THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY / APRIL 24, 25, 26 / STAGE IS IN FRONT OF THE COLORADO BELLE / Show Times 1: 30, 4:30, and 9pm
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Monday, April 14th, 2008 10:08 AM PDT
FRIDAY, APRIL 18th - MONGO'S, GROVER BEACH
Oscar and I drive up through Highway 68 from Bakersfield to Santa Maria. This is a terrific highway throygh some nice back country yet moves along fast. Adam has his Mon and Dadin town this week so they are traveling together. I get a chance to meet them at Mongos while we set up. They deciede to go to Avila to view sunset and see the giant Sea Lions who wait for the fisherman at the dock. Later we have dinner at the club which serves a super meal. There are lots of people here tonight and the show runs past one. This club is owned by a former football star and is an excellent room. Oscar and I return to Los angeles tonight after the show getting in about 4am.
SUNDAY, APRIL 20th - LOU'S PIER 47, SAN FRANCISCO
With a day between shows Adam, Oscar and I meet at 11am and drive directly to the Bay Area. I like to stay in Livermore because it is a great town outside of the busy traffic of the city. Tonight we play on the Wharf at Lou's on of my favorite rooms in the state. My friend Mike B. stops by to say Hi and I always meet people from all over the world here. Another super night at one of the best Cities in the country possible the world. I drive back early Monday morning to Los Angeles arriving about 2:30 in the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9th / FOUR OLIVES CAFE, LONG BEACH
Adam is town this week, he tours with the Red Elvises band, so we are onto a week of shows. We cruise over to the back door of the Four Olives Cafe. Small place, they pull a table out so we can set up. Mellow, jazzy riffs to have dinner by. Doug and the crew have been very nice to me, played two huge New Years eve shows here. The place is quiet tonight, business has been down, this would be my last show here.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10th / VOODOO LOUNGE @ HOUSE OF BLUES, ANAHEIM
Out the door and on our way the house of the Mouse! The place is jamming, downtown Disney, people visiting Disneyland plus locals. We just kick out one long 90 minute set of Blues. This has been a good room for me in Southern California. My friend Rich Smith is drumming with his band upstairs at the show room and stops by to listen and have a drink. We travel together for shows on Memorial Weekend.
My first shows in Fresno. This is a large city. Most people don't know that this city has an international airport and as many big malls and clubs as say San Diego. Tonight the place is very crowded. There is a nice eatery and a bar. People sit at the large booths with friends and dance when the mood hits. Two night is great with the gear set up overnight. The next day I am off to see downtown, the Tower district, a cool Melrose ave type of street. A collection of small shops. I look forward to more visits here because this city will one day be one of the biggest in California. Thanks to the staff here for making us feel welcome.
SUNDAY, APRIL 13th / RIVER VIEW LOUNGE, THREE RIVERS
Down highway 99 and up to the mountains. This cool little town is just before the entrance to Sequoia Nation Park. We set up next to a roaring river on an outside patio. I have a lot of friends here from Visalia. We play past sunset because everybody is having a great time outside with the spring weather. Kinda like the band was camping out and we set up at our camp ground. Well maybe not, still the day has an outdoors roughing feel. A lot of fun. Thanks to my friend for being here.
Playing drums this weekend in Danny G. He has worked with Guitar Shorty and Eddie Money. We are on our way up highway 99 and I stop by to show the guys my new house in the central valley. I play a lot all over the state so moving to the center is a good idea. After dinner in Fresno we pull up to Vinnyy's Place and set up. Downtown Chowchilla is growing and a lot of new building. My friend who writes for the local paper drops by and we get a chance to visit. Danny plays well and we pack up around 1am and load out.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5th - THE OUTPOST SALOON, WATERFORD
Staying in Modesto tonight because Waterford is about 20 minutes out of town. We are playing a long standing roadhouse is town. Filled with history and a loyal local crowd. There is a story in the paper about the show tonight and when we arrive there is a cool crowd out to see the show.The later it gets the wilder the crowd gets. Classic roadhouse with nice people. Waterford is a great little town with lots of history.
