by Rhetta Akamatsu

I’ll be singing the birthday blues on Wednesday with mixed emotions, but happy as a clam Saturday with Chicken Raid AND The Jeff Jensen Band! Chicken Raid continues Sunday, too, and the whole week is packed with blues goodness@ Check it out:

Monday

Bill Sheffield is at Blind Willie’s. The Pork Bellys are at Fat Matt’s. The Blues Jam is hosted by Lola st Northside Tavern.

Tuesday

Poverty Level is at Darwin’s and Frankie’s Blues Mission is at Blind Willie’s. Gray & The Bad Boys are at Fat Matt’s. Ross Pead & Friends are at Front Page News in Little 5 Points. Swami Gone Bananas is at Northside Tavern and there is an acoustic open mic with Bones at Nik’s Place in Marietta. The Larry Griffith Band is at Two Urban Licks.

Wednesday

Los Lonely Boys come to City Winery. The Electromatics are at Blind Willie’s and Darwin’s has the blues jam with The Cazanovas. Blues Heart entertains at Fat Matt’s. Mudcat is at Northside Tavern. Zaib Kahn hosts the open blues jam at Nik’s Place and there’s a blues jam with Nick Edelstein & Friends at Cabbage Pie. Jake Holliday’s Blues Jam takes place at MoonShadow Tavern in Tucker.

Thursday

Cody Matlock & The Mothership are at Darwin’s and Sweet Betty 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 ThunderGypsy is at Hard Rock Café. The Honey Island Swamp Band with Heather Gillis is at The Vista Room in Decatur.

Friday

The 24th St. Wailers are at Darwin’s and Damon Fowler is at Blind Willie’s. Lola is at Northside Tavern. Sana Blues are t Fat Matt’s and Turnstile is at Nik’s Place. Sound Medicine visits MoonShadow Tavern. The Juke Joint Dukes are at Two Urban Licks and Dani Mac & Company are at Abbott’s in John’s Creek.

Saturday

The Jeff Jensen Band is at Darwin’s and The Chicken Raid takes place at Northside Tavern. Blind Willie’s has Sandra Hall and the Shadows. Frankie’s Blues Mission is at Fat Matt’s and The Vintage Boogie Band is at MoonShadow Tavern. Marty Manous is at Nik’s Place and The Larry Griffith Band are at The Painted Pin. The Juke Joint Dukes are at Two Urban Licks.

Sunday

The Chicken Raid continues at Northside Tavern. Darwin’s hosts Mark Michelson & Friends. 10,000 Pontiacs are at Fat Matt’s. Rise Up and Shine with Eileen Howard is at Red Light Café

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