Tickets

Cover charges range from free to $25, available for purchase at the venue door before the show. Advanced tickets are available for some shows - please refer to the schedule for more information.

Venue Info

Please note that some venues are nightclubs and admit only adults 21 years of age or older. If you are unsure whether this affects you, please call ahead to the venue in question below.

Venues: Downtown

Cumberland's
26 Cumberland St., 577-9469

Charleston County Library
68 Calhoun St., 805-6930

Gage Hall
4 Archdale St., info 762-9125

Mills House
115 Meeting St., 577-2400

Sticky Fingers
235 Meeting St., 853-7427

High Cotton
192 East Bay St., 724-3815

Brasserie des Amis
68 Wentworth St., 534-0300

Circular Church
150 Meeting St., 577-6400

Charleston Place
(Market St. Circle), 130 Market St., 722-4900

Venues: James Island, Isle of Palms, Summerville

Isle of Palms Rec. Center
24 28th Ave., Isle of Palms, 886-8294

Oceansong Cafe
1400 Palm Blvd., Isle of Palms, 886-0707

Mimi's Cafe
1241 Harborview Rd., James Is., 795-4090

Bowen's Island Restaurant
870 Bowens Is., James Is., 795-2757

Buffalo South
845 Folly Rd., James Is., 406-0888

Wolf Track Inn
1807 Parsonage Rd., W. Ashley, 763-0853

Rockin' John's
10015 Dorchester Rd., Summerville, 875-2776

T-Shirts

Official 2004 Budweiser Lowcountry Blues Bash T-Shirts can be purchased in person from Cumberlands or vendors at the shows. You can also order by phone by calling 843-762-9125.

FEB 4

6:30
to
8:00
PM

FILM SERIES: "From Mali to Mississippi"

Director Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, The Last Waltz, Raging Bull) winds his way from the banks of the Niger River in Mali to the cotton fields and juke joints of the Mississippi Delta to trace the origins of the blues in a lyrical combination of original performances (including Ali Farka Touré, Salif Keita, Habib Koité, Taj Mahal, Corey Harris, Othar Turner) and rare archival footage.

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

FEB 5

6:30
to
8:00
PM

FILM SERIES: "Warming by the Devil's Fire"

Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family in Mississippi in 1955, and intergenerational tensions between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish moans of the blues.

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

9:00
PM

Dueling Rock 'n' Roll Piano Singalong (Charleston)

Keyboard wizards Mark Rosenberg, Fletch Crossman, and special guests tear it up with an evening of rockin' singalong music...one of the hottest night club shows in the city.

Venue: Pluto Rocks / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

FEB 6

5:00
to
7:00
PM

Lil Jimmy Reed (Alabama)

Leon Atkins (aka Lil Jimmy Reed) is a one-man band from Enterprise, Alabama who hits home with old school downhome blues. His moniker comes from an experience in the early '60s when (allegedly) THE Jimmy Reed came to town but was characteristically too lubed to perform. Mr. A took his place and no one noticed the masquerade. Lil Jimmy Reed...great, honest blues. First time in Charleston!

Venue: Mills House Hotel / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

5:30
to
7:30
PM

Slim & The Maxwell Street Band

This is the Lowcountry debut for a fine singer/guitarist and his streamlined blues band. Slim (aka Ivan Jackson) hails originally from Illinois but has resided in the Lehigh Valley for some years. Returning to his blues roots, he recruited Mike Mettalia (harmonica) and veteran keyboard man Chicago Carl Snyder (ex-Son Seals, Jimmy Johnson, et. al.) to assist. Together, they make heartfelt roadhouse music full of bluesy surprises. Let's have some fun!

Venue: Brasserie des Amis / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

6:30
to
8:00
PM

FILM SERIES: "The Road to Memphis"

Director Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home, Leap of Faith, A Family Thing) traces the musical odyssey of blues legend B.B. King in a film that pays tribute to the city that gave birth to a new style of blues. Pearce's homage to Memphis features original performances by B.B. King, Bobby Rush, Rosco Gordon and Ike Turner, as well as historical footage of Howlin' Wolf and Rufus Thomas.

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

8:00
to
10:00
PM

Memphis Gold (Memphis/DC)

It's been way too long (1996) since Memphis Gold (Chester Chandler) and his soulful combo have cruised into Charleston. Putting an urbane spin on gutbucket Beale Street blues, every Memphis Gold gig is nothin' but a party. Reunited with him on this visit is the one-and-only Charlie Sayles on harmonica. This is definitely a must-see act if you want your blues upbeat and high-spirited.

