HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2009
CONTACT: ED or STEVE @ Highway 99 Blues Club (206) 382-2171
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“Now
just have patience and be strong; cause it won’t be long until your fool comes
home”
SEATTLE, WA - No fools allowed…..only fans of
the blues. Spring has sprung and there is hope in the air. At Highway 99
Blues Club, the award winning home of the blues in Seattle, spring just means
more great music, new menu items and always a reason to hit the highway.
April
promises to be one of the very funkiest months we have ever had. We hear all
the time from our customers that soul music, R & B and the funky stuff
makes them happy. We have always brought this type of music to the club and
April is gonna be funkalicious. The Type A! Band, DoctorfunK, Soul Provider,
the Sonic Funk Orchestra, Kissing Potion, The Felonius Funk Collective and from
Eugene, Oregon, The Essentials, all visit this month.
April gets
moving right away with KIM
FIELD AND THE MIGHTY TITANS OF TONE on April 3. Longtime Seattle harp master Field leads his band through some tight vintage R & B and blues. April
4 starts your funkfest with the TYPE A! BAND. These kids can
throw it down and the party always gets started when they hit the stage.
Classic soul, funk and blues come from this 15 piece band.
The 12 piece
SONIC FUNK ORCHESTRA has
taken up a residency at the club with their once a month shows on the 2nd
Thursday of each month. A great 70’s and 80’s dance band, this is a chance to
show your stuff on the dance floor on April 9. NICK VIGARINO’S MEANTOWN BLUES brings
their brand of Delta slop-jar funk and blues to the club on April 10.
The next night one of the club’s most popular bands, the 10 piece strong DOCTORFUNK will hit you with some
sweet soul music on April 11.
Returning to
the club is one of our friends from the East side of the state; SAMMY
EUBANKS and his band with very special guest and Washington Blues
Society Hall of Famer, MARK
WHITMAN, will bring the blues on April 17. Eubanks has won just
about every blues award in Spokane for best guitar, singer, band and so on.
April 18 brings the club debut of SOUL PROVIDER. This 12 piece
band rolls out the soul music from the 60’s and 70’s. Highly skilled players,
multiple vocalists and a great show make this a surefire good time.
Maybe you
have noticed that we have been trying to bring more double bills to the club.
This is a chance for people to see and hear some of our great local bands.
This month on April 24, we bring in two high octane bands who are gonna
do their best to blow the roof off the joint. The DUDLEY TAFT BLUES
OVERKILL and THE BILL
MATTOCKS BAND will trade sets all night and bring you some Texas guitar driven blues from Dudley and the boys, and some Chicago influenced classic
blues rock from the Mattocks Band. Featuring Bill Mattocks on harp and vocals,
this show will keep the energy flowing all night.
Closing out
our weekends in April on the 25th, will be THE ESSENTIALS, a 10 piece soul
and funk band from Eugene, Oregon. These kids met at the University of Oregon and have put together a tight, focused band. They have been playing the club for the
last 3 years and their shows get better every time.
A couple of
other shows to make note of; April 29 it is THE BOUCHARDS; bringing their
classic Americana and retro country sound to our regular Wednesday roots music
night. On April 30, you will have a chance to travel back in time…at
least a little ways. THE SWINGIN’ 60’S
– a celebration of the music of SINATRA, MARTIN and DARIN featuring JOEY JEWELL and an 11 piece band.
This is part of the same group that performs the very popular SINATRA AT THE
SANDS show around town. We couldn’t resist doing the Vegas thing…and getting a
little crazy.
Don’t forget
about our STORMY MONDAY night
shows featuring live music dance lessons and blues music from the 20’s – 40’s.
Hosted by local dance instructors Kevin and Lizzy, this is a chance to have
fun, learn some new steps and hear great music by Blue Skies.
We are also
bringing back THE FELONIUS FUNK ORKESTRA.
We lost them for a bit, but they are back and will be bringing their mix of
funk, blues and latin soul to the club. The band features an array of top
musicians from different bands plus vocalists Stephanie Porter and John
Oliver. April 2 for this show.
Don’t forget
about our other mid-week shows; ZOE
MUTH AND THE LOST HIGH ROLLERS, KISSING
POTION, SATELLITE 4,
JOHN “SCOOCH” CUGNO’S DELTA 88 REVIVAL
and THE JAMES HOWARD BAND.
As always
there is lots more information and gossip about highway 99 blues club at the
following locations: http://highway99blues.blogspot.com/
www.highwayninetynine.com and
http://myspace.com/hitthehighway
Music
usually starts at 8:30 weeknights and 9pm weekends.
Reservations are gladly accepted for
all shows and highly recommended on the weekends.
