Ferndale Blues Festival Jan 25 – Feb 2
Ferndale Blues Festival Jan 25 – Feb 2
The 12th Annual Ferndale Blues and Music Festival is breaking records this year in many regards. There are more venues, more artists, and more days of music than ever before. The Blues Festival is a giant fundraiser for Ferndale Youth Assistance and Michigan AIDS Coalition, that last year brought in over $19,000 for the charities. This year there are 75 concerts at 27 venues, spread out over 10 days of fun.
Festival Co-Chair Craig Covey of Ferndale Youth Assistance explained the motivation for the big party. “We do this for three reasons. One, to raise money for the two charities. The second reason we do it is to promote the cities and the Downtown and 
the businesses in an otherwise slow time of the year. But just as important is that we are promoting music and culture and enabling people to get out. A lot of people get the blues during this time of year or they get cabin fever. The holidays are over, taxes are going up, the nights are long and the days are short. And so we think its an ideal time to come together and support.”
Co-Chair Monica Mills of Michigan AIDS Coalition is heading up the volunteer meeting, which takes place at the MAC offices at 429 Livernois on Thursday, Jan. 17th at 6:30pm. Volunteers are needed to attend the venues and help pass around the plastic blue pigs which are used to collect money for the charities. Interested volunteers can also contact Monica at mmills@michiganaidscoalition.org. 
The event is supported by the venues and by the many businesses that come together to be sponsors, including Bud Light, Absolute Vodka, Garden Fresh, Allstate Insurance and media outlets like Between the Lines and The Ferndale 115 News.
In addition to great musicians, The Blues Festival winds down with the Rib Burn Off on Feb.2 in the tent behind Dino’s Lounge. For a $10 donation, visitors can sample ribs from multiple teams and vote for which is their favorite.
The festival’s official website is: www.ferndalebluesfestival.org.
The complete 2013 Ferndale Blues & Music
Festival Schedule is below
| Venue |
Date |
Band/Time |
| – | – | – |
| Boogie Fever Cafe |
Fri. 1/25 | Disco Dance Party, DJ / 8:00pm |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Fri. 1/25 | Luther “Badman” Keith / 10:00pm |
| Como’s | Fri. 1/25 | Lady Champagne and the Motor City Blues Crew / 9:30pm |
| Dino’s | Fri. 1/25 | Luddites / 9:30pm |
| Grasshopper Underground | Fri. 1/25 | COYO from Barcelona / 10:00pm |
| Howe’s Bayou | Fri. 1/25 | Maggie McCabe w/ Howard Glazer / After Dinner |
| John D Bistro | Fri. 1/25 | Rob Play, NYC DJ |
| Local Kitchen | Fri. 1/25 | The Nighthawks Jazz Orchestra / 8:00pm-Midnight |
| Max Dugan’s / Hazel Park | Fri. 1/25 | Carl Henry / 9:00pm |
| One-Eyed Betty’s | Fri. 1/25 | Jennifer Westwood & The Waycross Georgia Farmboys / 9:30pm |
| Rosie O’Grady’s | Fri. 1/25 | Ashley Francy / 7-8:30pm Steve Cox & Detroit Hammers / 9-11:00pm |
| Sneakers | Fri. 1/25 | Karaoke / 9:00pm |
| – | – | – |
| Easy Like Sundae | Sat. 1/26 | Cody Hughes, Acoustic Rap / 2:00pm Fuzzgun (FHS Student) Two Man Rock Band / 3:00pm |
| Como’s | Sat. 1/26 | Howard Glazer & EL-34s / 9:00pm |
| Dino’s | Sat. 1/26 | Saints of Soul / 9:30pm |
| Grasshopper Underground | Sat. 1/26 | Dabura from Chicago / 10:00pm |
| Howe’s Bayou | Sat. 1/26 | Branching Out / After Dinner |
| John D Bistro |
Sat. 1/26 | Jenny LaFemme DJ |
| Max Dugan’s |
Sat. 1/26 | Geezer Band / 9:00pm |
| One-Eyed Betty’s | Sat. 1/26 | The Carl Henry Band / 9:30pm |
| Sneakers | Sat. 1/26 | Karaoke |
| – | – | – |
| One-Eyed Betty’s | Sun. 1/27 | Erich Goebel & The Flying Crowbars / 8:30pm |
| Dino’s | Sun. 1/27 | TBD |
| SOHO | Sun. 1/27 | Karaoke / 9:00pm |
