Our Blues-lovin' Sponsors! Chimacum Valley Veterinary Hospital & Pet Townsend Veterinary Clinic Patronize our sponsors! Enjoy PT! NW Maritime Center UPSTAGE 2010 AUGUST EVENTS Although we have fewer seats than most night clubs... Most seats are no more than 25 feet from the act! On-Line Calendar Ticket Prices are advance pricing. If it's close to show date, please phone 360 385 2216: do not email. Call 360-385-2216 or e-mail us for tickets & reservations. SEE LAST MONTH's CALENDAR SEE NEXT MONTH's CALENDAR "Blues Paw of Approval " "No Cover!" "Sorry, we're closed!"
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GREAT COMING ROOTS & BLUES MARIA MULDAUR JIM NYBY AND THEF ST. BAND CENTRUM COUNTRY BLUES FESTIVAL THE PHIL BERKOWITZ BAND BOULDER ACOUSTIC SOCIETY THE TWISTERS TERRYEVANS LITTLE BILL AND THE BLUES NOTES JOANNE RAND DAVID JACOB STRAIN WITH ANNY MAE AND THE HOME SCHOOL BOYS THE DELTA RAYS	AUGUST 2 OPEN MIC From 5pm Open Mic Begins at 6pm NO COVER Blues, Jazz, Rock, Poetry, Classical, Folk... Lots of originals! And dinner and drink specials	AUGUST 3 THIS WEEKEND PORT TOWNSEND COUNTRY BLUES FESTIVAL AND BLUES IN THE CLUBS!	AUGUST 4 COMING THIS WEEKEND PHIL WIGGINS!	AUGUST 5 LIVE JAZZ CHUCK EASTON WILLIE INGERSOL TIM SHEFFEL and MORE! 7PM $5	AUGUST 6 THREE PROGRAMS! 5PM DUVO from Hungary 7PM JIM NYBY AND THE F STREET BAND 9PM PM CENTRUM FESTIVAL BLUES IN THE CLUBS 5PM $12 DUVO Hungary's touring National Act One of the world's greatest string bands! 7PM $6 JIM NYBY AND THE F STREET BAND New Orleans style Rhythm and Blues 9PM (CENTRUM WRISTBAND REQUIRED) CENTRUM COUNTRY BLUES FESTIVAL BLUES IN THE CLUBS 9PM Robert Jones and Phil Wiggins 10 PM Jeff Scott 11PM Jeff Scott and Phil Wiggins	AUGUST 7 TWO PROGRAMS! 7PM JIM NYBY AND THE F STREET BAND 9PM PM CENTRUM FESTIVAL BLUES IN THE CLUBS 7PM $6 JIM NYBY AND THE F STREET BAND New Orleans style Rhythm and Blues 9PM (CENTRUM WRISTBAND REQUIRED) CENTRUM COUNTRY BLUES FESTIVAL BLUES IN THE CLUBS 9PM 9PM Nat Reese 10PM Robert Jones 11PM The Ebony Hillbillies
AUGUST 8 SALSA DANCE from 5pm intermediate lessons beginner lessons followed by Dance $5	AUGUST 9 OPEN MIC From 5pm Open Mic Begins at 6pm NO COVER Blues, Jazz, Rock, Poetry, Classical, Folk... Lots of originals! And dinner and drink specials	AUGUST 10	AUGUST 11 PHIL BERKOWITZ & the DIRTY CATS Phil Berkowitz, a San Francisco Bay Area based blues harmonica player and vocalist. Phil founded The High Rollers, now known as The Dirty Cats, a consistently hard working Bay Area blues band that brings crowds to their feet with a blend of rock-solid rhythms and danceable grooves that stay true to 50's New Orleans R&B, West Coast Jump and heavy hitting Chicago blues. 8pm $10	AUGUST 12 REUNION CONCERT THE EVERGREEN DRIFTERS featuring Pat ROBERTS ALSO APPEARING: THE WOLF GANG 7:30PM $5 The Evergreen Drifters were the Northwest's Premier Country Band in the 60s and 70's. Jack Roberts and the Evergreen Drifters began playing in the Seattle Area in the late 50's and had the television show "The Evergreen Jubilee." Pat Roberts took over the band in the early 70's after signing with DOT records, releasing the hit Country recording of "Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain." Pat Roberts and The Evergreen Drifters opened for such country artists as Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Loretta Lynn, Jerry Reed and backed up artists such as Roy Clark, Ferlin Husky and Bobby Bare; hosted the Television show; "Country Northwest." The Evergreen Drifters are having a reunion doing a couple of shows this summer kicking it all off at the Upstage on Thursday Night, August 12th. Also appearing on the 12th will be the Local Country Band "The Wolf Gang," featuring country-blues singer Melannie Babboni, along with local musicians Raven and Bill Wolfe.	AUGUST 13 BOULDER ACOUSTIC SOCIETY It's Roots and Indie-folk and rhythm and blues that draws from Appalachian roots, gritty gospel and today's urban soundscape. BAS merges musical tradition and innovation. Five years, five albums and relentless touring have honed Boulder Acoustic Society into one of tightest and most entertaining bands of any genre. 8pm $10 online price	AUGUST 14 LONNY RITTER MEMORIAL CELEBRATION The life of Lonny Ritter, Port Townsend restaurant owner, chef and Renaissance man, will be celebrated at a gathering set for Saturday, Aug. 14 in Port Townsend. 6 to 10 p.m. An evening to share "stories of art, food, travel and music, featuring special performances by some of Lonny's closest friends." Call for Details. 3603852216