SUNDAY, APRIL 6th - BIG DADDY'S SMOKIN' BBQ, TWAIN HARTE
After breakfast we are on our way to the mountains highway 120 to 108. This is the gold country with early California history. We are going to about 4,000 feet in elevation, lots of pine trees. This town was named after Mark Twain and Bret Harte two writers who lived in the areaat the turn of the century. Today's show is at the club house with lots of my friends from school here. Just a super day, and we are also raising money today for a good cause. After packing up the gear we leave for a 5 an d1/2 hour drive to Los angeles. Riding along talking about what a great weekend of music. Danny G. played some hot drums at the shows.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY MARCH 21 & 22
Leaving LA on Thursday night Steve and I drive to Orange and pick up Kofi. We head out towards the 15 freeway and into the desert. Talking with Kofi about a subject he loves, outer space and the galaxy. Great stuff I like to learn, Steve joins in as well. We check into the Belle and rest for the shows on Friday.
Up early with a call from Christine the promoter about sound check and off we go to set up the gear. The shows go great with a super line up of Chris Hiatt, John Earl and Michael Burk. Blues fans out for fun with super weather. The PA company with Tec's Randy and Steve provide super sound. I get to sell CDs with the help of Shirley W. and meet some very cool people from all over the world! I'm starting into the second show around 7pm and my Nephew Jonathon arrives and what a great surprise and good time. Later my long time buddy from Glendale Angelo P. is here too. Wow! we gather at the Merch. table and visit with everyone while Michael Burk tears up a set of terrific Blues.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
The band is rippin' with Kofi doing solo's on the Bo Diddley song and the crowd dancing. My nephew Jonathan and a buddy stayed over for the day show and Angelo brings his wife and daughter to the night show. Seth and Randall are here too, popular DJs on the air here in Bullhead City. Lots of contacts are made with Blues fans who I meet and talk with. What a great weekend. Just before we go on at 8:15 we check out of the hotel and call for the truck. We come off the stage and within minutes are packing gear and on our way back to Los Angeles. Traveling late into the night, missing Monday morning traffic and enjoying the feeling of a fun weekend of music. The desert is cool and wide open at night, like traveling through space with all the stars so clear and bright.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY MARCH 14 & 15 - COLUSA CASINO, COLUSA
Steve and I pull into Williams looking for a favorite diner well know here.
Alas it has burned down and is being rebuilt. Those of you who know this town know which one I mean. Adam is on the phone and is driving in with Sonja so they can be together over the weekend. Later we set up at this cool lounge in the casino and I get a chance to talk to the talent buyer. This is a great part of California with the River near by and lots of history. My good buds Joni and David check into the casino hotel and this will give us a chance to visit over the weekend. The band is groovin' when in walks the two best dancers in California! Sarah and Frank make there way to the dance floor in front of the band and they know how to have fun!This is going to be a great weekend in Colusa!
SUNDAY, MARCH 16 - LOU'S PIER 47, SAN FRANCISCO
Steve and I drive into Livermore this morning to have breakfast with our friends at the Railroad cafe. This a must for fine food. talking with Adam on the phone we plan to meet in the city at Lou's. With two shows planned for afternoon and night we get ready to rip it up! Sonja joins us for dinner between shows and the place is jumpin' with people out for a good time. I love playing this room! It is so much fun. The show ends late and we pack up with help from friends, saying goodbye for now we cruise over the bay bridge to the edge of town. Back to Southern Cali early in the morning.
THURSDAY, FEB. 28th - HOUSE OF BLUES / VOODOO LOUNGE
ANAHEIM - Downtown Disney
The place is packed as we fire up! Tonight the crowd wants BLUES! So I'm into it for a mess of guitar with Steve and Adam laying down some deep grooves. It seems to fly by, what a blast. My favorite gig in Southern Cali.
