Immanuel Presbyterian Church has a special tribute to Northwest rock n’ blues man James “Curley” Cooke slated for Nov. 15. Cooke – a founding member of the Steve Miller Band and founder of Northwest Blues in the Schools – will play with three of his bands that day, Cooke and Green (see video), Double Cookin’ and Blues to Burn.
Music starts at 5 p.m. More info here.
Bill Sims Jr. and the Mark Riley Trio, featuring Buck England on B-3 organ, will play a special Blues Vespers “benefit for peacemaking” at Tacoma’s Immanuel Presyterian Churchon Oct. 4, event organizer Rev. Dave Brown announced.
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Paul Manuel of local non-profit Puget Sound Music for Youth Foundation just tipped me off on some talented squirts that will play several gigs at the Puyallup Fair this year. Click the video and you may recognize members of The Minors and The Mixed Nuts as veterans of Randy Oxford’s blues jams.
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One of the most fun things about Bumbershoot is getting the chance to check out buzz bands you’ve maybe heard a little about and stumbling onto acts you’ve never seen that turn out to be thoroughly amazing, a la Joe Lewis & the Honeybears who delivered an impressive, funktastic Memphis-style blues n’ soul set over at the Mural Amphitheatre this afternoon.
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