5:00 pm Casino Arizona Pima Lounge Pima Lounge | Shining Star 5:00 pm Skye Fine Dining and Entertainment Bill Haley’s Original Comets! 5:30 pm Houston’s Scottsdale Jerry Donato with Peter Zale and Bob Lasier 6:00 pm Remington’s Night Club Danny Long 6pm – 7pm 6:00 pm Rustler’s Rooste Peso Dollar Band – Free country music from 6pm – 10pm 6:30 pm 5th & Wine Live music every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 7:00 pm D-Vine Wine Bar and Bistro Mesa Brewed Fusion 7:00 pm D-Vine Bistro & Wine Bar Chandler Nick Heyward 7:00 pm Vu Bistro & Cafe Tommy Holloway Friday and Saturday from 7pm – 10pm 7:00 pm Bobby’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge 3rd Time Around ’til 11 PM 7:00 pm The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM Music Theater) Brooklyn Rider 7:00 pm Janey’s Cave Creek Teneia Sanders 7:15 pm Remington’s Night Club Danny Long and Judy Roberts 7:00pm – 11pm In Remington’s Lounge 7:30 pm Skye Fine Dining and Entertainment Bill Haley’s Original Comets! 7:30 pm Grapeables Wine Bar Jed’s-A-Millionaire Friday starting at 7:30pm 7:30 pm Stellas Coffee House and Cafe Namoli Brennet LIVE!!! 8:00 pm Venue’s Café David Sheehy is at Venues Cafe 8:00 pm All American Sports Grill HOME JONES 8:00 pm Teakwoods Tavern & Grill The Tony Martinez Band with Jimmy Pines and Washboard Jere 8:00 pm Cave Creek Tap Haus Duffy King Friday and Saturday nights 8 – midnight 8:00 pm Warren’s Jazz Bistro Smooth Groove 8:00pm – 12:00pm 8:00 pm Yucca Tap Room Sundown Showdown Day #2 with Graveyard, Destruction Unit, Radio Moscow, Sleep Money, Toad 8:00 pm House of Brews Nine Ball from 8pm – 11:00pm 8:00 pm Crescent Ballroom FLATHEAD AL FOUL, JUNCTION 10 8:00 pm Padre’s Free Music with Son 4 – Latin Salsa, Cumbias from 8pm – 11pm 8:30 pm Handlebar-J Herndon Brothers Band starting at 8:30pm 8:30 pm Copper Blues Nineball 8:30 pm Boom Bozz Famous Pizza Holly Kirsten Live and Acoustic 9:00 pm Rhythm Room GEORGE BOWMAN & the BADDBOYZ BLUEZ BAND featuring LUCIUS PARR 9:00 pm Harolds Cave Creek Corral Mogollon at 9pm 9:00 pm Kazimierz World Wine Bar Deejay Smite (or the occasional live band) 9:00 pm Steel Horse Saloon Phat Bastard 9pm 9:00 pm O’Kelley’s Sports Bar & Grill Rock Addix 9:00 pm Compound Grill Carolyn Wonderland 9:00 pm Tempe Tavern Save Sasquanaut 9:30 pm Casino Arizona Pima Lounge Pima Lounge | The JJ’s Band 9:30 pm O’Donoghue’s Easton Ashe
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
4:30 pm Remington’s Night Club Rags Allen 4:30pm – 6:30pm 5:00 pm Compound Grill Jay Allan 5:30 pm Houston’s Scottsdale Jerry Donato with Peter Zale and Bob Lasier 6:00 pm Bobby’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge Mark Dolin: jazz, cover tunes & more – ’til 10 PM 6:00 pm Rustler’s Rooste Peso Dollar Band – Free country music from 6pm – 10pm 6:30 pm Remington’s Night Club Judy Roberts with Renee Patrick 6:30pm – 11:00pm 6:30 pm 5th & Wine Live music every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 7:00 pm D-Vine Wine Bar and Bistro Mesa Soul Catcher 7:00 pm D-Vine Bistro & Wine Bar Chandler Paris James 7:00 pm Vu Bistro & Cafe Nick Heyward every Thursday, 7pm – 10pm 7:00 pm Skye Fine Dining and Entertainment The New Army with Paul Gurvitz 7:00 pm Janey’s Cave Creek New Brothers 7:30 pm Warren’s Jazz Bistro Smooth Groove 7:30pm – 10:30pm 7:30 pm Harolds Cave Creek Corral AZ Blues Project 7:30pm – 11:30pm 8:00 pm Teakwoods Tavern & Grill Reverend Deadeye, Molly Gene One Woman Band Trailer Queen 8:00 pm Rhythm Room Blues Showcase 8:00 pm Yucca Tap Room Blunt Club 8:00 pm Old Town Tavern Michael Chapman on Thursday nights 8:00 pm Blue Martini Lounge Latin Music Thursday nights at Blue Martini 8:00 pm Casino Arizona Pima Lounge Pima Lounge | Powerdrive 8:00 pm House of Brews Chuck E Baby acoustic jam every Thursday at 8:00pm 8:00 pm Crescent Ballroom DENGUE FEVER SECRET CHIEFS 3 DJENTRIFICATION 8:00 pm Compound Grill Vicki Genfan 8:30 pm Handlebar-J Herndon Brothers Band starting at 8:30pm 9:00 pm Kazimierz World Wine Bar Dennis Rowland, a Valley legend 9:00 pm Tempe Tavern Rockaroke w/ Zen Lunatics
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Upcoming Events in Phoenix Saturday, January 21, 2012
2:00 pm Coach House Dirty Lingo 5:00 pm Casino Arizona Pima Lounge Pima Lounge | Los Guys 5:30 pm Houston’s Scottsdale Jerry Donato with Peter Zale and Bob Lasier 6:00 pm Ritz Carlton Phoenix Lobby Lounge Nicole Pesce 6pm – 8pm in the Lobby Lounge 6:00 pm Skye Fine Dining and Entertainment Cornell Gunter’s Coasters 6:00 pm Remington’s Night Club Danny Long 6pm – 7pm 6:00 pm Rustler’s Rooste Peso Dollar Band – Free country music from 6pm – 10pm 6:30 pm 5th & Wine Live music every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 7:00 pm D-Vine Wine Bar and Bistro Mesa Soul Catcher 7:00 pm D-Vine Bistro & Wine Bar Chandler Brian Chartrand 7:00 pm Remington’s Night Club Danny Long and Judy Roberts with Trish Dwyer 7pm – 11pm 7:00 pm Vu Bistro & Cafe Tommy Holloway Friday and Saturday from 7pm – 10pm 7:00 pm Bobby’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge Donna Wilson & Todd Luckey, Classic, Smooth, Jazz ’til 11 PM 7:00 pm Janey’s Cave Creek Hans Olson 7:00pm at Janey’s Cave Creek 7:00 pm Club Red Total Chaos 7:30 pm Grapeables Wine Bar Shon-Stephan BelCher starting at 7:30pm 8:00 pm Venue’s Café Los Dos Dons are at Venues Cafe! 8:00 pm Renegade Canteen Isabelle & Richard at Renegade After Dark – January 21 at 8pm 8:00 pm Coach House Elvis Before Noon 8:00 pm Teakwoods Tavern & Grill The Hashknife Outfit 8:00 pm Cave Creek Tap Haus Duffy King Friday and Saturday nights 8 – midnight 8:00 pm Yucca Tap Room Man-Cat, Darkness Dear Boy, Analog Society, Sasquanaut, TKLB? 8:30 pm All American Sports Grill JAZZ ISLAND 8:30 pm Handlebar-J Herndon Brothers Band starting at 8:30pm 8:30 pm Skye Fine Dining and Entertainment Cornell Gunter’s Coasters 8:30 pm Crescent Ballroom GABRIEL SULLIVAN & TARAF DE TUCSON: GYPSY AND CUMBIA DANCE NIGHT 9:00 pm Rhythm Room COLD SHOTT & THE HURRICANE HORNS 9:00 pm Harolds Cave Creek Corral Easton Ashe starting at 9pm 9:00 pm Kazimierz World Wine Bar Various Local Groups 9:00 pm Jersey D’s Tavern & Grill Its – Tribute to Elton John 9:00 pm Joe’s Grotto Black Metal Box, Lost in Lies, Haven’s End 9:00 pm House of Brews Nine Ball from 9pm – 12:00am 9:00 pm Steel Horse Saloon JC’s Bad Rputation 9pm 9:00 pm O’Kelley’s Sports Bar & Grill Rock-Ride Rescue 9:00 pm Compound Grill Elephant Revival 9:00 pm Tempe Tavern Katastro with See of Me and Spitball 9:30 pm Casino Arizona Pima Lounge Pima Lounge | Powerdrive
]]> http://livemusicphx.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/over-30-live-music-events-in-phoenix-saturday-night/feed/ 0 Live Music Phoenix http://livemusicphx.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/live-music-thursday-night-in-phoenix/ http://livemusicphx.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/live-music-thursday-night-in-phoenix/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:11:39 +0000 Live Music Phoenix http://livemusicphx.wordpress.com/?p=862 ]]> Weekends start on Thursday! What are you doing tonight? Go out! There’s live music with Jerry Donato and Company at Houston’s or Dennis Rowland at Kazbar! Sound good?

