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February 2012
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In This Issue
Local Gigs
Venues
Regional Acts & Festivals
Society Disclaimer
Meeting Announcement
For What It Is Worth
Compiled by Dale Bodmer
NOTE:
* indicates weekly gig
** indicates open jam
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
** Open Jam w/ Ben And Mike @ Another Bar 8:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Dick And The Roadmasters @ Midway Cafe 6pm
** Open Jam w/ Nick Giese @ HD Beans And Bottles 8pm
** Open Jam w/ The John Erwin Band @ Pit To Plate 7pm
* Ricky Nye & Bekah Williams @ Chez Nora 7:30pm
* Todd Hepburn @ Arnold’s Bar & Grill 7pm
Thursday, February 02, 2012
** BYOG Jam w/Hawaiian Shirt Night @ Stockyard Café 7pm
** Open Jam w/ Blue Shivers @ Boswell Alley
** Open Jam w/ Lo Heat Live @ The Happy Hollow
* Sonny’s Solo Blues @ Mama Vita’s Ristorante Italiano 7pm
Them Bones @ Valley Vineyard 7pm
Friday, February 03, 2012
46 Long @ Arnold’s Bar And Grill 6pm
Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project @ Tom & Jerry’s Sports Bar
Cold Tuna @ The Pavilion, Rising Star Casino 12:30pm
* Swamp Rhino @ Cadillac Jack’s, Kettering
The Juice @ Mansion Hill
The Sonny Moorman Group @ Filling Station, Troy
Them Bones @ Hahana Beach
Saturday, February 04, 2012
** Afternoon Jam w/ Big Mike @ Brewhouse 5pm
Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project @ Poppy’s Tavern
The Sonny Moorman Group @ Blues Hall, Memphis Post-IBC Party
Them Bones @ Desha’s 7pm
Sunday, February 05, 2012
** Open Jam w/ Sonny’s All Blues Band @ Sonny’s All Blues Cafe
The Sonny Moorman Group @ Post-Superbowl Party At V-Twin Expo Party Duke Convention Center 10pm
Monday, February 06, 2012
** BYOG Jam w/ John Redell @ Mansion Hill Tavern 8pm
** Open Jam w/ The Sonny Moorman Group @ Anderson Bar & Grill 7:30pm
** Open Jam @ Poor Michael’s 8pm
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
** Open Jam w/ Blue Shivers @ Mt. Carmel Pub
** Open Jam w/ Brownstreet Breakdown @ Hank’s Pub
** Open Jam w/ Hoppin’ Harry @ Miller’s Fill Inn
** Open Jam w/ Too Tall Bob @ Dottie’s Bar And Grille 7pm
* Sonny’s Solo Blues @ Willie’s Sports Bar, Hidden Valley Lake 7pm
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
** Open Jam w/ Ben And Mike @ Another Bar 8:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Dick And The Roadmasters @ Midway Cafe 6pm
** Open Jam w/ Nick Giese @ HD Beans And Bottles 8pm
** Open Jam w/ The John Erwin Band @ Pit To Plate 7pm
* Ricky Nye @ Chez Nora 7:30pm
* Sonny’s Solo Blues @ Mama Vita’s Ristorante Italiano 7pm
* Todd Hepburn @ Arnold’s Bar & Grill 7pm
Thursday, February 09, 2012
** BYOG Jam w/Hawaiian Shirt Night @ Stockyard Café 7pm
** Open Jam w/ Blue Shivers @ Boswell Alley
** Open Jam w/ Lo Heat Live @ The Happy Hollow
Ricky Nye & Dottie Warner @ Arnold’s Bar & Grill 7:30pm
Friday, February 10, 2012
46 Long @ Winter Blues Fest, Japp’s Annex Stage 7pm
Gonzo Acoustic @ Cuestick Cafe, Marysville
Ricky Nye Inc. Featuring Bekah Willliams @ Winter Blues Fest – Below Zero Lounge
* Swamp Rhino @ Cadillac Jack’s, Kettering
Tempted Souls Band @ Cincy Winter Blues Fest, The Drinkery
The Blues Merchants @ Miller’s Fill Inn
Saturday, February 11, 2012
** Afternoon Jam w/ Big Mike @ Brewhouse 5pm
Bluesbent @ Winter Blues Fest
