Live Blues Calendar …

Jams: Mondays – Blues Jam hosted by Johnny McGowan at Northside Tavern

Tuesdays – Jam hosted by Mike Watson, Jack Kaplan, Doc Lundquist, Art McNaughton at Montana’s in Alpharetta

Wednesdays – Blues Jam hosted by Jason Pastras, Jon Schwenke, Luke Wampler at Bradley’s American Café

Wednesdays – Blues Jam with McKnight, Simpson, Plunkett at Nik’s Place in Marietta

Thursdays – Open Blues Jam hosted by Chicago Joe Jones at Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint

Thursdays – Open Jam Night with the Soul Shakers at Nik’s Place in Marietta

Sundays – Open Mic Jam: Cats on the Coast, 5 – 8 pm, Montana’s Bar and Grill, Alpharetta

Sundays – Blues Jam hosted by Bobby Swain and the Blues Generation at A Town East, Decatur

Call to Confirm dates and times…

Wednesday, July 23

Burnt Bacon – Blind Willie’s

Blues Jam with Pastras, Schwenke, & Wampler - Bradley’s American Café

Frankie’s Blues Mission – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Gravediggers (swing) – Graveyard Tavern

Blues Jam with McKnight, Simpson & Plunkett – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck – Northside Tavern

Thursday, July 24

Frankie’s Blues Mission – 2Willie’s Jazz & Blues, Lawrenceville

Seth Walker - Acoustic Jeremiah Concert Series at The Chapel, Canton

Deacon Bluz & the Holy Smoke Band – Blind Willie’s

Chris Hampton (acoustic) – Chip’s, Winder

Tony Tyler – Darwin’s

Nick Edelstein – Decatur Library

Songs of “Reach for the Moon” featuring Kodac Harrison (beatnik blues), Kristin Markiton, Nick Longo – Eddie’s Attic

Chickenshack – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Chicago Joe Jones – Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint, Decatur

Open Jam Night with the Soul Shakers – Nik’s Place, Marietta

The Breeze Kings – Northside Tavern

Mary Delaney – Twain’s, Decatur

Friday, July 25

Lucinda Williams – Atlanta Botanical Garden

Sweet Betty & the Shadows – Blind Willie’s

The Radio Ramblers – Daddy D’z

JW Jones – Darwin’s

Burning Time – Fat Mat’s Rib Shack

Men in Blues – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Mudcat – Northside Tavern

Joe McGuinness – Shorty’s Pizza, Tucker

10 Annual Great Atlanta Blues & Music Festival – Sweet Auburn District

http://dr-love.com/2004gamfschedule.htm

Juke Joint Women, Chilton, Sugar Kayne & Deveraux, Friends of Jazz featuring Dean Martin

Saturday, July 26

Bragg Jam – 550 Blues, Macon

Mudcat

Chick “Stoop Down Man” Willis – Blind Willie’s

Devon Allman – Chip’s, Winder

Avery Dylan Project – Darwin’s

The Two Timers – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Bluephonic – Hammer’s Getaway, Jackson

Savoir Faire avec Paul Daigle (Cajun dance) – Knights of Columbus

Rough Draft (duo) – Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint, Decatur

The Bretheren – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Little Brother’s Blues Showcase – Northside Tavern

Featuring Tony Bryant, Joe McGuinness, Ben Gettys, Scott Callison and special guests

Chicago Joe Jones – Ray’s Killer Creek, Alpharetta

10 Annual Great Atlanta Blues & Music Festival – Sweet Auburn District

http://dr-love.com/2004gamfschedule.htm

The Tams, Radio Ramblers, Zach Maxwell, Willie Hill, Pat Cooley, Al Lindway, Lola, Fred Bolton, Lil’ Jimmy Raines, Sherman Hunter, Jubal Kane, The Kerry Hill Band, The Professors of Soul, The Black Stallion & Brand Nu Funk

Sunday, July 27

BB King & Willie Nelson – Chastain Park Amphitheatre

Fatback Deluxe – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Stooge Brothers - Limerick Junction

