[Harp-L] San Francisco Scene

[Damien Masterson <dzm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Judging from the discussion, you guys are talking Blues Harp, and  
Blues gigs, which there is an abundance of, I would say. All of the  
guys on the list below would fit in that category, pretty much.

San Francisco has always been a good town for Blues, and lots of  
successful, well know musicians ended up living here in the Bay Area,  
most of them an hour or two away from The City itself as is the case  
with Musselwhite and Norton.

If you want to hear other kinds of music re: harmonica, there's that,  
too, although it's rare. But it's out there.

   The Blues gigs are in abundance for obvious reasons. There's very  
few good dedicated Blues clubs around... Biscuits & Blues is probably  
the best venue to see names at, Lou's Pier 47 is awright, but doesn't  
have too many headliners, mostly local cats, some very good. Then  
there's a few dives (Sometimes the best environment!) here and there  
that cater to the Genre. I suppose if you wanted to get down to  
semantics, you could even specify which kind of Blues you like.  
Personally, I can't take shuffles all night long, but that has more  
to do with the band than the venue, I guess.

So have fun out there!

D



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On Apr 26, 2007, at 4:31 PM, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > Richard - it was good to meet you and even better to hear your fine
> > harp playin! Only wish I could have heard more. Glad you liked my
> > rig.
> >
> > Is SF always this harpilated? I would venture to say we have one of
> > the finest concentrations of great harmonica players anywhere. I am
> > sure I will forget as many as I mention as I write this list, but the
> >
> > following are all great players/recording artists and live in the
> > area:
> >
> > Norton Buffalo
> > Mark Ford
> > Charlie Musselwhite
> > Andy Just
> > Gary Smith
> > Dave Barrett
> > James "Loose" Reed
> > Spencer Jarrett
> > Kenny Neal
> > Birdlegg
> > Phil Berkowitz
> > Screamin' Iain
> > Gino Bambino
> > RJ Mischo (who just moved to the midwest - damn!)