October Blues News
Sunday October 12 @ 2pm, is our Battle of the Blues Bands. Our host venue is the Woodlawn Theatre. This will be a great afternoon of blues music, so come out and support your local bands. Here is the link to purchase tickets BOBB TICKETS . Use code MCBS2025 to receive member advanced purchase discounted $10 tickets. $15 at the door. All Alabama blues musicians and bands are welcome to enter. No entries accepted after October 5 deadline. The winning band and solo/duo will receive a stipend to travel to Memphis in January 2026 to compete in the International Blues challenge. See below for more information and registration.
Thursday October 9th @ 7pm the Red Cat at Pepper Place will host a special evening with Shelby Kemp & the Galbraith Sisters. Loud, aggressive guitar, and a soulful voice that can *almost* make the paint peel from the walls, Shelby Kemp is a fiery performer, and a modern Countryblues man. Based out of Hattiesburg, MS, Shelby is the winner of the 2024 Telluride Blues Challenge and regularly tours with the up-and-coming Southern Rock band The Lucky Strokes, putting on electrifying shows across the USA and beyond. In addition to a solo record in 2024, Shelby has released several albums and a number of singles with various bands over his career. $10 donation requested at the door. Here is a link to his musicShelby Kemp Music
Remember our monthly open jams:
1st Friday Jam at Ranelli's - October 3rd @ 7:30pm
3rd Thursday Jam at True Story Brewing October 16th @ 7:30pm