Venue: Gage Hall / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets also available for purchase by mail from: Blues Bash, POB 13525, Charleston, SC 29422.

9:00
PM

Slim & The Maxwell Street Band

Venue: Sticky Fingers / Get directions

Tickets:

Dueling Rock 'n' Roll Piano Singalong (Charleston)

Keyboard wizards Mark Rosenberg, Fletch Crossman, and special guests tear it up with an evening of rockin' singalong music...one of the hottest night club shows in the city.

Venue: Pluto Rocks / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

9:30
PM

Cotton Blue Band

Bayou boogie and rockin’ blues from Edisto Island...featuring the husband & wife team of Rob (guitar) and Debbie (bass) and their drummer.

Venue: Wolf Track Inn / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

10:00
PM

Sharrie Williams & The Wise Guys (Detroit)

The reigning "Princess of the Rockin' Gospel Blues" made her inaugural sweep through the Bash as part of our 2001 festivities. Since that time, she and her turbo-charged band have become festival draws all over Europe, bowling over audiences with her tremendous church-rooted blues vocalizing and take-no-prisoners musicianship (notably the virtuoso guitar of James Owens). Everybody has been asking for Sharrie back at the Bash...so, here she is! Get your tickets in advance as this will be hot night at Cumberlands.

Venue: Cumberland's Bar and Grill / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets available for most Cumberland's shows by calling 577-9469.

FEB 7

1:00
to
3:30
PM

Memphis Gold (Memphis/DC)

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

5:00
to
7:00
PM

Slim & The Maxwell Street Band

Venue: Mills House Hotel / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

5:00
to
8:00
PM

“Something Blue, Vol.1”

Our annual blues smorgasbord at the Isle of Palms Recreation Center is always a hit. This year, as always, we feature some of the finest artists on the Bash...the crusty downhome Alabama blues of Lil Jimmy Reed, the raging power blues of guitarist Larry McCray and his band, and the sensational Sharrie Williams and her aptly-described Wise Guys fresh from Detroit.

Venue: Isle of Palms Recreation Center / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

8:00
to
10:00
PM

Juke Joint Johnny & Silky Sam (Charleston)

One of the top harp players in this part of the country, "The Harmonica Beast of the Southeast" and his partner Silky Sam (guitar) play exuberant stripped-down blues 'n' boogie that always thrills their audience. FYI their Gage Hall gig on Sat. Feb. 7 is a benefit for afterschool programs for disadvantaged inner city kids.

Venue: Gage Hall / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets also available for purchase by mail from: Blues Bash, POB 13525, Charleston, SC 29422.

9:00
PM

Lil Jimmy Reed (Alabama)

Venue: Sticky Fingers / Get directions

Tickets:

Dueling Rock 'n' Roll Piano Singalong (Charleston)

Keyboard wizards Mark Rosenberg, Fletch Crossman, and special guests tear it up with an evening of rockin' singalong music...one of the hottest night club shows in the city.

Venue: Pluto Rocks / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

Cotton Blue Band

Bayou boogie and rockin’ blues from Edisto Island...featuring the husband & wife team of Rob (guitar) and Debbie (bass) and their drummer.

Venue: Rockin' John's / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

10:00
PM

Larry McCray (Arkansas/Michigan)

Power blues certainly has its place on the Bash line-up and who better to represent this genre than the inimitable Larry McCray? While his Southern roots always show through, Larry's music has all the power & fury of a Midwestern blast furnace. A veteran of the international blues scene, Larry McCray, his guitar & vocals, and his muscular band (oftentimes including the illustrious Johnny B. Gayden on bass) are mentioned in the same breath as luminaries such as Albert King and Freddy King, and other reps of the genre such as Stevie Ray Vaughn and Michael Burks. This is big stuff, so hang on tight!

Venue: Cumberland's Bar and Grill / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets available for most Cumberland's shows by calling 577-9469.

FEB 8

11:00
to
2:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

2:00
PM
to
5:00
PM

"Something Blue, Vol.2"

Our two-day IOP extravaganza continues with the delightful acoustic music of The Wiyo's (from the wilds of Brooklyn, NY), the gutbucket blues meditations of Slim & the Maxwell St. Band, featuring Chicago Carl (keyboards), and the party blues of Memphis Gold with special guest Charlie Sayles on harmonica.