| Valentine Distilling Co. | Sun. 1/27 | Recorded Soft Jazz / Noon-6:00pm |
| – | – | – |
| Ferndale Elks (Upstairs Banquet Hall) | Mon. 1/28 | St. Mary’s Prep Jazz Band & The Nighthawks Jazz Orchestra / 7:00pm |
| Emory | Mon. 1/28 | “Dine Out” – Mention Blues Festival to your server and the charities will get 25% of your check donated to them! |
| Dino’s | Mon. 1/28 | Bocco / 8:00pm |
| Grasshopper Pub | Mon. 1/28 | Resolution Breaker House Party DJ Whip / 10:00pm |
| One-Eyed Betty’s | Mon. 1/28 | Ryan Dillaha w/ Gary Indiana / 8:30pm |
| – | – | – |
| Dino’s | Tue. 1/29 |
Festival Open Mic. Night / 9:00pm |
| Grasshopper Pub |
Tue. 1/29 | DISCO!!! / 10:00pm |
| One-Eyed Betty’s | Tue. 1/29 | Broken Arrow Blues / 8:30pm |
| – | – | – |
| Dino’s | Wed. 1/30 | Karaoke Fest. / 9:00pm |
| Grasshopper Pub | Wed. 1/30 | Bruce Baily, Phill Tha Mixx, Malik Alston / 10:00pm |
| One-Eyed Betty’s |
Wed. 1/30 | The Bobby Murray Band / 8:30pm |
| New Way Bar | Wed. 1/30 | All Star Blues Jam / 9:00pm |
| SOHO |
Wed. 1/30 | Karaoke / 9:00pm |
| – | – |
– |
| John D. Bistro | Thu. 1/31 | Beth Stalker / 9:00pm |
| Dino’s | Thu. 1/31 | Ashley Fransh and Josh Meyer / 8:00pm |
| Grasshopper Pub | Thu. 1/31 | Deeps Sessions Detroit * DJ Minx Womenonwax / 10:00pm |
| Local Kitchen | Thu. 1/31 | Chris Brantley / 10:00pm |
| One-Eyed Betty’s |
Thu. 1/31 | Jackson Smith / 9:30pm |
| Sakana | Thu. 1/31 | DJ Strangeways Radio / 9:00pm |
| Sneakers | Thu. 1/31 | Karaoke |
| – | – | – |
| Boogie Fever Cafe |
Fri. 2/1 | Disco Dance Party – DJ / 8:00pm |
| Bosco | Fri. 2/1 | Matthew Kysia / 8-10:30pm New Wine & Coffee Drinks Light Apps Menu |
| Charter Township of Royal Oak Rec. Dept. |
Fri. 2/1 | Champagne & The Motor City Blues Crew / 6:30-8:30pm |
| Como’s | Fri. 2/1 | TBD |
| Dino’s | Fri. 2/1 | Vinyl Underground / 9:30pm |
| Grasshopper Underground | Fri. 2/1 | DJ Aboudi & DJ Abrol / 10:00pm |
| Ferndale Public Library |
Fri. 2/1 | The Walking Beat & Danny Kroha / 7:30-9:30pm |
| Howe’s Bayou |
Fri. 2/1 | Luther “Bad Man” Keith / After Dinner |
| John D. Bistro | Fri. 2/1 | Rob Play, NYC DJ |
| Max Dugan’s | Fri. 2/1 | Todd Fostery / 9:00pm |
| One-Eyed Betty’s | Fri. 2/1 | Rollie Tussing / 9:30pm |
| Rosie O’Grady’s | Fri. 2/1 | Goes Country |
| Tony’s Sports Bar | Fri. 2/1 | Albert Young & The Straight 8s / 9:00pm |
| Sneakers | Fri. 2/1 | Karaoke / 9:00pm |
| – | – | – |
| BBQ Rib Burn Out SIX Tent | Sat. 2/2 | Noon – 7:00pm – Sun Messengers / 5:00pm |
| Como’s | Sat. 2/2 | Howard Glazer & EL-34s / 9:00pm |
| Dino’s (Inside) |
Sat. 2/2 | The Reefermen / 9:30pm |
| Grasshopper Pub | Sat. 2/2 | FUNK / 10:00pm |
| Howe’s Bayou | Sat. 2/2 | Branching Out / After Dinner |
| John D. Bistro | Sat. 2/2 | Jenny LaFemme DJ |
| Max Dugan’s | Sat. 2/2 | Sweet Claudette / 9:00pm |
| One-Eyed Betty’s | Sat. 2/2 | Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys / 9:30pm |
| Sneakers | Sat. 2/2 | Karaoke |
| Tony’s Sports Bar | Sat. 2/2 | Albert Young & The Straight 8s / 9:00pm |
| Tony’s Sports Bar | Sat. 2/4 | Albert Young & The Straight 8s / 9:00pm |
| – | – |
– |
| Kulick Community Center | Wed. 2/6 | Ferndale School Band / TBD |
Check out some of our previous Blues Festival coverage to get a taste of what you can expect:
http://oaklandcounty115.com/2012/02/04/ann-hubbarths-blues-festival-pics/
http://oaklandcounty115.com/2011/07/03/blues-festival-gives-money-recognizes-volunteers/
http://oaklandcounty115.com/2011/01/22/bobby-murray-talks-about-the-blues/
http://oaklandcounty115.com/2011/02/01/marty-o%E2%80%99neill-set-to-defend-rib-burn-off-title
http://oaklandcounty115.com/2011/02/06/rib-burn-off-results/
http://www.ferndale115.com/20100508bluesfest.html
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