April:
April 16 – 18, 2010 Lake Chelan Blues and Dance Weekend:
Lake Chelan, WA.
info@Grandviewonthelake.com  800.962.8723
Featuring: The Insomniacs; Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’
Daddies!; The Randy Oxford Band; Little Bill & the Blue Notes;
and more

April 30 – May 1, 2010        4th Annual Music on the Mountain
Festival; Mineral, WA.
www.randyoxford.com, www.minerallakeeventcenter.com,
www.mrva.us
1.800.838.3006
Fundraiser for Lewis County Food Bank; Featuring The Kim
Archer Band; The Dana Lupinaci Band; Little Bill & the Bluenotes;
Loose Gravel and the Quarry; Beat-n-Feet; The Fabulous Roof
Shakers; “Olivia” John Sparrow; Garrett and Westcott; Randy
Oxford’s “Bonefest”; and the Mt. Ranier Mega Jam
General admission is $25.00 in advance or $30.00 at the gate;
Active Military is $18.00 in advance or $22.00 at the gate; 18 yrs.
and under is $18.00 in advance or $22.00 at the gate. When
bringing 2 or more non-perishable food items, one will receive a
10% discount at the gate or a 10% cash refund for tickets
previously purchased.


May:
May 7 & 8, 2010        14th Annual Untapped Blues Festival;
Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, Washington
Website: www.untappedblues.com.
Friday, May 7th
: Clover Island, Kennewick, WA. 5pm: Doors Open ($10 cover)
Featuring: Miriam’s Well; Billy Roy Danger & the Rectifiers;
BoneFest All Star Band; Afterhours in the Crows Nest, Clover
Island Inn: Rev. Honeybucket Johnson & Guests Jam
Saturday, May 8th
: Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, WA
Noon: Gates Open ($25 advance, $30 at gate)
Noon: 509 Tri-Star Jam; Kevin Self & the Tornadoes; Eddie Shaw
& the Wolf Gang; Curtis Salgado; BoneFest All Star Band;
Hamilton Loomis; Afterhours at Jack-Sons, Kennewick, WA., Billy
Roy Danger & the Rectifiers


May 20 – 23, 2010  Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival
Sunbanks Resort, Grand Coulee, Washington
Website:  www.sunbanksfestival.com
Sunbanks Resort, 57662 HWY 155 N., Electric City, WA 99123.
888-822-7195
Thursday, May 20: Acoustic Showcase in the Cantina: The
Trevalyan Duo, Tommy Simmons, Miriams Well, The Moss
Brothers
Friday, May 21:  
5:00-6:30   Stacy Jones Band  
7:00-8:30   Billy Roy Danger & The Rectifiers
9:00-10:30  David Brewer
11:00-12:30  Hambone Wilson
Saturday, May 22:
1:00-2:00   Snake Oil
2:30-3:30   CD Woodbury   
4:00-5:00   The Trevalyan Triangle  
5:30-6:30   Neil Rush Band   
7:00-8:30   The Strangetones with the Volcano Vixens
9:00-10:00  Theresa James & the Rhythm Tramps  
11:00-12:30  Lloyd Jones
Sunday, May 23:
1:00-2:00   Ray Gordon Trio 2:30-4:00   Big Monti  
4:30-6:00   Roy Rogers & the Delta Rhythm Kings  
6:30-8:00   Hamilton Loomis  


July:
July 2 – 5, 2010        Waterfront Blues Festival; Tom McCall
Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
Website: www.waterfrontbluesfest.com
By Phone: 1.503.973.FEST

July 10, 2010   Ritzville Blues Festival; Historic Downtown
Ritzville, Washington
Website: www.ritzvilleblues.com
Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce  509.659.1936
Main Stage:
10:00 – 10:30: The Delta Preachers
11:00 – 11:30: Roberson, Beese & Flores
12:00 – 1:00:  Scott Holt
1:30 – 2:30:  The Insomniacs
3:00 – 4:30:  Donna Angelle & Zydeco Posse
5:00 – 6:30:  Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies!
7:00 – 8:30:  Watermelon Slim & the Workers
9:00 – 11:00:  Too Slim & the Taildraggers
In the Clubs: Roberson, Beese & Flores; The Pat Coast Band;
Cee Cee James; Sammy Eubanks; Hoodoo Udu; Voodoo Church
Blues Band; The Booze Fighters; The Fat Tones; The Doghouse
Boyz; Fools Paradise; Miss Lee Lee & the Fatback Kings; Laffin’
Bones; The Delta Preachers; The Coyote Kings; Cool Stack; and
Charlie Butts & the Filtertips

July 16 – 18, 2010        23rd Annual Winthrop Rhythm & Blues
Festival; Winthrop, Washington
Website: www.winthropbluesfestival.com
Featuring: Little Feat; Buckwheat Zydeco; Curtis Salgado; Debbie
Davies w/Robin Rogers; James Harman; Too Slim & the
Taildraggers; The Soul of John Black; Murali Coryell; Doug
MacLeod; The Strange Tones w/Volcano Vixens; Junkyard Jane;
The Ty Curtis Band, and more …
Advance Tickets $75.00, Tickets Purchased at the gate $85.00:
Only 2,500 tickets available! Children 12 & under are  
free with an adult.  Tickets are sold by: Northwest Ticket Sales
360.629.8027 • nwblues1@msn.com • www.nwticketsales.
com • Central Reservations / Tickets NW 1-800-422-3048 or
www.WinthropTickets.com


