Festival season has blossomed and around here that means a LOT of blues! Add to that the clubs and venues and what a week we have! Just check it out for yourself!

Monday

Clark Ashton is at Blind Willie’s and The Larry Griffith Band is at Fat Matt’s. The Blues Jam is hosted by Lola st Northside Tavern.

Tuesday

Poverty Level is at Darwin’s and Andrew Black is at Blind Willie’s.J.T.Speed – Fat Matt’s. Swami Gone Bananas is at Northside Tavern and there is an acoustic open mic with Bones at Nik’s Place in Marietta. Patio Acoustic Nights happen at Madlife in Woodstock.

Wednesday

Darwin’s has the blues jam with The Cazanovas and The Cody Matlock Band is at Blind Willie’s. Art Holliday is at Fat Matt’s. Mudcat is at Northside Tavern and Zaib Kahn hosts the open blues jam at Nik’s Place. The Acousticovers are at MoonShadow Tavern in Tucker and Roger “Hurricane” Wilson and the Hurricane Homeboys are at Subourbon Bar in Kennesaw. There is an open jam with the Tom Hill Band at Will Henry’s Tavern in Stone Mountain.

Thursday

Cody Matlock & The Mothership 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. There is an open jam with the Tom Hill Band at the Tucker Farmer’s Market on Main St. in Tucker.

Friday

Paul Thorn and special guests The Blind Boys of Alabama and the McCrary Sisters are at Variety Playhouse and Walter Trout is at The Vista Room in Decatur Sandra Hall & The Shadows are at Blind Willie’s and Marty Manous is at Darwin’s. Swap Raw Deal is at Fat Matt’s and Mudcat and the Atlanta Horns are at Northside Tavern. The Larry Griffith Band is at The Painted Duck

Saturday

The Dixie Dregs are at Center Stage. Yon Rico Scott and Grant Green, Jr are at Inman Park Festival in the afternoon and Sandra Hall & the Shadows are in the early evening. Chequered Blue is at the Austell Spring Festival.Hector Anchondo is at Darwin’s and The Lucky Losers are at Blind Willie’s. The Vipers are at Fat Matt’s and Nathan Nelson has an early show at Northside Tavern, followed by Mudcat and the Atlanta Horns. The Juke Joint Dukes are at Hemingway’s Bar and Grill in Marietta. Frankie’s Blues Mission is at Maxwell’s Cigar Bar in Woodstock and The Chris Massey Band and the Soul Circus Cowboys are at MoonShadow Tavern. The Kerry Hill Band is at Utopia Bar in John’s Creek.

Sunday

The Devon Allman Project + Duane Betts is in Heaven at The Masquerade. Cody Matlock has a 4 pm show at Smyrna’s 16th Annual Crawfish Boil in Atkins Park. The Rockaholics, Eddie Tigner & the Fat Matt’s Band, and Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics, Delta Moon and Mingo Fishtrap are at the Inman Park Festival. The Swamp Rats are at Darwin’s and Fat Back Deluxe is at Fat Matt’s. Uncle Sugar is at Northside Tavern. John Pagano Band is at Aisle 5 and The Gun Hill Royals are at The Vista Room.

That’s it! Have fun and keep on bluesin’!