Brian Keith Wallen @ Winter Blues Fest, Harry’s Pizza 9:55pm
Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project @ The Drinkery
Ricky Nye Performing With R.B. Stone @ Winter Blues Festival The Drinkery 11:30pm
The Blues Merchants @ Winter Blues Fest @ Below Zero Lounge
The Juice @ Winter Blues Fest
The Sonny Moorman Group @ Foley’s Irish Pub
Them Bones @ Winter Blues Fest, Below Zero
Sunday, February 12, 2012
** Open Jam w/ Sonny’s All Blues Band @ Sonny’s All Blues Cafe
** Open Jam w/ Them Bones @ Mansion Hill Tavern 8pm
Sonny’s Solo Blues Autism Rocks @ Bar 71
Monday, February 13, 2012
Bluesbent Trio @ Blue Monday @ Willis Music Performance Center
** BYOG Jam w/ John Redell @ Mansion Hill Tavern 8pm
Cold Tuna @ Wood Songs At Willis Music In Florence 7pm
** Open Jam w/ The Sonny Moorman Group @ Anderson Bar & Grill 7:30pm
** Open Jam @ Poor Michael’s 8pm
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Cheryl Renée @ City Bbq, Glenway 5:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Blue Shivers @ Mt. Carmel Pub
** Open Jam w/ Brownstreet Breakdown @ Hank’s Pub
** Open Jam w/ Hoppin’ Harry @ Miller’s Fill Inn
** Open Jam w/ Too Tall Bob @ Dottie’s Bar And Grille 7pm
* Sonny’s Solo Blues @ Willie’s Sports Bar, Hidden Valley Lake 7pm
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Cheryl Renée @ Tumi Cafe 5:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Ben And Mike @ Another Bar 8:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Dick And The Roadmasters @ Midway Cafe 6pm
** Open Jam w/ Nick Giese @ HD Beans And Bottles 8pm
** Open Jam w/ The John Erwin Band @ Pit To Plate 7pm
* Ricky Nye & Bekah Williams @ Chez Nora 7:30pm
* Todd Hepburn @ Arnold’s Bar & Grill 7pm
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Brian Keith Wallen @ The Gennett Mansion 6pm
** BYOG Jam w/Hawaiian Shirt Night @ Stockyard Café 7pm
Cold Tuna @ The Pavilion, Rising Star Casino 12:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Blue Shivers @ Boswell Alley
** Open Jam w/ Lo Heat Live @ The Happy Hollow
* Sonny’s Solo Blues @ Mama Vita’s Ristorante Italiano 7pm
Friday, February 17, 2012
* Swamp Rhino @ Cadillac Jack’s, Kettering
The Blues Merchants @ Tabby’s, Landen
The Sonny Moorman Group @ Legends
Saturday, February 18, 2012
** Afternoon Jam w/ Big Mike @ Brewhouse 5pm
Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project @ The Full Moon Saloon
Johnny Fink @ Mansion Hill
Mardi Gras Party! With Ricky Nye Inc. @ Chez Nora
Tempted Souls Band @ Eagles Club, Lebanon
The Blues Merchants @ Desha’s
The Code Blue Band @ Mudflats, Galena
The Sonny Moorman Group @ Geez’L Pete’s
Them Bones @ Mj’s On Main
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Cheryl Renée & Natalie Cunningham @ Rabbit Hash General Store 2:30pm
Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project @ Delhi Lodge – Dance/Dinner/Fund-Raiser, Neeb Road
** Open Jam w/ Sonny’s All Blues Band @ Sonny’s All Blues Cafe
** Open Jam w/ Them Bones @ Mansion Hill Tavern 8pm
Monday, February 20, 2012
** BYOG Jam w/ John Redell @ Mansion Hill Tavern 8pm
** Open Jam w/ The Sonny Moorman Group @ Anderson Bar & Grill 7:30pm
** Open Jam @ Poor Michael’s 8pm
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Brian Keith Wallen @ Arnold’s Bar And Grill 7pm
