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"What's Going On This Month!"

Sierra Blues Society's Sunday Jam

PJ's Roadhouse - Sunday, May 18th
Mitch Kay & the Groove Deluxe Band

Campout this year is at Scotts Flat Lake Campground
outside of Nevada City on the weekend of June 27-29th

Torch Club on July 27th

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PJ's Roadhouse - Sunday, May 18th
Mitch Kay & the Groove Deluxe Band

James Duncan of Rio Linda won the Blues In The Schools Fender Guitar at the February 24th Birthday Party Jam & Goodtimes @ Milestone Saloon on Sunday.
He will be presented the guitar at the March Sunday Jam & Goodtimes @ Magoon's Saloon on March 30th. Fender Guitar was courtesy of Encore Music Center.
Thank you for supporting our "NEW" Blues in the Schools Program.
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Welcome to our new business supporters:
Skip Simmons Amp Repair & the Tumbelweed Inn

LOOSE CHANGE BLUES BAND

TO HOST SIERRA BLUES SOCIETY S

SUNDAY BLUES JAM & GOODTIMES

AT THE

COUNTRY CLUB SALOON IN LOOMIS

ON APRIL 20TH

On Sunday April 20nd we ll be wandering down the hill to a new venue for us, the Country Club Saloon in Loomis, CA. Loose Change Blues Band from Nevada City will be bringing in all their gear as the host band for this month's get-together and helping us bring our flavor of a good Sunday afternoon of blues to rattle the rafters! As usual, the jam will be goin from 1:00 6:00 PM.

Nestled on Taylor Road just northwest of I-80 and Sierra College Road, this establishment has been going for longer than any of us can remember! I believe that it was there when Taylor Road use to be Highway 40. Well over forty plus years anyway! Rhonda Drake and her partners are really trying to establish this as the place to be. And ya know us!

Loose Change Blues Band performs steadily at clubs and benefits thru out the foothill communities. They're always a crowd pleaser with their own flavor of blues and rock. The band members consist of Mike Trahern doing vocals and harp, Sam Camillucci weighs in on vocals and keyboards, and slapping the plank (guitar) and rounding out the vocal talents is Ron Talbott, and Jim Hardy supplying the foundation on drums with the smooth complimentary bottom end of bass by Mark Skrukrud. All veterans of the music scene, this band really knows how to put together a great show!

If you have a blues band, come on in and we'll get ya'll up right after the host band open up the extravaganza! We do limit the number of bands playing as a unit, right after the host band, to three so that we have enough room for all the great musicians that participate in our jams, so come early and get signed up. But please help us out by make as much use of the host band s equipment (no complete kit changes). As always, individual artists are especially encouraged to come out for the jam. You never know who you might end up playing with.....could be Andy Keane, Steve Foster, Wingnut Adams?

So grab your axe and head over to the Country Club Saloon, 4007 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA on Sunday April 20th. As always, admission is FREE! But donations are gratefully accepted. We'll kick-off the event at 1 PM, so come and show your support for blues music in the foothills and help us preserve its legacy in the foothills! For further information call the Country Club Saloon at 916/652-6038; the Sierra Blues Society at 530/268-9166 or visit our website at www.sierrabluessociety.org. See Ya'll There!

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Upcoming Calendar Events

Sierra Blues Society Calendar
compiled by Dorothy Ingram

APRIL 2008

Friday, April 25th

Chris Cain, Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Jimmy James Band, Constable Jack's, Newcastle
Jazz Night with Kairos Quartet, Cozmic Caf , Placerville
Blues Jam w/Rick Arnold, Drytown Club, Drytown
GG Amos Band, Elk Grove Brewery, Elk Grove
Shane Dwight Blues Band (9:00), Louie's Cocktail Lounge, Rancho Cordova
Jam w/Steve Foster (9:00), Louie's Cocktail Lounge, Rancho Cordova
Daniel Castro, Lou's Pier 47, San Francisco
The Detours, Moore's Riverboat, Isleton
Lightning Hand, Po'Boyz Bar & Grill, Folsom
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Powerhouse Pub, Folsom
Spotted Dog Blues Revue, Sacramento Brewing Company, Sacramento
Pailer, Fratis & Taylor (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Innersoul (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Volker Strifler Band, The Tradewinds, Cotati
Big John Evans w/Bad Intentions, Tumbleweed Inn, Rancho Cordova
Mick Martin & The Blues Rockers, Zigato's Bar & Grill, Sacramento

Saturday, April 26th

***SacBlues BITS Benefit Show*** - Bill Magee Blues Band, BITS
Student Bands w/Jimmy Pailer, Lew Fratis & Joe Lev and more (1:00),
VFW Hall #67, Sacramento

Earl Thomas, Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Rube & The Rhythm Rockers, Constable Jack's, Newcastle
Shane Dwight Blues Band, Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay NV
The Bonedrivers, Dublin's Sports Bar, Dublin
Mojo Madness, Elk Grove Brewery, Elk Grove
Morningwood Blues Band, Blues Faire Benefit, Larkspur
Delta Wires , Lou's Pier 47, San Francisco
Rusty Zinn , Mojo Lounge, Fremont
Two-Tone Steiny & The Cadillacs, Po'Boyz Bar & Grill, Folsom
Shad Harris & The Groovenators, Stockton Joe's, Stockton
Volker Strifler Band (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento

Sunday, April 27th

Mighty Mike Schermer, Half Moon Bay Brewery, Half Moon Bay
Blues Pro Jam w/Stan Erhart, Old Princeton Landing, Princeton by the Sea
Jeramy Norris Band, Paradise Bar & Grill, Bethel Island
Jam w/Steve Mears & Probable Cause , Powerhouse Pub, Folsom
GG Amos, The Riptide, San Francisco
Two-Tone Steiny & The Cadillacs, Rocklin Harley Davidson, Rocklin
Wingnut Adams Blues Band, Rusty Porthole, Bethel Island
Showcase Blues Jam w/Jimmy Pailer (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Mind X (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Blues Jam w/Morning Wood Blues Band, Tumbleweed Inn, Rancho Cordova
All Ages Blues Jam w/Dave Channell, Yager's Tap House & Grill, Folsom

Monday, April 28th

Open Mic w/Dave Baldwin, Fox & Goose, Sacramento
Jazz Jam , Zigato's Bar & Grill - Clarion Hotel, Sacramento

Tuesday, April 29th

Michael Burks, Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Jam w/Dan Sadler, Callison's Bar & Grill, Sacramento
Walter Trout, Red Fox, Eureka
Yasutaka & Friends (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Lew Fratis Trio (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento

Wednesday, April 30th

Sacramento Heritage Show - Michael Burks, Blue Lamp, Sacramento
Jam w/Big Mike & FatKatz, Folsom Hotel, Folsom
Sonoma County Blues Society Jam, Last Day Saloon, Santa Rosa
Redwood City Blues Jam, Little Fox Theater, Redwood City
Jam w/ Steve Foster, Louie's Cocktail Lounge, Rancho Cordova
Daniel Castro, Lou's Pier 47, San Francisco
Open Mic w/Dave Channell, Stoney Inn, Sacramento
Open Mic w/Chris Martinez (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Jimmy Pailer & The Prophets (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento

May 2008

Saturday, May 3rd

GG Amos, Chiefton Irish Pub, San Francisco

Contacts:

Art Foundry Gallery 916-444-2787
Bear Stage Coffee Shop 530-529-4144
Big Mac Daddy's Pub 916-685-2537
Biscuits and Blues 415-292-BLUES
The Bistro 510-886-8525
Black Oak Casino - 877-747-8777
Blue Lamp 916-455-3400
Blues & BBQ Fundraiser 559-675-5503
Blue Room-Clarion Hotel 916-487-7600
Bourbon Street Bar 925-676-7272
Cafe' Boogaloo 310-318-2321
Caf New Orleans - 916-443-5051
Cats Restaurant 408-354-4020
Cesar Chavez Plaza 916-942-2500
Cache Creek Casino 800-992-8686
Clarion Hotel 800-276-7415
Clo's Parkside Grill 707-536-6100
Cher-Ae Casino 707-599-0111
Club Fred - 209-233-3733
Coffee Catz 707-829-6600
Constable Jack's 916-663-6385
Cooper's Saloon 530-265-0116
Crystal Bay Casino 775-833-6333
DG's Grill 707-253-8474

Doghouse Saloon 916-339-1675
El Dorado Casino 800-648-5966
Elk Grove Brewery 916-685-2537
Fireside Bar & Grill 530-644-4422
Full Circle Brewing Co 559-233-3733
The Fog Bank 408-462-1881
The Florence 510-792-5522
Harlow's 916-457-7553
Iron Door Saloon 209-962-8904
Jackson Rancheria 800-882-9566
Java Caf 916-961-2739
Jasper O' Farrell's Pub 707-823-1389
Jesse's Grove Winery 209-587-5050
J.J.'s Blue's Lounge 408-243-6441
The Flamingo Hotel 707-523-4745
The Flamingo Lounge 775-322-1111
The Garage 775-789-2285
Headfeathers 707-252-6455
The Iron Door Saloon 209-962-8904
Last Day Saloon 415-387-6343
Murphy's Irish Pub 707-935-0660
Mystic Theater & Dance Hall 707-765-2121
National Hotel 209-223-0500

You say you want us to list you gigs? Well, just click on the Calendar link and submit your info. Jim Von Tellrop has come aboard the staff to handle calendar info. We ll be rejuvenating the Blues Connection newsletter soon, so, not only will your gigs be listed on our website, but also the physical newsletter. We'll keep ya posted about when The Connection gets ready to hit the membership again. This service is available for all blues bands and venues. With over 100,000 hits a month on our site, you couldn't ask for a better FREE! source for getting your info to the fans...!

Burwell Briggs' Blues Gigs Around Sacramento is back! Click here to view...

Click here to get the latest info for this years Benefest.

