August 1, 2019


Looking for live Blues music tonight or any night?  You came to the right place, find what you need right here.  You can always check out our up-to-date Blues and event calendar found here, but perhaps you want more information.   
 
Each of these live music locations play Blues - some all the time, some only for a Sunday Blues jam, and everything in between - and appear frequently on our calendar.  Click on the links below to go to their website so you can check out their events calendar and exact location. 
 
Inside the Loop -->  
re:HAB Bar (just north of Downtown) 
Dan Electro's (North Main) 
Birraporettis (Downtown) 
The Mucky Duck (Kirby)
The Big Easy (Kirby) 
Heights Theater (19th Street)
La Grange (Dunlavy at Westheimer)  
Rockefellers (Washington Ave) 
 
North -->  
Dosey Doe Big Barn (Woodlands)  
Jailhouse Saloon (Old Town Spring)
Red Brick Tavern (Conroe)
Backwoods Saloon (Conroe)
Texas Tavern (Cypress)  
Cottonwood (Shepherd and 34th) 
 
West -->
Shakespeare Pub (Memorial near Kirkwood) 
The Hideway (Dunvale)

Southwest -->
Emmit's Place (southwest corner of 610)

South-->
Katie's Bar (Bacliff)
T-Bone Tom's (Kemah)
Ronnies Ice House  (Dickinson)
Cruiser's Ice House (Sante Fe)  

So many places to find live Blues music every day of the week...see you there!  
 
David Silverman
HBS President 2019-2020 
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Hey HBS!  Calling all bands and single / duo acts:  
 
The competition known as the IBCs (International Blues Challenge), will be held from January 28 to February 1, 2020.    
 
The Houston Blues Society will hold our Regional IBC Competition with semi-final events on September 8th and 15th, and the final being held on September 29th
 
Bands and single/duo acts: Apply now!  Click here for the application. Read the instructions carefully to ensure that your band / single duo act adheres to all of it.  Deadline for the application is midnight August 18th.  

Let's go Houston!  Let's take it back!

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Hey HBS!  Join us at the following HBS events:
 
 
8/3     White Linen Night in the Heights, at 365 W 19th Street between LIFT and Venus Hair, starting at 6:30pm, featuring the Sparky Parker Band!
 
8/11    HBS Day at KPFT to assist with the Fund Drive.  Volunteer with us by emailing volunteer@houstonbluessociety.org!  You can also  volunteer directly with KPFT by clicking here
 
8/16   HBS Night at re:HAB Bar HBS will be in the  house, supporting the newest Blues band to move their talents to H-Town: David Russell & The Port City Blues!  Show starts at 9pm.    
 
8/19   HBS Monthly Board Meeting, at 7 at The Mucky Duck.  All current HBS members invited. 
 
8/29   Back To School BIG Blues Jam - Back Pack & School Supply Donation Drive, starting at 5pm
 
8/29    HBS Monthly Jam, at The Big Easy
Note:  Jam will start at 9pm!   
 
9/8     Regional IBC Semi-Final #1
 
9/15   Regional IBC Semi-Final #2 
 
9/29   Regional IBC Final 
 
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Hey HBS!  Our radio partner KPFT is having a short summer fund drive that includes Sunday August 11th.  Calling all volunteers!  We have volunteers already signed up for the 2pm-5pm show, and we need more folks to help us from 6am-8am, 8am-11am and 11am-2pm.  Can you help?  Please contact us at:  volunteer@houstonbluessociety.org.   
 
Or volunteer directly with KPFT by clicking here.  
 
Get involved today! 
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Hey HBS! Let's welcome our out-of-town Blues  
family to H-Town!

AUG 3 - DELBERT MCCLINTON (FT. WORTH c/o LUBBOCK) - DOSEY DOE BIG BARN (north Houston) 
 
AUG 3 - CARVIN JONES (PHOENIX) - ROCKEFELLER'S (middle Houston)

AUG 8 - ULRICH ELLISON (AUSTIN) - KATIE'S BAR (Bacliff)

AUG 9 - BLUES TRAVELER (NEW JERSEY) AND G LOVE (PHILIDELPHIA) - WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL (just north of downtown)
 
AUG 16 - JAMIE LYNN VESSELS (NEW ORLEANS) - GREEN OAKS TAVERN (Humble)
 
AUG 16 - DAVID RUSSELL AND THE PORT CITY  
BLUES (CORPUS CHRISTI) - RE:HAB BAR (just north of Downtown)

AUG 17 - KINGFISH (CLARKSDALE, MS) - WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL (just north of downtown)

SEPT 12 - JEFF PLANKENHORN (AUSTIN) AND POPA CHUBBY (NEW YORK CITY) - DOSEY DOE BIG BARN (North)
        
 
WHEW!  Lot's of options.  Don't forget about our stellar in-town bands and musicians!  As always, check out our HBS Blues and Events Calendar, Click here 
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We love to hear from our members! Please email your comments and suggestions to us at  info@houstonbluessociety.org.  
 











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