THE NEWSLETTER OF THE KENTUCKIANA BLUES SOCIETY...PRESERVING, PROMOTING AND PERPETUATING THE BLUES.

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1 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE KENTUCKIANA BLUES SOCIETY...PRESERVING, PROMOTING AND PERPETUATING THE BLUES. Louisville, Kentucky Incorporated 1989 May 2009 Photo by Andrea Osborne Big Black Cadillac from Bardstown, KY will play at the 5th Annual Jeffersontown-Crusade Blues Festival's "Blues Bash" on Friday, May 15 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in J-Town. The Bash kicks off the two-day blues festival which benefits the Crusade for Children. See the ad in this issue of Blues News for details. Big Black Cadillac is, from left to right, Alex Featherstone (bass), Louis Ballard (guitar), Todd Johnson (trombone), Patrick Dillard (drums & vocals), Mike Brody (keyboard) and Don Osborne (trumpet). IN THIS ISSUE KBS News and Contacts ********************************************** 2 Letter From the Prez ********************************************************* 3 New Music Reviews *********************************************************** KBS/IBC Talent Competitions******************** 7 25th Annual Bar-B-Q Pitt Festival ****************************** 7 Featured Artists - Kingbees ********************************************** 8 J Town Crusade Blues Festval ************************************** 9 Kentuckiana Blues Calendar ******************************************** 10 Please Patronize Our Sponsors ***************************** 11 1

2 Affiliated Member Blues News The monthly newsletter of the Kentuckiana Blues Society 2008 Kentuckiana Blues Society Louisville, Kentucky May 2009 Volume 16 Number 65 EDITOR Natalie Carter CONTRIBUTORS Bob Brown Carolyn Joyce Andrea Osborne Les Reynolds Gary Sampson David True Debbie Wilson Address Change? If you move, let us know your change of address. The Post Office does not forward bulk mail. The views expressed by the authors and advertisers are their own. Contributions by anyone offering pertinent and thoughtful discussion on blues issues are welcomed. Official Printers of the Kentuckiana Blues Society KBS Board of Directors Rocky Adcock Emeritus Bob Brown Natalie Carter Keith Clements Patricia Gilbert Nelson Grube CALL FOR INFORMATION ABOUT: GENERAL INFO Gary Sampson (502) KBS EVENTS Keith Clements (502) MEMBERSHIP/NEWSLETTER Natalie Carter (502) Roger Wolford Emeritus NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING Keith Clements (502) CLUB/BAND CALENDAR Gary Sampson (502) Chris Grube Danny Henderson Jim Masterson Les Reynolds Gary Sampson Debbie Wilson Time to Renew? Check your mailing label and please be sure to keep your membership current. And remember, it may take up to a couple of weeks to get your new card. If you need it sooner, leave a voice message for Natalie at or send an to membership@kbsblues.org. Do We Have Your Address? Keep up with the KBS by joining our list. No spam or junk mail, just up to the minute information on local bands, last minute shows and other relevant cool blues stuff. Of course, we don t share our mailing lists with anyone. To join, go to Looking for a Band? KBS keeps a list of local and regional band contact information on our website. For more information, go to and click on Bands. ATTENTION ARTISTS: Please check in from time to time to be sure we have the most current information! We appreciate your support and welcome your input. If you have any comments, suggestions, ideas, etc., contact us at this address: Kentuckiana Blues Society P. O. Box 755 Louisville, KY As usual, please check your mailing label to see if your membership will expire soon. Our single membership is a bargain at only $15.00 US per year. Double membership (two members at the same address, two