** Open Jam w/ Blue Shivers @ Mt. Carmel Pub
** Open Jam w/ Brownstreet Breakdown @ Hank’s Pub
** Open Jam w/ Hoppin’ Harry @ Miller’s Fill Inn
** Open Jam w/ Too Tall Bob @ Dottie’s Bar And Grille 7pm
* Sonny’s Solo Blues @ Willie’s Sports Bar, Hidden Valley Lake 7pm
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
** Open Jam w/ Ben And Mike @ Another Bar 8:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Dick And The Roadmasters @ Midway Cafe 6pm
** Open Jam w/ Nick Giese @ HD Beans And Bottles 8pm
** Open Jam w/ The John Erwin Band @ Pit To Plate 7pm
* Ricky Nye @ Chez Nora 7:30pm
* Todd Hepburn @ Arnold’s Bar & Grill 7pm
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Brian Keith Wallen @ The Gallery Cafe, Brookville 6pm
** BYOG Jam w/Hawaiian Shirt Night @ Stockyard Café 7pm
** Open Jam w/ Blue Shivers @ Boswell Alley
** Open Jam w/ Lo Heat Live @ The Happy Hollow
Ricky Nye & Dottie Warner @ Arnold’s Bar & Grill 7:30pm
* Sonny’s Solo Blues @ Mama Vita’s Ristorante Italiano 7pm
Them Bones @ Valley Vineyard 7pm
Friday, February 24, 2012
Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project @ The Dog Haus
Ricky Nye @ Van Zandt Restaurant & Tavern 6:30pm
* Swamp Rhino @ Cadillac Jack’s, Kettering
The Pushers @ Oagies, Blacklick
The Sonny Moorman Group @ Final Friday Show, The Greenwich
Them Bones @ American Spirits
Saturday, February 25, 2012
** Afternoon Jam w/ Big Mike @ Brewhouse 5pm
Bluesbent Trio @ The Lounge
Brian Keith Wallen @ Expressions Coffee House 8pm
Cheryl Renée Project @ HD Bottles And Beans 9:30pm
Cold Tuna @ The Reef At Manhattan Harbour
Ricky Nye & The Red Hots! @ Taqueria Mercado
Tempted Souls Band @ Laititudes, Anderson
The Blues Merchants @ Traci’s Sports Lounge
The Juice @ Full Moon Saloon
Sunday, February 26, 2012
** Open Jam w/ Sonny’s All Blues Band @ Sonny’s All Blues Cafe
** Open Jam w/ Them Bones @ Mansion Hill Tavern 8pm
Monday, February 27, 2012
** BYOG Jam w/ John Redell @ Mansion Hill Tavern 8pm
** Open Jam w/ The Sonny Moorman Group @ Anderson Bar & Grill 7:30pm
** Open Jam @ Poor Michael’s 8pm
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Cheryl Renée @ City Bbq, Glenway
** Open Jam w/ Blue Shivers @ Mt. Carmel Pub
** Open Jam w/ Brownstreet Breakdown @ Hank’s Pub
** Open Jam w/ Hoppin’ Harry @ Miller’s Fill Inn
** Open Jam w/ Too Tall Bob @ Dottie’s Bar And Grille 7pm
* Sonny’s Solo Blues @ Willie’s Sports Bar, Hidden Valley Lake 7pm
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Cold Tuna @ The Pavilion, Rising Star Casino 12:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Ben And Mike @ Another Bar 8:30pm
** Open Jam w/ Dick And The Roadmasters @ Midway Cafe 6pm
** Open Jam w/ Nick Giese @ HD Beans And Bottles 8pm
** Open Jam w/ The John Erwin Band @ Pit To Plate 7pm
* Ricky Nye & Bekah Williams @ Chez Nora 7:30pm
* Todd Hepburn @ Arnold’s Bar & Grill 7pm
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Cold Tuna @ The Pavilion, Rising Star Casino 5pm
Friday, March 02, 2012
Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project @ The Drinkery
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project @ Rockies Bar & Grill
By Dale Bodmer
Anderson Bar & Grill, 8060 Beechmont Ave Cincinnati 513-474-0915
Another Bar, 250 South Miami Rd. Cleves 513-834-8275
Arnold’s Bar & Grill, 210 E. 8th St Cincinnati 513-421-6234
Bar Seventy-One, 8850 Governor’s Hill Dr. Cincinnati 513-794-9697
Big Vic’s Pub, the Rising Star Casino, Rising Sun, IN
