Blues Bands, Nightclubs, 
and Blues Fests

Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey

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The Scranton/wilkes Barre Blues Association
Support it for more blues in NEPA

New York and New Jersey takes the same amount of time 
or less to travel to as philly and pittsburgh, so check them out. 
Most of these bands will travel to N.E.Pennsylvania for gigs, too, 
that's why they're all listed here without categories

Some of the bands and nightclubs are not just blues, 
but do the swing into jazz, classic rock and boogie, too. 
Follow the links to the bands, the festivals, and Blues Education 
(free online lessons), Blues magazines, Blues History and Blues Jams

Lehigh Valley Blues Network

BluesHound.net


The Bands

Jimmoe Blues - founding members of the Blues Society of Central Pa.. The main goal is to provide a one-stop meeting place, if you will, for all BluesHeads© with a strong emphasis on local blues and many of the talented blues musicians in the Central Pennsylvania area.

Jake and the Blues Hounds - Jake & the Blues Hounds are based in the Berks County area, but play throughout south eastern Pa. Our shows feature classic and modern blues songs and some original tunes. We cover everything from Muddy Waters to S.R. Vaughan.

The Fat Cats - Read our review and don't miss them! Blues, Swing and Funky Ole Soul.

Mississippi Clay Blues Band - New York blues band - Ernest "Mississippi" Clay was born and raised in Greenwood Mississippi, where he learned to do his thing with the likes of B.B. King, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and many others.



Cross-Eyed Willie is a Rockin' Blues Band out of New Jersey, 
composed of four red-hot blues players. The group plays all styles 
of blues, covering music from the nineteen forties to present day

Charlie Hilbert's Homepage of Blues - 30 years of blues

Lady Blue and the Tramps - Powerful, sultry vocals, kickin' PRS guitar, screamin' harmonica, and a tight, dynamic rhythm section -- listenable to the extreme!

The Deb Callahan Band - Philadelphia-based band playing blues, soul, rock and jazz-influenced music in the PA, DE, NJ and MD. The band plays standards and originals and will be releasing their first full length CD in the spring of 2001

Dukes of Destiny - A six piece blues and R&B band. Guitar, sax, harmonica, bass, drums, and piano. They play standards and originals.

Todd Wolfe Blues Project - Former Sheryl Crow lead guitarist takes to the blues with the TWBP, blues-tinged rock & roll. Blues Revue Magazine has said, "Heavyweight guitar heroics from the old school."

Cafe Classics Cabaret  - The best place to see live National and Local Blues music in the Tri-State area. Cafe Classics is a non-smoking establishment that offers fine dining and spirits.

Crocodile rock cafe

Zydecoal - NEPA's only cajun/zydeco band. Touring clubs and festivals in the Mid-Atlantic states

Chicory House - Acoustic music coffeehouse venue in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Wily Goats - A hip-shakin', reelin', rockin' blues band based in the Lehigh Valley playing blues and roots rock. I've heard their cd, you'll love it.

Steve Guyger - One of the finest blues harmonica players and singers in the world is based in Philadelphia.

Gator Stu
- Extra Spicy blues and Rock-n-Roll 

Dona Oxford  

Ron Kraemer and the Hurricanes - Jumpin', swingin' Blues from Trenton, NJ. I listened to their cd - it's great and they have horns (musical kind)! love horns. 

Alligators Blues Band

Roosevelt Dean & The Spellbinders - The hottest blues band in Upstate New York. They are the Syracuse, NY 1996 SAMMY winners of Best Blues Vocalist and Best Blues Band, respectively

The King-tones - genuine blues rhythms, melodies and live-performance charisma, normally associated with bands paying tribute to the great blues artists of the past and present.

