10 shows today - Saturday, January 28

Select from 144 artists in the BBS calendar:

The Boston Horns Ryles Jazz Club Cambridge, MA
Hoodoo Revelator Coppertop Lounge, Wachusett Mtn Princeton, MA
Johnny A Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA
Johnny Blue Horn Smoken Joe's Brighton, MA
Roomful of Blues Narrows Center for Arts Fall River, MA
Rosemary's Baby Blues Band Chicken Bone Saloon Framingham, MA
The Tokyo Tramps Granite Rail Tavern Quincy, MA
The Joey Vellucci Band Salvatore's Lawrence, MA
Peacheaters Flying Monkey Plymouth, NH
Christine Ohlman Maple Tree Cafe Simsbury, CT

Tis the Festivus Season and the Boston Blues Society touts Feats of Strength while continuing to air all musical grievances..

As 2011 becomes 2012, the Boston Blues Society extends warm holiday wishes to all members, musicians, club owners and fans. For the Boston Blues Society it would be a Blue Christmas without you.

Leading off the Newsletter
BBS Prez Karen Nugent extends Happy Holiday wishes and kudos with an end-of-the-year address

Peter Parcek offers another edition of his Unsung Heroes of the Blues Guitar: Louis Myers

Mark your calendars
On January 7th, the great Ronnie Earl returns to Showcase Live in Foxboro at 7:30 PM

On January 14th, J Geils brings The J Geils Jazz and Blues Review to Showcase Live for an 8PM show.
Special thanks to staff at Showcase Live for the BBS’ promotional passes

The BBS is co-sponsoring a Jan. 7 event at the Black Sheep Tavern in Sterling featuring the Mighty Houserockers. We will have a merchandise and membership signup table, so come out to Central Mass and check out this new club.

For the reviews
Lee Jergensen happily dives into the Deep Blues sea of music with a review of Restauvrant’s Yeah, I Carve Cheetahs

Ms. Marci hears plenty to Holler and Stomp about with The Cash Box King’s latest release

Lady K gets to the bottom of A Hundred White Lies by Shane Dwight

David Hayward checks out Mike Zito’s Greyhound

Tony Del Rey shows Steady Love for Maria Muldaur

And on on The Boston Blues Blog
Lady K pulls double duty with a review of the Laurie Morvan Band’s latest disc titled Breath Deep and the BBS gets Georgetown Fats out of the holiday spirits long enough for a review of Gracie Curran & The High Falutin’ Band’s 777 Sampla

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