Venue: Isle of Palms Recreation Center / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

2:30
to
3:30
PM

Lil Jimmy Reed (Alabama)

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

3:00
to
4:00
PM

Slim & The Maxwell Street Band

Venue: Isle of Palms Recreation Center / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

6:00
PM

Sharrie Williams & The Wise Guys (Detroit)

Venue: Circular Church / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

8:00
to
10:00
PM

The Wiyo's

It is always our pleasure to introduce excellent new artists on the Blues Bash. And here is one of them. This young trio from the Big Apple plays great vintage blues and writes spellbinding original songs. Get on the ground floor with this up-and-coming talent.

Venue: Gage Hall / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets also available for purchase by mail from: Blues Bash, POB 13525, Charleston, SC 29422.

8:30
to
11:00
PM

Lil Jimmy Reed (Alabama)

Venue: Oceansong Cafe / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

FEB 9

6:30
to
8:00
PM

The Wiyo's

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Just Jazz (Charleston)

Finger-poppin', foot-tappin' jazz and bop from a seasoned local ensemble.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

9:00
PM

Memphis Gold (Memphis/DC)

Venue: Cumberland's Bar and Grill / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets available for most Cumberland's shows by calling 577-9469.

FEB 10

12:00
to
1:00
PM

Michael Pickett (Canada)

A multiple Juno award-winner (Canada's Grammys), Michael Pickett is a powerhouse solo performer who spanks the acoustic guitar, sings his heart out, and plays some of the best blues harmonica you're likely to hear. In a nutshell, we were bowled over when we found out he was available. This is one of the best solo acoustic acts booked to the Bash. We're catching him on his way down the coast, so check the schedule...a couple of midday gigs at the Library and Tuesday night February 10 at Cumberlands. Don't miss.

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Just Jazz (Charleston)

Finger-poppin', foot-tappin' jazz and bop from a seasoned local ensemble.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

6:30
to
8:00
AM

FILM SERIES: "The Soul of a Man"

Director Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club; Wings of Desire; Paris, Texas) explores the lives of his favorite blues artists - Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson, and J. B. Lenoir - in a film that is part history and part personal pilgrimage. The film tells the story of these artists' lives in music through a fictional film-within-a-film, rare archival footage, and covers of their songs by contemporary musicians, including Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Lou Reed, Eagle Eye Cherry, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Cassandra Wilson, Garland Jeffreys, Los Lobos, and others.

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

9:00
PM

Michael Pickett (Canada)

Venue: Cumberland's Bar and Grill / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets available for most Cumberland's shows by calling 577-9469.

FEB 11

12:00
to
1:00
PM

Michael Pickett (Canada)

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

6:30
to
8:00
PM

FILM SERIES: "Piano Blues"

Director - and piano player - Clint Eastwood (Play Misty for Me, Bird, Unforgiven) explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

7:00
to
10:00
AM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

9:00
PM

Roman Griswold & The Griswold Band (Arkansas/Ohio)

We were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of guitarist/singer Art Griswold in November. The Griswolds have always been one of our favorite acts. But brother Roman (keyboards and unique vocals) and his band continue on in the finest Griswold tradition, plumbing the depths of Midwestern tavern blues and beer joint raunch. You will love this Roman & the guys...come on out and show your support for some really authentic blues.

Venue: Cumberland's Bar and Grill / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets available for most Cumberland's shows by calling 577-9469.

FEB 12

5:00
to
7:00
PM

Wes Mackey (South Carolina/Canada)

A product of the Lowcountry (born & raised in Big State not far from Yemassee, SC), guitarist/singer (who also plays bass pedals!) Wes Mackey makes a long-overdue homecoming at Bash 2004. His musical career has taken him all over Canada, Europe, and even Asia with the blues. A delightful personality and genuine bluesman, Wes is sure to impress at a number of appearances this February. Be there.

Venue: Mills House Hotel / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

6:30
to
8:00
PM

FILM SERIES: "Godfathers and Sons"

Director Marc Levin (Slam, Whiteboys, Brooklyn Babylon) travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records legacy) to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they unite to produce an album that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip hop musicians. Along with never-before-seen archival footage of Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner, and Sam Lay.

