San Luis Obispo Blues Society Upcoming Events Saturday, May 14, 2005 Walter Trout and the Radicals also appearing Freakin' Deacons SLO Vets Hall 801 Grand Avenue 8PM  Members $15 / General Admission $17 September 24: Cafe R&B

BLUES REVIEW
The San Luis Obispo Blues Society welcomes Walter Trout on Saturday, May 14, 2005.  The Freakin’ Deacons will be opening the show.  The show starts at 8:00 pm at the San Luis Obispo Vets Hall, 801 Grand Avenue.  Tickets are $15 for Blues Society members and $17 for the general public.  All tickets are sold at the door.  21 and over please.  Buy a membership for $10 at the door and get $2 off admission for a year of shows.  For more information, call 805/541-7930.

WALTER TROUT & THE RADICALS
As a youngster, Walter Trout decided to become a musician after meeting Duke Ellington.  At the age of thirteen, after hearing the Beatles play in his New Jersey hometown, he set down his trumpet and picked up a guitar.  His guitar skills have been honed playing with John Lee Hooker, Big Mamma Thorton, John Mayall and the Blues Breakers, and Canned Heat.  He formed his own band (Walter Trout and the Free Radicals) in the 1990s.  Now simply called the Radicals, the band includes James Trapp on bass, Joey Pafumi on drums, and Sammy Avila on keyboards.  For mysterious reasons, Trout and the band are better known in Europe than the States.  Their three European releases have sold a half million copies and a BBC poll rated Trout the sixth greatest guitar player ever (after Jimi Hendrix).  Since 1998, they have released five CDs in the U.S., two of which are live recordings.  The 2003 CD and DVD, Relentless (Ruf Records), featured 14 previously unreleased tracks, first recorded in front of a live audience at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.  Deep Trout (Ruf Records), due to be released in the U.S. on May 25, is a compilation that includes material from Trout’s earliest recordings, with the Free Radicals, as a studio musician, and as a 21 year old guitar player in New Jersey in 1972.

Walter Trout and the Radicals tour extensively, consistently filling 1,000-plus-seat venues and playing at key Blues Festivals around the world.  Trout is known for skilled song writing, sturdy vocals, and searing guitar work that push the boundaries of blues / rock guitar.  Both on record and stage, Walter Trout and the Radicals are energetic and innovative.  According to Blues Revue, “Trout gets into the groove where the magic happens.  But each night offers a particular set of circumstances that keep the music fresh.”  As Trout says of his music, “the blues shouldn’t be a museum.  The music ought to constantly expand and be alive.”  Come and hear a legendary blues / rock guitarist who excels in live performance; and discover what the European fans have been raving about for years.  Visit their website at www.waltertrout.com for sound clips and more.
 

FREAKIN' DEACONS
In the early morning hours at the turn of the millennium, the Freakin’ Deacons began life in a central coast airplane hanger.  Committed to playing their own brand of American blues music, keep it basic is the only rule.  Bare bones; no frills; harmonica, guitar, bass, and drums.  Inspired by Johnny Cash, Kirk Huitt started playing harmonica when he was six.  He spent a decade or so in New Orleans, hanging out with Mojo Buford, and perfecting a swampy sound that is perfectly matched by 21 year old Pryor Baird’s predatory guitar.  Completed by Robert Chetwood’s fretless fearless bass and Curt Miller’s courageous drums, this band’s original blues compositions are mesmerizing; listen especially for “Stack-O-Bones.”

VOLUNTEER
Your Blues Society is run entirely by volunteers. Besides a sense of accomplishment, volunteers get into the shows for free and receive a couple free drink tickets.  We could use your help, so call 541-7930 (our voice mail number) and volunteer to work a shift at the show.
 
 

CATALOG OF SHOWS	LOCAL BLUES PERFORMERS	CD REVIEWS	LINKS
April 2005 March 2005 January 2005 December 2004 October 2004 September 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 January 2004 December 2003 October 2003 September 2003 May 2003 March 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 September 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 January 2002 December 2001 October 2001 September 2001 July 2001 May 2001 April 2001 March 2001 January 2001 December 2000 November 2000 September 2000 July 2000 May 2000 April 2000 February 2000 January 2000 December 1999 October 1999 1998 Shows	Demolition Blues Freakin' Deacons Gary Mendoza Band Guy Budd Band Julie & the BadDogs Karen Tyler Life at the Top Mighty Croon Dogs Texicali Divas Valerie Johnson	Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Li’l Ronnie & the Grand Dukes Hubert Sumlin Tommy Castro Roomful of Blues Mark Hummel Janiva Magness Guitar Shorty Smokin' Joe Kubeck & Bnois King Jody Williams Chris Thomas King Charles Brown Tommy Castro Deborah Coleman Ernie Hawkins Guy Davis LJ Evans Hot Blues May 02 Omar & the Howlers Popa Chubby Michelle Wilson Blind Pig 25 Anniversary Any Woman's Blues Eric Bibb Ernie Hawkins	The Blues Foundation Cambria Hoot

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