Boswell Alley, 1686 Blue Rock Rd Cincinnati 513-681/8100
Brew House, 1047 E. McMillan Cincinnati 513-961-9058
Cadillac Jack’s, 2366 S Smithville Rd. Kettering, OH 937-256-2953
Chez Nora’s, 530 Main Street Covington 859-491-8027
City BBQ, 6475 Glenway Ave. Cincinnati 513-257-0502
DeSha’s American Tavern, 11320 Montgomery Rd., Symmes Twp. 513-247-9933
Dog Haus, 494 Pedretti Drive, Delhi, OH 513-921-2082
Dottie’s Bar & Grille 1483 Millville Ave. Hamilton, Oh 513-887-9779
Expression Coffee House, 313 W. Main St. Fairborn, OH 937-878-1000
Filling Station Bar 2331 W. Market St. Troy, Oh 937-339-4800
Findley Market, 19 W. Elder St. Cincinnati 513-665-4839
Foley’s Irish Pub, 200 W Benson St Reading 513-948-9163
Full Moon Saloon 4862 Delhi Ave. Cincinnati 513-244-6111
Geez’l Pete’s, 508 Madison Ave. Covington 859-261-1030
Gennett Mansion, 1829 E. Main St Richmond, IN 765-935-0055
Greenwich tavern, 2442 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati 513-221-1151
Hahana Beach 7605 Wooster Pike Cincinnati 513-272-1990
Hank’s Pub, 2529 Patterson Rd. Kettering, OH 937-254-7527
Happy Hollow Inn 2430 Park Ave., Norwood, OH 513-351-7897
HD Beans and Bottles café, 6721 Montgomery Rd. Cincinnati, Oh 45236 513-793-6036
Latitudes – Anderson, 7426 Beechmont Ave. Anderson, OH 513-233-9888
Legends Sports Pub & Grille, 7617 Dayton Springfield Rd. Enon, OH 937-863-0238
Lounge, 7740 Beechmont Avenue Cincinnati 513-231-2401
Mama Vita’s Ristorante Italiano 6405 Branch Hill-Guinea Rd. Loveland 513-697-9705
Mansion Hill Tavern, 502 Washington St. Newport 859-581-0100
Midway Café, 1017 S. Ft. Thomas Way (Grant St.) Ft. Thomas 859-781-7666
Miller’s Fill Inn, 52 Donnermeyer Dr Bellevue, KY 859-431-3455
MJ’s on Main, 18 Main St. Milford, OH 513-831-9888
Mt. Carmel Pub, 4501 St. Carmel Tobasco Rd. Cincinnati 513-528-9974
Mudflat’s Bar & Grill, 31 W. Columbus St. Calena, OH 740-965-5700
Padrino’s 111 Main St. Milford, Oh 513-965-0100
Patterson’s Café, 103 W. Spring St. Oxford, OH 513-523-0770
Pendelton Arts Center 1310 Pendelton St. Cincinnati 513-559-3958
Pit to Plate BBQ 8021 Hamilton Ave. Cincinnati 513-931-9100
Poor Michael’s 11938 Hamilton Ave. Cincinnati 513-825-9958
Poppy’s Sports Bar & Grill 5510 Rybolt Rd. Cincinnati 513-574-6333
Rabbit Hash General Store, 10021 Lower River Rd Rabbit Hash, KY 859-586-7744
Reef, Watertown Marina, 1301 Fourth Ave Dayton, KY 859-292-8681
Rocky’s Bar & Grill, 301 Industrial Dr. Rising Sun, IN 812-438-2204
Sonny’s All Blues Café, 4040 Reading Rd Cincinnati 513-281-0410
Stockyard Café, 3112 Springs Grove Ave #A Cincinnati 513-591-2233
Tabby’s American Bar & Grill 2920 W. US Highway 22, Mainville 513-697-7575
Taqueria Mercado 100 E 8th St. Cincinnati, 513-381-0678
The Drinkery OTR 1150 Main St. Cincinnati 513-827-9357
Tom and Jerry’s, 5060 Crookshank Rd. Cincinnati 513-451-1763
Traci’s Sports Lounge & Grill 784 Loveland-Miamiville Rd. Loveland
Tumi Café, 2061 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati 513-624-8864
Valley Vineyards US 22 Morrow, OH 513-899-2485
Van Zandt Restaurant & Tavern 1810 W. Galbraith Rd. Cincinnati, OH 513-407-6418
Willie’s Hidden Valley Lake, 19325 Schmarr Drive Lawrenceburg, IN 812-537-0512
Willis Music Performance Center, Mall Rd. Florence, KY 859-525-6050
Winedog 451 Ohio Pike Cincinnati 513-494-6321
By Jasper, Editor
February 14 is Valentine’s Day. It is also National Condom Day.
