COOL MUSICIANS

ANGELA STREHLI
http://www.angelastrehli.com/

CATHY LEMONS AND JOHNNY ACE BAND
http://www.sanfranciscoblues.net/CathyLemons.html

CHRIS ISAAK
http://chrisisaak.com/

DANNY CAMARENA
http://dcblues.net/

DEACON JONES
http://www.big7productions.com/deacon.htm

DON BASSEY
http://www.donbassey.com/

JOHNNY RAWLS
http://www.johnnyrawlsblues.com/

LARRY VANN
http://www.larryvann.com/index.html

MARK NAFTALIN
http://www.bluespower.com/

RENE SOLIS
http://www.renesolis.com/

RUDY PARRIS
http://www.rudyparris.com/main.html

SONNY RHODES
http://www.sonnyrhodes.com/

TERRY HANCK
http://www.terryhanck.net/

TOMMY CASTRO
http://www.tommycastro.com/

HELPFUL LINKS FOR MUSICIANS AND OTHERS

AANTONE'S MUSIC - buy sell trade
With over 30 years of experience in sales, service, and repair of quality instruments, Aantone's is your online source for guitars, amps, and accessories.
http://www.aantones.com/

CAPTAIN COW MULTIPLE MEDIA
The Captain Cow multimedia group provides various specialties in the fields of live event production, internet authoring, CBT, CADD, desktop video, animation, networking, project planning, project management and facility assessment.
http://www.captaincow.com/

CD BABY
An online music store that sells only CD's by independent musicians.
http://www.cdbaby.com/home

DISC MAKERS
CD replication, short-run duplication, complete printing and packaging, promotional printing services, sturdy duplicators and printers, and affordable blank CD-Rs and DVD-Rs - Disc Makers provides all this and more. Quality, affordable products delivered   in a timely manner by professional and friendly staff.
http://www.discmakers.com/

ROC VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
http://www.rockvideos.us/

SONICBIDS
Musicians. Promoters. ONE Way To Connect.
With over 100,000 members from 100 countries, Sonicbids makes it super-easy for musicians and promoters to connect with each other online. The Sonicbids Electronic Press Kit (EPK(TM)) is the new submission standard that's saying: "Goodbye post office. Hello convenience!" It's cheap, easy, and environmentally friendly.
http://www.sonicbids.com/

THE SOUND EXCHANGE®
SoundExchange® is a dynamic nonprofit performance rights organization embodying hundreds of recording companies and thousands of artists united in receiving fair compensation for the licensing of their music in the new and ever-expanding digital world. SoundExchange licenses collect and distributes public performance revenues for sound recording copyright owners (SRCOs) and artists for noninteractive digital transmissions on cable, satellite and webcast services.
http://www.soundexchange.com/

TICKETY-BOO PHOTOGRAPHY
For over 25 years Peter Gingell has photographed numerous sporting and concert events throughout the UK & Europe. He now resides in California and produces incredible photos. Check out his photos of Ron and other performers at the 2007 Madera Blues Festival!
http://www.ticketyboophotography.net/

 

COOL STUFF, EVENTS & PLACES TO GO

BUSO GLASS COMPANY
Auto - Home - Plate - Mirrors - Store Fronts - Alum. Erection - Heli-Arc Welding
25041 Oneil Ave, Hayward 510/886-2696

DOWNHOME MUSIC, El Cerrito
http://www.downhomemusic.com/

EMPRESS YACHT CRUISES, Sausalito
http://www.bayanddelta.com/empress.htm

LEGENDARY RHYTHM AND BLUES CRUISE
http://www.bluescruise.com/bluescruise.html

SWEET MAMA'S BBQ RUBS
http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/blends/swtmachicken.html

COOL NEWS

THE BLEWZZMAN'S BLUES MUSIC LINKS AND REVIEWS
http://www.mary4music.com/BluesDoor.html

THE BLUES FOUNDATION
http://www.blues.org/index.php4

CALIFORNIA BAY AREA BLUES NEWS by Maria Bainer
http://www.bluesartstudio.com/

THE CENTRAL VALLEY BLUES SOCIETY
http://www.cvblues.org/links.html

CRUZIN' THE BLUES
http://www.cruzinbluz.com/

GIRLS NIGHT OUT
http://www.itsgirlzniteout.com/

SF BLUES NEWS
http://www.sfblues.net/index.html

SOUTHLAND BLUES MAGAZINE
http://www.southlandblues.com/guide.htm

COOL VENUES--CALIFORNIA

BISCUITS AND BLUES, San Francisco
http://biscuitandblue.citysearch.com/

THE BISTRO, Hayward
www.the-bistro.com

CAFÉ BOOGALOO, Hermosa Beach
www.boogaloo.com

CAFFE TRIESTE, Berkeley
http://www.caffetriesteberkeley.com/

CHOUINARD WINERY, Castro Valley
http://www.chouinard.com/

CROSSROADS, Fresno
http://www.crossroadsfresno.net/

THE FLORENCE, Niles
37349 Niles Blvd, 510/792-552

HALF MOON BAY BREWING CO, Princeton-by-the-Sea
http://www.hmbbrewingco.com/

JJ's BLUES, Santa Clara
http://www.jjsblues.net/

LAST DAY SALOON, Santa Rosa
http://www.lastdaysaloon.com/

McGRATH'S PUB, Alameda
http://www.mcgrathspub.com/

MISSION COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY, Fremont
http://www.fremontcoffee.com/

THE MOJO LOUNGE, Fremont
www.themojolounge.net

MOUNTAIN WINERY, Saratoga
http://www.mountainwinery.com/

NO NAME BAR, Sausalito
The "no name" is way too cool to have a website (heck, they are too cool to have a name ), but the "no name" should be on your list of "must do's
775 Bridgeway, Sausalito. 415/332-1932

NOMAD CAFÉ, Oakland
http://www.nomadcafe.net/

PARLOR MUSIC SERIES AT SPUD'S PIZZA, Berkeley
http://www.spudspizza.net/

POOR HOUSE BISTRO, San Jose
http://poorhousebistro.allappetite.com/

RANCHO NICASIO BAR & RESTAURANT, Nicasio
www.ranchonicasio.com

TABLE MOUNTAIN CASINO, Friant
http://www.tmcasino.com/

TORCH CLUB, Sacramento
http://www.torchclub.net/

COOL VENUES--OTHER PLACES

BEV'S JOOK JOINT, Superior, WI
http://myspace.com/bevsjookjoint

BLUES ON GRAND, Des Moines, IA
http://www.bluesongrand.com/

DUBH LINN'S, Duluth, MN
http://www.dubhlinnirishpub.com/