FRIDAY, FEB. 22 - BLUE HERON in COARSEGOLD
Adam, Steve and I are on our way out of Los Angeles with a light rain falling. Over the hill and direct to the club. Russ has asked us to stop by if we can but the rain is slowing us down. Pulling up we load in and grab a bite. Tonight is gonna Rock, because the crowd at YLP likes to have a GREAT time on the weekends. Scott the amazing sax player comes in and plays music with us and everyone knows everyone and it is a HOUSE PARTY. Love to work at the Blue Heron!
SATURDAY, FEB. 23 - IRON DOOR in GROVELAND
Leaving Fresno and driving towards Sonora through Merced. I put a CD in of a great interview with Jimmy Buffet with call in's from lots of country music stars. Great listening while driving. As we turn off of 108 the road gets very winding with switchbacks up to about 3,000 feet. This is the main road into Yosemite National Park. After meeting the club's owner and coffee we set up and kick back. after dinner we start and the club is rocking. The Jackson Girls are here tonight and what a lot of fun they bring! My good buds Connie and Matt drive in from Twain Harte and the place is having a lot of fun. Two big Iron doors at the entrance of this very old bar from the gold rush days.
SUNDAY, FEB. 24 - HENFLING'S in BEN LOMOND
After coffee at the bar we drive off the mountain towards the bay area. Lunch in Tracy and on in to the south bay and over 17 to Ben Lomond.
I enjoy playing this tavern up in the green hills above Santa Cruz. Sunday's the local crowd is out to dance. My friends Scott and Lynn are here tonight. Both are very cool and have been very supportive of my music. We get a chance to visit and Scott takes some photos. Scott and Lynn put together the Rockin' The Blues BBQ at their Santa Clara home each summer. The band is jammin' so we play on past closing time. Later we drive down 17 past San Jose towards our motel, what a great weekend.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, FEB. 15 & 16 - OH GRADY'S, GRANADA HILLS
Hat Trick O'Brien is on drums tonight and Steve is back from Canada. A fun show! Saturday night Matt Lessor plays drums and the music rocks. On Saturday night T and Steve from Countrywide walk in and T has a video camera to tape the show. Great stuff. We get a table and visit between shows. Later Toni, a wonderful female blues singer and her husband Eric drop in to say hello and listen. As the evening ends I talk to the many friends I have met here over the months and thank them for their support.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6th - FOUR OLIVES CAFE, LONG BEACH
Oscar, Rich and I meet up at this nice eatery on Atlantic Ave. It is quiet tonight just a few tables full at any one time throughout the evening. Doug the owner arrives and settles in for a nice meal. With the band playing some smooth Blues we cruise into 10pm. Doug tells us the good news the club will double in size with a new stage.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7th - SWALLOWS INN, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
Adam joins Oscar and I to drive to the club. Traffic is moving and we are early, everyone gets a sandwich before the show. This is a country crowd tonight, lots of hats. Nice people out for a good time. We play dance tunes and the floor is filled. Set after set of music. I take some photos around the club and they are posted on my web site. This room is filled with history. Over 50 years of California music and nights like this one. Really glad to be included in the many musicians who have played music here.
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008 6:52 PM PST
IN THE BAY AREA!
SATURDAY, February 2nd, - CROWN BILLIARDS, SAN RAMON
With on and off rain Adam, Oscar and I truck north. Loading into this very nice pool hall with lots of pro billiard tables, rain falling and not knowing what to expect. Soon the door is opening and friends are getting tables near the band. What a positive feeling to be traveling and my good buddy Rick S. is here with a friend Vickie. Blues lady Debra joins them at the their table and the band is on the move with tunes. Then my long time friends from back East, Dan, Donna and Audrey are here and the party is picking up. Kevin and Linda from Coarsegold had called friends from San Ramon big Matt and his wife Karen. They brought a lot of their friends and the dance floor was bumpin, Matt joins us on stage with his Blues Harp playing for some Further on down the Road Blues. Thanks to my buddy Ernie for hooking up this gig!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, - LOU'S PIER 47, SAN FRANCISCO
Today starts with a visit to my favorite breakfast restaurant, Railroad Cafe. Oscar is a major sports fan so it is all about the Super Bowl today. We all like to talk about the game so we put on the radio and drive into the city early. The freeways empty as everybody is watching the game somewhere. Set up at Lou's and head downstairs to the restaurant to watch the game on TV. This a big game! After the surprise ending, Oscar said New York would win. The crowd is upstairs and ready to Rock the Blues. The place is jumpin' and even when the lights come up at 10pm no one wants to go home. Today was a very high energy day!