membership cards, one newsletter) is only $20.00 US per year, and we now offer a special band rate of $25 per year, which includes one newsletter plus a membership card for each band member. If you see a notice on your mailing label, that means that it s time to renew! KBS LEADERSHIP FOR THE YEAR 2009: Gary Sampson president Debbie Wilson vice-president Keith Clements secretary Chris Grube treasurer KBS MONTHLY MEETING If you are interested in reviewing new blues releases, come on out to the KBS monthly meeting (held the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at O Shea s, 956 Baxter Avenue) and take your pick! We receive promo releases from the major blues labels as well as regional and local bands. If you review a CD, it s yours to keep! 2

3 Letter From the Prez No less than three blues events in our area will get the month of May off to a fast start this festival season. The Jeffersontown-Crusade Blues Festival returns for a fifth year. Dale Cashon, the creator of the festival, now heads the newly-created Louisville Music Charities, Inc. (LMC). LMC was specifically started to oversee the running of the J- Town festival and may get involved in future musical endeavors for charity. On Friday night, May 15 the festival's Blues Bash will take place at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in J-Town. The music starts at 6:00 pm and admission is $5. The following day the festival returns to its main location at Veterans Memorial Park in J-Town with music beginning at noon. The festival is free and there is plenty of free parking available. See the ad in this issue of Blues News for information or visit the website at Remember that the proceeds go to the Crusade for Children so come out and show your support. Just when the J-Town festival starts to wind down on Saturday make your way over to Pitt Academy at 6010 Preston Hwy for another shot of blues. In addition to providing an excellent selection of burgoo, mutton, pork and Photo by Bob Brown chicken barbecue the festival will have a blues tent with three bands and a jam at the end of the night. More details at or see the ad in this issue of Blues News. This event is also a benefit for Pitt Academy, an independent Catholic school serving students with learning differences and disabilities. On Sunday, May 24 the first annual Red Mile Blues Festival takes place at the Red Mile Race Track in Lexington, KY. Co-hosted by the track and the G. Busy Blues Room the free festival starts at 1:00 pm and will feature music by the Here For The Party Band, The City, the G. Busy Blues Revue, Robbie Bartlett, Velveeta Jones, and Li'l Ed & the Blues Imperials. Check out G. Busy's website at Calling all blues bands. You still have time to apply to play at this year s Garvin Gate Blues Festival. Mike Suttles will be accepting applications through the end of July. The festival takes place Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10. You can reach him at msuttles@insightbb.com. One surefire way for your band to play at Garvin Gate is to win this year s KBS blues band competition. The deadline to enter the band and solo/duo contests is Saturday, May 30. Entry forms are available on-line at or by calling I want to send a personal thank you out to Kevin Yazell, host of the Saturday Night Blues Party on WFPK 91.9 FM radio. Kevin has been a strong supporter of the blues society and blues musicians in our area. Besides playing his usual assortment of excellent national and vintage blues tunes he manages to play a song or two each week from some of our local talent. If you have listened to his show over the last couple of weeks you would have heard selections by da Mudcats, Butch Williams, Big Poppa Stampley and the Stella-Vees. You can catch his show from 9:00 pm until midnight every Saturday night. But don't switch off your radio at the witching hour. Stay tuned for Woodrow on the Radio with host Woody Chancy from midnight to 6:00 am every Friday and Saturday night. Woody's features the kind of jukebox you hope you find when you get to Heaven. When you get to the Roadhouse be sure to tell 'em Gary sent ya. Gary 3

