SIERRA BLUES SOCIETY CALENDAR & MUSIC INFO
by
Marta Mantzouranis
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Since the world is subject to change, PLEASE check with venue to confirm dates and times
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March 2010
Monday 01
Guitar Shorty (10:00), Stage Lounge, Crystal Bay NV
Side Of Blues w/Jim Switzer (6:30), Blue Wing Saloon, Upper Lake
Tuesday 02
Kate Gaffney (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Lew Fratis Trio (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Wednesday 03
Blues Night (8:00), Rasselas Jazz Club, San Francisco
Guitar Shorty (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Low Down Dirty Dogs (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Thursday 04
Harley White Jr. w/Aaron King (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Lloyd Gregory (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
X-Trio (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Friday 05
Acoustic Trio (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Blu Soul (8:00), JazzyBlues Café, W. Sacramento
Daniel Castro (9:30), Mojo Lounge, Fremont
Jackie Payne & Steve Edmondson (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Joe Louis Walker (9:00), Po Boyz Sports Bar & Grill, Folsom
Mercy Me (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Mere Mortals (9:00), Louie's Cocktail Lounge, Rancho Cordova
Omar Shariff (6:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Pinkie Rideau (9:00), Hoot 'N Annie's, Jackson
Rock & Blues Jam w/Joe Hurley (7:30), Tumbleweed Tavern, Rancho Cordova
Shane Dwight (9:00), JJ's Blues Lounge, San Jose
The Bonedrivers (9:00), Angelica's Bistro, Redwood City
Saturday 06
Black Cat Bone (8:00), Drytown Club, Drytown
Final Final Band (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Guitar Shorty (9:30), Constable Jack's, Newcastle
Joe Louis Walker (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Omar Shariff (2:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Shane Dwight (9:00), The Verve Lounge, Aptos
Shawn Eldridge Fundraiser (2:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
The Bonedrivers (9:00), Blinky's, San Jose
Tim Barnes & Cadaver Doggs (9:00), Blue Room Lounge, Sacramento
Volker Strifler Band (Noon), Foppiano Winery, Healdsburg
Sunday 07
David Jacobs-Strain (8:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Gary Mendoza Band (3:00), Powerhouse Pub, Folsom
Omar Shariff (2:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
The Sons Of Champlin (5:00), Constable Jack's, Newcastle
Monday 08
Bill Noteman & The Rockets (6:30), Blue Wing Saloon, Upper Lake
Tuesday 09
Gordon Groft Band (7:00), JB's Lounge, Sacramento
Jakob Martin (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Lew Fratis Trio (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Wednesday 10
Acoustic Open Mic w/Sandra Delores (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Acoustic Set w/Clemon featuring Doug Cash (4:00), Sheraton Grand, Sacramento
Blues Night (8:00), Rasselas Jazz Club, San Francisco
Chris "Kid" Andersen (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Jam w/Fire & Wheels (8:00), Folsom Hotel, Folsom
Jazz Jam (8:00), Blue Room - Capitol City Hotel, Sacramento
Jimmy Pailer & The Prophets (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Joe Bonamassa (8:00), Rio Theater, Santa Cruz
M.O. Co-op Jam (7:00), Louie's Cocktail Lounge, Rancho Cordova
Sonoma County Blues Society Jam (8:00), Rita's Cocktail Lounge, Santa Rosa
Thursday 11
Black Cat Bone (4:00), Rominger West Winery, Davis
Harley White Jr. w/Aaron King (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
James Cotton (8:00), Center For The Arts, Grass Valley
Joe Bonamassa (8:00), Crest Theater, Sacramento
Nathan James (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Vega's Historic Underground Blues Jam (7:00), Vega's, Old Sacramento
X-Trio (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Friday 12
Acoustic Trio (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Alabama Mike (9:30), Mojo Lounge, Fremont
Alvon (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Bad Catz (9:00), Blue Room, Sacramento
Blues Jam w/Rick Arnold (8:00), Drytown Club, Drytown
Joe Bonamassa (8:00), Palace of Fine Arts Theater, San Francisco
Kevin Russell (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Lightning Hand (9:00), Louie's Cocktail Lounge, Rancho Cordova
Omar Shariff (6:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Pat Wilder (8:00), Jazzyblues Café, W. Sacramento