Thursday, January 12, 2012
4:30 pm Remington’s Night Club Rags Allen 4:30pm – 6:30pm 5:30 pm Houston’s Scottsdale Jerry Donato with Peter Zale and Bob Lasier 6:00 pm Bobby’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge Mark Dolin: jazz, cover tunes & more – ’til 10 PM 6:30 pm 5th & Wine Live music every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 6:30 pm Remington’s Night Club Judy Roberts with Renee Patrick 6:30pm – 11:00pm 7:00 pm Vu Bistro & Cafe Nick Heyward every Thursday, 7pm – 10pm 7:30 pm Warren’s Jazz Bistro Smooth Groove 7:30pm – 10:30pm 7:30 pm Harolds Cave Creek Corral AZ Blues Project 7:30pm – 11:30pm 8:00 pm Yucca Tap Room Blunt Club 8:00 pm Old Town Tavern Michael Chapman on Thursday nights 8:00 pm Blue Martini Lounge Latin Music Thursday nights at Blue Martini 8:00 pm Casino Arizona Pima Lounge Pima Lounge | Powerdrive 8:00 pm House of Brews Chuck E Baby acoustic jam every Thursday at 8:00pm 8:00 pm Crescent Ballroom Cass McCombs 8:30 pm Handlebar-J Herndon Brothers Band starting at 8:30pm 9:00 pm Kazimierz World Wine Bar Dennis Rowland, a Valley legend 9:00 pm Joe’s Grotto Hucklebuck 9:00 pm Tempe Tavern Rockaroke w/ Zen Lunatics 11:00 pm Tempe Tavern Rockaroke w/ Zen Lunatics
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Upcoming Events in Phoenix Tuesday, January 10, 2012
6:00 pm Bobby’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge Richard Howard, vocals and keys ’til 10 PM 6:30 pm Remington’s Night Club Danny Long 6:30pm – 7:15pm 7:00 pm Next Coffee Company Tuesday Bluesday 7:15 pm Remington’s Night Club Danny Long and Judy Roberts 7:15pm – 11pm In Remington’s Lounge 7:30 pm Compound Grill Jazz In AZ present Jazz Jam Tuesday 1/2 price bottles of wine 8:00 pm Rhythm Room Woodstock legend Melanie (The Rollerskate Song) 8:00 pm Yucca Tap Room Ten High Tuesday with Adam Allred, History Machine 8:00 pm Old Town Tavern The Blackmoods on Tuesday Nights 8:00 pm Casino Arizona Pima Lounge Pima Lounge | True to Life 9:00 pm Kazimierz World Wine Bar The JJ’s Band at Kazimierz Tuesday nights 9:00 pm Joe’s Grotto Valley Love and Friends
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Or are you already thinking about live music on Saturday? Check out LiveMusicPhoenix.com!

