Bluesland's brand of Chicago-style blues whipped things up right off the bat. The blues society ran its Second Annual New Years Day Jam to break in the millennium. Not to be confused with a New Year's Eve gig, this is a regular event we will be pursuing in years to come. The jammers of note for the day, other than the usual local performers, included the Austin based Lightning Red Band . Wanda has been booking this slick group in her club recently, and they are well worth checking out.
Lightning has two CDs available, with another in the works.
Wanda Seele, owner of Wings and current president of the San Antonio Blues Society, has been running a Wednesday night blues jam for several months. The initial host being Neal Black and the Healers, Wanda is now placing a number of local blues bands on a rotating schedule to run the jams. The Laboratory Brewing Co . is also running a Wednesday pro-jam, hosted by Randy Garibay and Jimmy Spacek. Ronnie Narmour, manager of the Lab, is recreating the idea of the popular pro-jam that was previously at the now defunct Billy Blues. Ronnie was, at that time, doing the booking for Billy Blues, and is certainly more than qualified to present a highly entertaining jam at his current venue.