May, June, July

Geez, I almost forgot how to log into this mess!

Shows coming up:
Gang Of Mischief @ Neumann's Sunday May 26, 4 PM

Scotty Reed band w/ Bruce McCabe, Friday May 31 @ Zest, Eagan

Javier & The Innocent Sons w/ Hurricane Harold @ Washington Square, White Bear Lake, Thursday June 6th, 8 PM

Hurricane Harold's Alllstar Blues Revue, Neumann's, Saturday June 8th, 9 PM.

Scotty Reed band w/ Bruce McCabe, Saturday June 15th, 6 PM @ Eden Prairie Champps

Javier & The Innocent Sons, Saturday June 15th, 11 PM @ Lee's Liquor Lounge.  It's Howlin' Wolfs Birthday party!

 Gang Of Mischief @ Neumann's Sunday June 30th, 4 PM

Scotty Reed band w/ Bruce McCabe, somewhere in Alexandria, MN, July 6th.  Details to follow.

Javier & The Innocent Sons, Friday July 19th @ Riversong festival, Hutchinson MN
 http://www.riversongfestival.org/schedule

I came to this music fairly late by some standards.  A lot of my peers were hip to this stuff when they were still in high school.  I didn’t really discover electric Blues until I was twenty years old.  I stumbled into a copy of Muddy Waters Fathers and Sons album in a friends collection and I was hooked.  Later that year, during smelt season, I was at a smelt fry that had live music.  One of the bands was Mojo Buford.  I was floored by the kid guitar player, Dave ‘Cool Breeze’ Brown.  I noticed something right off, he was adding vibrato to bent notes.  I thought, you can do that?  It was an eye opener.  I have always enjoyed Dave’s playing and in the last decade or two we’ve become friends.

I intend to nominate Dave for induction into the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame this year.

March and April shows
Slim pickins I know.  Not much excitement round here lately.

3/29
Javier & the Innocent Sons
Palmer's
11 PM
500 Cedar Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612) 333-7625
palmersbar.net


3/31 Gang Of Mischief
4 PM
Neumann's
2531 East 7th Avenue
North St. Paul, Minnesota
651-770-6020
http://www.neumannsbar.com/


4/4
Javier & the Innocent Sons with Hurricane Harold
Washington Square
8 - 11 PM
4736 Washington Ave
White Bear Lake MN 55110
 http://www.washingtonsquareonline.net/
(651) 407-7162


4/6
Hurricane Harold's All Star Blues Revue
9 PM
Neumann's
2531 East 7th Avenue
North St. Paul, Minnesota
651-770-6020
http://www.neumannsbar.com/

Seeya at the bar,
Dan

February Show's


Javier & The Innocent Sons featuring Hurricane Harold
Feb. 7, 8 to 11 PM
Washington Square Bar & Grill
4736 Washington Square
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
View Map
651-407-7162

Hurricane Harold's Allstars
With special guest Grant Wibben on the dog house bass.
Good Time Willie, Alan 'Captain' Kirk & the Hurricane hisself.
Feb. 9, 9  PM to 1 AM
Neumann's
2531 7th Ave E  N St Paul, MN 55109
http://www.neumannsbar.com/

(651) 770-6020

January shows

Sunday 1/13/13, 4 PM

The Gang Of Mischief
Harold Trembley, Papa John Kolstad, Doug Otto, Albert Perez, Mike Carvalle and myself. All acoustic Blues, Swing and Country Blues, AND whatever else we feel like playing.

Neumann’s                  

2531 7th Avenue East  N Saint Paul, MN 55109
(651) 770-6020
 www.neumannsbar.com

Friday 1/18/13 9:30 PM

Javier & The Innocent Sons @ 9:30 PM

With Ross Kleiner & The Thrill @ 11 PM

$6 cover (we play for the door at Lee's)
Lee's Liquor Lounge
101 Glenwood Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 338-9491
http://www.leesliquorlounge.com/calcomplete.html

Saturday 1/19/13 8 PM

The Scotty Reed Band featuring Bruce McCabe

Owatonna American Legion

137 W Broadway St, Owatonna, MN 55060

(507) 451-6080

Sunday 1/20/13

Javier & The Innocent Sons

with multiple acts, 3 – 7 PM

Whiskey Jct.

Fund raiser for the International Blues Challenge

http://www.mnbs.org/road12/rtm12.html#rtm_whiskey

Saturday 1/26/13 11 PM

Javier & The Innocent Sons

Opening act TBA @ 9:30 PM, I'd tell ya if Palmer's website was up.  Some
folks from the old West Bank Trackers if I recall correctly.
Palmers,
500 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612) 333-7625
http://palmersbar.net/

December Shows Here's where I'll be gigging in December Thursday 12/6/12 8PM Javier & The Innocent Sons Washington Square Bar & Grill 4736 Washington Square White Bear Lake, MN 55110. 651-407-7162. We haven't been playing much lately.  We're hoping that will change soon. This is a really tremendous band.  Come check us out. Friday 12/21/12 9 PM Cool Disposition Neumann's 2531 7th Avenue East  N Saint Paul, MN 55109 (651) 770-6020 Cool D returns home one last time.  Yeah Cool Dispo calls it quits after this show. Last chance to catch this legendary band. Sunday 12/30/12 4PM The Gang Of Mischief Neumann's 2531 7th Avenue East  N Saint Paul, MN 55109 (651) 770-6020 Here's an all-star line up if ever there was one. Harold Trembley, Papa John Kolstad, Doug Otto, Albert Perez, Mike Carvalle and myself. All acoustic Blues, Swing and Country Blues, AND whatever else we feel like playing.