By Dilip Tripathy
02/04/2012 (Sat) Big James And The Chicago Playboys, The Slippery Noodle Inn, Indianapolis IN
02/04/2012 (Sat) Buddy Guy, The Slippery Noodle Inn, Indianapolis IN
02/04/2012 (Sat) Carson Diersing, Super Bowl Village, Indianapolis IN
02/10/2012 (Fri) Brian Lee, 1207 Main St., Cincinnati OH
02/10/2012 (Fri) G. Miles Band, Below Zero Lounge, Cincinnati OH
02/10/2012 (Fri) Kelly Richey, The Drinkery, Cincinnati OH
02/10/2012 (Fri) Miss Lisa & Company, 1207 Main St., Cincinnati OH
02/10/2012 (Fri) Noah Wotherspoon, Japp’s, Cincinnati OH
02/10/2012 (Fri) Tempted Souls, 1207 Main St., Cincinnati OH
02/10/2012 (Fri) The Robert Cray Band, Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Elizabeth KY
02/11/2012 (Sat) Bluesbent, 1207 Main St., Cincinnati OH
02/11/2012 (Sat) Brian Keith Wallen, 1207 Main St., Cincinnati OH
02/11/2012 (Sat) Doug Hart, Japp’s, Cincinnati OH
02/11/2012 (Sat) RB Stone, The Drinkery, Cincinnati OH
02/16/2012 (Thu) Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Earth House Collective, Indianapolis IN
02/17/2012 (Fri) Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience, Bomhard Theater, Louisville KY
02/18/2012 (Sat) Kelly Richey, Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar, Louisville KY
02/19/2012 (Sun) Tab Benoit, Woodlands Tavern, Columbus OH
02/20/2012 (Mon) The Duke Robillard Band, Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis IN
02/25/2012 (Sat) The Robert Cray Band, Midland Theatre, Newark OH
03/09/2012 (Fri) Buckwheat Zydeco, Athletic Club Of Columbus, Columbus OH
03/12/2012 (Mon) Davina & The Vagabonds, Natasha’s, Lexington KY
03/13/2012 (Tue) Phillip Roebuck, Uncle Slayton’s, Louisville KY
03/17/2012 (Sat) Damon Fowler Group, Lafayette Hotel, Marietta OH
03/17/2012 (Sat) JP Soars, Lafayette Hotel, Marietta OH
03/17/2012 (Sat) Victor Wainwright, Lafayette Hotel, Marietta OH
03/29/2012 (Thu) Guy Davis, Big Song Music House, Oxford IN
03/29/2012 (Thu) Guy Davis, Big Song Music House, Oxford OH
03/31/2012 (Sat) The Tommy Castro Band, Key Palace Theatre, Redkey IN
04/03/2012 (Tue) The Tommy Castro Band, The Slippery Noodle Inn, Indianapolis IN
04/12/2012 (Thu) Rory Block, Berea College, Berea KY
04/13/2012 (Fri) Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues, Hall Moser Theater, Portland IN
04/13/2012 (Fri) The Official Blues Brothers Revue, Palace Theatre, Marion OH
04/14/2012 (Sat) Sarah Brown, College Of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati OH
04/14/2012 (Sat) The Official Blues Brothers Revue, Arts Partnership, Findlay OH
05/12/2012 (Sat) Jonny Lang, Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Elizabeth KY
05/19/2012 (Sat) Kelly Richey, Natasha’s, Lexington KY
06/14/2012 (Thu) Sonny Landreth, 20th Century Theatre, Cincinnati OH
07/28/2012 (Sat) Kenny Neal, Riverside Amphitheater, Pomeroy OH
08/10/2012 (Fri) James “Super Chikan” Johnson, Sawyer Point, Cincinnati OH
NOTABLE FESTIVALS
March 2-3 2012
Pickles Blues Extravaganza
Lima Ohio USA
www.bluescommittee.com
March 16-17 2012
River City Blues Festival
Marietta Ohio USA
www.bjfm.org
April 27-29 and May 3-6, 2012
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
New Orleans, LA
www.nojazzfest.com
May 1, 2012
White Lake Blues Festival
Whitehall, MI, U.S.
killerblues.net
May 26, 2012
Spyglass Ridge Winery’s Seventh Annual Bluesfest
Sunbury, Pennsylvania, U.S.
www.spyglassridgewinery.com
To allow the Board to come down from the high they got at the Winter Blues Fest a few days earlier there will be no meeting in February. The next meeting of the Cincy Blues Society will be on March 13, 2012 at 7:30PM in the back room of The Brew House, 1947 E. McMillan Street (Corner of Maple & McMillan) in Walnut Hills. Visitors and members are ENCOURAGED to attend.
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