PM42
55 posts
Jul 11, 2018
2:10 PM
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Any recommendations favorite NYC spots for good blues featuring lots of harp? I know Terra Blues and some of the other big names, but I’m wondering about lesser known spaces.
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Elcoh
36 posts
Jul 11, 2018
4:41 PM
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NYC is probably the greatest jazz city in the world. On any given night there are so many choices of all different types of jazz. Unfortunately, blues shows are few and far between. Terra Blues is the only blues venue I know of in the city. I was lucky to catch Buddy Guy recently at B.B. Kings, but that venue closed recently.
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Elcoh
39 posts
Jul 12, 2018
9:30 PM
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Good news! Kim WILSON is playing Sept 20 and 21 at Iridium in Times Square
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PM42
56 posts
Jul 13, 2018
8:56 AM
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That's awesome: thanks for the heads up!
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hot4blues
114 posts
Aug 09, 2018
11:07 AM
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Elcoh - BB King's recently closed?!?? I was planning on visiting there for a show and maybe a few mugs of suds. If true, I don't blame the owners, but rather the people running the town. With taxes going up all the time, it's a miracle any establishment can happily continue existing.
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Elcoh
42 posts
Aug 13, 2018
7:29 PM
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BB Kings took that spot about 20 years ago while 42nd Street was pretty sleazy. They were part of the revitalization of Times Square. Now the area is thriving and of course the rents have skyrocketed. I would imagine they will eventually relocate elsewhere in Manhattan. Hopefully!!
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shakeylee
762 posts
Aug 14, 2018
10:18 AM
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we have blues every night way down south,here in philly :)
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Elcoh
43 posts
Aug 14, 2018
7:03 PM
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What are some good blues clubs in Philly, Shakeylee?
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agarner
28 posts
Aug 18, 2018
8:17 PM
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I went to a jam on Thursday at Blue Moon Blues Bar in South Amboy, NJ. It is a 30-40 min drive south from NYC but its on the train line.
It was my first time at this jam and it was great. Very accommodating players and definitely a good level of players. I will definitely go back. Food was good too.
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AppalachiaBlues
211 posts
Aug 19, 2018
1:28 PM
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Are there really no small blues clubs left in New York ?!?
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JInx
1381 posts
Aug 19, 2018
2:47 PM
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There’s brooklyn’s Jalopy Theater ??
https://shop.jalopytheatre.org/category-s/100.htm
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nacoran
9947 posts
Aug 19, 2018
3:07 PM
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There probably are tons of blues clubs left, but they are small, so nobody has heard of them Appalachia! I mean, even up here in SmAlbany I can put my ear to the ground and find shows if I have some time, but that's as someone who is on their own turf and knows a few of the local acts.
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bigd
657 posts
Aug 19, 2018
6:36 PM
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The only "blues club" in NYC per se is Terra Blues. There are "blues jams", e.g., Big Ed Sullivan leads one on Monday nights at "The Red Lion" at 8 pm (9 pm on the last Monday of the month) which although guitar-centric has harp players show up. There is a facebook page for NYC blues jams and one-off shows: https://www.facebook.com/groups/498825243481112/. There is a community that hosts a blues dance the last friday of each month. It has live musicians (It's one of my fav gigs to play) providing the medium-slow blues songs that have the dancers undulating! They have a website under "Bluesdance NY". Dennis
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