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats (9:00), Silo's Wine Bar & Jazz Club, Napa
Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings (9:00), Sengthong's Blue Sky Room, Dunsmuir
Shane Dwight (8:00), Red Hawk Casino, Placerville
The Bonedrivers (9:00), Murphy's Law, San Jose
Two-Tone Steiny & The Cadillacs (9:00), Blue Room, Sacramento
Saturday 13
Sac Event - St. Patrick's Dinner & Show - Volker Strifler Band & Mind X Trio (Dinner 6:00 with Show at 7:00), VFW Post #67, Sacramento
Bluestate (7:00), Half Moon Bay Brewery, Princeton-By-The-Sea
Brazen Hussies & The Bad Boyz (9:00), Giovanni's, Colfax
Cole Fonseca (9:30), Mojo Lounge, Fremont
E.C. Scott (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Harper (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Johnny O & The Blue F.O.'s (7:00), Lucille's BBQ, Roseville
Joe Bonamassa (8:00), Fox Theater, Bakersfield
Mick Martin & The Blues Rockers (9:30), Constable Jack's, Newcastle
Omar Shariff (2:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Phil Berkowitz & Dirty Cats (7:30), Bourbon Street Bistro, San Jose
Q-Balls Benefit (4:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings (9:00), Sengthong's Blue Sky Room, Dunsmuir
Rube & The Rhythm Rockers (8:30), The Canteena, Oroville
Shane Dwight (8:00), Red Hawk Casino, Placerville
The Bonedrivers (9:00), Russian River Brewery, Santa Rosa
Wingnut Adams Blues Band (9:00), Mel's, Jackson
Sunday 14
Mind X (8:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Omar Shariff (2:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings (3:00), Powerhouse Pub, Folsom
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (8:00), Harlows, Sacramento
Monday 15
Memphis Exchange (6:30), Blue Wing Saloon, Upper Lake
Tuesday 16
Kate Gaffney (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Lew Fratis Trio (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Wednesday 17
Blues Night (8:00), Rasselas Jazz Club, San Francisco
Kim Wilson (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Mind X (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Thursday 18
Harley White Jr. w/Aaron King (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Seth Walker (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Willie G (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Friday 19
Acoustic Trio (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Black Cat Bone (10:00), Shakers Pub, Citrus Heights
Charlie Musselwhite (8:30), Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
Jeff Watson Band (9:30), Constable Jack's, Newcastle
Kenny Blue Ray (9:30), Mojo Lounge, Fremont
Lavay Smith (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Omar Shariff (6:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Shane Dwight (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Saturday 20
Blues Concert- Gary Mendoza Band w/Kyle Rowland, X-Trio, Marta Gee & Lee Bootz (1:00), Full Circle Farm near Teal Bend - Garden Hwy, Sacramento
Darrell Mansfield (9:00), Po Boyz Sports Bar & Grill, Folsom
Johnny "Guitar" Knox (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Mere Mortals (9:30), The Stag, Woodland
Mofo Party Band (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Omar Shariff (2:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings (9:00), Mystic Theater, Petaluma
Shane Dwight (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Sunday 21
Delta Wires (3:00), Powerhouse Pub, Folsom
F.L.O. (8:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Omar Shariff (2:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Sacramento Blues Revue (3:00), Powerhouse Pub, Folsom
Monday 22
Sean Carney Band w/Phil Berkowitz (6:30), Blue Wing Saloon, Upper Lake
Tuesday 23
Gordon Groft Band (7:00), JB's Lounge, Sacramento
Jam w/Tony & The Tuff Times (7;30), Nino's Place, Modesto
Lew Fratis Trio (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Savoy Brown (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Tin Can Notes (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Wednesday 24
Blues Night (8:00), Rasselas Jazz Club, San Francisco
Golden Cadillacs (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Keith Crossan’s Big Band (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Phil Berkowitz & Sean Carney (8:00), Rassela's, San Francisco
Thursday 25
Harley White Jr. w/Aaron King (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Martini and Sorci Duo (9:00), Level Up Lounge, Sacramento
