Live Music Fans,

This week, we get to hear a blazing hot, bluegrass band from Kansas on Wednesday and a cool, acoustic Indie band on Thursday. Who know about Friday night, I don't.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT - JULY 1ST - THE DEWAYN BROTHERS - 8:30PM - $15 - www.thedewaynbrothers.com

From the front porch in the Flinthills in East Central Kansas comes a "fast-paced, insurgent bluegrass band" with influences from old-timey bluegrass to modern-punk, heavy metal, blues and rock and roll. Jamie Lee has a great "raw edge" voice that reminds some of Joplin. Add guitar, banjo, harp, mandolin, an upright bass, various percussion instruments and you have a high-energy band. Expect to move your feet.

THURSDAY NIGHT - JULY 2ND - BENYARO - 8:30PM - $10 www.benyaro.com

Benyaro is an acoustic soul band with an original take of Folk Rock. This Indie Americana band plays "introspective, deeply emotional acoustic music" with wonderful harmonies. Some critics make comparisons to early Crosby Stills Nash and Young. This should be sweet in the little music room. Check out the website for more info.

FRIDAY NIGHT - JULY 3RD - ?? - 8:30PM - $??

Some weeks, no one steps up for a Friday Night. We will have music but at this moment, it is a mystery to me. Volunteers?

UPCOMING SHOWS IN JULY - 2009

11 - John Gorka
14 - The Elders
17 - Shannon McNally
18 - Truckstop Honeymoon
20 - Kaiser Cartel
21 - Live Jazz
22 - John Oates
23 - Slaid Cleaves
24 - Tony Furtado Band
28 - Elements
31 - Slow-Embrace Blues Dance Party

Musically Yours,

Steve, Mary Margaret and Shannon

PS: Last week was a blast starting with jazz provided by Bob Levey and his talented musician friends. On Friday, we had Foster Timms share his Tom Waits inspired original songs with us. On Saturday, the five bluegrass boys from Brooklyn (each a Deadly Venom), put on a rousing show despite all the noise from the cowboy band outside.

Sunday night featured the amazing talents of Nathan McEuen who played five great songs and then left in a huff. Too small an audience for such a big ego. We've had hundreds of shows and every single one is different. But, we've never seen that happen before. Too bad.