The Fests 
Check the sites frequently for the latest updates in scheduling, some festivals may not have all their bands booked and schedules finalized

Pennsylvania

Please submit any blues fests you know 
about that should be listed here

Billtown Blues Festival

Briggs Farm Blues Fest

Pocono Blues Fest 

Blues On Main Street III

Lehigh Valley Blues and Jazz Fest

Pittsburgh Blues Festival

New York State Blues Fests

New York State Rhythm & Blues Festival
Riverhead Blues Festival

Blues 2000 and Beyond Festival - Ellenville, NY

New York Autumn Blues Festival

Rockville Centre Blues Festival

New Jersey Blues Fests

New Jersey Blues, Brews and BarBQ's Fest
Crawfish Fest


Northeast Blues Jams

Please contact each venue to be sure of their availability and schedule changes

Godfrey Daniels  7 E. 4th Street;  Bethlehem, PA    610-867-2390  

Pioneer Club  703 North 8th Streets;  Allentown, PA    610-432-4461  

Raven's Nest  625 Old Bethlehem Road;  Quakertown, PA   215-536-5369  

Everyday's Bar   2012 Central Avenue; Colonie, NY    518-869-0494

The Beer Mug 1108 Liberty Street; Erie, PA  814-454-4753 
    
Manny's Car Wash 1558 Third Avenue; New York, NY 212-369-2583

Triad / Dark Star Lounge 158 West 72nd Street; New York, NY 212-799-4599

Bernie's Hillside Inn  125 Hillside Road; Chester, NJ   908-879-7120  

The Fox's Lair 185 Moore Street; Hackensack, NJ 201-343-6111

Mexicali Blues Cafe
   665 Cedar Lane; Teaneck, NJ  201-836-9404

Scotland Yard  72 Hudson Street; Hoboken, NJ 201-222-9273

The Stanhope House   45 Main Street; Stanhope, NJ   973-347-0458 

The Underpass  158 Market Street; Elmwood Park, NJ  201-796-9369

Jason's 1604 Main Street; Belmar, NJ 908-681-1416

Olive's 116 1/2 Main Street; Nyack, NY 914-358-9604  

The Downtown Tavern  6 King Street; Middletown, NY   914-343-1386

Maggy Malloy's  51 S. Middletown Road; Pearl River, NY  914-735-6588 

The Sand Bar  649 Jersey Ave. (Route 210); Greenwood Lake, NY  914-477-0812

How About Blues Education?

The Online Guitar College- Blues Guitar
Ultimate Guitar Archive- Blues Lessons

Acoustic Delta Blues- Crow Jane

TrueFire.com- Blues Music Instruction

WholeNote- The Blues Learning Track

Jim's Blues School

Cyberfret- Blues Guitar 101

Blues Guitar Corner

ActiveBass- Blues Bass Lessons

The Guitarists Network- Blues Lessons

Harmonica Lessons .com- Instruction, Tips
Blues Harmonica Music - The Bluesharp Page

free harp lessons in Harmoniblues

Harmonic links - over 400 harp links

Glenn Weiser's Blues Guitar and Harmonica Page

Blues History and Stuff

Delta Blues Museum
It's A Girl Thang

History of the Blues

This Week In Blues History

Maxwell Street

Deep Ellum- A Blues Street

The History of Chess Records

Blues & Race Relations

Blues Record Labels

Blues Magazines

Blues Photographers - Check out the photos

Blues Radio

Blues Soundfiles - download your favorites

Blues Societies

Billtown Blues Association
Bucks County Blues Society

New York Blues Society

Manhattan Blues Alliance

Cajun Connection New York

Gloucester County Blues Society

Central New York Blues

Blues Society of Western NY

Long Island Blues Society

Hudson Valley Blues Society

Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation



All Concerts in Pennsylvania from Ticketmaster

All Concerts in New Jersey

All Concerts in New York

Pa. Blues Bands and Reviews

Blues News

Large Catalog of Blues CD's by Category or Artist

Musical Toys

Posters

Blues and Jazz Reading Room

Blues and Jazz Nightclubs NYC

 

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