This week: Indie blues in and around Atlanta June 4-10
Some lucky people will get to see John Fogerty and ZZ Top this week, and all of us have a chance to see some great local talent, some of it in a graveyard! Check it all out below!
‘Monday
Bill Sheffield is at Blind Willie’s and The Pork Bellys are at Fat Matt’s. Lola is the host for the jam at Northside Tavern.
Tuesday
Ol’ Goforth is at Darwin’s and The Larry Griffith Band is at Blind Willie’s. Gray & The Bad Boys s are at Fat Matt’s and Swami Gone Bananas is at Northside Tavern. There is an acoustic open mic with Bones at Nik’s Place in Marietta.
Wednesday
John Fogerty and ZZ Top are at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. The Cazanovas move their Blues Jam to Blind Willie’s and Darwin’s has a new blues jam. Beverly “Guitar” Watkins is at Fat Matt’s. The MCJP Jam is at MoonShadow Tavern in Tucker and Zaib Kahn has an Open Blues Jam at Nik’s Place. Mudcat is at Northside Tavern and The Balkun Brothers are at Smith’s Olde Bar.
Thursday
Cody Matlock & Friends are at Darwin’s and The Shadows are at Blind Willie’s. Chickenshack is at Fat Matt’s and Nathan Nelson is acoustic at Nik’s Place. The Breeze Kings are at Northside Tavern and Chatman is at MoonShadow Tavern. The Donna Hopkins Band is at Smith’s Olde Bar. Seth Walker is at Superica at Krog Street Market.
Friday
Darwin ‘s has Mudbone Turner’s B’day Show and Delta Moon is at Blind Willie’s. The Rockaholics entertains at Fat Matt’s and Roy Lee Johnson with Mudcat & the Atlanta Horns is at Northside Tavern. The Way Back Band is at Buffalo’s Café in Hiram and ThunderGypsy entertains at Duluth Food Trucks. The Garrett Collins Project is at MoonShadow Tavern and The Breeze Kings are at Tunes by the Tracks in Stone Mountain Village. Rotten to the Core is at Nik’s Place,
Saturday
The Colin Alvarez Band is at Darwin’s and Sandra Hall & The Shadows are at Blind Willie’s. Sammy Blue and; The Breeze Kings are at Northside Tavern and The Nasty Dogs entertain at Nik’s Place. The John Pagano Band is at Atmosphere Sports Bar in Loganville and The Juke Joint Dukes are at Fat Matt’s. Frankie’s Blues Mission visits Maxwell’s Cigar Bar in Woodstock and Funky Bluester is at Meehan’s in Sandy Springs. The Tribly Brothers are at Napoleon’s Grill in, Decatur. Tunes from the Tombs happens at Oakland cemetary, featuring Drivin’ N Cryin’, AJ Ghent, The Heather Gillis Band and more. The Larry Griffith Band is at The Painted Duck and Stoni Taylor, Cody Matlock, and Citizen Gold are at Smith’s Olde Bar. The Way Back Band is Utopia Bar & Grill in John’s Creek.
Sunday
The Sandy Springs Music Youth Rock Showcase is at Darwin’s. Uncle Sugar is at Northside Tavern and 10,000 Pontiacs are at Fat Matt’s.
That’s it! Have fun and keep on bluesin’!