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 with The Dusty 45’s at Tims Tavern, White Center
July 2 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmCreole Soul Open Mic Jam Night Thursdays, Des Moines
July 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons, Tacoma
July 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band at the Four Corners Bar and Grill, Maple Valley
July 3 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmTim Hall Blues Jam every Sunday at Zesty’s Steakhouse, Lakewood
July 5 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam, Host Billy Shew and friends, Tacoma
July 5 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar, Billy Stapleton’s Powerhouse, Tacoma
July 5 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew Jam every Tuesday night at the Burien Eagles
July 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe T-Town Aces at Music on the Square, University Place
July 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmRod Cook with The Dusty 45’s at Tims Tavern, White Center
July 9 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons
July 9 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmAll Blues, Every Saturday and Sunday night on KNKX 88.5 fm
July 11 @ 6:00 pm - 12:00 amHeather Jones & The Groove Masters at Shaken, Eatonville
July 11 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmJoe Faker Band Jam Sunday’s at Brother Don’s, Bremerton
July 12 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmBilly Shew Blues Jam, every Sunday at Dawson’s
July 12 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar, Tacoma
July 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmHeather Jones & The Groove Masters at the Fox Island Chapel
July 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmBilly Shew Jam every Tuesday night at the Burien Eagles
July 14 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band Jam Night every Tuesday at Elmer’s Bar and Grill, Burien
July 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmWednesdays Jam at the Valley, Tacoma
July 15 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons, Tacoma
July 16 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmTrailer Park Kings at Binford’s Field of Dreams Car Show, Kent
July 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmRoy Rogers, Rare solo performance, at the Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma
July 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam, Host Billy Shew and friends, Tacoma
July 19 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar, Tacoma
July 19 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBilly Shew Jam every Tuesday night at the Burien Eagles
July 21 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmLady A at McMenamins Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma
July 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons, Tacoma
July 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmNick Vigarino Band at Kimball Coffeehouse, Gig Harbor
July 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmStacy Jones Band with Nick Vigarino at Johnson Farm, Anderson Island
July 25 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pmBilly Shew Jam at Dawsons every Sunday
July 26 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmMike Witmer hosts “Mojo Mike’s Blues Revue” every Monday on KVSH 101.9 FM
July 27 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmPurdy’s Tuesday ‘Blues Showcase’ with Chad Rupp & The Sugar Roots, Sumner
July 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmCory Wilds Band Jam Night every Tuesday at Elmer’s Bar and Grill, Burien
July 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmWednesdays Jam at the Valley, Tacoma
July 29 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmStacy Jones Band at the Buckley Youth Center
July 30 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmThursday nights- Billy “The Pocket” Blues Jams at Dawsons, Tacoma
July 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCory Wilds Band at the Quarterdeck, Des Moines
July 31 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sunday Blues at the Spar, 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 pmCory Wilds Band at the Four Corners Bar & Grill, Maple Valley
August 7 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmBilly Shew Jam at Dawsons every Sunday
August 9 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar, 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 pmWednesdays Jam at the Valley, Tacoma
August 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 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 pmCory Wilds Band Jam Night every Tuesday at Elmer’s Bar and Grill, Burien
August 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pmJoel Astley Band at Kimball Coffeehouse, Gig Harbor
August 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmDawsons Sunday Night Jam, Host Billy Shew and friends, Tacoma
August 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSunday Blues at the Spar, Tacoma
August 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPurdy’s Tuesday “Blues Showcase” Billy Spaulding & The Soulful 88’s, Sumner
August 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 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 pmSunday Blues at the Spar, Tacoma
August 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 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