Weekday Music

July was a great month for music at Oskar Blues and August promises to be just as good.
We start the month on Wednesday August 1st with our new electric blues jam hosted by Tim Crawford and the Four AM band. If the first one last month is any indication you had better get here early and sign up to play, everyone got to play last time but there were lots of jammers and some great stuff played all night long. Come support this jam and we will increase it to two Wednesdays next month.

We have two other Wednesday nights in August for music the 15th we will have a songwriters in the round show with Danny Shafer www.dannyshafer .com , Scott Von and Sarah Sample( finalist in this years folk fest songwriter competition) and I'm sure a few surprises as usual.

Then on the 29th we are having a very special show featuring Greg Allman's son Devon Allman & Honeytribe www.honeytribe.co m . Devon sings like his dad and plays guitar like his late uncle Duane, Honeytribe rocks like the Allman brothers. Make sure to see this show as this young man is destined to be a big star and you may never get a chance to see his band up close and personnel again. We had to pull strings to get this show-BE There.

Thursdays start off on the 2nd with Lyons own dobro master Todd Livingston www.toddplivin gston.com and his bluegrass band.

Then on the 9th will be The Weevils an old time band complete with a clogger, should be fun.

We have James Moors( Sterling Waters) www.sterlingwa ters.com from Minnesota and his friends Kort and Beth McCumber on the 16th playing mostly heartfelt originals, then one of our local favorites The Billy Pilgrims www.myspace.com/thebillypilgrimsband with their old country and honky-tonk music a real crowd pleaser.

We end the Thursdays on the 30th with award winning Spring Creek Bluegrass band www.spri ngcreekbluegrassband.com also from Lyons. Spring Creek has won both the Telluride and Rockygrass competitions this year, come on over and hear why and congratulate them.

The second Monday (the 13th) is our acoustic plug-in jam and open stage, everyone gets to play either by yourself or with the band. Times are 7:30-10pm for the jam.

Of course don't forget the best Bluegrass pick in Boulder County every Tuesday from 8-11pm.

On Tuesday the 14th downstairs we have a special show of young rockers from Mojo's music Academy in Longmont. Jessica from Mojomama and her husband have opened a music academy for kids and they are coming over to show us what they have learned this summer. It is a great occasion to support the arts and kids in particular. Come on over have a bite and lend your support to these youngsters and their accomplishments from 7-9pm. David Lyons Bluesologist McIntyre

Weekend Music

Fridays and Saturdays this month will be wonderful music nights.

Starting with the Shuffletones w ww.myspace.com/theshuffletonesmusic on the 3rd, who have just come back from Chicago with a brand new CD produced by Nick Moss (nominated for four Memphis music awards this year)

Then Curly "no shoes" jr. www.curlynosh oesjr.com and his great blues Band will be performing on the 4th.

Lil' Brian & the Travelers www.lilbrian.com from Texas will be here for their first time on Friday the 10th, This is not your grandfathers Zydeco group as they mix funk & hip-hop with their unique brand of Zydeco and then the next night also from Texas comes the son of Delbert McClinton, Clay. www.claymcclint on.com Although a great fan of Delbert's, Clay is a much better songwriter at this stage of his career. Clay was very impressive last time he was here and has a new CD " Son of a Gun" that is very good.

Erica Brown www.ericabro wnband.com is back on the 17th. Their first show this year and one not to be missed if you like to dance and be thoroughly entertained, she is the best from Denver.

Then on Saturday the 18th Oskar's own publicist Marty Jones will bring a bunch of songwriter friends including Gregory Alan Isakov who won the Telluride songwriter competition this year and lives right here in Lyons.

The 24th is also a very special show with the bawdy blues of Candye Kane www.candyekane. com. "White Trash Girl" is the name of her newest and best CD, you will see and hear why when this ex- burlesque queen sings and plays the heck out of her piano, with her band, this is her first time to Oskar Blues and I promise it will be very memorable.

The Delta Sonics www.deltasonics.n et are back on Saturday the 25th with harmonica ace Al Chesis who will undoubtedly do the duck-walk across the top of the bar and play some great Chicago blues.

The final Friday of the month, the 31st will feature a great R&B dance band from Denver called The Informants www.theinf ormantsband.com led by a hot female lead singer Kerry who is hard to forget and lots of horns to keep the feet moving.

The ever so talented Mr. George Nelson will join us in the upstairs bar on Saturday evening the 11th this month at 6pm. George is a joy to have every month, don't miss out.

Sunday Music

Sundays start on the 5th with local favorites Buckskin Stallion www.buckskinstallionmusic.org who play lots of alt-country and original drinking songs. Troy Schoenfelder and the guys will keep it going all night.

Then Amy Speace and the Tearjerks www.amyspeace.c om return all the way from New York City with her wonderful original songs, she is a finalist in this years folks fest songwriter competition. Judy Collins signed Amy to her label, which should tell you something about what a great songwriter she is and sassy, too.

Lyons long time resident Romano Paoletti shows he can not only make a beautiful guitar but also can play the heck out of one, on the 19th. They will do lots of honky-tonk, blues and more.

The last Sunday the 26th has our special favorites Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams www.hibea ms.com playing lots of honky-tonk and old country chestnuts in their own zany way. Pick-up a copy of Halden's great book The Long Done History of Country Music while at the show.