JANUARY 26th - THE SAND DOLLAR, LAS VEGAS
The rain is heavy in Southern Cali and it could be a tough run. I'm on the phone with my nephew Jonathan. bass player for Tripl Krome out of Vegas. He is heading down to S.D. for a party and will see us on the next run. I meet Adam and Steve late in the day and plan to drive right to the club, no rooms just work. The food at the casino near by the club is great and we hang around until closer to show time. By now the rain has stopped and in we go, gear set up and rip into the tunes. There is a cool crowd here to see us, we don't get into Vegas much. After the first set I move some CDs and we dig in for the night. Set after set ending at 2:30am in the morning. With a good buddy, Charles from the Stoney Curtis band visiting while we load gear, suddenly it hits us. We are going to drive through heavy heavy rain to Los Angeles. Let's go. Tag team driving with the rain so heavy in the desert it is just us and the truckers. Around 8am we pull into the driveway at Steve's safe and sound. Might as well stay up and have breakfast. Black Coffee at sunrise! Vegas is a good one and I look forward to playing the Sand Dollar again.
FRIDAY, JAN.18th - OH GRADY'S, GRANADA HILLS
Known as the Valley here in Southern Cal, this hot spot is a lot of fun. Tonight I am visiting with Cheri and Adam rolls in directly from NAMM in Anahiem. This convention is huge with lots of musicians from around the world. We are ripping into the tunes with the Big O, Oscar on bass tonight. He plays a six string bass and is an excellent musician. Playing past one am we are into it tonight.. My friend Steve S. is in town so I plan to go to Namm on Sunday and see all the new gear and visit some friends at the booths.
SATURDAY, JAN. 19th - OH GRADY'S, GRANADA HILLS
Carter and a table of friends are here tonight and we are into talking music. David and his wife stop by to say hello and it is a great night here as always. Over the last few months I have met a lot of nice people who make this bar their own. Adam is playing at Namm each day and arrives without cymbals and jets to his house and back in record time. Sunday I spend the day at Namm meeting some amazing people who build and design gear. Kustom amps has a new tech and surprise me with some great new amps. A friend from Oklahoma calls and we get to meet at the drum booth to talk about exchanging info on touring in each others states. Later I am listening to the Green bay / New York game. Wow! What a game. New York wins and my friend Princess has to be happy. Princess is a true New York Giants fan. I am surprised the Giants are going to the Super Bowl.
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Monday, January 7th, 2008 2:25 PM PST
FRIDAY, JAN. 11 - LOUIE'S, RANCHO CORDOVA
Pulling into Hamburger Patty's in Old town Sacramento John T. from Twain harte is on the phone telling us how he is hearing one of my songs on a big Portland Oregon radio station. Wow! Let me call you from inside when we sit down so I can get all the details. Great way to start the weekend.
Later that night the tunes are ringing out and the band gets a chance to meet new friends at a very cool new bar for us. Song and I get a chance to meet, she runs a smooth bar with lots of the crowd there to say hi and visit with this hip bartender. The show is a good one and talking with a Sacramento Blues society member I find out the blues jams here on wed. are very popular.
