"When the sun begins to fade You might have a chance To meet the lady of the night She is the fancy dancer" JJ Cale, Fancy Dancer

Have You Heard---

This week in history: 

1956, off the coast of New England, The cruise ship Andrea Doria collided  with the ship Stockholm resulting in 51 deaths

 In 2000, a Concorde supersonic jet crashed on take-off in Paris with all 109 onboard and 4 on the ground being killed.

Birthdays:  

Buddy Guy 77, Mick Jagger 70, Bobby Gentry (of Tallahassee Bridge fame) 69, Jonathan (sit around the shanty---) Edwards 67, Sally Strothers (Meatheads wife) 65, Deval Patrick 57, Kevin Spacy 54, Sandra Bullock 49, A-Rod (who cares) 38, Danger Mouse 36,

My favorite guitarist, and songwriter, J.J. Cale, died this week at age 74. Without knowing who he was, I saw him and Little Stevie Wonder, open for the Rolling Stones in the old Boston Garden (the GAHDIN) back in ’73. Tickets were $15.(Shows ya how old I am)  I really fell in love with his music a few years back when a friend of mine handed me a copy of JJ Cale “Live”, a truly great album. I’m listening to him right now. R.I.P.  J.J. Cale

“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.”  Andre Maurois

Here we go---    

The Black Lobster

Friday – North Shore Roots Band 8PM

Saturday – Mighty Mystic 8PM

Sunday – Mamadou 1PM, Mamadou 8PM

Brodies Seaport Café

Friday – The Transisters 8:30PM

Saturday – Moose and the Mudbugs 8:30PM

SUNDAY/FUNDAY - SPECIAL GUEST Tony Soul 4PM

Finz

Friday – Pocket Radio 9PM

Grapevine

Saturday – Bob Bears Trio 10PM

Sunday – The Marty Rowan Trio with Benny Benson & Bruce Bartlett 11:30AM

Monday – Thea Hopkins 6PM

Tuesday – Christine Baze 6PM

Gulu Gulu

Thursday - Dr. DK 8PM

Friday – Nate Aronow 8PM

Saturday – Radio Scotvoid 8PM

Howling Wolf

Friday – No info 10PM

Saturday – No info 10PM

Sunday – No info 6:30PM

In a Pigs Eye

Wednesday – Britannica Acoustic Duo 9PM

Thursday – Dave Bailin and The Bailout's  9PM

Friday – Blues Jam  4:15, Matt Pert and Will Faust 9PM

Saturday - Salty Side Down w/Peter Jones 9PM

Sunday - Henley Douglas 8PM

Monday – Open Mic with Julie Dougherty 9PM

Tuesday - Erinn Brown and Steve Peabody (PEABODY!!!!) 8PM

Wednesday – Vein 9PM

The Lobster Shanty

Thursday – Erinn (2N) Brown 7PM

Friday – Vein 8PM

Saturday – Pony Fish 8PM

Sunday – The Barn Burners 3PM

Mahi Mahi Cruises

Thursday – Eric Reardon & Noe Socha 7:30

Friday - “Special Cruise” with The Jackleg Preachers 7:30PM. Tickets available at In a Pigs Eye and from Dr P. $20

Murphy’s

Saturday - may be a 4PM show but no info available

O’Neill’s

Sunday – Irish Session 4PM

Rockafellas

Wednesday – Latin Dance Party 8PM

Thursday – U-Rock (live Karaoke) 9PM

Friday – Emergency Broadcast 9PM

Saturday – Fighting Friday 9PM

Vic’s Boathouse

Saturday – No info 9PM

Sunday – No info 6-9PM

The Village Tavern

Thursday – Creek River String Band 9PM

Friday – No info 9PM

Saturday – MSF 4PM, Close to Home 9PM

Sunday - Pocket Change Quartet 1PM

My picks in the coming week:

Thursday:

Dave Bailin and the Bailouts down at the Pig. Whenever they are in town, they are my pick of the evening. Great rock and roll

The lovely Erinn (2N) Brown is another great choice for the evening at The Lobster Shanty. (I LOVE THIS PLACE). I’m hoping for a nice night and the music will be outside. Stop by after you visit the farmers market next door.

Friday:

The Blues Jam down at In a Pigs Eye, 4:15ish to 7:15ish. What can I say that I don’t say every week but DON’T MISS IT!!!!  

The Jackleg Preachers are on a special cruise (for “special” people) Friday night at 7:30 on the Mahi Mahi on Pickering Wharf. I love being on the ocean and to have a great live band and 150 “special” people (you know who you are) on a boat just puts it over the top. It’s always a sell out so get your ticket in advance. I am going to miss most of the jam for this cus you know how I get.

After the cruise, mosey on over to Seaport Café for The Transisters. These fun guys will have you tearin up the rug so wear comfortable shoes.

Saturday:

I got a special recommendation from the original “Rat” Pack guy, Terry Brenner and that’s good enough for me. Moose and the Mudbugs, who I never heard of, take the stage tonight at Brodies Seaport Tavern. We have a lot of great music in Salem but it’s always good to hear someone new. Welcome Moose and Co.

Sunday:

Local Sax legend and all around good guy, Henley Douglas plays In a Pigs Eye tonight. Looks like I won’t be headed right home from work tonight. Show starts at 8PM. “You can’t get funk on the radio. You got to go to the show”. See you there.

Something to think about and plan for, next weekend, August 10th is the 2nd annual Gloucester Blues Festival at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester. This spectacular harbor front park is the perfect place to enjoy a sunny August Saturday afternoon. Check out the lineup here--- http://gloucesterbluesfestival.com/  And as I always say, see you there.

This list was put together with much help from STANSLIST. See his site here:  http://www.stanslist.com  Thanks Stan.  

Please excuse any incorrect spelling and omissions.

Go out and listen to some great LIVE music in the wonderful, strange, historic and hip town of Salem, Massachusenutts.

And tip your bartenders and servers.  

And always check with the venue as times and schedules change. (and I sometimes Feck up)

Have a great week, Yeh Goats.