Our Next Event: 8.5.17

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Tickets Available now: $15 adv/$20 door
All tickets will be will called at the door!
Check out this years artist bios below
HEADLINER BIOS 
RSVP on our facebook event page 
JUNIOR WATSON
JUNIOR WATSON - With nearly thirty years of experience, Junior Watson has reached cult status. He has truly created one of the most unique and original guitar voices to come along in years. Besides his mastery of blues and swing he often adds his own cartoon-like twist to everything he plays. You'll never know what he will do and when asked he doesn't know himself.
A founding member of The Mighty Flyers, he then left to join Canned Heat for ten years.  His list of musical endeavors include backing up and recording with Big Mama Thorton, George Smith, Jimmy Rogers, Shakey Jake, Luther Tucker, Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, William Clark and many more.
DANNY DRAHER
DANNY DRAHER - is a guitarist, singer from Chicago, IL. He has recorded and toured nationally and internationally with artists such as Dr. John, Etta James, Paul Butterfield and Allen Toussaint.
He performed with Buster Poindexter, Bo Diddley and the Uptown Horns. 
This journeyman of multi-faceted talent and passion has mesmerized audiences internationally including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Madison Square Garden.
JOHNNY CHILDS
DEAN SHOT
JOHNNY CHILDS - One of New York's premier electric Blues guitarists & star of the film The Junkman's Son. 
His storied life as chronicled in the film "The Junkman's Son" has been called "nothing short of astonishing!"  [Billboard Magazine].  Johnny's recordings have been featured in multiple Network TV shows including on NBC, FX, Showtime, CBC and MTV.
DEAN SHOT - NJ Blues Hall of Fame inductee and one of the finest electric blues guitarists to emerge out of the New Jersey area in recent times.   Dean's singing and playing explode with soul, self-expression, emotion and creativity.  His playing incorporates many diverse musical influences and draws from his unique experiences growing up in Northern New Jersey,  surrounded by various cultures...  

ANDY STORY
VIN MOTT
TRIBUTE TO HOWLIN WOLF
NIKKI ARMSTRONG       
Chicago Blues Luminary & regular headlining artist at Terra Blues Club in NYC...
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Blues Harmonica ace, singer, songwriter and musician from NJ...
A special live musical tribute to Howlin Wolf featuring an All Star lineup with a horn section...
A fabulous blues singer hailing from NJ and former radio DJ &  host of Across the Tracks on WFDU radio...
Joining us on DRUMS: CHUCK RIGGS & NOEL SAGERMAN,  on BASS - JEFF MICHAEL & ERIC BAKER, on the HORNS -  BARIN RAYMOND & MATT SHOENBAUM, plus more special guests TBA.
Previous special guests have included: BILL SIMS JR, CHRIS BERGSON, BRANDIN SANTINI, ADAM GUSSOW, GEOFF HARTWELL, SWEET GEORGIA BROWN, ANDY STORY, STEW CUTLER, JASON GREEN, DAVE FIELDS, DAVE KEYES, MICHAEL BRAM, JOE TAINO, MICHAEL HILL, IRVING LOUIS LATTIN & many more. 
A NOTE FROM OUR PRODUCERS:
The 5th annual International Blues Music Day concert celebration is here!  Our event will coincide with over 100 worldwide IBMD concerts taking place simultaneously on the same day around the world.  The initiative was started right here in NYC by this very organization.  We take great pride in this growing worldwide trend & celebration of the blues.  
To that end, we've organized another amazing Blues Festival at a fabulous venue and location - in the heart of the west village.
(located just one block from Washington Square Park.
We sincerely hope you can stop by and join us for this amazing, six hour mega-blues festival at Groove, NYC. 
This is a great way to spend International Blues Music Day in a fun and meaningful way and a Saturday afternoon filled with premium live blues music you are sure to enjoy and remember for a long time.  See you there!  
For more info about International Blues Music Day
worldwide celebrations visit www.internationalbluesmusicday.com And IBMD on facebook
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