Music in April, 2009
4/1 Wed ZOE MUTH and the LOST HIGH ROLLERS - heartfelt country & jamgrass…with special guests KISSING POTION… dirty, gritty, smooth and pretty…funk, soul and R&B – from the females of funk…$7
4/2 Thurs FELONIUS FUNK COLLECTIVE – we missed them….so we brought them back….horns, funky rhythm section…great singers….Stephanie Porter, John Oliver…a mix of some of the top players in town who mix funk, blues, jazz and latin soul into a high octane night of music…$7
4/3 Fri KIM FIELD AND THE MIGHTY TITANS OF TONE - Led by longtime Harp wiz Field, this band jumps through the blues and R & B like butter….talented, energetic and great mix of music..$10
4/4 Sat TYPE A! BAND – Party like it’s 2009…! 15 members strong..bringing all the dance music, funk and blues you can use…high energy, great show a club favorite for the dancers…$15
4/5 Sun Closed
4/6 Mon STORMY MONDAY – live blues dancing to the great music of the 1920’s – 1940’s…led by local dance instructors Kevin Buster and Lizzy Boyer, they will offer dance lessons at 8pm and then dance the night away starting at 9pm…$7
4/7 Tues Closed
4/8 Wed JOHN “SCOOCH” CUGNO’S DELTA 88 REVIVAL – classic blues and originals featuring Scooch..add some harp, slide guitar and you got yourself some delta blues….$5
4/9 Thurs SONIC FUNK ORCHESTRA – 12 piece 70’s and 80’s dance band…smoking hot vocals and horns ignite this band’s show…great night for dancing and getting your groove on…$7
4/10 Fri NICK VIGARINO’S MEANTOWN BLUES - slop jar delta funk & slide guitar madness…Nick’s one of our favorites….brings the passion of the Delta and the soul of the blues to his music…$10
4/11 Sat DOCTORFUNK - the local funksters bring a rocket full of soul music to the highway….tower, james brown and more…5 horns, locked down tight rhythm section and soulful music…they get funky like a bowlegged monkey… …$15
4/12 Sun Closed
4/13 Mon STORMY MONDAY – brand new feature….live blues music dancing show….featuring Kevin and Lizzy and the band BLUE SKIES…great blues music from the 20’s through the 40’s….$7
4/14 Tues Closed
4/15 Wed PURTY MOUTH’S MONTHLY VARIETY SHOW – this month featuring THE STARLINGS playing beloved country/folk music with luminous vocals and top-notch musicianship, and of course, your hosts Purty Mouth with their inspired, camped up country and swing…$7
4/16 Thurs SATELLITE 4 and special guests…….vintage Stax and Memphis soul…Booker T and more…..$7
4/17 Fri SAMMY EUBANKS BAND with Special Guest MARK WHITMAN…from Spokane, winner of numerous best artist and blues awards along with WBS Hall of Famer Whitman…solid blues and more….$12
4/18 Sat SOUL PROVIDER – 1ST visit…12 piece 60’s and 70’s soul band….classic sounds of Motown and more….great show, highly skilled players and souful singers….a Seattle favorite….$12
4/19 Sun Closed
4/20 Mon STORMY MONDAY – come dance the night away to vintage blues music from the 1920’s to the 40’s...local dance instructors Kevin and Lizzy host this new regular feature at highway 99…$7
4/21 Tues Closed
4/22 Wed TBA
4/23 Thurs JAMES HOWARD BAND –led by the superb guitar and vocals talents of Howard, this band mixes the blues, jazz and rock touches for a unique musical experience….$7
4/24 Fri HUGE DOUBLE BILL….THIS IS GONNA BE A BLOW-OUT OF A SHOW…..DUDLEY TAFT BLUES OVERKILL and THE BILL MATTOCKS BAND….Dudley and the boys bring their brand of guitar driven Texas influenced blues to the stage with a backbone of rock…Bill and his band are purveyors of classic and contemporary blues rock. Mattock’s high energy approach to both his singing and harp playing, the band fills the room with their solid sound..two full sets by each band….all this for… $12
4/25 Sat THE ESSENTIALS – all the way from Eugene, Oregon….young and soulful funk band from the University of Oregon…10 members strong…great horns and songs…they have been playing the club for 3 years and building a great fan base….$14
4/26 Sun Closed
4/27 Mon STORMY MONDAY – come learn blues dancing to live music with BLUE SKIES and your dance hosts Kevin and Lizzy….lessons at 8pm, music at 9pm…$7
4/28 Tues Closed
4/29 Wed THE BOUCHARDS – classic Americana and retro country band…comparisons to the sounds of Yoakam, the Band and Petty…5 veteran musicians with an earnest mix of songs, harmonies and driving guitar and pedal steel….$5
4/30 Thurs THE SWINGIN’ 60’S - A Very Special Show…think SINATRA, MARTIN, DARIN…featuring Joey Jewell and an 11 piece band….doing the Vegas thing baby….we couldn’t resist this one and it promises to be a crazy, swingin’ night of fun music…$12