  Thursday, January 05, 2012
5:30 pm Houston’s Scottsdale Jerry Donato with Peter Zale and Bob Lasier 6:00 pm Bobby’s Restaurant and Jazz Lounge Mark Dolin: jazz, cover tunes & more – ’til 10 PM 6:30 pm Remington’s Night Club Judy Roberts with Renee Patrick 6:30pm – 11:00pm 6:30 pm 5th & Wine Live music every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 7:30 pm Warren’s Jazz Bistro Smooth Groove 7:30pm – 10:30pm 7:30 pm Harolds Cave Creek Corral AZ Blues Project 7:30pm – 11:30pm 8:00 pm Yucca Tap Room Blunt Club 8:00 pm Old Town Tavern Michael Chapman on Thursday nights 8:00 pm Blue Martini Lounge Latin Music Thursday nights at Blue Martini 8:00 pm Casino Arizona Pima Lounge | Powerdrive 8:00 pm House of Brews Chuck E Baby acoustic jam every Thursday at 8:00pm 8:00 pm Crescent Ballroom THE CLAVICALS, SEAWORTHY VESSELS 8:30 pm Handlebar-J Herndon Brothers Band starting at 8:30pm 9:00 pm Rhythm Room Tony Martinez; The Earps 9:00 pm Kazimierz World Wine Bar Dennis Rowland, a Valley legend 9:00 pm Joe’s Grotto The Waters Present Local Music Showcase 9:00 pm Tempe Tavern Rockaroke w/ Zen Lunatics 11:00 pm Tempe Tavern Rockaroke w/ Zen Lunatics
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Crescent Ballroom is three things. It’s a mid-size music venue in Downtown Phoenix able to accommodate crowds in the 400-500 range. Crescent Ballroom also is a Lounge, open daily with full-bar service, and free live music everyday. The final component is our Kitchen, featuring a unique menu hand-crafted and operated by Chris Bianco, of Pizzeria Bianco, and Doug Robson, of Gallo Blanco.