The Sierra Blues Society's Sunday Blues Jam and Goodtimes

**click to enlarge**	PJ's Roadhouse - Sunday, May 18th Mitch Kay & the Groove Deluxe Band
**click to enlarge**	Campout this year is at Scotts Flat Lake Campground outside of Nevada City on the weekend of June 27-29th

*Torch Club on July 27th*

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For details go to: http://www.sierrabluesbenefest.org/

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The photos are in from the 5th Annual Sierra Blues Benefest & Crafts Fair.
The festival was a huge success and we hope to see you all again next year.
Thanks to all the volunteers, staff, and artists who participated.
We have two pages of photos from the event.
To view them, please click on the links below:

Benefest Photos page 1 (coming soon)
Benefest Photos page 2
Benefest Photos page 3

If you have an upcoming Blues event, tell us about it. Send your info to: calendar@sierrabluessociety.org

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Check out the latest reviews by Brian Augustine.
Review pages: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, & #8

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*Gallery I*	*GalleryII*	*Gallery III*
*Santa Cruz Blues Festival '04*	Ford Blues Band with Robben Ford '04	*Benefest '04*
*Powerhouse Jam '04*	*San Francisco Blues Festival '04*	*Benefest '04*
*Reno Brews & Blues Festival '04*	*Central Valley Blues Festival '04*	*Benefest '03*
*Coloma Jam '04*	*Central Valley Blues Festival '04*	*Magoon's Jam '05*
*Coloma & Milestone Jam '04*	*Onyx Jam '04*	8th B-day Party Jam Cool '05 (more pics in Gallery IV)
*Waterfront Blues Festival '04*	*Shanghai Jam '04*	*IBC Finalists 2005*
*Waterfront Blues Festival '04*	*Shanghai Jam '04*	*Da' Cuban Blues*
*State Fair '04*	*Xmas Party '04*	*KFOK Benefit '05 (Ron Thompson)*
*Picnic Jam '04*	*B.B. Wolfe's Jam '05*	*Albert Cummings '05*
*Cooper's Jam '04*	International Blues Competition '05	*Five Mile House Jam '05*
*Gallery IV*	*Gallery V*	*Gallery VI*
*Milestone'05 pg, 2*	*Santa Cruz Blues Festival '05*	*9th B-day Party Jam Cool '06*
*Milestone '05 pg, 3*	*Coloma Jam '05*	*Waterfront Blues Festival '06*
*Walter Trout '05*	*Sacramento Heritage Fest '05*	*Benefit for Omar Sharriff*
*Walter Trout '05 pg. 2*	Chicago Blues Festival 2005	*Benefest '06*
Metro Fountain Blues Festival '05	*Benefest '05*	*San Francisco Blues Festival '06*
*Five Mile House Jam '05 pg2*	*Reno-Tahoe Blues Fest '05*	*PJ's Jam '06*
*Zinn, Horton, Mora Show*	*The Road to Memphis IBC '06*	*5 Mile House Jam '06*
*Lloyd Jones '05*	*The Road to Memphis IBC '06 pg 2*	*Cooper's Jam '06*
*Pinetop Perkins*	*Benefit for Big John '06*	*Xmas '06*
*Queens of Boogie*	*Holiday Cabaret '06*	*Son's of the Blues*
*Gallery VII*	*Gallery VIII*	*Gallery IX*
*Cooper's Jam '06 page 2*	*Monterey Blues Fest '07*	*Cooper's Jam '07*
*Holiday Cabaret Jam '07*	*Coloma & Monterey '07 pg 2*	*11th B-day Party Jam Cool '08*
*10th B-day Party Jam Cool 07'*	*Waterfront Blues Festival '07 pg1*
*Chris Cain/Norton Buffalo*	*Waterfront Blues Festival '07 pg 2*
*Magoon's Jam '07*	*Benefest '07 pg1* ...COMING SOON
Metro Fountain Blues Festival '07	*Benefest '07 pg2*
*5 Mile House Jam '07*	*Benefest '07 pg3*
*Coloma Live '07*	*Torch Club '07*
*Northern California Blues Fest '07*	*Sonora '07*
*Picnic Jam '07*	*Leah Tysse Fundraiser*
The Sierra Blues Society would like to thank the following "Blues Lovers" for their photo contributions to this site: Bob Cosman, Gayle Gibson, Sandra Pease, Lee Whiting, Franco Giovannoni, Lisa Segarra, Obie Dee, John Marlen, Kathy & Pat Meadows, Jeff Crawford, John Foley, Thom Myers, Richard Trudeau, Donna Saunders, Mike Golden, Kirk Maxon, Gale Evans Smith, Michael Shea, Pinkie Varner, *Susan Jackson, Lance Wood* and Sierra Digital Services.

Send your Blues related photos to: webmaster@sierrabluessociety.org

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Board of Directors
President: Thom Myers
Treasurer: Debbie Crawford
Secretary: Kimi Carey
Directors/Committee Chairpersons
Parliamentarian: Mike Shea
Concessions: Lynzee Shull
News Letter: Troy Raney

Dedicated to preserving & promoting the Blues

Keepin' it alive for the future

For Membership info:

Sierra Blues Society

c/o P.O. Box 181

Grass Valley, CA. 95945

phone/fax: 530-268-9166

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