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

9:00
PM
to
12:00
AM

Roman Griswold & The Griswold Band (Arkansas/Ohio)

Venue: Sticky Fingers / Get directions

Tickets:

9:00
PM

Dueling Rock 'n' Roll Piano Singalong (Charleston)

Keyboard wizards Mark Rosenberg, Fletch Crossman, and special guests tear it up with an evening of rockin' singalong music...one of the hottest night club shows in the city.

Venue: Pluto Rocks / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

9:30
PM

Michael Pickett (Canada)

Venue: Oceansong Cafe / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

10:00
PM

"Zydeco Breakdown"

Unleash your inner zydeco animal and party down with the turbocharged sounds of Chubby Carrier & His Bayou Swamp Band, hot off the skillet from Louisiana. If you've never experienced live zydeco, this is the perfect artist to start with...irresistible, danceable, dazzling good-time music driven by accordion and rattling rubboard. Wear something comfortable!

Venue: Cumberland's Bar and Grill / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets available for most Cumberland's shows by calling 577-9469.

FEB 13

1:00
to
4:00
PM

Shrimp City Slim

We’re talking about “Lowcountry blues & original songs” by Charleston’s well-travelled musical ambassador and his band. SCS (keys, vocals), Chuck the Cat Morris (harp, vocals), Silent Eddie Phillips (guitars), and John Turbo Etheridge (drums) specialize in exuberant blues with a coastal flavor. Just back from a two-week tour of Italy, Shrimp City Slim will perform new originals from “Highway 17” (Erwin Music) as well as rockin’ standards from the Chicago and New Orleans traditions.

Venue: Mills House Hotel / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

5:00
to
9:00
PM

Miss Wanda Johnson (South Carolina)

The new voice of Palmetto State soul and blues, Miss Wanda Johnson has an incredible voice, writes fine original material, and possesses a stage charm that can win over any audience. Fresh from her recent tour of Italy, Miss Wanda will perform classic material from the soul and blues traditions PLUS selections from her critically-acclaimed debut CD "Call Me Miss Wanda" (2003, Erwin Music).

Venue: Mills House Hotel / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

5:30
to
7:30
PM

Roman Griswold & The Griswold Band (Arkansas/Ohio)

Venue: Brasserie des Amis / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

6:00
to
8:00
PM

Wes Mackey (South Carolina/Canada)

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

6:30
to
10:30
PM

Motherless Chillin' (South Carolina)

Jeff Liberty and Mike "Naz" Nazarenko hunker down on the lowdown blues in this duo spin-off from their electric band.

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

8:00
to
10:00
PM

Drink Small

“The Blues Doctor” is a Palmetto State musical legend. Having first recorded for Vee Jay in 1956 (with The Spiritualaires of Columbia, SC) and Sharp in 1958 (his first blues record), Drink has been entertaining Carolina audiences for generations. His burning guitar and basso profundo voice make him a truly unique performer of gutbucket blues, funk, soul, and raunchy R&B. Magic!

Venue: Gage Hall / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets also available for purchase by mail from: Blues Bash, POB 13525, Charleston, SC 29422.

9:00
PM

Dueling Rock 'n' Roll Piano Singalong (Charleston)

Keyboard wizards Mark Rosenberg, Fletch Crossman, and special guests tear it up with an evening of rockin' singalong music...one of the hottest night club shows in the city.

Venue: Pluto Rocks / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

Tinsley Ellis (Atlanta)

A perennial favorite, Tinsley is one of America's strongmen of power blues. A monster guitarist and formidable bandleader, he has been torching stages coast-to-coast since his early days (80s) with The Heartfixers, featuring Chicago Bob Nelson.

Venue: Wild Wing Cafe (Mount Pleasant) / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

10:00
PM

"Chicago Calling"

Two of the leading lights of the current Chicago blues scene turn it up a notch...multi-instrumentalist Maurice John Vaughn and his funky band meet the fabulous guitarist/singer Jimmy Burns head on in a joyous collision of blues excellence. Never been to Chicago but wondered what a hot night of Windy City blues would sound like?...come on down!

Venue: Cumberland's Bar and Grill / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets available for most Cumberland's shows by calling 577-9469.

FEB 14

11:00
to
3:00
PM

Miss Wanda Johnson (South Carolina)

Venue: Charleston Place / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

1:00
to
4:00
PM

Rev. Marv Ward & the Blues Disciples

“High Flying Bird”, his latest CD, only hints at the warmth and appeal of this Midlands-based guitarist and his band. Expect sizzling Piedmont blues, Delta slide, greasy rags, and straight-ahead urban blues from this South Carolina talent.