4 New Music Reviews! Live at The Quilt Box Tin Can Buddha 2008 Tin Can Buddha LLC Tin Can Buddha is Rodney Hatfield (vocals, harmonica, percussion), Lee Carroll (piano, organ, accordion), Mitch Ivanoff (vocal, guitars) and Stewart Miller (bass). This album was recorded live at Marianne Welch s Quilt Box studio in Louisville KY on April 26, You may know Rodney from his time with the Metropolitan Blues All Stars. The unusual CD case and booklet insert contains art work done by Rodney under his artistic alter ego Art Snake. This is pure blues from veterans who appreciate blues and roots music. In the words of our Blues Curmudgeon, Keith Clements, They get into a zone and play the blues the way it is meant to be. There are 9 cuts on the CD (3 of which are quite long), most are songs you know from the likes of McKinley Morganfield (aka Muddy Waters), Willie Dixon, Hank Williams Sr, and public domain. And they are all done in the blues style of Tin Can Buddha I enjoyed the music, you will too if you love the blues. They don t seem to get together often, but if you get the opportunity to see them you oughta go Rodney plays a mean harp. Check out their web site at (where you will also find Keith s review from Louisville Music News) and hear the music at Back in December 2008, Tin Can Buddha (sans Stewart Miller) was on WFPK s Live Lunch if you missed it, you can listen to some of it on WFPK s web site: under the Live Lunch Archive. Deb (aka DWild1) Everybody s Talkin Charles Burton Blues Band Charles Burton Blues Band 2008 This rock-blues band is a very tight band from the San Diego area. They recently competed in the IBC competition, sent by the Blues Lovers United of San Diego (BLUSD), and recently toured Scandinavia for four months. The members of the band are Charles Burton (guitars and vocals), Paul Jeffrey (Drums) and Steve Wells (bass). The 16 songs on the CD are all good. I admit that I have listened to the CD SEVERAL times. The band will remind locals of Da Mudcats. Their style and songs are the same type of music that has made Da Mudcats so popular. Their playing is flawless, the recording is exceptional and the originals, all 16 of them, are good. Check them out at This is a good CD and I highly recommend it. Bob Brown Blues Revue s Blues Music Sampler Various Artists December * January 2009 (Current Magazine Issue Pictured) Blues Revue Magazine is only published bi-monthly now, but every other issue comes with a Blues Sampler CD. This is a great way to sample many artists before you spend the bucks for a full CD, plus you get the magazine packed full of blues information 6 issues and 3 CDs a year. As a novice musicologist and bluesologist, I love compilation CDs and these blues samplers are very good. The latest issue contains 17 cuts from artists both known and unknown to me, and that makes for some very good listening for a long time. For the most part, I like all the artists and music, although there are a couple I don t care for. However, that s the case with most compilations there are usually one or two songs you won t like, but you didn t buy a whole album and only like one song. And on many occasions, I have liked every song on the CD. Blues Revue Magazine says they are the world's largest blues publication, devoted to the listener and musician whose musical passion is the full spectrum of the blues. In addition to the CD samplers, Blues Revue magazine has artist profiles and interviews with several artists in each issue, news, columns and CD reviews. The current edition is the annual Festival Issue, and includes a profile of Watermelon Slim and interviews with Mick Fleetwood, Shemekia Copeland and Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band. You can check out Blues Revue at and subscribe on-line or call Toll Free You can only get the Blues Music Samplers with a subscription. Deb (aka DWild1) 4