SATURDAY, JAN. 12 - CRAZY HORSE, NEVADA CITY
The weather is cold but not that bad as we head up to the mountains and Nevada City. Last week was a lot of snow so this is easy driving and we are listening to the football playoffs on the radio. Steve, Adam and I have made a lot of friends in this part of California. tonight we are having dinner at a big table with Joni, David, Jack, Mike and friends are stopping by to join in tonight. A great bar run by Dianna and her husband. Festival John is here reviewing for his site and the wonderful Biker gal Simone seems to be everywhere in the room knowing all the Nevada City folks!
THURSDAY, JAN. 3 - VOODOO LOUNGE, ANAHIEM
Rockin' the Blues to start the New year! The crew at this club is way cool and with a great crowd Downtown Disney is bumpin. Tonight BB King is upstars in the show room, the place is going nuts with the blues. Adam, Steve and I do a very funky version on the Thrill is Gone. Later backstage in the hallway the excitement is way up as BB gets ready to come out of his dressing room and talk with fans.
SATURDAY, JAN. 5 - TABLE MOUNTAIN CASINO, FRIANT
Out the door and up to Fresno for a weekend of fun. We are setting up in the casino when I get a call from Kelly inviting the band to dinner on Sunday in Coarsegold. Sounds good, the show is smooth tonight and we look forward to working here again.
SUNDAY, JAN. 6 - BLUE HERON LOUNGE, COARSEGOLD
the truck in rolling up highway 41 towards Coarsegold and the club house. This is always a fun gig and we are looking forward to seeing everyone. This place rocks big time! Kelly has a house full of friends and we are enjoying some great food before driving over to play music. Everybody is here tonight, Scott is blasting on sax, Robbo, Mike, Matt,
Linda, Kevin, it seems like the whole gang is here tonight. Russ and crew are here, just many friends from the area. The band is going for it and play past quiting time. Reports of snow on the grapevine are coming in and we may have to stay in Fresno as it is getting to late to drive to LA.
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Blues with the band.
Let the good times roll, see you further on up the road,
Brad was the featured performer at the
Eldorado Blues & Brews Festival in Reno, NV on June 28
on the 3rd Street Stage!
BW in Grover Beach with the President of the
SLO Blues Society
BW with Dell in Visalia
Moneka with BW in Visalia
BW with Gary in Visalia
Special Thanks to Everyone at the Colorado Belle Casino for a very successful
Laughlin River Run 2008
Photo Credit: Angelo Paramonte
BW, Connie and Robert in Sonora
John Henry, BW and Big Rick in Sonora
BW with friends in Sonora
Hollister, CA May 2008
BW, with friends in Visalia
BW on stage with Scott the Sax man,
Dave the singer and Adam the Drummer
at the Blue Heron in Coarsegold
BW with friends in Coarsegold
BW with friends in Coarsegold
Laughlin River Run
Nevada's Largest Bike Rally
Brad will be a featured performer on
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
April 24,
25,
26
Showtimes at 1:30 4:30 9pm
ALL 3 DAYS
at the Colorado Belle Casino
Laughlin 2008
BW in Grover Beach at Mongos
with
Mr. & Mrs. Gust, Adam and Sonja.
Brad Wilson at the Laughlin Blues & Brews
March, 2008
BW with Shirley Williams
BW with my nephew, Jonathan
BW in front of the Colorado Belle
Photo Credit: Lisa Mealey
Blues & Brews 08, Laughlin, NV
Photo Credit: Lisa Mealey
Blues & Brews 08, Laughlin, NV
Thanks for the blowout Super Bowl fun at Lou's on February 3rd.
Thanks to everyone for rockin the blues
with us at the Sand Dollar.
Groveland, CA
Friends in Coarsegold
Iron Door in Groveland
Steve, BW, Adam
Friends in Coarsegold
Scott the Sax Man & BW in Coarsegold
Matt, Connie, BW
The Jackson Girls of "Wild Angels" in Groveland
BW outside Swallows Inn, Capistrano
Brad, Chris, Steve & T
Oh Grady's Pub
Dan, Donna, Brad & Audrey
Crown Billiards Feb 08
Special thanks to Matt and Karen for inviting all their friends and some great harp playing when he sat in with the band.
