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.
Annie Eastwood All-Star Band at Kimball Coffeehouse, Gig Harbor
May 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmCory Wilds Band at the Casting Iron, Enumclaw
May 2 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmBell Bottom Blues- Tribute to Eric Clapton- at Green River College Student Affairs Building
May 2 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmBlues Vespers at the Kilworth Memorial Chapel featuring Adam Levy & Tim Lerch (CD release party)
May 3 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The Silver Tounged Devils
May 3 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew Jam at Dawson’s every Sunday
May 3 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmJam every Tuesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill with the Tim Hall band
May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Tuesday open Jam Night at Elmer’s Bar and Grill
May 5 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons
May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Spanish Ballroom Presents MidNite Bourbon with Guest Joel Astley
May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Trailer Park Kings at Kimball Coffeehouse
May 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmAll Blues, Every Saturday and Sunday night on KNKX 88.5 fm
May 9 @ 6:00 pm - 12:00 amBilly Shew Blues Jam, every Sunday at Dawson’s
May 10 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The Chad Rupp & The Sugar Roots
May 10 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMaxwell street all stars Blues Jam 2nd and 3rd Mondays at Echoes Brewing, Poulsbo
May 11 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmJam every Tuesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill with the Tim Hall band
May 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Tuesday open Jam Night at Elmer’s Bar and Grill
May 12 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmCreole Soul Open Mic Jam Night Thursdays, Des Moines
May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Soulfull 88’s at West Seattle Eagles
May 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmHeather Jones & The Groove Masters at Rock the Dock Bar & Grill, Tacoma
May 16 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues with The Mark Riley Trio
May 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew Jam at Dawson’s every Sunday
May 17 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmBilly Shew Jam every Tuesday night at the Burien Eagles
May 19 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Tuesday open Jam Night at Elmer’s Bar and Grill
May 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmBilly Stoops & Leanne Trevalyan at the TK Irish Pub, Puyallup
May 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmMcMenamins Presents: The Bruce Maier Blues Band with Backlash at the Spanish Ballroom
May 20 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMark Dufresne band at Kimball Coffeehouse, Gig Harbor
May 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmMcmenamins Presents: One Way Out (Allman Brothers tribute) at the Spanish Ballroom, Also- Rafael Tranquilino, Tacoma
May 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pmHeather Jones & The Groove Masters at Dawsons Bar & Grill, Tacoma
May 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBilly Shew Jam, guest- Rafael Tranquilino, at Dawsons
May 24 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The Cold 102’s
May 24 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPurdy’s Tuesday Blues Showcase featuring Stevie & The Blue Flames, Sumner
May 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmBilly Stoops and the Dirt Angels at Cockrell Farms, Puyallup
May 28 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons
May 28 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew Trio at O’Looneys, Gig Harbor
May 29 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMid-Nite Bourbon at North End On Pearl, Tacoma
May 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmCD Woodbury Trio at Engels Pub
May 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Mark Hurwitz & Gin Creek
May 31 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam with Host Billy Shew – Guest CD Woodbury, Tacoma
May 31 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Mike Witmer hosts “Mojo Mike’s Blues Revue” every Monday on KVSH 101.9 FM
June 1 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Tuesday open Jam Night at Elmer’s Bar and Grill
June 2 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmBELL BOTTOM BLUES (Clapton Tribute) at the Blue Mouse, Tacoma
June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pmStevie & The Blue Flames at Kimball Coffeehouse, Gig Harbor
June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmAll Blues, Every Saturday and Sunday night on KNKX 88.5 fm
June 6 @ 6:00 pm - 12:00 amBilly Shew Blues Jam, every Sunday at Dawson’s
June 7 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The John Stephan Band, Tacoma
June 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmJam every Tuesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill with the Tim Hall band
June 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Stoops and the Dirt Angels at Cockrell Farms, Puyallup
June 11 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons
June 11 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMichele D’Amour & The Love Dealers trio at Rainwater Brewing, Tumwater
June 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmMark Hurwitz & Gin Creek at Kimball Coffeehouse, Gig Harbor
June 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with Rod Cook & Toast, Tacoma
June 14 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMike Witmer hosts “Mojo Mike’s Blues Revue” every Monday on KVSH 101.9 FM
June 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Jam Night every Tuesday at Elmer’s Bar and Grill, Burien
June 16 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmCory Wilds Band at the Rhubarb Festival, Sumner
June 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmBilly Shew Jam at Dawsons every Sunday
June 21 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The Big Road Blues Band, Tacoma
June 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmJam every Tuesday at Brother Don’s Bar & Grill with the Tim Hall band
June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons
June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMichele D’Amour & the Love Dealers at Olalla Winery, Olalla
June 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmAnnie Eastwood with Kimball & The Fugitives at the White Center Eagles
June 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmAnnie Eastwood & The All-Star Band Featuring Billy Stapleton and Bruce Laven at the Mercer Island Farmers Market
June 28 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar with The Hank Shreve Band, LTD Spotlight Series, Tacoma
June 28 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmMike Witmer hosts “Mojo Mike’s Blues Revue” every Monday on KVSH 101.9 FM
June 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Jam Night every Tuesday at Elmer’s Bar and Grill, Burien
June 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 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
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,
Fridays
- TBD