5 Sweetheart Like You Guy Davis Red House Records RHR211 The son of actors/writers Ruby Dee and the late Ossie Davis has released a creative showcase of his own with "Sweetheart Like You," a 14-song collection where his many blues influences can be heard. Actually, it is the music of Bob Dylan, who some call a bluesman at heart, which starts things off on the title track. Davis pays excellent homage to the bard, with a singing style that even hints of Dylan, joined by Nerak Patterson's Dylanesque electric guitar. The rest of the CD is all blues, though; however some are done with a slight "twist." Davis wrote about half these songs, and either covered or arranged the others. Additional tunes which bear mentioning are "Down South Blues" (Son House), "Hoochie Coochie Man" (Dixon), "Can't Be Satisfied" (Muddy Waters' tune stepped up a notch and played on a banjo--and it works!), and Big Joe Williams-style "Baby Please Don't Go," one of only a couple from the list done with a slide. Overall, a good effort. Les Reynolds River of Time Jorma Kaukonen Red House Records RHR-CD217 Kaukonen is one of the founding members of the Jefferson Airplane and also a member of Hot Tuna (formed actually during the hot years of Jefferson Airplane) which he still tours with. After more than two dozen albums with Hot Tuna, he has decided to go back to his roots music on this CD. His song selection consists of some originals, and others from Roy Book Binder, Merle Haggard, Reverend Gary Davis and Mississippi John Hurt. His songs are mostly acoustic with a base of Country/Bluegrass/Folk, replete with mandolins, fiddles, etc. Even though he sings of the blues, it is with a country music flair. If I had to categorize this CD it would be country, not blues. It is more old time country though, not the energetic new country sound with electric guitars. This is almost exclusively acoustic guitar, mandolin and fiddle. As a blues CD, this one is a loser. As a country CD, this is OK, but not worth buying. Sorry Jorma. Bob Brown Bridges Mary Flower Yellow Dog Records YDR-CD1642 Multi-style guitarist and vocalist Mary Flower brings her smooth, honey sweet voice and diverse guitar styles to her eighth recording--her third on Yellow Dog--aptly titled "Bridges". The 14 tracks bring together acoustic blues, ragtime, jazz, and old-time gospel that feature the Portland, Oregon-based musician's fingerstyle and slide guitar skills and several notable guest artists, including champion banjo player-turned-slide-guitarist Tony Furtado, Nashville bluegrass legend Tim O'Brien and blues and jazz vocalist Duffy Bishop, among others. Flower's vocals are such that she's very easy to understand; the melodies are catchy and several of the tunes will have your toes tappin' or fingers a -snappin'. This girl plays the blues, but she ain't got 'em. Another plus is that Flower's considerable guitar skill is never overdone--she only plays what the song calls for. The CD's most notable tunes are: the opener, "Rhythm of the Road" (Flower, Aschman, Conescu) which features Furtado's bottleneck slide and some spare banjo from him late in the tune and Flower's dexterity on her own guitar; track two (has a very long title!), which combines jazz, swing and ragtime and features boogie pianist Janice Scroggins and backup vocalists Bishop and Becky Kilgore; and two country-blues/gospel tunes--track four "When I Get Home I'm Gonna Be Satisfied" (E. Ball), and track 7 "Slow Lane to Glory" (Flower), both featuring Mary's lap slide and her son Jesse Withers on string bass. This recording is very representative of Flower's general repertoire and showcases her considerable skills over several genres with her instrument of choice--the guitar. It is also well-produced and does an excellent job in honoring the diverse musicians who have collaborated with, mentored and influenced her over the years. Les Reynolds 5

