Your faverite Chicago Blues clubs

Subject: Your faverite Chicago Blues clubs
From: Guy WOlff
Date: 15 Jul 99 - 11:32 PM

Hi everyone>>>I'm going to chicago for the weeked to make pots...{FLower-pots to be exact} and wanted to look for some good blues! Any takers on this one?I'm there tomarow night Saterday night and maybe sunday night...ANy fun stuff for the madison area for monday might be a long strecht....I'll be making pots on the chicago NBC afiliate saterday morning for all of 4 minutes around 9 oclock if anyone wants to see what I look like in the chicago area...Thanks for any information,<<<<>>>>Guy>>><<<>>>><<<>>

Subject: RE: Your faverite Chicago Blues clubs
From: MAG (inactive)
Date: 15 Jul 99 - 11:38 PM

Mine usta be Nate's Green Door, but you can't go lessen you're a guest of somebody in the 'hood.

-- MA

If Willy Branch is playing, I like him -- used to have good things to say about the Northside white club owners who would pay somebody from the Southside peanuts to play all night.

Subject: RE: Your faverite Chicago Blues clubs
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 15 Jul 99 - 11:56 PM

Thanks MAG,TO bad about the pay! Thgat seems to be a problem everyware ...I'll look for Willy thuogh!I love acustic blues but will be glad to hear anyone. Thanks for the imformation...Guy >>>><<<<>>><<<

Subject: RE: Your faverite Chicago Blues clubs
From: Art Thieme
Date: 16 Jul 99 - 10:32 AM

MAG---Hi,

No offense intended, but it's BILLY Branch---unless he went to a new name recently. He's as fine a guy and harp player as you'll find. Had a great way with kids---showin' them what blues was all about---when we both did gigs through Urban Gateways arts-in-education agency for many years.

Art

Subject: RE: Your faverite Chicago Blues clubs
From: MAG (inactive)
Date: 16 Jul 99 - 12:11 PM

Art, he went from Willy to Billy awhile ago; you're right to look for BILLY. His old band was the Sons of the Blues (SOBs). And yeah, he does tons of arts in education stuff.

Guy, look for the Chicago RReader (reversed R, there) -- alternative paper, has music listed by genre, venue, and date. You probably wanta stay Northside Lakefront; except that the Checkerboard Lounge (southside) used to be a big tourist Blues spot.

--MA