Kentuckiana
Blues Society
Blues News Email
Events for August 24 – August
30
Many
venues are now allowing the wearing of a mask to be optional.
If
you have questions related to an event's policies pertaining to the
pandemic, contact them before visiting their place of
business.
Please help fight COVID-19 and get the vaccine and
booster!
We list places offering music within a 100 mile
radius of Louisville.
If you are a local/regional blues musician
or venue and would like us to consider your event for our weekly
email and monthly newsletter calendars, please email the information
to gi...@kbsblues.org.
Many
artists continue to perform live on the internet. You may find
information on their website or social media pages regarding when
they will appear online.
The Kentuckiana Blues Society keeps a
list of local/regional artists on our website at
http://kbsblues.org/.
Just
look for the tab on the left hand side of the screen labeled “BANDS.”
Wednesday,
August 24
Kentucky
State Fair (Bud Tent) - Soul Circus (funk/soul/blues) –
7:30-10:00
Mojo's
Boneyard (Evansville, IN) – Popa Chubby – 8:00 - $25
Ricky
B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) –
5:00-10:00
Slippery Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Blues Jam –
8:00-12:00
Stevie Ray's Blues Bar – LRS Wednesday Night Jam with
The John Burgard Band – 8:30-12:30
Tee Dee's Blues & Jazz
Club (Lexington, KY) – Weekly Jam – 7:00-9:00
Volare - Robbie
Bartlett Duo (blues/r&b/jazz) – 7:00-10:00
Thursday,
August 25
Elixir
Downtown (Lexington, KY) – Five Below Band (blues/rock) –
8:00
Kenlake
Hot August Blues Festival (Hardin, KY) (kenlakehotaugustblues.com)
– Tim Lynch 6:00
10% off tickets for KBS members – use promo
code kentuckiana
Kentucky
State Fair (Bud Tent) - Soul Circus (funk/soul/blues) –
7:30-10:00
Ricky B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock)
– 5:00-10:00
R Place Pub - Soul River Brown and the Foundation
Band (funk/soul/blues) – 10:00
Slippery
Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Gordon Bonham and Gene Deer –
8:00-12:30
Southern
Indiana Bacon & Blues Festival (Elizabeth, IN)
(southernindianabluesfest.com)
Blues Jam hosted by the Bloomington
Blues Group House Band – 7:00-10:00
Stevie
Ray's Blues Bar – Thursday Night Throw Down – 8:30-12:30
Volare
- Robbie Bartlett Duo (blues/r&b/jazz) – 7:00-10:00
WBRT
(1320 AM) (Bardstown, KY) – Bourbon City Blues – 1:00-3:00
pm
Friday,
August 26
Brown
County Playhouse (Nashville, IN) – Chris Dollar (folk) and the JC
Clements Band – 6:30-9:30
Eagles
Club (Jeffersontown, KY) - Big Cat and the Prowlers (blues/rock) –
7:30
The Fox Den - Soul River Brown and the Foundation Band
(funk/soul/blues) – 10:00
Jeff
Ruby's - Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) –
8:00-11:00
Kenlake Hot August Blues Festival (Hardin, KY)
(kenlakehotaugustblues.com)
– A Different Sound 6:00 / DuWayne Burnside 7:30 / Tee Dee Young
9:00 - 10% off tickets for KBS members – use promo code
kentuckiana
Kentucky Grill and Horseshoes Saloon (Lexington, KY) -
Five Below Band (rock/blues) – 9:00
King's
Landing (Rising Sun, IN) – The Chuck Brisbin Trio (r&b/blues/rock)
– 8:00-12:00
Mac's
Hideaway (New Albany, IN) –
Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) – 9:00