6 Alive at Michael Murphy s The Louisville Blues Fun CD from a local band, The Louisville Blues, with Mike Lynch on bass guitar and vocals, Mark Bright on Saxophone, Dana Roy on electric and acoustic guitars, Steve Holmes on drums and Wayne Harbin on vocals and guitar. It was recorded live, June 15, 2006, at Michael Murphy s in downtown Louisville. Twelve tracks of familiar blues by songwriters Robert Johnson, Jimmy Cox, B.B. King, Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and J.J. Cale keep you singing the blues. My favorite cuts are Too Tall Mambo, Call Me the Rocket, Hoochie Coochie Man, and Blues Boys Theme. Enjoyed the music and the talk. You can hear the Louisville Blues around town check the newsletter calendar and our website for future dates. You can also hear Mike Lynch with da Mudcats, Mark Bright with Lamont Gillispie and 100 Proof Blues, and see Dana Roy dancin at blues clubs. I just saw the Louisville Blues at Stevie Ray s last week. See them LIVE! CORRECTION The February edition of the Blues News incorrectly identified members of the Stray Cat Blues Band, c Standing, left to right, are Bruce Lively, Lamont Gillispie, and Ricky Mason. Sitting, left to right: Dickie Durlauf and Don Ernst. Apologies to Don for the error. Carolyn Joyce Photos by David True The Louisville Blues at Stevie Ray s c

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8 Featured Artists Kingbees Band Name Kingbees What Type of Music Butt shakin rock blues! Contact Rick Cain Do You Play? Address 706 Burks Ranch Road Shelbyville, KY Additional Information Booked regularly at Stevie Rays Phone Number (regularly scheduled Address gigs, festival dates, CD's available, etc.) Member Names and Instruments Rick Cain- Harp & Vocals Mike Taylor - Bass & Vocals Jim Haswell - Guitar & Vocals Rob Brown - Keyboard & Vocals John Carby - Guitar & Vocals Dave Marasco - Drums Photo by Keith S. Clements May Blues At-A-Glance 5/15 (Friday) - Jeffersontown Crusade Blues Bash at Fraternal Order of Eagles 5/16 (Saturday) - Jeffersontown Crusade Blues Festival at Veterans Memorial Park 5/16 (Saturday) - Bar-B-Q Pitt Festival benefit at Pitt Academy 5/24 (Sunday) - Inaugural Red Mile Blues Festival at Red Mile Racetrack in Lexington 5/30 (Saturday) - Deadline to enter KBS/IBS band and solo/duo competitions 8

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10 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 26-Apr May 2 Mansion Hill Tavern Stevie Ray's - Open Connor's Place- (New Derby Chow Wagon - Annette's City Café (Lex) - Captain's Quarters - PS Willie 7-11 Captain's Quarters - The Stella-Vees 7-11 (Newport KY) - Mic Night 9 PM Albany) Blues Jam 9-12 Robbie Bartlett 4-7 PM The Stella-Vees 6:30 Holiday Inn East - Bella Blue Band 8-12 Headliner's - Paul Thorn Band 9 PM $15 Blues Jam 8-12 TeeDee's Bluegrass Stevie Ray's - Lisa's Oak Street Hit the Door - Blues/ Horseshoe Casino - Jimmy Davis Band Holiday Inn East - Bella Blue Band 8-12 River Bend Winery - Progressive Club - Blues Jam 9PM Lounge - The Muji Fuji Country Jam 8-12 Jeff Ruby's - PC and the Final Verdict Horseshoe Casino - Jimmy Davis Band Sheryl Rouse 8PM $10 TD & the Scandalous $2 Jeff Ruby's-Robbie Bartlett Jim Porter's-George Brackens Blues Band 9 PM Jeff Ruby's - PC and the