Tampa Bay Blues Fest schedule
January 8th, 2008 by Eric Snider in NewsJust got a press release — via the U.S. Mail!, on real paper — announcing the lineup for the Tampa Bay Blues Festival. It’s a roll-call of familiar names and a few surprises (as usual). No time for commentary right now, but here’s the facts:
Friday, April 11
12:30-2 p.m. — Billy Gibson
2:30-4 p.m. — Nick Moss and the Flip Tops
4:30-6 p.m. — Lucky Peterson
6:30-8 p.m. — James Hunter
8:30-10 p.m. — Robert Cray Band
Saturday, April 12
1-2 p.m. — Trombone Shorty
2:30-4 p.m. — Tutu Jones
4:30-6 p.m. — Tab Benoit
630-8 p.m. — Walter Trout
8:30-10 p.m. — Los Lonely Boys
Sunday, April 13
12:30-2 p.m. — Tad Robinson
2:30-4 p.m. — Chris Cain
4:30-6 p.m. — Janiva Magness
6:30-8 p.m. — Rod Piazza and the Might Flyers
8:30-10 p.m. — Robben Ford
As always, the Blues Fest takes place at Vinyo Park in St. Pete. Bluesheads out there — whaddya think of the lineup?
January 8th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
saturday looks nice
January 8th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Yeah, Trombone Shorty rocked Tampa Bay twice in ‘07 including last week on New Year’s Eve at the Coliseum in St. Pete. And Los Lonely Boys won me over when they played Skipper’s a couple years back — their radio hits only hint at their prowess in concert.
January 8th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
So, other than Los Lonely Boys (I concur with Wade and saw them open for Santana) and Trombone Shorty, there isn’t much excitement here. Is there nothing new in blues in the world?? (yes, a rhetorical question, the answer being no.)
January 9th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Here’s to you, fat middle-aged-white-guy who composes the audience for every blues fest everywhere in America. Here’s to your gray dork-handle ponytail & skullet, you crumb-filled molestache, your salami-colored paunch and your festering liver. You and your parrot-head aesthetic are America’s cultural gift to the world! Yayyy!!!!