Sunday, July 4, 2010

Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival – Day 3, the Fourth of July Edition

It’s officially Independence Day and I’m very excited about today’s lineup for the blues festival. The entertainment has been top notch thus far, but today we get to add Janiva Magness and Curtis Salgado into the mix. As well, I have to go see Karen Lovely perform, although I’ll only see half her set so I can go see Chris Thomas King. Can’t wait!
Yesterday was a special kind of awesome around here. Terry Robb and his band were fantastic. The NW Women in Blues were amazing. Loved Ty Curtis. And when I didn’t think it couldn’t get better than Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm (who played a lot of new music from a soon-to-be-released CD), along comes Bobby Rush! I had him standing over me at one point, thrusting his pelvis my way. Yes, I have photographic evidence. Can today really be better than that? I’m sure they’ll find a way.
Time Stage Performance

12:00PM – 03:00PM OS Cascade Blues Association: International Blues Challenge Winners/Finalists

12:00PM – 12:45PM CU Billy D and the Hoodoos

12:10PM – 12:40PM OS Journey to Memphis Finals: The Catillacs , presented by Cascade Blues Association.

12:45PM – 01:30PM MS Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers

12:45PM – 01:30PM WS Dale LeRoy Perry

12:50PM – 01:20PM OS Journey to Memphis Finals: David Brothers Band

01:30PM – 02:00PM OS Journey to Memphis Finals: Vicki Stevens Band

01:30PM – 02:15PM CU Gretchen Mitchell Band

02:10PM – 02:40PM OS Journey to Memphis Finals: Lisa Mann & Her Really Good Band

02:15PM – 03:00PM MS Sultans of Slide: Amundson, Cooper & Goldwasser

02:15PM – 03:00PM WS Blues history/photo presentation: Dick Waterman

02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers

02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen

02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Norton Buffalo’s Knockouts

02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: Janiva Magness

02:30PM – 04:30PM BC DME Driftin’ Blues Cruise: : Dale LeRoy Perry

03:15PM – 04:15PM CU Linda Hornbuckle & Janice Scroggins Old Time Gospel Hour, w/ special guest Lucky Peterson

03:15PM – 04:00PM OS Journey to Memphis 2009 Winner, solo-duo: Son Jack Jr. & Michael Wilde

04:00PM – 04:45PM WS Slide guitar workshop: Sultans of Slide: Amundson, Cooper & Goldwasser

04:00PM – 04:45PM MS Mingo Fishtrap

04:15PM – 05:15PM OS Jim Mesi Band

04:45PM – 05:30PM CU The Twisters

05:30PM – 06:30PM MS Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen , presented by First Tech Credit Union.

05:30PM – 06:30PM OS Journey to Memphis 2009 Winner, Band: Karen Lovely

05:40PM – 06:30PM WS 21st Century Blues: Chris Thomas King

06:30PM – 07:15PM CU Norton Buffalo’s Knockouts

06:45PM – 07:00PM OS Franco Paletta: : Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off

07:10PM – 07:30PM OS Harmonica Blow-off: Stan Street

07:15PM – 08:15PM WS Music of Louisiana’s Bayous: Atomic Gumbo: Steve Kerin & Friends

07:15PM – 08:15PM MS Janiva Magness

07:35PM – 07:55PM OS Franck “Paris Slim” Goldwasser: Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off

08:00PM – 08:20PM OS Bill Rhoades: Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off

08:15PM – 09:00PM CU Kara Grainger

08:25PM – 08:45PM OS Kim Field: Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off

08:50PM – 09:10PM OS Dave Hoerl: : Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off

09:00PM – 01:00AM H50 Bob Shoemaker & Heidi Shu /: Kara Grainger

09:00PM – 10:00PM MS Curtis Salgado , presented by Good Neighbor Pharmacy.

09:00PM – 10:00PM WS Outside the Box: Miriam’s Well

09:30PM – 10:00PM OS Blowhards’ Jam: Bill Rhoades’ Harmonica Blow-off

10:00PM – 10:30PM TMWP FIREWORKS!

10:00PM – 10:00PM MS National Anthem: Alonzo Chadwick

10:30PM – 11:45PM MH After-hours Blues Jam: Mingo Fishtrap

11:55PM – 01:15AM MH After-hours Blues Jam: JJ GREY and MOFRO
STAGE KEY

H50 = H50 Bistro at Hotel 50

RE = Rafati’s Encore 310, University Place Hotel

TMWP = Tom McCall Waterfront Park

OS = Oregonian Stage

MS = Miller Stage

MH = Marriott Hotel

TBA = Stage To Be Announced

CU = Credit Union Blues Stage

BC = DME Portland Spirit Blues Cruise

WS = FedEx Workshop Stage

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