Final Verdict Band 8PM Stevie Ray's - Stacy Lisa's Oak Street Joey G's (Madison IN)-Clayton Dermon 7 PM $2 Jim Porter's-George Brackens Blues Band 9 PM Mitchhart 8 PM $13 Lounge - Open Mic 9-1 Longshot Tavern - Dirty Church Revival 8 PM Joey G's (Madison IN) -Roy Gentry 7 PM $2 The Lounge- Blues Jam 9 PM Longshot Tavern - Phoenix Hill - King Sonic 730 Stevie Ray's - Kingbees 730 /King Sonic Blues Jam 930 River Bend Winery -Big Poppa Stampley 7 PM 10:30 PM $5 O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lex)- Stevie Ray's - King Bees/Velveeta Jones $5 Stooge's B&G - Rusty and the Oil Cans 10-2 Blues Jam 7-11 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 Stevie Ray's - Predators 9 PM Zeppelin Café- Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof Blues 10 Varanese- Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof Blues 10 PM Mansion Hill Tavern Stevie Ray's - Open Connor's Place- (New Lisa's Oak Street Hit the Door - Blues/ Boondocks (Vine Grove)-Rusty & the Oil Cans Boondocks (Vine Grove)-Rusty & the Oil Cans (Newport KY) - Mic Night 9 PM Albany) Blues Jam 9-12 Lounge - The Muji Fuji Country Jam 8-12 Clifton's Pizza - Juggernat Jug Band 830 Clifton's Pizza - Juggernat Jug Band 830 Blues Jam 8-12 TeeDee's Bluegrass Phoenix Hill - Reverend $2 Lisa's Oak Street Jim Porter's - Nasty Habit Band 930 Jeff Ruby's - Robbie Bartlett The Dame (Lex) - Progressive Club - Horton Heat 8 PM $10 O'Shea's Irish Pub - Lounge - Open Mic 9-1 Joey G's (Madison IN) -Clayton Dermon 7 PM $2 Jim Porter's - Nasty Habit Band 930 Reverend Horton Heat TD & the Scandalous Stevie Ray's - KBS Board Meeting 7 PM Longshot Tavern - Stevie Ray's - The Boogie Men 730/ Joey G's (Madison IN) -Roy Gentry 7 PM $2 8 PM $15 Band 8PM Blues Jam 9PM The Lounge- Blues Jam 9 PM Blues Jam 930 Hellfish 1030 $5 Kingfish (River Rd) - Clay St Blues All Stars 7 PM O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lex)- Sweet Potato's (Frankfort) - Robby Cox 9 PM Oak Barrel (Lebanon) - One Shot Johnny 9 PM Blues Jam 7-11 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 Stevie Ray's - Velveeta Jones 730/ Hellfish 1030 $5 The Lounge - The Lounge Band Mansion Hill Tavern Stevie Ray's - Open Connor's Place- (New Lisa's Oak Street Hit the Door - Blues/ 60 West Bistro - The Yard Dogs 9 PM Horseshoe Casino -Bella Blue Band 9-1:45 (Newport KY) - Mic Night 9 PM Albany) Blues Jam 9-12 Lounge - The Muji Fuji Country Jam 8-12 Fraternal Order of Eagles (J'town) - Jeff Ruby's - Robbie Bartlett Blues Jam 8-12 TeeDee's Bluegrass $2 Jim Porter's - Wayne "The J'town-Crusade Blues Festival (see ad this issue) Joey G's (Madison IN) - Roy Gentry 7 PM $2 River Bend Winery - Progressive Club - The Lounge- Blues Jam 9 PM Train" Hancock 8 PM $12/$15 Horseshoe Casino -Bella Blue Band 9-1:45 Pig City BBQ-Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof 9 PM Sheryl Rouse 8 PM $10 TD & the Scandalous Lisa's Oak Street Jeff Ruby's - Robbie Bartlett Pitt Academy - BBQ Festival (see ad this issue) Band 8PM Lounge - Open Mic 9-1 Joey G's (Madison IN) -Clayton Dermon 7 PM $2 Pucker's - The Yard Dogs 10 PM Longshot Tavern - Pig City BBQ-Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof 9 PM Rubbies - Rusty & the Oil Cans Blues Jam 930 RiRa Irish Pub - Rusty & the Oil Cans 9-1 Stevie Ray's- The Stella-Vees 730 /Sjon O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lex)- Stevie Ray's- The Beat Daddys 730 /Scott Justice Band 1030 $5 Blues Jam 7-11 Ellison Band 1030 $5 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 Stevie Ray's-Albert Castiglia Syl's Lounge - Eric Taylor All Stars 930 Veterans Memorial Park (J'town) - 9 PM $7 The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 J'town-Crusade Blues Festival (see ad this issue) Captain's Quarters - Stevie Ray's - Open