jam  8:00
      O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lexington KY) Blues Jam 7:00 - 11:00
      The Lounge Blues Jam 9:00
  Thu 3 Lisa's Oak Street Lounge Open Mike 9:00-1:00
      Longshot Tavern Blues Jam 9:30
      O'Shea's Irish Pub Jon Boy Slim 10:00
      Stevie Ray's St. Johns Wort 9:00 $5
  Fri 4 Bearno's Pizza (Highlands) Jon Boy Slim 10:00
      Jim Porter's Bella Blue Band / Rock Bottom Band 9:00
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Clayton Dermon 7:00
      Phoenix Hill Roper Crust 10:00
      Stevie Ray’s Clay St Blues All Stars 7:30 / Kelly Richey Band 10:00
      Syl's Lounge TBA
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
  Sat 5 Jeff Ruby's Tanita Gaines 9:30
      Jim Porter's Bella Blue Band / Rock Bottom Band 9:00
      Joey G's (Madison IN) Roy Gentry 7:00
      Riverbend Winery Jon Boy Slim 8:00
      Rubbies Holt Bros Band 
      Stevie Ray’s Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof Blues 7:30 / Kelly Richey Band 10:00
      The Lounge The Lounge Band 9:30
         

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Louisville Events

Also check Louisville Music News, Louisville Metro and LEO for current events

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Regional Blues

Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis
372 Meridian Street, Downtown
Current Schedule
Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar in Nashville
220  Printers Alley
Current Schedule

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Events & Festivals
2009 Schedule
(Most festivals are held the same time each year - make your plans now)

Blues Festival Guide
       
Past Events - (Most festivals are held the same time each year - make your plans now for next year)
Feb 4-7, 2009 Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge Beale Street
Memphis TN

Web Site

 Click to View Full Page IBC Flyer
May 8-9, 2009 International Bar-B-Que Festival
Owensboro KY		 Web Site International Bar-B-Q Festival
May 16, 2009 25th Annual Bar-B-Q Pitt Festival
Pitt Academy - Louisville

Web Site

 Pitt Academy
May 24, 2009 The Red Mile Blues Festival
Lexington KY
The Red Mile

and on FaceBook

 Starts @ 1:00pm - $10

Bring lawn chairs, blankets, sun-glasses and get your blues on!!!!!

NO BOTTLES, CANS or COOLERS!!!
May 30, 2009 Jeffersontown - Crusade Blues Festival
Jeffersontown KY

(rescheduled from May 16)

FREE

 Line-Up
  12:00 p.m. Cole Stevens
  1:20 p.m. 155
  2:40 p.m. P.S. Willie
  4:00 p.m. Clay Street Blues All Stars
  5:20 p.m. Blue Meridian
  6:40 p.m. Bluestown
  8:00 p.m. The Travlin' Mojos

Jun 13-20, 2009 WC Handy Blues Festival
Henderson KY		 Complete Music Schedule

Tommy Castro Band, Shemekia Copeland, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Albert Cummings, The Nighthawks. Zac Harmon, Nick Moss and the Fliptops, Eric Bibb. Moreland and Arbuckle. Tad Robinson. Lil Dave Thompson. Kilborn Alley Blues Band, The Crawdaddies, Robbie Bartlett, Andrea Tanaro and the Ghost Flame Riders
Jun 20, 2009 1st Annual Blues, Boats & BBQ Fest
State Dock @ Lake Cumberland KY (Jamestown)
2:00 pm   Velveeta Jones (host band)
4:00pm   Chuck Wells and Stone Cold Blues
6:00 pm   One Shot Johnny
8:00 pm   Larry Grisham & Jeff "Stick" Davis from The Beat Daddys
w/ Dean Hall
10:00 pm   The Stella Vees
State Dock Web Site or
FaceBook Page
 
Jun 19-20, 2009 Smokin' on the River
Jeffersonville IN		 SmokinOnTheRiver-Jeff-In.com
Friday 4:00pm-10:30pm
  4:00   Da Mudcats
  8:00   V-Groove
 
Saturday Noon-10:30pm
  12:00   The Travelin' Mojos
  2:00   Walter Lay
  4:00   Lamont Gillispie
  8:00   Marilyn Kington
Jul 10-12, 2009 Blues-n-Barbecue Festival
Louisville at the Water Tower
River Road at Zorn Ave

Members - watch your mail for free tickets!

 Schedule
 

Presented by the
Bisig Impact Group
Jul 17-18, 2009 Master Musicians Festival
Somerset KY		 Web Site

Aug 7-8, 2009 Cincy Blues Fest
Sawyer Point, Cincinnati

Festival Website

Aug 21-22, 2009 Madison Ribberfest
Madison IN		 Ribberfest Web Site

Hotline: 800-559-2956

Aug 20-30, 2009 Kentucky State Fair KY State Fair
Web Site

MySpace  FaceBook  Twitter
Aug 27-29, 2009 20th Hot August Blues
Kenlake State Resort Park
Hardin KY		 Park Web Site

Festival Web Site

Hot August Blues Festival Website
Aug 27-29, 2009 Bean Blossom Blues Fest
Bill Monroe Music Park
Bean Blossom IN		 Web Site Bean Blossom Blues Fest
Sep 11-12, 2009 Blues To The Point
Carrollton KY		 Web Site B2P08 Logo
Oct 9-10, 2009

Garvin Gate Blues Festival
Garvin Place @ Oak Street

 The Schedule is posted

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