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Wednesday Night at The 331 Club
R.J. Mishco Returns to the Twin Cities
Longtime Local Bluesman Visits "Jackson's Juke Joint"
R.J. Mishco
Singer/Harmonica player R.J. Mischo began his music career over 20 years ago in Minneapolis. He worked with the area’s legends of the Blues scene like Muddy Waters alumni Mojo Buford and Sonny Rogers, as well as Percy Strothers & Milwaukee Slim. R.J. then led his own groups and gained a reputation as one of the region's top blues acts. During his tenure in Minneapolis, R.J. was nominated in several categories by the Minnesota Music Academy and in 1996 won the award for Best Harmonica Player. R.J. Mischo scoops up everyday life and personal experiences and funnels them through his harp and vocals, and what pours out is the hot-blooded passion, the playful humor and high voltage energy of the blues. R.J. was introduced to audiences worldwide when he and guitarist Teddy Morgan formed the R.J. & Kid Morgan Blues Band featuring Percy Strother. In 1992 they released Ready To Go on the W. C. Handy award-winning Blue Loon Records. 1994 brought the critically acclaimed Gonna Rock Tonight also on Blue Loon Records. After several successful tours of Europe, RJ recorded 2 CD’s, Rough 'N' Tough in 1996 and Cool Disposition in 1997 on the prestigious German label, Crosscut Records. In 1998 R.J. Mischo and His Red Hot Blues Band moved to San Francisco, California and quickly established himself in the local music scene as each performance typically runs the gamut from mellow-down-easy acoustic to highly-charged full-on electric.
(05/06/08)
| May 7: | RJ Mischo | Longtime Twin Cities bluesman returns for one night only. |
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| May 14: | 7:00 Reverend Raven | & some of the Alter Boys |
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| May 21: | 7:00 Everett Smithson | |
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| May 28: | 7:00 Moreland & Arbuckle | |
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It is not the policy of GTCBMS to repeatly list a particular act or venue on this web site. However we feel that Jackson's Juke Joint Series should be a notable exception to this rule because of the continuing efforts of KFAI Community Radio Station to promote the blues music genre in the Twin Cities.
Jackson's Juke Joint Series features different acts each Wednesday night at the 331 Club at 331 13th Avenue North in Minneapolis beginning at 7 pm. Prior to the performance the artists will do an in-studio live broadcast interview on Harold Tremblay's "House Party" radio show on KFAI(90.3 & 106.7FM), Wednesdays between 3 and 6 pm.
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