Connor's Place- (New Lisa's Oak Street Hit the Door - Blues/ Air Devils Inn - Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof 10 PM Jeff Ruby's - Robbie Bartlett Rusty & the Oil Cans 7-11 Mic Night 9 PM Albany) Blues Jam 9-12 Lounge - The Muji Fuji Country Jam 8-12 Joey G's (Madison IN) -Clayton Dermon 7 PM $2 Joey G's (Madison IN) - Roy Gentry 7 PM $2 Mansion Hill Tavern TeeDee's Bluegrass Stevie Ray's - The Lounge- Blues Jam 9 PM Lisa's OSL - Open Mic 9-1 Stevie Ray's- Travlin Mojos 730/V-Groove Kingfish (Jeff) - Clay St Blues All Stars 7 PM (Newport KY) - Progressive Club - Blues Jam 9PM Longshot - Blues Jam PM $5 Billiard Club of Louisville - Robby Cox 9 PM Blues Jam 8-12 TD & the Scandalous O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lex)- The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 Stevie Ray's- Travlin Mojos 730/V-Groove Stevie Ray's - Band 8PM Blues Jam 7-11 Third Base (Jeff IN) - Rusty & The Oil Cans 1030 PM $5 Tab Benoit 730 $20 Pig City BBQ-Yard Dogs 7 PM Wicks (Dixie Hwy) - The Yard Dogs 10 PM The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 Stevie Ray's - Steepwater Wicks (Goose Creek) - Robby Cox 10 PM Band 9 PM $ Mansion Hill Tavern Stevie Ray's - Open Connor's Place- (New Lisa's Oak Street Hit the Door - Blues/ Electric Lady (Madison) -The Blues Devils 1030 Captain's Quarters - PS Willie 7-11 (Newport KY) - Mic Night 9 PM Albany) Blues Jam 9-12 Lounge - The Muji Fuji Country Jam 8-12 Jeff Ruby's - PC and the Final Verdict Gerstle's - The Stella-Vees 6:30 Blues Jam 8-12 TeeDee's Bluegrass Stevie Ray's $2 Jim Porter's - Webb Wilder Joey G's (Madison IN) -Clayton Dermon 7 PM $2 Joey G's (Madison IN) -Roy Gentry 7 PM $2 Phoenix Hill- King Sonic/ Progressive Club - Blues Jam 9PM The Lounge- Blues Jam 9 PM 8 PM $12/$15 Ray Parella's - Wayne Fulton O'Shea's Irish Pub - Bella Blue Band 1030 Hambone 2 PM TD & the Scandalous Lisa's Oak Street Stevie Ray's - Sue O'Neil & Blue Seville 730/ Pucker's - Clay Street Blues All Stars 9 PM Red Mile Racetrack- Band 8PM Lounge - Open Mic 9-1 The Predators 10 PM $5 RiRa Irish Pub - Robbie Bartlett 9-12 (Lex) - Red Mile Blues Longshot Tavern - The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 Stevie Ray's - Sue O'Neil & Blue Seville 730/ Festival 2 PM Blues Jam 930 The Predators 10 PM $5 River Bend Winery - O'Neill's Irish Pub (Lex)- The Lounge - The Lounge Band 930 Sheryl Rouse 8PM $10 Blues Jam 7-11 Xavier's (Bardstown) - Big Black Cadillac 930 Stevie Ray's - Timmy and Sharfe 9 PM $5 Kentuckiana Blues Calendar May 2009

11 Kentuckiana Club Index Show dates/times subject to change. It s a good idea to call and check before hitting the road! 60 West Bistro & Martini Bar Shelbyville Rd Chatter's S Hurstbourne Pkwy Joey G's E Main St - Madison IN Ray Parrella's Frankfort Ave Air Devils Inn Taylorsville Rd Cheapside B&G Cheapside - Lexington KY Johnny V's Watterson Trail Ri Ra Irish Pub 445 S 4th St Annette s City Cafe 431 Old Vine St - Lex KY Clifton's Pizza Frankfort Ave Kingfish W Riverside Dr - Jeff IN River Bend Winery S 10th St American Legion McDonald Ln New Albany Connor's Place E Main St - New Albany IN Kingfish Upper River Road Rubbie s Southside Dr Applebee's-3030 Grant Line, New Albany Creekers Bar & Grill Bardstown Rd Limestone Bay Yacht Club Harrods Creek KY Smyrna Inn Smyrna Pkwy BBC Shelbyville Rd Electric Lady Main Street - Madison, IN Lisa's Oak Street Lounge E Oak St Stevie Ray's E Main St BBC - Theater Square S. 4th Eva Mae's Creekside Inn River Rd Longshot Tavern Frankfort Ave Stooges Bar & Grill 7123 Grade Ln Bearno s -299 Lafollette Sta -Floyds Knobs IN Flanagan's Baxter Ave Louisville Palace S 4th St Sweet Potato s 104 Northgate Dr, Frankfort Bearno's by the Bridge W Main Fraternal Order of Eagles College Dr Jtown Lynagh's Irish