The Blues Foundation presents the International Blues Challenge in Memphis every winter.  Bands from around the world compete for wider recognition and a coveted spot performing on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise.  2004 IBC winner Zac Harmon said that winning the competition was worth more than $100,000 in publicity.  BLUSD sends a band or solo/duo act each year, and the results thus far have been very impressive.  Nathan James and Ben Hernandez won for best solo/duo act in 2007. Aunt Kizzy’s Boys placed second in the band category in 2006.  Sue Palmer won for best self-produced CD in 2008.

BLUSD’s Regional IBCs for the 2013 Solo/Duo  IBC will be held  on 3 dates starting on October 13, 2012 at Humphrey’s Back Stage Live from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.  Scheduled to compete are local blues artists Ben Powell, Cadillac Wreckers, Mint & Irv, and Harmonica John.

Our second preliminary round will be held on October 20, 2012 also at Humphrey’s Back Stage Live from 1:00 – 5:00 pm, and will feature local blues artists Missy & Heine Andersen, Gary Kemmer, Robin Henkel & Whitney Shay, and Phil Diiorio.

Two highest-scoring acts from each of our preliminary rounds will advance to the finals which  will take place on  November 4, 2012 at Winstons in Ocean Beach from 1:00 – 5:00 pm.

BLUSD uses the same scoring system as the Blues Foundation which is listed here.

If you have any questions about this event, just send an email to Janine Harty gro.dsulbnull@tnediserp .

• When Music Saturday, April 21, 1pm to 4 p.m.
• Where: 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008,
• Age limit: All ages
• Cost:  Blues Day is Free with paid admission to the Flower Fields park.Admission is $11 Adults, $10 Senior, $6 Children (3-10), Free for Babies.
  Above: Image of acres of flowers at The Flower Field in Carlsbad, California

Join The Flower Fields for an all Blues Day Event on April 21, 2012. A Blues Pro All Star Jam. Our festival is a blues lovers dream!

About The Flower Fields:
For ten weeks each spring, on coastal farmland in Carlsbad, California, 50-acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers bloom and transform the landscape into a solid expanse of vibrant banded color. The Flower Fields® cover a rolling hillside overlooking the Pacific Coast, and is located halfway between Orange County and San Diego.

The Flower Fields, 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad: Google Maps

Hi All,
I(Ric Lee) am producing a drum clinic with Bernard Purdie and his friend on harp Rob Paparozzi April 5th @ the Rock and Roll San Diego School of Performing Arts 6-9pm. Please pass this on to anybody you might think is interested.

Here is the link below to the webpage that Karen created for the drum clinic event. We will be adding the raffle info on the site as soon as we get that all sethere is the link for the Bernard Purdie/Rob Paparozzi Clinic on April 5th:

Also the Spring Harp Fest featuring Bernard Purdie and Rob Paparozzi and others!) www.Springharpfest.org 

Bernard is also taking students for drum lessons Friday day @ $200 for an hour. I am taking a lesson myself. Lessons are scheduled through the San Diego Drum Shop.

cheers,

ric lee

619-691-1609

p.s. it’s going to be a spectacular learning event for children as well as adults and a lot of fun too!

Use your smart phone and scan the code to connect with BITS

Watch for our new LIVE Gig Calendar where you can search by day, venue, band, location!!!

To navigate to February Gig Calendar page click on “February Gig Calendar” heading above

By DATE and VENUE (see key)

WEDNESDAY 1 FEBRUARY
ANTH Eric Bibb
CALY Robin Henkel & Billy Watson 7pm
CELL Missy Andersen 7pm
HUMP Len Rainey & The Midnight Players 7-11pm
PALA Bill Magee Blues Band 12:30pm
PAT2 Michele Lundeen & Blues Streak

THURSDAY 2 FEBRUARY
PALA Bill Magee Blues Band 12:30pm
PAT2 Missy Andersen
TWEN Ben Powell 6pm

FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY
GLSE Whitney Shay
HOBL Burnsville Blues Band 7-11pm
HOLM Blueswailers
HOOL Cadillac Wreckers
JJDT Jaz’s Pro-Invitational Jam featuring Charles Burton 9pm
MARB Missy Andersen
PALA Stoney B Blues Band 4-8:30pm
PAT2 Bill Magee Blues Band

SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY
COYO Big Shot Reub And The
Reloaders 6-10pm
EELK Jack City Blues Band 7pm
IVAL Missy Andersen 7:30pm
MARB Michele Lundeen & Blues Streak
PALA Stoney B Blues Band 4-8:30pm
PAT2 Len Rainey & The Midnight Players
SANY Bill Magee Blues Band 8pm
SDHD Hoodoo Blues 12-2pm

SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY
PAT2 Myron & The Kyniptionz
COYO Billy Watson 5pm

MONDAY 6 FEBRUARY
HUMP Chet & The Committee 7-11pm
PAT2 Missy Andersen (duo)

TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY
GLSE Whitney Shay
HUMP Shelle Blue 7-11pm
PAT2 “Open Mic” w-Walter Gentry
PBFM Missy Andersen Pacific Beach Farmers Market 2-6:30pm
WINE Robin Henkel 7pm

WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY
ARLB Robin Henkel 8-10pm
PAT2 Bayou Brothers
DACG Ben Powell 6pm

THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY
CELL Billy Watson & Robin Henkel 7pm
HOBL Bill Magee Blues Band 7pm
HUMP Ruby & the Red Hots 7-11pm
MARB Missy Andersen 8pm
PAT2 Mystic Element of Soul
USGR Blue Largo

FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY
COYO Bill Magee Blues Band 6pm
EELK Rhythm Jacks 7pm
JJDT Jaz’s Pro-Invitational Jam featuring Chet Cannon (8pm)
JPSP Hoodoo Blues
PALA Burnsville Blues Band 4pm
PAT2 Michele Lundeen & Paradise
TIOS Whitney Shay

SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY
ALVP Stoney B Blues Band 8-11pm
BELY Alan Iglesias & Crossfire 3-6pm Benefit for Breea
BRCR Robin Henkel 10am
HOOL The Christian Hastings Band
IVAL Blue Largo
JCLJ Michele Lundeen & Blues Streak
KRAK Bill Magee Blues Band
MRPB Big Shot Reub & the Reloaders
PALA Burnsville Blues Band 4pm
PAT2 145th Street Band
STEL Missy Andersen 8pm
USGR Whitney Shay 8pm
ZELD Robin Henkel 8pm

SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY
BELY Candye Kane 3-6:30pm
CELL Missy Andersen 7pm
CORF Blue Frog 1-4pm
LJSG Blue Frog 6:30-9:30pm
SKYB Jaz’s Pro-Invitational Jam
featuring Charles Burton 7pm
TRRO Whitney Shay 7pm

MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY
HUMP Stoney B Blues Band 7-11pm
PAT2 Missy Andersen (duo)

TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY
IVAL Missy Andersen 7pm
MARB Bill Magee Blues Band
OCEA Cool Fever
PAT2 “Open Mic” w-Walter Gentry
WINE Ben Powell 7pm

WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY
HUMP Whitney Shay & The Shakedowns 7-11pm
MEDC Nathan James 7pm
PAT2 Michele Lundeen & Blues Streak

THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY
GLSE Whitney Shay
HUMP Michele Lundeen & Paradise 7-11pm
MARB Missy Andersen 8pm
PAT2 Bill Magee Blues Band

FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY
GLSE Whitney Shay
HUMP Ruby & the Red Hots 7pm
JJDT Jaz’s Pro-Invitational Jam featuring Cadillac Wreckers 9pm
MAIN Gomez Blues Project
MARB Stoney B Blues Band
PAT2 Missy Andersen
WYNP Nathan James 7pm

SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY
MIRM Missy Andersen 7pm
PAT2 Myron & The Kyniptionz
TRLM Stoney B Blues Band

SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY
PAT2 Stoney B Blues Band
SKYB Jaz’s Pro-Invitational Jam featuring Robin Henkel 7pm
VVCS Missy Andersen 6-10pm

MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY
HUMP Chet & The Committee 7-11pm
PAT2 Michele Lundeen & John January

TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY
CELL Ben Powell 7pm
HUMP Black Market III 7-11pm
IVAL Jerry “Hot Rod” DeMink Band 7pm
MARB “Mardi Gras” w-Madame LeRoux & Krewe (Michele Lundeen)
PAT2 “Mardi Gras” w-Bayou Brothers
WINE Robin Henkel 7pm

WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY
ARLB Robin Henkel 8-10pm
DACG Ben Powell 6pm
MEDC Nathan James 7pm
PAT2 Myron & The Kyniptionz

THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY
HUMP Bill Magee Blues Band 7pm
MARB Missy Andersen 8pm
PAT2 145th Street Band

FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY
BELY The Tommy Castro Band *BLUSD TABLE GIG*
HOBL Stoney B Blues Band 7-11pm
JJDT Jaz’s Pro-Invitational Jam featuring Cadillac Wreckers 9pm
MIRM Billy Watson 7pm
PALA Missy Andersen 11:30am
PANB Blue Largo
PAT2 Bill Magee Blues Band

SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY
HOBL Burnsville Blues Band 5-7pm
HUMP Wyatt Lowe 7-11pm
IVAL Billy Watson 7:30pm
PALA Missy Andersen 11:30am
PAT2 Johnny V Vernazza
RYCG Stoney B Blues Band 6-10pm
ZELD Robin Henkel 8pm

SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY
COYO Missy Andersen 5pm
LEST Robin Henkel Band 8pm
LJSG Deborah Blake & Zero Gravity 6:30-9:30pm
SKYB Jaz’s Pro-Invitational Jam featuring Whitney Shay 7pm

MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY
PAT2 145th Street (duo)
HUMP Nathan James 7-11pm

TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY
BELY Los Lonely Boys
PAT2 “Open Mic” w-Walter Gentry
WINE Ben Powell 7pm

WEDNESDAY 29 FEBRUARY
BELY Boz Skaggs
CALY Blue Largo
CELL Whitney Shay 7:30pm
HUMP 145th Street 7-11pm
PAT2 Missy Andersen

Venue Key

ALVP American Legion, Post 365 Vista – 760.415.1619
ANTH Anthology San Diego 619.595.0300
ARLB ArtLab Studios No. Park 619.283.1151
BELY Belly Up – Solana Beach 858.481.8140
BRCR Birdrock Coffee Roasters 858.551.1707
CALY Calypso Cafe Encinitas 760.632.8252
CELL The Cellar San Clemente 949.492.3663
CORF Coronado Ferry Landing Coronado 619.234.4111
COYO Coyote Bar & Grill Carlsbad 760.729.4695
DACG Davina’s Cabo Grill Oceanside 760.637.2450
EELK Elks Lodge #2243 Encinitas 760.753.2243
GLSE Gaslamp Speakeasy Gaslamp 619.239.9994
HOBL House of Blues San Diego Gaslamp – 619.299.2583
HOLM Hooleys – La Mesa 619.713.6900
HOOL Hooley’s Pub and Grill EL Cajon 619.670.7468
HUMP Humphrey’s Backstage Shelter Island 619.224.3577
IVALIva Lee’s New Orleans Style Restaurant – San Clemente 949.361.2855
JCLJ Jose’s Courtroom La Jolla 858.454.7655
JJDT Jolt N Joe’s Gaslamp 619.230.1968
JPSP JP’s Pub Tierrasanta 858.576.2509
KRAK The Kraken Cardiff 760.436.6483
LEST Lestat’s Coffee House Normal Heights 619.282.0437
LJSG Lacey J’s Roadhouse 619.448.8550
MAIN The Main Tap Tavern El Cajon 619.749.6333
MARB The Marble Room Gaslamp 619.702.5595
MEDC Mediterranean Cafe Carlsbad – Carlsbad 760.729.6871
MIRM Mira Monte Winery Temecula 909.506.5500
MRPB Mr. Peabody’’s Encinitas 760.753.7192
OCEA Ocean House Carlsbad 760.729.4131
PALA Pala Casino – Pala 760.741.8423
PANB The Pannikin & Book Works – Del Mar 619.281.6727
PARK Parkway Bar La Mesa 619.463.8757
PAT2 Patrick’s Gaslamp Pub Gaslamp 619.233.3077
RYCG Rhythm City Grill 760.736.9202 San Marcos
SANY Santa Ysabel Casino Santa Ysabel 760.787.0909
SDHD San Diego Harley Davidson Kearny Mesa 858.616.6999
SKYB The Sky Box -Clairemont Mesa 858.274.7269
PBFM Pacific Beach Farmers Mrt
STEL Stellar Cellar – Temecula 951.676.2722
TIOS Tio Leo’s – Bay Park 619.542.1462
TRLM The Regal La Mesa 619.469.1633
TRRO The Ruby Room 619.299.7372
TWEN Twenty/20 at the Sheraton Carlsbad 760.827.2500
USGR U.S. Grant Hotel Gaslamp San Diego 619.232.3121
VVCS Valley View Casino Valley Center 866.843.9946
WINE Wine Steals Cardiff-by-the-Sea 760.230.2657
WYNP Wynola Pizza Express 760.765.1004
ZELD Zel’s Del Mar 858.755.0076