July 23, 24, 2010        Rock Cut Blues Festival; Orient,
Washington        
www.rockcutblues.com
• Friday, July 23:
Emma’s Nasty Apple; Sugarcane Collins
• Saturday, July 24:
Ravenwolf; Bump Kitchen; Randy Oxford Band; Sugarcane
Collins; The Fat Tones; Flambeau with Tom Rigney
Tickets are $30 for a weekend pass; Friday night only $15;
Saturday Evening only pass $20
By mail: Rock Cut Blues, 75 Paradise Cove Road, Kettle Falls,
WA. 99141
509.738.2350 or btholmes@wildblue.net


July 30 – August 1, 2010  15th Annual Mount Baker R&B
Festival
Bellingham, WA. www.bakerblues.com
Featuring: Leon Russell, Commander Cody, Shane Dwight Band; Janiva Magness; Rick Estrin &
the Nightcats; Two Man Wrecking
Crew; The Fat Tones; Junkyard Jane; Randy Oxford Band; Chris
Eger Band; A Simple Machine; Chris Con Carne …
Limited to 2000 advance tickets! Canadian money at “par” on site.
Tickets secure online @ www.bakerblues.com or (360)629-8027;
In Bellingham @ Avalon Music, 1330 Railroad Ave…
(360)676-9573


July 31 - August 1, 2010        13th Annual Sky High Blues
Festival; Rock Creek, BC.
Website: www.skyhighblues.org       
250.446.2553
Weekend Pass only $100.00 CAN (GST & camping included)
Order by phone: 250.446.2553 or drblues@telus.net
Children under 16 years of age are FREE


July 30 – August 1, 2010       Jazz In The Valley; Downtown
Ellensburg, Washington
Website: www.jazzinthevalley.com
Phone: 888.925.2204


August:
August 1 – 8, 2010       Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival,
Fort Warden State Park, Port Townsend, Washington
www.centrum.org/blues/  360.385.3102 x 117
Featuring ~ Artistic Director Corey Harris; GUITAR: Rev. Robert
B. Jones; Jeffrey Scott; Nat Reese; Jerron Paxton; George
Rezendes; Steve James; GUITAR & HARMONICA: Terry Bean;
UKE & GUITAR: Del Rey; Lightnin’ Wells; The Ebony Hillbillies;
BANJO: Norris Bennett; MANDOLIN: Gerry Hundt; HARMONICA:
Phil Wiggins; Hook Herrera; PIANO: Daryl Davis; Judy LaPrade; Jenny Peterson; SINGING: Resa
Gibbs; CHOIR: Vera Long;
WASHBOARD: Washboard Chaz Leary; David Gibson; FIDDLE:
Henrique Prince; FIDDLE & GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT: Suzy
Thompson; STAND UP BASS: William Salter; KEYBOARD
ACCORDION: Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes


August 6 & 7, 2010    Pine Springs Resort Backyard
Blues Bash; Goldendale, Washington         
www.pinespringsresort.net   Reservations & information
509.773.4434
Friday Night Jam hosted by Blues Attitude
Saturday Featuring: Tess Barr Blues Band; Too Slim & the
Taildraggers; Tuck Foster & the Blues in Revue; Mary McPage
Band; Kevin Selfe & the Tornadoes
Tickets: $45.00, Free Camping, Reservations Recommended, No
Pets; Pine Springs Resort, 2471 Highway 97, Goldendale, WA.
98620


August  6- 8, 2010      21st Annual Yellow Pine Harmonica
Festival; Yellow Pine, ID
Website: www.harmonicacontest.com
208.633.3300 or steveholloway@cableone.net


August 6-9, 2010  Big Sky Blues Festival; Noxon, Montana.
www.bigskybluesfestival.com
406-827-4210  


August 13-14, 2010: Magic City Blues; Billings, Montana
www.magicityblues.com
406-670-2329  

August 13 - 15, 2010        Rockin’ The Rivers Festival; Three
Forks, MT
Website: www.rockintherivers.net        
406.285.0099 or  866.285.0097


August 13-15, 2010:  Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival:
Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
www.rootsandblues.ca 250-833-4096  
Featuring: Alexis P. Suter Band; Erik Mongrain; The F-Holes; Five
Alarm Funk; Fred Penner; Jacky Essombe; Joe Louis Walker;
John Nemeth; Julian Fauth; Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials;
Mishka; Morlove; Nomfusi; Ohbijou; Old Man’s Beard; Raygun
Cowboys; Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long; Shemekia
Copeland; Supergenerous; Tom Fun Orchestra; Wassabi
Collective; Watermelon Slim & the Workers


August 14, 2010:  Bronze Blues & Brews  Joseph, Oregon
www.bronzebluesbrews.com 541-432-2215  
Featuring: Albert Cummings Band; Chris Cain Band; Ty Curtis
Band; Karen Lovely Band; David Jacobs-Strain


August 20 - 22, 2010      Seattle Hempfest; Myrtle Edwards Park
Pier 70 in Seattle, Washington
Website: www.hempfest.org
Hotline: 206.781.5734


August 28:     Spirit Lake Blues Festival, Spirit Lake Idaho
www.spiritlakebluesfest.webs.com
Featuring The Fat Tones, The Culprits, & George and Jeannie


September:
September 2010        Blues By the Sea; Astoria, Oregon
Website: www.bluesbythesea.com On site camping Available.


September 3 - 5, 2010  Rendezvous Rhythm & Blues Festival;
Oroville, WA
Website: www.rendezvousbluesfestival.com
509.560.3301 or 509.560.3302


September 9 - 12, 2010  Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival
Sunbanks Resort, Grand Coulee, Washington
Website:  www.sunbanksfestival.com
Sunbanks Resort, 57662 HWY 155 N., Electric City, WA 99123.
888-822-7195


September 11, 2010  5th Annual Blues in the Park; Hagerman,
Idaho.         
Website: www.hagermanidea.org/blues.html


September 25, 2010  Mt. Rainier Blues Jazz Wine & Brews
Fest, Mineral, WA.

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