Do any of you live in Arizona?

[Swish]

By far the best blues venue in town is The Rhythm Room. It is located in the 1100 east block of Indian School Rd. in central Phoenix. Many national blues acts and some jazz or "other" acts appear here. I have seen Ronnie Earl, Junior Wells, Jimmy Rogers, Kim Wilson, John Hammond, and Dave Alvin among others. Recently Ike Turner played there. Check out their website at www.rhythmroom.com for upcoming concerts.

If you are into any folk, acoustic, alt country, fingerstyle guitar stuff check out the Cave Creek Coffee Company in Cave Creek, Arizona (far north Phoenix area). They also have a website. Look under events and then music. This is a unique little venue that many locals are not even aware of.

I've never seen your name around here, and with just 3 posts to your credit, you are certainly a newcomer. I just checked the website for the Rhythm Room and, while there's aren't any big timey acts there when I'm in town, I may check out Sistah Blues on Saturday, April 30th.

Even more interesting is the 8 PM show on Thursday the 28th at the Cave Creek Coffee Shop with the Black Keys. Now that would be fun.

Again, welcome to the board and thanks again.

Swish

[mwheelerk]

I've never seen your name around here, and with just 3 posts to your credit, you are certainly a newcomer. I just checked the website for the Rhythm Room and, while there's aren't any big timey acts there when I'm in town, I may check out Sistah Blues on Saturday, April 30th.

Even more interesting is the 8 PM show on Thursday the 28th at the Cave Creek Coffee Shop with the Black Keys. Now that would be fun.

Again, welcome to the board and thanks again.

Swish

Sistah Blues is a local all woman blues band that really kicks. A few years ago they represented Arizona in a national blues band contest in Memphis and I think they finished 2nd. You should enjoy them.

The Cave Creek venue is very cool but it is about 35 or 40 miles from the center of Phoenix. It is an outdoor venue with about 250 cozy seats.

[BinFrog]

I just got back a few days ago from being on vaca in Scottsdale for 2 weeks.