Black-Eyed & Blues Show 80 Write Up
Playlist: Dave Hogan- Next Time Around, Craig Hartley Trio- Dial 411, Mike Crandall Band- Just Livin’ The Blues, Miss Tess & the Talkbacks- Everybody’s Darling, Roberto Morbioli & Morblus- I Play My Blues, The Can Kickers- New London Blues, The Soul of A Man- Got to be Some Changes Made, Lustre Kings- Long Lean Baby, Delta Generators- Coming Home, Eight to the Bar- Twistin’ in the Wind, Cashed Fools- Hold On Me, Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood- Out in the Cold, Mojomatics- Soy Baby.
Contest: Feed Our Friends
Contests: This week’s winners in our Feed Our Friends contest were Blaine Schweizer and Steven Hodska. They both won a $50 gift card for Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford for simply friending us on our Facebook Fan Page. Congrat guys!!
Black-Eyed News:
Jazz legend Dave Brubeck passed away at 91. Most of Dave’s massive catalog can be found on itunes but you can also find some great performances here:
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/dave-brubeck-quartet/concerts/newport-jazz-festival-june-30-1960.html
Pandora vs. the Recording Industry: keep an eye on this story I don’t think this one ends very soon:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pandora-clashes-with-musicians-over-song-payments-20121203
The passing of Otis Redding just 3 days after he recorded Dock of the Bay:
http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2011/12/celebrating-the-life-of-otis-redding-on-the-anniversary-of-his-passing/
Rolling Stones back in the U.S. at the Barclays Center. What did they play and who were their special guests? Check it out here:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-rolling-stones/2012/barclays-center-brooklyn-ny-23da14ef .html
Rolling Stone magazine’s last interview with John Lennon:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/john-lennon-the-last-interview-20101223?link=mostpopular3
Blues in the Area:
12/14 FRIDAY Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson - Chan's (8 & 10pm) - Woonsocket, RI The Mojo Boys - Augur's Pub (9pm) - Guilford, CT Bob Margolis & Friends - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford The Mojo Duo - Coalhouse Pizza (8:30pm) - Stamford, CT The Walter Lewis Blues Trio - The Longridge Tavern (8pm) - Stamford, CT Eran Troy Danner - The River Restaurant - Wolcott, CT Dan Stevens - The Simsbury Public Library (8pm) - Simsbury, CT SwampShaka Duo w/Tony C. - La Vita Gustosa (9pm) - East Haddam, CT
12/15 SATURDAY Jeff Pitchell - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford The Tom Sanders Band - The Cypress Restaurant (8pm) - Middletown, CT The Rich Badowski Blues Band - The Quarry Tavern - Monson, MA The Walter Lewis Blues Trio - Green Woods Grille & Ale House (9pm) - Bethel, CT Eran Troy Danner - Spice Bar & Grille - Southington, CT Dan Stevens - Burke's Tavern (9pm) - Niantic, CT The Ned Lucas Band - Theodores' (9pm) - Springfield, MA Brandt Taylor - The Gold Eagle - Dayville, CT
Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown:
Wed Dec. 12 Blues Open Mic hosted by Ed Bradley
Thurs Dec.13 Eight to the Bar
Fri Dec. 14 Bob Margolis & Friends
Sat Dec. 15 Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood
Mon Dec. 17 Monday Night Jazz
I hope to see you out and about this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you are. See you all next week.
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