Each week a new mix of musicians shows up at the JammingOut & BLUSD jam (at House of Blues Voodoo Stage) and gets randomly assigned to get up on stage together. Last night Bobby Hayse, from Indiana, came in and sang cover song Mustang Sally, along with Brandon Cerquedo on guitar (who did the solo in this clip), Doyle Thomas on guitar, Jim Holtz on bass and Tony Garrick on drums.
San Diego Blues
This is a good video of Lafayette Falkquay and his blues band performing cover song Black Cat Bone this past Saturday night. Doc Holiday was playing keyboards, Ronnie Baumslater was on bass (can’t fix that red light that’s on him unfortunately), and Billy Wear was on drums.
San Diego Blues
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.
If you love blues, the Wednesday night jam at HOB downtown, hosted by JammingOut.net, the local blues society (BLUSD) and House of Blues, is one of the great jams around town.
Here we have Justin Fools on harmonica and singing cover song No Particular Place to Go, supported by Dave Keefer and Judd Austin on guitar, Dale Davis on bass and Lisa Viegas.
The evening ended with a little fun on stage as Lafayette Falkquay sings cover song Mustang Sally, along with Junya Isogawa and Rich Giglio on guitar, Kevin Cooper on bass and Billy Wear on drums.
San Diego Blues
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.
There was a good mix of musicians at the weekly blues jam at House of Blues again this week. I got there a bit late, and missed a lot of it. But I did catch Tony Garrick singing Freddie King’s cover song I’m Tore Down (and playing the drums) along with Dale Davis on bass, Nicholas Butterfield on guitar and Junya Isogawa on guitar (who you see first in this video). Enjoy as I did!
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.
Christine Gilardi and her newly formed band brought a mix of blues and soul to Patrick’s Thursday night. Here is a clip of Christine singing Stevie Wonder’s cover song Higher Ground, along with James Ferguson on keyboard, David Lindgren on bass, Rene Woolley on drums, and Walter Gentry on sax.
If you are having a hard day, as I was yesterday, zydeco music can really lift your spirits. So I went to Humphrey’s Backstage last night to hear the Bayou Brothers – one of the few Cajun and blues bands in San Diego, and it got me up dancing along with everyone else. Check them out the next time they play at Tio Leo’s on a zydeco Tuesday or they are back at Humphrey’s!
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!
