by Honeyboy | Jan 26, 2013 | Blues Shows
Caught Matt Schofield for the first time at the Sunshine Blues Festival in St. Petersburg on 1/20/13. He was definitely one of the highlights of the show for me. Schofield plays a bit in the Robben Ford style with lots of jazzy playing but also has plenty of energy...
by Honeyboy | Jan 25, 2013 | Blues Jams
Jimmy Griswold’s regular Tuesday night jam at StingRays Bar and Grill in Clearwater was special this night. Sitting in on drums was the great Joe Renda. On bass, the super-solid Jay Goldman was in attendance. And Griz himself was in his usual great form. I...
by Honeyboy | Jan 24, 2013 | Blues Shows
The Sunshine Blues Fest was held during the weekend of January 18-20 at 3 locations in Florida. On Sunday the 20th it was held in St. Petersburg Florida and I was lucky enough to attend. The headliner for all three days was the Tedeschi Trucks Band and each night they...
by Honeyboy | Jan 21, 2013 | Blues Shows
I went to the Sunshine Blues Fest in St. Pete yesterday and have to say I enjoyed it very much. It was extremely well run if a little expensive. OK is was more than a little… more on that in a second. This festival was organized by Live Nation the big...
by Honeyboy | Jan 18, 2013 | Blues Jams
OK I need to vent a little. Please forgive me if this sounds negative but I’m really hoping to pass along some knowledge. I’ve been playing guitar for over 40 years and must have played in over 20 different bands during that time. This has taken me many...