Neon Moon Bar and
Lounge (Lexington, KY) - Ronn Crowder – 8:00-11:00
Ricky
B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) –
5:00-11:00
Slippery
Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Delta Generators / United States Blues
Band – 8:00-1:15 - $5
Southern
Indiana Bacon & Blues Festival (Elizabeth, IN)
(southernindianabluesfest.com)
Pavilion Workshop - Danny G Noon /
Gordon Bonham 2:30 / Donna Herula 5:00 / Gene Deer 7:30
Hippy Hill
Stage - Dustin Arbuckle & Damnation Noon 1:00 / Jon McDonald &
Friends 2:30 / O2R 5:00 / King Bee & The Stingers 7:30 / Gordon
Bonham Blues Band 10:00
Main Stage - Donna Herula 1:00 / Gene Deer
Band 3:30 / Curtis Salgado 6:00 / Carolyn Wonderland 8:30
Stevie
Ray's Blues Bar – Blues and Greys (blues/rock) 6:30 / The Bottle
Trees (rock/blues) 9:30 - $6
WUKY
(91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Joe's Blues with Joe Conkwright –
10:00-11:00 pm
Saturday,
August
27
American
Legion Post #313 (Lexington, KY) - Ronn
Crowder – 8:00-11:00
The
Barn (Simpsonville, KY) – El Roostars (rock/blues) – 7:00
$20
minimum suggested donation - Proceeds will go to Paul Culligan's
family
https://www.facebook.com/events/1474723639650815/
Buttermilk
Days Festival (Bardstown, KY) (buttermilkdaysfestival.com)
Bourbon
City Jams / The Mighty Pearls / Big Black Cadillac / Tee Dee Young –
3:00-11:00
The
Cafe (712 Brent St) – Carly Johnson (r&b/soul) and guest
pianists – 6:00-9:00
Blues,
Beer & BBQ (Cumberland, IN)
(facebook.com/CumberlandIndiana)
Sadie Johnson Band 4:15 / King
Bee & The Stingers 6:15 / Blackjack Davey & the Rhythm Kings
8:15
Decca
– Vinyl Brunch with DJ Kim Sorise – 10:30 am-2:00 pm
The Fox
Den - Soul Circus (funk/soul/blues) – 9:00-1:00
Jeff
Ruby's - Robbie Bartlett Band (blues/r&b/jazz) –
8:00-11:00
Kenlake Hot August Blues Festival (Hardin, KY)
(kenlakehotaugustblues.com)
– Harper Guitars Blues Jam hosted by Alonzo Pennington 12:30 / Soul
Dog 4:00 / The Phonics 5:30 / Rachel Crowe 7:00 / Kara Grainger 8:30
- 10% off tickets for KBS members – use promo code
kentuckiana
Mellwood Tavern – Tyrone Cotton Band – 10:00
The
Merryweather – Patio Jams with DJ Kim Sorise – 8:00
Old
Louisville Brewery – Zeno Jones – 7:00-10:00
Ricky
B's Club Cafe – Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) –
5:00-11:00
Slippery
Noodle (Indianapolis, IN) – Delta Generators / Django Knight
Acoustic – 8:00-1:15- $5
Southern
Indiana Bacon & Blues Festival (Elizabeth, IN)
(southernindianabluesfest.com)
Pavilion Workshop - Piney Woods
Noon / Jason Wells 2:30 / Charlie Barath 5:00 / Tony Holiday
7:30
Hippy Hill Stage - Homemade Jam Noon / Charlie Barath &
Chris Sutton 2:30 / Piney Woods & The Strip Mall Wonder Band 5:30
/ Highway 9 Blues Band 7:30 / Jason Wells Band 10:00
Main Stage -
Tony Holiday 1:00 / Toronzo Cannon & the Chicago Way 3:30 / Popa
Chubby 6:00 / Shemika Copeland 8 :30
Spectators
Sports Bar & Grill – Empty Arms Band (blues/southern rock) –
9:00
Stevie
Ray's Blues Bar – One Shot Johnny 6:30 / Moonshine Magnolia
(country/pop) 9:30 - $6
Valley
View Golf Club (Floyd Knobs, IN) – The Travlin Mojos –
8:00-11:00
West
Side Tavern (Salem, IN) – BA Blues (blues/rock) – 10:00
WFPK
(91.9 FM) – Woodrow on the Radio – 7:00-9:00 pm
WFPK (91.9 FM)