Venue: Mills House Hotel / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

1:30
to
3:00
PM

Jimmy Burns (Mississippi/Chicago)

Delmark recording artist (acoustic & electric) guitarist/singer Jimmy Burns keeps one foot planted in the Delta blues and the other in the soul-blues tradition. Younger brother of Eddie "Guitar" Burns (ex-John Lee Hooker partner and legend in his own right), Jimmy is a charismatic and versatile bluesman who is on the cutting edge of today's Windy City blues scene. You will have two chances to appreciate his art: electric with Maurice John Vaughn (Feb. 13 at Cumberlands) and solo/acoustic at the Library (Sat. Feb. 14). Latest CD: "Back to the Delta" (Delmark, 2003).

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

5:00
to
8:00
PM

Roman Griswold & The Griswold Band (Arkansas/Ohio)

Venue: Charleston Place / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

5:00
to
7:00
PM

Motherless Chillin' (South Carolina)

Jeff Liberty and Mike "Naz" Nazarenko hunker down on the lowdown blues in this duo spin-off from their electric band.

Venue: Mills House Hotel / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

6:30
to
10:00
PM

Rev. Marv Ward & the Blues Disciples

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

7:00
to
10:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

8:00
to
10:00
PM

Wes Mackey (South Carolina/Canada)

Venue: Gage Hall / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets also available for purchase by mail from: Blues Bash, POB 13525, Charleston, SC 29422.

9:00
PM

Dueling Rock 'n' Roll Piano Singalong (Charleston)

Keyboard wizards Mark Rosenberg, Fletch Crossman, and special guests tear it up with an evening of rockin' singalong music...one of the hottest night club shows in the city.

Venue: Pluto Rocks / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

Lil Brian & The Zydeco Travelers (Texas)

Lil Brian Terry and his posse made their Chucktown debut at the Bash a few years ago and have become regular visitors to these parts. Expect crankin' hip hop-infused zydeco guaranteed to put your backfield into overdrive. It's 'Z-Funk', baby!

Venue: Wild Wing Cafe (Downtown) / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)

9:30
PM

Jeff Liberty & Electric Mud (South Carolina)

Guitarist/singer Jeff Liberty plays aggressive urban blues bolstered by his roaring rhythm section and the ace harp playing of Mike "Naz" Nazarenko. Featuring both originals and well-chosen covers, this is a party band that will have you overserving yourself. PS: Jeff & Naz also perform as the duo "Motherless Chillin'".

Venue: Buffalo South / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

10:00
PM

"Sweethearts of the Blues"

It's Valentine's Day and the ladies rule! Make way for a great double-bill of women's blues...Sandra Hall, "Empress of the Blues" and "The New Voice of South Carolina Soul & Blues", Miss Wanda Johnson. Hearts will melt.

Venue: Cumberland's Bar and Grill / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show). Advance tickets available for most Cumberland's shows by calling 577-9469.

FEB 15

11:00
to
2:00
PM

Ann Caldwell (Charleston)

Charleston's "first lady of jazz" performs soulful blues, torch songs, jazz standards, and gospel numbers...a view into the heart of Lowcountry vocal music.

Venue: High Cotton / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

2:30
to
4:00
PM

FILM SERIES: "Red, White, and Blues"

Director Mike Figgis (Stormy Monday, Leaving Las Vegas, Time Code) joins musicians such as Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Tom Jones, performing and talking about the music of the early sixties British invasion that reintroduced the blues sound to America.

Venue: Charleston County Library / Get directions

Tickets: No cover charge

4:00
to
9:00
PM

Blues Relief Fund Benefit Jam

Join local blues icon Smoky Weiner & the Hot Links and many outstanding friends at our annual mega jam benefitting the Lowcountry Blues Relief Fund (emergency fund for local blues musicians and the families). Established in 2000, the Fund has helped a number of blues people in our area (and beyond) who have found themselves in need. Bowen's Island, the quintessentially Lowcountry funky fish shack on the river, is the perfect setting for this event. Food and beverage will be available. No collers please. Further info: 843-762-9125 or 843-588-6253.

Venue: Bowens Island Restaurant / Get directions

Tickets: Paid Admission (pay at the door before show)