San Diego Blues Calendar: May 5th – 11th

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Alice

This coming weekend is the 3-day Gator by the Bay (Spanish Landing Park – across from the airport on Harbor Drive) event, featuring blues and zydeco music. For more details and the huge lineup of bands, check out www.gatorbythebay.com.

Humphries seems to have shifted its calendar (at least for this month) to blues on Mondays, R&B on Thursdays and open mic R&B/soul/gospel/jazz/blues on Wednesdays. Kona Kai (also on Shelter Island) is undergoing extensive renovations, so there is less blues on the island right now.

Patrick’s Pub is adding more rock to the schedule, which means fewer nights of blues on our calendar. Yet House of Blues seems to be adding more nights of blues, and this week Catherine Denise out of Antonio, TX will be here with her award-winning blues playing.

Speaking of House of Blues… there is no Wednesday night jam this week. But there is the 88.3 Jazz blues jam that night from 6:30-9 at Proud Mary’s (up in Kearney Mesa), which used to be in Little Italy.

San Diego Blues Calendar: April 28th – May 4th

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Alice

Summertime jazz is happening again at the Westgate Hotel up on the pool deck, and while this isn’t blues (as a rule), Whitney Shay will be singing there on Friday night before her quartet plays next door later on at the US Grant.

For those of you who love to swing dance to blues… this week we have lots of swinging blues around the downtown. Tuesday night at Humphrey’s and at Henry’s Pub, and Wednesday night at Tio Leo’s.

Spaghetteria Blues Jam Moving North to Proud Mary’s

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Alice

I just learned that the Thursday night blues/jazz jam hosted by 88.3 Jazz KSDS Radio, which has been hosted by Spaqhetteria in Little Italy for quite some time, is moving to a new week day and place – effective THIS week.

The blues jam will now be on Wednesday evenings (6:30-9:30) at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill north of the city. You can find it at 5500 Kearny Mesa Road (west side of 163 in the Ramada Inn). This is also where the tried and true bluesman Tomcat Courtney plays every Thursday night, starting at 6pm.

San Diego Blues Calendar: April 21st – 27th

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Alice

It looks like a fairly light week of blues around downtown. Patrick’s Pub is now starting to host more rock bands, and Kona Kai is going to be closed for renovations for a while.

The blues jams are all still happening on Monday (Speakeasy), Tuesday (Patrick’s), Wednesday (House of Blues) and Thursday (Spaghetteria).

San Diego Blues Calendar: April 14th – 20th

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Alice

Another good week of blues jams and bands around town. Blues every night in the Gaslamp – at Patrick’s (and every night but Sunday) at the SpeakEasy.

There is also the Youth Blues jam on Saturday afternoon that is always incredibly good, and some of the kids that come in are as young as 9 years old. This is an open jam for any young person who wants to come play some blues.

This may be Kona Kai’s last week of music out on Shelter Island before they shut down temporarily for renovations.

San Diego Blues Calendar: April 7th-13th

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Alice

There is a lot of blues happening in the greater downtown area this week, and there is a bit more than usual out on Shelter Island (Kona Kai and Humphrey’s Backstage) and at Tio Leo’s off of Morena Blvd.

Morry Sochat & the Special 20s is a Chicago blues & swing band out on tour, and they are coming to San Diego on Friday to play at the Gaslamp SpeakEasy. They should be a lot of fun, especially if you are a swing dancer. Unfortunately I’ll miss them.

I head out of town Friday for 10 days, but I hope to catch many of these bands and get up some more video before I go. If you get any good video of these bands in the next couple weeks, please email me with the YouTube link and I’ll get it up on the site.

Change of bands at Patrick’s this weekend

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Alice

Trey Tosh won’t be playing at Patrick’s this weekend, as scheduled. Instead tonight the R&B band, Mystique Element of Soul, will be on stage, and tomorrow (Sunday) night the Bill Magee Blues Band will be there 9-midnight.

San Diego Blues Calendar: Mar 31st – Apr 6th

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Alice

It looks like Kona Kai will be open for two more weeks before they close for remodeling, and this week Backwater Blues Band will be playing there on Wednesday evening.

There is also a tribute to Muddy Waters by the 145th Street local blues band at 98 Bottles on Saturday, which should be lots of fun.

And of course, there are jams Monday – Thursday around town and blues playing most nights at Patrick’s and the SpeakEasy in the Gaslamp.

San Diego Blues Calendar: Mar 24th – 30th

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Alice

There is always some good blues around the downtown area, and this week is no exception. I’m hoping to get to a couple of jams, check out Christine Gilardi’s new show at Patrick’s on Thursday, and go see Lil A & The Allnighters at Tio Leo’s. See you out there!

San Diego Blues Calendar: Mar 17th – 23rd

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Alice

This is a pretty typical week for the blues downtown. Jams are on Monday-Thursday night around town, and the blues band regulars are playing at the SpeakEasy, Patrick’s, Tio Leo’s and at both Humphrey’s and Kona Kai on Shelter Island.

There is also the Youth Blues Jam on Saturday afternoon at the SpeakEasy, which is always amazing. All kids under 21 who play blues, and there are more than you might think, are invited to the monthly open jam. I’ve seen kids as young as 9, who are incredible. Don’t miss it, if you are in the Gaslamp that day. See you there!

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