Fat City Wildcats – Northside Tavern

Wilson Black (“unplugged”) 5 pm – One Star Ranch, Alpharetta

Nick Edelstein – Smith’s Olde Bar

Patrick Vining Band, 6 pm – Spiced Right Ribhouse, Roswell

10 Annual Great Atlanta Blues & Music Festival – Sweet Auburn District

http://dr-love.com/2004gamfschedule.htm

The Drifters, Chick Willis, Willie Hill, Zach Maxwell, Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck, Laura Lockie & Charles King, The Bretheren with Shirley Diamond & Tommy Brown

Monday, July 28

Peadboy & Little Brother – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Joe McGuinness – The Five Spot

Larry Griffith Band – Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint, Decatur

Johnny McGowan & Stampede – Northside Tavern

Andrew Black Group – Pisces Seafood & Jazz - Alpharetta

Tuesday, July 29

(roots night) – Blind Willie’s

Crosstown Allstars – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Andrew Black Group – Londzells, Roswell

Jam hosted by Watson, Kaplan, Lundquist, McNaughton – Montana’s, Alpharetta

Houndog (unplugged) 7 – 9 pm; open jam 10 pm– Nik’s Place, Marietta

Nathan Nelson – Northside Tavern

Wednesday, July 30

Fatback Deluxe – Blind Willie’s

Blues Jam with Pastras, Schwenke, & Wampler - Bradley’s American Café

Frankie’s Blues Mission – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Gravediggers (swing) – Graveyard Tavern

Blues Jam with McKnight, Simpson & Plunkett – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck – Northside Tavern

Thursday, July 31

Frankie’s Blues Mission – 2Willie’s Jazz & Blues, Lawrenceville

Tommy Brown & the Shadows – Blind Willie’s

Chris Hampton (acoustic) – Chip’s, Winder

Eddie Kirkland – Darwin’s

Chickenshack – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Chicago Joe Jones – Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint, Decatur

Open Jam Night with the Soul Shakers – Nik’s Place, Marietta

The Breeze Kings – Northside Tavern

Joe McGuinness – Twain’s, Decatur

Friday, August 1

Houserocker Johnson & the Shadows – Blind Willie’s

The Breeze Kings – One Star Ranch, Alpharetta

The Last Waltz Ensemble, Bill Sheffield opens – Smith’s Olde Bar

Saturday, August 2

Chicago Bob Nelson – Blind Willie’s

The Bretheren – The Last Great Watering Hole, Tucker

Stooge Brothers - Maddy's Ribs and Blues Joint, Decatur

Oliver Wood & Joe McGuinness – Vortex Park’s Underneath

Sunday, August 3

Southern Soul Party with Chick Willis, Pat Cooley, Willie Hill & the Kerry Hill Band – Elders Entertainment Center, Decatur

Fat City Wildcats – Northside Tavern

Monday, August 4

Johnny McGowan & Stampede – Northside Tavern

Andrew Black Group – Pisces Seafood & Jazz - Alpharetta

Tuesday, August 5

Heather Luttrell – Little 5 Points Corner Tavern

Andrew Black Group – Londzells, Roswell

Jam hosted by Watson, Kaplan, Lundquist, McNaughton – Montana’s, Alpharetta

Houndog (unplugged) 7 – 9 pm; open jam 10 pm– Nik’s Place, Marietta

Nathan Nelson – Northside Tavern

Amos Lee – Variety Playhouse

Wednesday, August 6

The Breeze Kings – Blind Willie’s

Blues Jam with Pastras, Schwenke, & Wampler - Bradley’s American Café

Chicago Joe Jones – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Gravediggers (swing) – Graveyard Tavern

Delta Moon – The Melting Point

Blues Jam with McKnight, Simpson & Plunkett – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck – Northside Tavern

Thursday, August 7

Chris Hampton (acoustic) – Chip’s, Winder

Chickenshack – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Chicago Joe Jones – Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint, Decatur

