Singers, musicians will be playing many local venues

The blues schedule is as up to date as possible, but it’s always a good idea to call the club to confirm, and to check the starting time. 41 Bridge Street Live: Friday, Back to the Garden 1969; Thursday, Tommy Castro and Mike Zito: Six Strings Down; Collinsville. Maple Tree Café: Friday, Hash Brown with Carl Ricci & 706 Union Ave Band; Simsbury. Infinity Music Hall: Saturday, The Weight Band /music of The Band; Hartford. FTC Stage One: Sunday, Coco Montoya; Fairfield. (203)-319-1404 The Mohegan Sun (Wolf Den): Saturday, Blind Boys of Alabama; Uncasville. (888) 226-7711 Black-Eyed Sally’s: Saturday, The Healing Blues Band; Friday, Tom Guerra & the Mambo Sons; Thursday, Connecticut Blues Society Annual Band Challenge; Hartford. (860) 278 7427 Wilson’s Pub: Saturday, Orb Mellon; Collinsville. The Brass Horse Café: Sunday, Carl Ricci & 706 Union Ave (3-7 p.m.); Barkhamsted. Pazzo’s: Thursday, Jeff Pitchell: Rocky Hill. The Blackstone Irish Pub: Saturday, Comstock Station; Milldale. The Crown & Hammer Pub: Saturday, Richard Badowski; Collinsville. (860) 693-9199 The Diamond Pub & Grill: Friday, Jeff Pitchell; Glastonbury. Cambridge Brew House: Friday, Rich Badowski Blues Band; Granby. 860-6532738 Ceviche Latin Kitchen: Thursday, Eran Troy Danner, solo acoustic (6:30 p.m.); Middlebury. Crabby Al’s Seafood: Saturday, Eran Troy Danner, electric; Thomaston. Doc’s Bar and Grille: Friday, Basically Blues Band; Westbrook. Pattaconk1850 Bar & Grill: Friday, Shaka’s Root Hog Stomp; Chester. The Bee and Thistle Inn: Sunday, Dan Stevens; Old Lyme. (860) 434-1667 Toyo Hibachi: Saturday, Skylark City; Colchester. Grand Central Sports Bar: Friday, BluesAlley; Wallingford. Stonebridge Restaurant: Saturday, Creamery Station; Milford. The Stafford Cidery: Saturday, The Coffee Grinder Duo; Stafford Springs. A Common Ground: Saturday, The Red Hots; Danbury. Alfa Bar and Grill: Saturday, Howie (Eldridge) & The Soul Potatoes w/Paul Gabriel; Milford. The Hungry Tiger: Saturday, Richie & The Red Hot Blues; Tuesday, Dave Sadloski; Manchester. (860) 649-1195 Landmark Café: Friday, Skylark City; Manchester. The Stomping Ground: Friday, Willie J Laws; Putnam. (860) 928-7900 The Ridgefield Playhouse: Tuesday, Buddy Guy; Ridgefield. (203) 438-5795 The Mohegan Sun (Tuscany): Friday, Paul Gabriel Duo w/ Lonnie Gasparini; Uncasville. (888) 226-7711 BAR: Wednesday, Honeysuckle w/ Balkun Brothers and Sam Moss; New Haven. Public House: Thursday, Dan Stevens; Old Lyme. 860-390-6181 Theodores’: Friday, The Amplifiers- featuring the Kosher Kid; Saturday, The Matthew Stubbs Band; Tuesday, Arthur James solo; Springfield. (413) 736-6000 The Knickerbocker Café: Saturday, Shiny Lapel Trio and Vince Thompson and the Next Fun Thing; Sunday, Westerly Land Trust Foraged of the Earth Dinner; Westerly. (401) 315-5070 JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill: Saturday, WCUW Blues Department Spring Fling; Worcester. Daryl’s House: Saturday, Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones; Pawling, NY (845) 289-0185 Belfont Hotel: Saturday, David Bazin & Blues Junction; Millbury, MA. Greendale’s Pub: Saturday, Auntie Trainwreck: Rockin’ The Dale!; Worcester. Tavern on Central: Saturday, A Ton of Blues; Ashburnham, MA. Pepperell Barn Dance: Saturday, Shaka’s Root Hog Stomp; Pepperell, MA Weekly Blues Events Sullys Pub: Salty Dog Band (Tuesday) J’s Crabshack: Liviu’s Invitational w/ (Thursday) The Owl Shop: Planet Red (Tuesday) Nightingale’s Acoustic Café: Dan Steven’s “Pickin’ Parties” (Tuesday) Home: Rocky Lawrence (1st & 3rd Sunday) Crave: Rocky Lawrence (Thursdays) Waverley: Leo Boogie [solo] (Thursdays) La Luna: Leo Boogie [solo] Friday & Saturday) Knickerbocker Café: Let’s Dance Wednesdays w/ Shiny Lapel Trio

••• Weekly Blues Jams The Hungry Tiger: Blues Jam w/ Gene Donaldson (Monday) Black-Eyed Sally’s: Community Blues Jam w/Tim McDonald (Wednesday) The Hungry Tiger: Open Mic Blues Jam Hosted by The Hammerdown All-Stars (Thursday) The Eclectic: One Drink Minimum w/ Mike Bloomer (second and fourth Wednesday) C J Sparrow Pub & Eatery: Ken Safety’s Open Mic Show (Thursday) Knickerbocker Café: Open Mike at the Knick w/ Wayne and Students (Tuesday) Open Space: Open Mic Night (Wednesday) Gibson’s Rodeway Inn: Blues Jam (Sunday) Silver Backs Bar & Grill: Open Mic w/ Eran Troy Danner (Tuesday) The Fez: Open Mic & Jam Night (Tuesday)