Blues and a little Steinway Jazz

Last weekend was River Roots Live – and I’ll have an extensive post about that tremendous event soon. But there were other happenings in the QC last week – so here are a few tidbits.

 

Monday evening, The Muddy Waters hosted The Golden State – Lone Star Revue. The experience of these four old-school Blues musicians creates a very long list of well-known blues bands from all over the country.

British Blues artist Bex Marshall blew into the Quad-Cities Tuesday night and wowed the crowd at The Muddy Waters. This little lady is loaded with talent – as I watched her play, I couldn’t help but think of Eric Sardinas. Their playing style is similar. Marshall’s lyrics however, were very different from Sardinas’ lyrics. Hers are often playful and poke fun at life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One more evening at The Muddy Waters. Friday night, The Mississippi Misfits held their own against a whole lot of other events, including River Roots Live. I stopped by to check in on them during their second set, and though I have seen them draw a larger crowd, I have seen fewer people in the back room at Muddy’s. Those who didn’t make it out to The Muddy Waters missed out, as the Mississippi Misfits aren’t expected back there until sometime in October.

 

Sunday was the 3rd Sunday of the month, which meant it was time for 3rd Sunday Jazz at the Redstone Room. West Music sponsored BK Davis, Steinway Artist, as the RME and West Music partner in a fundraiser to put a Steinway Grand Piano at the River Music Experience. Check out the RME Website for information on how you can help bring a Steinway to the RME.  The Steinway sounds amazing in the Redstone Room, by the way.

 

 

BK Davis is a Steinway artist-in-residence, and the show was not strictly a jazz concert. Davis played and sang a good number of old standards, as well as some show tunes. There was a little blues as well. Davis brought his son on stage to provide some visual entertainment, dancing to some of the songs Davis played.

 

This week

 

Thursday – David G. Smith is on the RME Community Stage, Chuck Murphy is playing at Harringtons, and RIBCO has Jason Carl and the Whole Damn Band.

 

Friday – The Lowdown kicks off the weekend with Friday Live at 5 on the RME Courtyard, You’ll find Keith Soko with Roger Carlson and Friends on the Community Stage, and The Redstone Room is hosting Shel. The Old 57s and the Night People are at the Rusty Nail, Martinis on the Rock has North of 40 and EmJay’s tour finale is at Brady Street Pub. The Muddy Waters has Kelly Rickey, the Karry Outs are at Rascals and The Wild Oatz are at Purgatory’s. RIBCO is hosting Truckfighters, Deep Space Pilots and The Post Mortems, Bob Burns is at Rustic Ridge. Barrelhouse 211 Davenport has The Candymakers, while Barrelhouse Moline has TwoPeace, and The Harris Collection with the Mississippi Misfits will be at Blueport Junction.

 

Saturday – There’s a tribute to our fallen at Davenport Memorial Park, including Cody Rhodes, The Terrill Sisters, and Trent Avery & Buckshot. Sarah Allner is at Creekside Vineyard. Paddlefest (at the Paddle Wheel in Bettendorf) includes fulton Underground, Cody Road and Sugar Nipples. Rozz-tox has Bumsy & the Moochers, Fairhaven, The Suites and High Fives & Handshakes. The Joe Pena memorial Jam is taking place at Geezers, with members of multiple bands. Keep Off the Grass is at the River House, Smooth Groove is at Martinis on the Rock and Chuck Murphy is playing the Docs Inn. Meet The Press is at The Muddy Waters, RIBCO has the Premium Sellouts and Orangadang and Two Peace are at the Redstone Room. Bier Stube has Terry & the Loan Sharks, while Tronicity plays The 11th St. Precinct, the Candymakers are at Barrelhouse Moline, and Grey Wolf is at the North Shore Inn.

 

It won’t be long and the outdoor show season will be winding up, so get your fill of them while you can! Or, go sit in an air-conditioned venue and enjoy some cool tunes. Either way – get out there and support some live music!