AUGUST 15 THE TWISTERS Mixing Gospel, Reggae, Rockabilly, Urban Blues and West Coast Swing; this Canadian band is gathering the great reveiws and nominations for Best this and that- and they do move your feet! David Bergin, schooled in Harmonica by Rick Estrin, is the band base, a guy whose played with Mike Bloomfield, Big Mama Thorton, Albert Collins, Big Joe Duskin and many more. Well, the band is filled with Canadian allstars and nom. for 5 of 10 Maple Leaf Blues Awards! 7:30PM $10	AUGUST 16 OPEN MIC From 5pm Open Mic Begins at 6pm NO COVER Blues, Jazz, Rock, Poetry, Classical, Folk... Lots of originals! And dinner and drink specials	AUGUST 17 WELCOME DEMOCRATS DINNER. Performing Artist PETE TOYNE, on PIANO & GUITAR No cover	AUGUST 18 LIVE JAZZ REX RICE QUARTET	AUGUST 19 MIKE MURRAY Award winning songwriters playing roots, country, folk- lots of feeling, lots of humor! no cover	AUGUST 20 TERRY EVANS BLUES BAND One of the greatest blues voices, heard on scores of studio session albums. He teamed up with singer Bobby King in the early seventies; they toured as a duo, appearing at many prestigious clubs and festivals. In 1976 when Ry Cooder was looking for background singers, Bobby King recommended Terry. Their distinctive voices became a feature of several of Ry's critically acclaimed albums, including "Chicken Skin Music," "Get Rhythm," "Show Time," and "Slide Area." Bobby and Terry were still touring as a duo during this time. Terry sang lead vocal on "Down in Mississippi" on the "Crossroads" movie soundtrack album, with Ry singing the title song. In the actual film, Terry sings the title song. Terry toured with Ry Cooder throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan lues. 8pm $10	AUGUST 21 6PM LITTLE BILL AND THE BLUE NOTES 9:30 JOANNE RAND 6PM NORTHWEST BLUES LEGEND LITTLE BILL AND THE BLUES NOTES 16x Blues award winning band. $10 9:30PM ROOTS AND INDIE LEGEND JOANNE RAND appearing with Bonnie Raitt, Bob Weir, John Hartford to name a few, Joanne's music goes everwhere though rooted in Appalachia. Revered as one of the nation's finest independent artists, a North Bay Bohemian readers' poll voted her "Best Acoustic Band," and this year called Rand a "legendary...longtime local hero."
AUGUST 22 LASAROSE BAND 'FUNK and FOLK for FUNKY FOLKS' Combining hard-hitting funk with folk melodies from the Basque Country, Cuba, USA and Spain, LasaRose is a class of project never seen before. Singing in Euskara (native Basque), English and Spanish they are able to connect with a wide range of audiences and their upbeat stage performance gets the people out of their seats and into the aisles. A lively show to keep the people dancing! 7pm $10	AUGUST 23 Monday Night Live OPEN MIC Open Mic Begins at 5pm NO COVER Blues, Jazz, Rock, Poetry, Classical, Folk... Lots of originals! And dinner and drink specials	AUGUST 24	AUGUST 25 TANGOHEART Renowned director Bertram Levy delivers a moving night of entertainment with a virtuoso band. Tangoheart Reservations strongly recomended 8pm $12	AUGUST 26 COMEDY NIGHT! Great Northwest Comics to raise $ for Port Townsend Recrecation Center	AUGUST 27 DAVID JACOB-STRAIN WITH ABBY MAE and THE HOMESCHOOL BOYS David's last show packed the house with contemporary Delta style blues fans. Just imagine the addition of Abby Mae and the Homeschool boys! 8pm $10	AUGUST 28 THE DELTA RAYS MUSIC FOR DANCE! Blending Zydeco, Gypsy grooves, Country, Blues and Rock, the Delta Rays have been driving feet to the dance floor for over a decade. 8pm $6