Open Jam Night with the Soul Shakers – Nik’s Place, Marietta

The Breeze Kings – Northside Tavern

Greg Connors – Twain’s, Decatur

Friday, August 8

Bluephonic – One Star Ranch, Alpharetta

Chicago Joe Jones – Ray’s Killer Creek, Alpharetta

Mike Watson Band – Rudy’s, Snellville

Stooge Brothers - Two Urban Licks

Saturday, August 9

Gov’t Mule with Mike Gordon & Perpetual Groove – Masquerade Music Park

Ivan Neville’s Dumpstsphunk – The Masquerade

Bluephonic, CD Release Party – Motorheads, McDonough

Chicago Joe Jones – Ray’s Killer Creek, Alpharetta

Mike Watson Band – Rudy’s, Snellville

Heather Luttrell – Trackside Tavern, Decatur

Stooge Brothers - Two Urban Licks

Sunday, August 10

Fat City Wildcats – Northside Tavern

Monday, August 11

THE DIRTY SOUTH REVUE featuring Donna Hopkins and Glen David Andrews (trombonist from New Orleans) – Blind Willie’s

Johnny McGowan & Stampede – Northside Tavern

Andrew Black Group – Pisces Seafood & Jazz - Alpharetta

Tuesday, August 12

ACZA Cajun Zydeco Dance – Garden Hills Community Center

Andrew Black Group – Londzells, Roswell

Jam hosted by Watson, Kaplan, Lundquist, McNaughton – Montana’s, Alpharetta

Houndog (unplugged) 7 – 9 pm; open jam 10 pm– Nik’s Place, Marietta

Nathan Nelson – Northside Tavern

Wednesday, August 13

Blues Jam with Pastras, Schwenke, & Wampler - Bradley’s American Café

Chicago Joe Jones – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Gravediggers (swing) – Graveyard Tavern

Blues Jam with McKnight, Simpson & Plunkett – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck – Northside Tavern

Thursday, August 14

Michael Burks – Blind Willie’s

Chris Hampton (acoustic) – Chip’s, Winder

Chickenshack – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Chicago Joe Jones – Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint, Decatur

Open Jam Night with the Soul Shakers – Nik’s Place, Marietta

The Breeze Kings – Northside Tavern

Bill Sheffield – Twain’s, Decatur

Friday, August 15

Delta Moon – Blind Willie’s

Larry Griffith Band – Doc’s, Smyrna

Frankie’s Blues Mission – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Saturday, August 16

Larry Griffith Band – Doc’s, Smyrna

Stooge Brothers - Fat Matt's Rib Shack

Mike Watson Band – The Little River Grill, Canton

The Breeze Kings, 9 am – The Green Market at Piedmont Park

Sunday, August 17

Fat City Wildcats – Northside Tavern

The Breeze Kings, 5 pm – South City Kitchen, Vinings

Monday, August 18

Johnny McGowan & Stampede – Northside Tavern

Andrew Black Group – Pisces Seafood & Jazz - Alpharetta

Tuesday, August 19

Andrew Black Group – Londzells, Roswell

Jam hosted by Watson, Kaplan, Lundquist, McNaughton – Montana’s, Alpharetta

Houndog (unplugged) 7 – 9 pm; open jam 10 pm– Nik’s Place, Marietta

Nathan Nelson – Northside Tavern

Wednesday, August 20

Blues Jam with Pastras, Schwenke, & Wampler - Bradley’s American Café

Chicago Joe Jones – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Gravediggers (swing) – Graveyard Tavern

Blues Jam with McKnight, Simpson & Plunkett – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck – Northside Tavern

Thursday, August 21

Mike Watson Band – Alive after 5, Roswell

Chris Hampton (acoustic) – Chip’s, Winder

Chickenshack – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Chicago Joe Jones – Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint, Decatur

