Blues Festival Weekend - A 3-Day Funk

The Fargo Blues Festival begins this weekend and is now in its 14th year of pulling quality national acts into town. That's 14 years well spent, in our book. This year, the Blues Fest brings in slide virtuoso Sonny Landreth and the pyrotechnic blues/rock of Indigenous, among others, and promises another quality year of entertainment.

We're putting on a weekend of blues in the HoDo Lounge to compliment the festival. Thursday at 8:30 p.m. and Friday at 10:30 p.m., come out to see our old friends the Blue Wailers. Saturday at 10:30 p.m., Stage Door Johnny (featuring members of the Deb Jenkins Band) will rock the joint the day after their afternoon show at the festival. If blue is your favorite color, this is the weekend for you. All shows no cover, 21+.

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Our Favorite Blues Brothers - The Blue Wailers

They may not have incurred the wrath of a bunch of neo-Nazis or get chased around by the Illinois State Police, but the Blue Wailers do have something in common with Jake, Elwood and company. They simply keep on truckin', bringing rock-solid blues and a cool demeanor to each gig they play. If you're so inclined, come on down tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. for neither country nor western music - just some good, honest blues. No cover, 21+.

A Wail, in Blue

You just can't get enough of the blues. For it's ability to speak to so many aspects of American experience, you can't beat it. Whether you want to throw a party, reflect, or rise up, the blues has something for you.

Our good friends, The Blue Wailers, will be back in the HoDo Lounge tonight at 8 p.m. (no cover, 21+) to throw down the shuffles, the 12-bars, and the blue notes that get us all right there. Come on by.