Phil Gates (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
X-Trio (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Friday 26
A Stones Throw (9:00), Thunder Valley Casino, Rocklin
Acoustic Trio (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Bluestate (8:30), Old Princeton Landing, Princeton-By-The-Sea
Chris Cain (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Gary Mendoza Band (9:00), Blue Room, Sacramento
Omar Shariff (6:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett (7:00), Harlows, Sacramento
Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings (9:00), Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Rube & The Rhythm Rockers (8:00), Western Pacific Brewing, Oroville
Savoy Brown (9:00), Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
Solsa (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Steve Lucky (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Used Blues Band w/Alvon (8:00), Green Valley Country Club, Fairfield
Saturday 27
***Benefit For Haiti*** - Fire & Wheels, Guitar Mac & The Blues Express, Buffalo Chips, Rough House Blues & more (10:00 AM), Fair Oaks Amphitheater, Fair Oaks
A.C. Myles (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
A Stones Throw (9:00), The Ale House, Auburn
Chris Cain (9:30), JJ's Blues Lounge, San Jose
Earl Thomas (8:00 & 10:00), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Elvin Bishop (8:30), Last Day Saloon, Santa Rosa
Johnny "Guitar" Knox (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Kaye Bohler Blues Band (8:00), Po Boyz Sports Bar & Grill, Folsom
O Street Jumps (8:00), Drytown Club, Drytown
Omar Shariff (2:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Spotted Dog Blues Revue (2:00), Main Lodge - Sugar Bowl, Norden
Used Blues Band (8:00), Downtown Joe's, Napa
Volker Strifler Band (9:00), Rancho Nicasio, Nicasio
Sunday 28
Jeffrey Hanford Band (3:00), Powerhouse Pub, Folsom
Michael Burks (4:00), Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
Omar Shariff (2:00), Brickside, Old Sacramento
Savoy Brown (7:30), Center For The Arts, Grass Valley
The Nibblers (8:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Monday 29
Open Mic w/Dave Baldwin (7:30), Fox & Goose, Sacramento
Twice As Good w/Paul Steward (6:30), Blue Wing Saloon, Upper Lake
Tuesday 30
Hans Eberbach (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Lew Fratis Trio (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Michael Burks (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
Wednesday 31
Blues Night (8:00), Rasselas Jazz Club, San Francisco
Jimmy Pailer & The Prophets (9:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
Kevin Russel (8:00 & 11:30), Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco
JAMS AND OPEN MIC OPPORTUNITES
Mondays
Blues Jam w/Jimmie Collazo (8:00), The Station, Citrus Heights
Blues Jam w/Jonny (7:00), Velma’s Place, San Francisco
Open Mic w/Dave Baldwin (7:30), Fox & Goose, Sacramento
Tuesdays
Acoustic Jam (7:00), Elk Grove Sports Bar, Elk Grove
Early Bird Jam (7:00), San Juan Club, Fair Oaks
Jam w/Tony & The Tuff Times (7:30), Nino’s Place, Modesto
M.O. Co-op Jam (7:00), Val’s Lucky Dog Saloon, Shingle Springs
Wednesdays
Acoustic Open Mic w/Sandra Delores (5:30), Torch Club, Sacramento
Acoustic Set w/ Clemon featuring Doug Cash (4:00), Sheraton Grand, Sacramento
Jam w/Fire & Wheels (8:00), Folsom Hotel, Folsom
Jazz Jam (8:00), Blue Room-Capitol City Hotel, Sacramento
Jam (8:00), Louie’s Cocktail Lounge, Rancho Cordova
Sonoma County Blues Society Jam (8:00), Rita’s Cocktail Lounge, Santa Rosa
Thursdays
Blues Night Jam w/T Ray (9:00), T’s, Modesto
Vega’s Historic Underground Blues Jam (7:00), Vega’s, Old Sacramento
Jam w/L.C. & Big Delta (8:00), The Sanctuary, Livermore
Fridays
Blues Jam w/Rick Arnold (8:00), Drytown Club, Drytown
Jam w/ Lee (8:00), Harvey’s Tavern, North Highlands
Rock & Blues Jam w/Joe Hurley (7:30), Tumbleweed Tavern, Rancho Cordova
Saturdays
Blues Jam w/Jimmie Collazo (8:00), The Station, Citrus Heights
Sundays
Blues Jam w/Oliver (5:00), Chief Crazy Horse Saloon, Nevada City
Blues Pro Jam w/Stan Erhart (7:30), Old Princeton Landing, Princeton by the Sea
Jam w/Fire & Wheels (7:00), San Juan Club, Fair Oaks
Jam w/Lee (6:00), Sail Inn, W. Sacramento
Po Boyz Sunday Night Blues Jam (7:00), Po Boyz Sports Bar & Grill, Folsom
Sunday Blues Jam (7:00), Powerhouse Pub, Folsom
Sunday Blues Jam w/ Aaron King (5:00), Torch Club, Sacramento
FESTIVAL PICK
Tri City Blues Festival, Fremont
510-557-7075
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