Open Jam Night with the Soul Shakers – Nik’s Place, Marietta

The Breeze Kings – Northside Tavern

Dave Desmelik – Twain’s, Decatur

Friday, August 22

Marshall Ruffin Trio – 37 Main, Buford

G Love & Special Sauce, Jon Butler Trio – Chastain Amphitheatre

The Breeze Kings, 6:30 pm – Martinis & IMAX, Fernbank Museum

Saturday, August 23

Donna Hopkins & Geoff Achison – Eddie’s Attic

Willis Prudhomme & Zydeco Express (zydeco dance) – Knights of Columbus

Rock-A-Benefit, a benefit concert for the Wounded Warrior Project presented by Lexie River of 97.1 the River along with Music Matters Entertaiment with Tommy Talton Band, Devon Allman’s Honeytribe, Tommy Crain & the Crosstown Allstars, Andrew Black and many more TBA – Stone Mountain Park

Heather Luttrell – Vinocity Wine Bar, Oakhurst, Decatur

Sunday, August 24

Fat City Wildcats – Northside Tavern

Monday, August 25

Johnny McGowan & Stampede – Northside Tavern

Andrew Black Group – Pisces Seafood & Jazz - Alpharetta

Tuesday, August 26

Andrew Black Group – Londzells, Roswell

Jam hosted by Watson, Kaplan, Lundquist, McNaughton – Montana’s, Alpharetta

Houndog (unplugged) 7 – 9 pm; open jam 10 pm– Nik’s Place, Marietta

Nathan Nelson – Northside Tavern

Wednesday, August 27

Blues Jam with Pastras, Schwenke, & Wampler - Bradley’s American Café

Chicago Joe Jones – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Gravediggers (swing) – Graveyard Tavern

The Breeze Kings – The Melting Point, Athens

Blues Jam with McKnight, Simpson & Plunkett – Nik’s Place, Marietta

Danny “Mudcat” Dudeck – Northside Tavern

Thursday, August 28

Chris Hampton (acoustic) – Chip’s, Winder

Chickenshack – Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

Chicago Joe Jones – Maddy’s Rib & Blues Joint, Decatur

Open Jam Night with the Soul Shakers – Nik’s Place, Marietta

The Breeze Kings – Northside Tavern

Scrapomatic, CD release, featuring Mike Mattison, vocalist from the Deric Trucks Band, Geoff Achison opens – Smith’s Olde Bar

Stonehouse Posse – Twain’s, Decatur

Friday, August 29

Frankie’s Blues Mission – Darwin’s

Saturday, August 30

Chick Willis’ Culloden Blues Festival – Culloden, GA

Sunday, August 31

Fat City Wildcats – Northside Tavern

Upcoming …

Friday, September 5

Mike Watson Band – Doc’s Food & Spirits, Smyrna

Saturday, September 6

Mike Watson Band – Doc’s Food & Spirits, Smyrna

Saturday, September 20

Mike Watson Band – The Little River Grill, Canton

Marcia Ball – Variety Playhouse

Saturday, October 4

Tommy Talton – Smith’s Olde Bar

Friday, October 10

Allman Brothers Band – Chastain Park Amphitheatre

Mike Watson Band – Rudy’s, Snellville

Saturday, October 11

Allman Brothers Band – Chastain Park Amphitheatre

Mike Watson Band – Rudy’s, Snellville

Sunday, October 12

Roy Book Binder – Eddie’s Attic

Saturday, October 18

Mike Watson Band – The Little River Grill, Canton

Sunday, October 26

Joe Satriani with special guest Mountain featuring Leslie West and Corky Laing- Variety Playhouse

Thursday, December 11

Johnny Winter – Smith’s Olde Bar

Clubs/Venues

Alamo Jacks, 19 West Court Square, Newnan, 770-683-2526

Artic Circle Bar & Grill, 4938 N. Henry Blvd, Stockbridge, 770-507-0308

Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., 404-814-4000

Back Water Grill, Canton, 770-704-6877

Backdrafts, 300 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard NW, Suwanee

Bear Creek Marina & Tavern, , 60 Bear Creek Marina Drive, Lake Jackson, Mansfiel