Crescent Ballroom is an adaptive reuse project utilizing a block-constructed building built in 1917, the F.L. Hart Garage.

F.L. HART GARAGE

The International Blues Challenge (IBC) will be held this coming February in Memphis as it has been for the last twenty-seven years. The IBC is a gathering of almost two hundred bands competing for what could arguably be called their “big break” and for some it could be their biggest heartbreak. The IBC really began early this year with Blues societies throughout the world holding local and regional competitions to raise money and sponsor their representative band and/or solo-duo act to the IBC. The judging rules and information about the IBC can be found HERE, but this story is not about the rules but about the real-life drama, joy, excitement and blood, sweat, and tears of most of those who compete in the local, state, and then the global competition. Everyone cannot make it to Memphis.

Blues Societies holding local and regional competition usually have at least twenty-five plus bands competing for two spots, one for a band and one for a solo-duo artist. The numbers are staggering if you think about it. As the growth of the IBC’s these last few years have proven two hundred bands this year is very likely. So the math is simple, each bands had to qualify by winning against on average twenty-five bands. That’s five thousand bands competing for two hundred spots, staggering numbers! Never mind the fact that these bands average three and half members per band, that’s over fifteen thousand band members who ultimately will experience the rush of winning and the agony of losing, many more the latter.

To say there isn’t a lot riding on this would be a foolish statement. In the last few years, winners of the IBC have gone on to tremendous success, created memorable music and because of their talents we became their fans for life. Several of these winners have graced the cover of Blues Revue and other notable blues publications around the globe. Included are Tommy Castro,Susan Tedeschi, Watermelon Slim, and recently featured on the March-April cover, Trampled Under Foot, to name a few. That’s not to mention the many feature stories written about other IBC winners such as Zac Harmon,Eden Brent, Fiona Boyes, and the list goes on and on. The have together gone on to win some of the most prestigious music awards in the world.

This is a big thing! It starts with what I witnessed at a local competition this weekend and many times around the country over the years in other competitions. The Suncoast Blues Society held their final round of what I refer to as “The Road to Memphis And Beyond.” It took place at the long-standing blues venue Skipper’s Smokehouse (My children are 21 and 19. Their mother and I had our first date at Skipper’s prior to them being born; it’s been their a while and always had the blues). Having witnessed many competitions, take my word for it, this contest showcased some fierce local talent. SBS President Tom Carter shared with me that on the first day of sign-ups to compete fourteen bands entered the competition.

Upon arriving at the venue there was a unique energy that I have witnessed before, whole families and loved ones arriving to show their support for a family/band member. There was plenty of good humor and cool outfits but also nerves were on edge creating a feeling of excitement not normally witnessed at a blues party. The question that was posed to many band members, which seemed the focus of everyone’s thoughts, was “Are you ready?”

As the day progressed and both band and solo-duo acts performed, the next band up seem to huddle; set lists were changed based on what the previous bands performed, words of encouragement with hugs and high fives were witnessed as the artists took to the stage.

Then it was time to do what most musicians have been doing for many years in their living rooms, garages, high schools, and small clubs, play and try to play your best.

It was a spectacular array of local talent, with each act showcasing their own style of what blues is to them on harmonica, guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. A coordinated effort of many different styles called the blues. Each band and solo-duo artist seemed to raise the bar just a little bit higher and the vibe became really cool. But in this as with all competitions there is only one winner in each category and lots of heartbreak for those who left without a ticket to “The Road to Memphis And Beyond.” Witnessing the exhilaration of the winners and the thousand-yard stares from the bands not going to Memphis, hearing comments like “No one in my band has a job, we are musicians and winning this competition would’ve meant a lot” burned a hole in my soul.

So it is a big thing to most of the competitors and when you’re at your local supporting these musicians who sacrifice so much to entertain you, drop a dollar in the tip jar, buy a CD or t-shirt. Hell, buy two because you probably know someone who could use the blues.

The winners were all who performed in this amazing competition and The Selwyn Birchwood Band and Franc Robert got tickets for “The Road to Memphis and Beyond.” The other bands who played were Backwater Blues Band, Dennis Devine & Stan Geberer, Backtrack Blues Band, Josh Lamkin & Automatic Heat, Charlie Morris, R.J. Howson Band, Standback Band, and the Blackjack Blues Band.

Jack Sullivan is the circulation director for Blues Revue and BluesWax. He would like to read your IBC story below.

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Live music almost all night long in Phoenix tonight.