– Saturday Night Blues Party with Sheryl Rouse – 9:00 pm-Midnight
WFYI (90.1 FM) (Indianapolis, IN) - The Blues House Party hosted
by Matthew Socey – 8:00-10:00 pm
WMKY (90.3 FM) (Morehead, KY) –
Nothin’ But The Blues with Paul Hitchcock – 8:00
pm-Midnight
Sunday,
August 28
ARTxFM
(WXOX/97.1 FM) - Blues Highway hosted by Mike Suttles - 9:00-11:00
am
Equus
Run Vineyards (Midway, KY) – Tune in the Vines with Bigg Sugg &
the Jazz Funkers Soul Singers Revue featuring Edgar Lewis
(jazz/soul/blues) – 2:00
LRS102.com
– The Coffee Blues hosted by Hippy Head – 8:00-10:00
am
Spectators
Sports Bar & Grill – Open Jam – 5:00-8:00
Stevie
Ray's Blues Bar – Larry Ferguson's Sunday Jam – 5:00-9:00
Stream
Cliff Farms Winery (Commiskey, IN) - Gary Applegate and Joe Rock -
2:00
WHAY
(98.3 FM) (Whitley City, KY) - Smokestack Lightnin' Blues Show –
6:00-10:00 pm
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Blues Before
Sunrise – Midnight-6:00 am
Monday,
August
29
Spectrum
Cable (Channels 98 and 12.97) – The Joe DeBow Show – 8:00-8:30
pm
Tee Dee's Blues & Jazz Club (Lexington, KY) - The Tee Dee
Young Band & Friends (blues/jazz) – 9:00
WDNS (93 FM)
(Bowling Green, KY) – The Lowdown Hoedown with Greg Martin –
7:00-10:00 pm
WFHB (91.3 FM) (Bloomington, IN) – Blue Monday
hosted by Blues Doc Bob – 9:00-11:00 pm
WPBK (102.9 FM)
(Stanford, KY) - Buried Alive in the Blues with Walt Knies – 9:00
pm
WUKY (91.3 FM) (Lexington, KY) – Joe's Blues with Joe
Conkwright – 7:00-8:00 pm
Tuesday,
August 30
Bud's
Rockin' Country Bar & Grill (Evansville, IN) - Boscoe France Band
– 7:00-9:00
Bud's Tavern (Jeffersontown, KY) – Open Mic hosted
by Louisville Fats & the Rhythm Cats – 6:00-9:00
Fairfax Inn
(Bloomington, IN) - The 1-4-5's – 7:00-10:00
Off Broadway
Taproom (Madison, IN) – Open Mic – 7:30
Ricky B's Club Cafe –
Rick Bartlett (soul/r&b/rock) – 5:00-11:00
Slippery Noodle
(Indianapolis, IN) – Gordon Bonham – 7:30-11:30
Stevie
Ray's Blues Bar – World Famous Tuesday Night Blues Jam –
8:30-12:30
Upcoming
Festivals
Blues
at the Crossroads (Terre Haute, IN) - September
9-10
http://bluesatthecrossroads.com/
Bands & BBQ at
the Point (Carrollton, KY) - September
9-10
http://www.carrolltontourism.com/
Roots and Heritage
Festival (Lexington, KY) - September
9-11
http://rootsfestky.com/
McCormick's Creek State Park
Arts, Blues & BBQ Festival (Spencer, IN) - September
11
http://on.in.gov/mccormickscreeksp
Bourbon & Beyond
Festival (Louisville, KY) - September 15-18
http://bourbonandbeyond.com/
Fort Harrison BBQ & Blues
Festival (Indianapolis, IN) - September
17
https://www.sargentroadassociation.org/calendar/2022/9/17/fort-ben-bbq-and-blues
National
Jug Band Jubilee (Louisville, KY) - September
24
http://www.jugbandjubilee.org/
Garvin Gate Blues
Festival (Louisville, KY) - October
8
http://garvingatebluesfestival.com/
Haunted Huntingburg
Blues Festival (Huntingburg, IN) - October
8
http://www.hauntedhuntingburg.com/
Queen City Blues Fest
(Newport, KY) - November
5
https://www.facebook.com/events/523474224918164
All
dates subject to change without notice.
For
additional, upcoming blues events, check out our website at
http://kbsblues.org/
If
you have a question, please send at email to
kbsblue...@gmail.com.
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