This is a short list of ongoing jams and local blues venues around the South Sound. If you have a jam or local blues event to add please contact SSBA with event name, venue/location, time and other pertinent details.
Rod Cook solo, at the Lake City Pub, Lakewood
August 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pmTim Hall Blues Jam every Sunday at Zesty’s Steakhouse, Lakewood
August 2 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Blues Redemption, Tacoma
August 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam, Host Billy Shew and friends, Tacoma
August 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMike Witmer hosts “Mojo Mike’s Blues Revue” every Monday on KVSH 101.9 FM
August 3 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmMusic on the Square with Mark Hurwitz and Gin Creek, (cancelled)
August 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmDusty 45’s with Rod Cook at Tim’s Tavern, featuring guest openers ‘the Betsy Olson Band’, White Center
August 6 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmWBS Gas Station Blues at the Historic Shell Station, Issaquah
August 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmRod Cook Solo at Prohibition Cellars, Tacoma
August 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmThe Soulful 88’s at The Lakewood Elks
August 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band at the Four Corners Bar & Grill, Maple Valley
August 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmThe Mark DuFresne Band at Bake’s Place Bar & Bistro, Bellevue
August 7 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pmBilly Shew Jam at Dawsons every Sunday
August 9 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Chris O’Leary , Tacoma
August 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmZZ Top with Special Guest Cheap Trick at Maryboor Park
August 11 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pmBilly Shew Jam every Tuesday night at the Burien Eagles
August 11 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmJam every Tuesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill with the Tim Hall band, Bremerton
August 11 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMusic on the Square with Rafael Tranquilino (Blues Rock) with Blue Buttahfly, University Place
August 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmWednesdays Jam at the Valley, Tacoma
August 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmWBS Gas Station Blues at the Historic Shell Station, Issaquah
August 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmDowntown Tacoma Blues & Jazz Festival
August 14 - August 16Billy Stoops and the Dirt Angels at Johnson Farm, Anderson Island
August 15 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pmTim Hall Blues Jam every Sunday at Zesty’s Steakhouse, Lakewood
August 16 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam, Host Billy Shew and friends, Tacoma
August 16 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew Jam every Tuesday night at the Burien Eagles
August 18 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Jam Night every Tuesday at Elmer’s Bar and Grill, Burien
August 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmMusic on the Square with Lloyd Jones Band (Soul and Funk) with Brew Dogs, University Place
August 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmTacoma Old Town Summer concert featuring the Joel Astley Band
August 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmWBS Gas Station Blues at the Historic Shell Station, Issaquah
August 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmJoel Astley Band at Kimball Coffeehouse, Gig Harbor
August 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmHeather Jones & The Groove Masters at Dawson’s, Tacoma
August 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam, Host Billy Shew and friends, Tacoma
August 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The Tim Turner Band, Tacoma
August 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBlues Vespers at the Kilworth Memorial Chapel, UPS, featuring The CD Woodbury Trio
August 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmPurdy’s Tuesday “Blues Showcase” Billy Spaulding & The Soulful 88’s with featured guest-Gavin Stone, Sumner
August 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmCory Wilds Band Jam Night every Tuesday at Elmer’s Bar and Grill, Burien
August 25 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmTacoma Old Town Summer Concert featuring Lady A
August 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmWBS Gas Station Blues at the Historic Shell Station, Issaquah
August 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmRevival Brothers Band Celebrates The Allman Brothers Band w/ The Joel Astley Band at the Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma
August 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPoverty Bay Blues & Brews Festival at the Des Moines Beach Park
August 29‘NudeStock’, featuring The Spin-Offs, at the Tiger Mountain Nudist Park, Issaquah
August 29 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pmBlues Redemption at Dawsons, Tacoma
August 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Jesse James Mob, Tacoma
August 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cory Wilds Band Jam Night every Tuesday at Elmer’s Bar and Grill, Burien
September 1 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmAll Blues, Every Saturday and Sunday night on KNKX 88.5 fm
September 5 @ 6:00 pm - 12:00 amSunday Blues at the Spar, Tacoma
September 6 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam, Host Billy Shew and friends, Tacoma
September 6 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmWednesdays Jam at the Valley, Tacoma
September 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Mistaken band at The SandBAR, Tacoma
September 9 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe Joel Astley Band with Johnny Burgin at The Boston Harbor Marina, Olympia
September 12 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmTim Hall Blues Jam every Sunday at Zesty’s Steakhouse, Lakewood
September 13 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Johnny Burgin, Tacoma
September 13 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBlues at the Barn! McMillin Farm Brewhouse, Puyallup
September 19Sunday Blues at the Spar
September 20 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMike Witmer hosts “Mojo Mike’s Blues Revue” every Monday on KVSH 101.9 FM
September 21 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew Jam every Tuesday night at the Burien Eagles
September 22 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam, Host Billy Shew and friends, Tacoma
September 27 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar
September 27 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPurdy’s Tuesday ‘Blues Showcase’ featuring music from The Green Onions
September 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sundays
- Captain Jack’s Bar & Grill, Sumner, WA Open Mic night Hosted by Rob Tudor and David McKibbin
7:00-10:00 sign up starts at 6:00 https://captainjacksbarandgrill.shop/
- Rainwater Brewing, Tumwater, WA Open Mic/Jam 4-8 pm, hosted by Tony Napoli
- Dawson’s Bar and Grill, Tacoma, WA. Jam Sessions with Billy Shew 7-11 pm
- Zesty’s Steakhouse, Lakewood, WA. Blues Jam with Tim Hall, 6-9 pm
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Brother Don’s Bar and Grill, Bremerton, WA. Joe Faker Jam 5-8 pm
Mondays
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Slims Last Chance Saloon, Open mic, 7:00- 10:00pm (A taste of Texas in Seattle)
Maxwell street all stars Blues Jam 2nd and 3rd Mondays at Echoes Brewing, Poulsbo, 5-7 pm hosted by the “Maxwell Street All-Stars
Tuesdays
- Elmer’s Bar & Grill, Burien, WA. Jam night with Cory Wilds band, 8:00 pm – 12:00 am
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Georges BLT Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Slim Wizzy & Friends 7:00pm – 9:00pm
- Burien Eagles Jam with Billy Shew and friends, 7-10 pm
- Bluesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill in Bremerton, Jam with The Tim Hall Band, 7-10 pm
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Twisted Fork Saloon Tacoma, WA Open Mic Night, Rob Tudor and Dave McKibbin, 7-9 pm
Wednesdays
- Wednesdays Jam at The Valley, Tacoma hosted by House band, 7-10 pm
- Dawson’s Bar & Grill, Tacoma, WA. Jam Night hosted by Lynn Sorensen and Doug McGreen, 8-Midnight
- Vashon Community Pub and Smokehouse, Open Mic, Hosted by JD Hobson, 6:30-9 pm
Thursdays
- Kimball Coffeehouse, Open Mic, Gig Harbor, WA. Open Mic 6 PM – 8 pm
- Orting L&M Firehouse Pub, Open mic every Thursday, Host Bruce Bray, 7-10 pm
- Dawson’s Bar & Grill, Tacoma, WA. Billy ‘The Pocket” Jam hosted by Billy Barner, 7-10:00 pm
- New Moon Craft Tavern, Port Angeles, WA. Big Alvin Owen, 7-11 pm
- North End on Pearl, Tacoma, Thursday night open jam sessions, 7-11 pm
- The New Frontier, Tacoma, WA, hosted by Chuck Muller, 7-9 pm
- Rock the Dock, Tacoma, WA, Open Mic hosted by Dustin Lafferty, 7-10 pm
- Flight Path, Burien, WA, Open Mic Jam night, 8:30-11:30 pm
- Red Dog Saloon, Renton, Thursday Nigh Roundup! Jam hosted by Billy Shew, 7-10 pm
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Every Thursday open mic & Blues Jam at Creole Soul, Des Moines, 7-10:30 pm
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Fridays
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Open Mic Fridays at Rhubarb Sumner , Sumner, 6:30-9:30 pm