Pub&Grill Woodland - Lex KY Syl's Lounge W Broadway Bearno s Highlands Bardstown Rd Gerstle s Frankfort Ave Mansion Hill Tavern Washington Ave - Newport KY Tee-Dee's Bluegrass Progressive Club E 2nd St - Lex, KY Billiard Club of Louisville Bardstown Rd Gillum s Eastern Bypass - Richmond, KY Marriott Hotel W Jefferson The Dame W Main St - Lexington KY Blue Mule Taylorsville Rd Goose Creek Diner Goose Creek Rd Molly Malone's Baxter Ave The Lounge E. Madison St Blue River Café- 128 W Main, Milltown IN Headliners Lexington Rd Monkey Wrench Barrett Ave Third Base Tavern Spring St Jeffersonville IN Boondocks Flaherty Rd, Vine Grove KY Hideaway Saloon 1607 Bardstown Rd Oak Barrel W Main St, Lebanon KY Varanese 2106 Frankfort Ave Brown Bag Deli & Pub S Preston St Hit The Door Preston Hwy O'Neill's Irish Pub Richmond Rd - Lex KY Vernon Club 1575 Story Ave Brown Theatre W Broadway Hog's Tavern - Hwy 62 - Lanesville IN O'Shea's Irish Pub Baxter Ave Wick's Pizza Baxter Ave Cal's Place E St Catherine St Holiday Inn East Gardiner Point Dr Phoenix Hill Tavern Baxter Ave Wick's Pizza Dixie Highway Capital Plaza 405 Wilkinson Blvd - Frankfort Jeff Ruby's W Main St Pig City BBQ Shelbyville Rd Xavier s 112 Xavier Drive, Bardstown Captains Quarters Captains Quarters Rd Jim Porter's Lexington Rd Puckers 1041 Preston Hwy Zeppelin Cafe E Burnett Ave The following supporters of the blues offer KBS members discounts (10% off on blues CDs at ear X-tacy and purchases at Jimmy s Music Center and Luthier Custom Guitars*, plus $1 off admission from Lisa s Oak Street Lounge and Stevie Ray s) with your current membership card. Give them your support! If you have another place where you get the blues, let us know and we ll see if they want to support the KBS. ear X-tacy Records 1534 Bardstown Road Jimmy s Music Center East Market Street New Albany Lisa s Oak Street Lounge 1004 East Oak Street Luthier Custom Built Guitars LaGrange Road * service and select parts Stevie Ray s Blues Bar 230 East Main Street East Market Street New Albany IN Louisville s Premier Blues Club 230 E. Main Street Call FRIDAYS IN MAY 1st Kingbees/ Velveeta Jones 8th Boogie Men/ Hellfish BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY COMPACT DISCS TAPES RECORDS 15th 22nd 29th Beat Daddys/ Scott Ellison Band Travlin Mojos/ V-Groove Sue O Neill & Blue Seville/Predators OPEN MON-THUR 10 AM 10 PM, FRI-SAT 10 AM 12 MID, SUN 12 NOON 8 PM 1534 BARDSTOWN ROAD JUST SOUTH OF EASTERN PARKWAY 502/ Play the BLUES damn it! KBS members always get $1 off admission with your card at Stevie Ray s!

12 YES! I WANT TO JOIN THE KENTUCKIANA BLUES SOCIETY TODAY! SINGLE MEMBERSHIP ($15 US ENCLOSED) NAME(S) DOUBLE MEMBERSHIP ($20 US ENCLOSED) BAND MEMBERSHIP ($25 US ENCLOSED) ADDRESS I AM AVAILABLE AS A VOLUNTEER TO WORK AT KBS EVENTS CITY/ST/ZIP Telephone # GET THE BLUES AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT! Join the Kentuckiana Blues Society today! Single membership is only $15 per year. As a member, you will receive the Blues News by mail, discounts at our sponsors and discounts at KBS events. Double membership (two people at the same address, two membership cards and one newsletter) is $20 per year, and we now offer a special band rate of $25 per year, which includes one newsletter plus a membership card for each band member. All KBS members who provide an address will also receive the KBS Blues News weekly update so you ll always know the latest developments. Support the BLUES by joining the KBS today! Join online at or fill out the coupon above and send with your payment to: KENTUCKIANA BLUES SOCIETY Attn: Membership Director P.O. Box 755 Louisville, KY THE KENTUCKIANA BLUES SOCIETY P.O. BOX 755 LOUISVILLE, KY NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID LOUISVILLE, KY PERMIT NO