Let There Be Drummers

Drums, Bass, and Drums

That's Mauro Magellan (of The Georgia Satellites, The Jimmys, Generation Jones, etc. etc.) me, and Bun E. Carlos (of Cheap Trick, etc. etc.), post-gig posing at Grand Avenue Pub in Beloit, 27 July 2024.

My privilege, and a ton-o-fun, to play with both these Grand Poobahs of Percussion. Drummers are my partners, co-pilots, and co-conspirators in myriad musical endeavors. Hats off and glasses up to these two, and all the others.

Gerry Burns, longtime Austin, TX musician, but Wisconsin native, pulled together and led a line-up of rock stars and local heroes for an evening's homage to the original (two drummers) Grateful Dead. Check out GerryDoesJerry for more.

The McMusical Calendar

Thursday, August 1
BirdDogBlues plays Century School Park. Verona! (Weather permitting. Keep your eyes on the skies.)
5:30 to 8:00

Friday, August 9
BirdDogBlues plays The Lake House Inn in Edgerton. (Weather permitting. See above.)
7 to 10

Tuesday, August 13
VOTE! (And vote "No" on both referendums. Please.)

Saturday, August 17
BirdDogBlues plays Whiskey, Wine, & Cheese Fest in New Glarus. (What's not to love!)
2 to 5

Sunday, August 18
BirdDogBlues plays The Smiling Moose in Osman.
3 to 7

Thursday, August 29
BirdDogBlues plays Fireman's Park in Cottage Grove.
7 to 9

Sunday, September 1
BirdDogBlues plays Toffler's in New Glarus.
3 to 6

Monday, September 2
BirdDogBlues plays the Club LaMark in Madison.
2 to 5

Sunday, September 15
BirdDogBlues plays Madison Blues Society Showcase at the East Side Club. Afternoon.

Check back early and often for corrections, additions, subtractions, multiplications, and divisions.

Thanks to our haste, and lack of proofreading and fact-checking, our Department of Corrections will never be out of business. Being human (no AI here, folks), we err, and when we do, we own up. 

That said, it was an easy enough mistake to make, assuming that if George (Gershwin) wrote the music then brother Ira must have written the lyrics. But Porgy and Bess, the Gershwin opus that introduced the now ubiquitous tune "Summertime," was an exception, drawing lyrics from the novel Porgy, written by DuBose Heyward. Now we both know.

Our screw-ups are nothing new, but see if you can spot the TWO NEW additions to... 

The McMusical Calendar (BirdDogBlues news below)

Thursday, July 18

Fun folkers Faux Fawn (the brain child of prolific and singular songwriter Paul Otteson) perform in the spacious and comfortable backyard at the McFarland House Cafe (5923 Exchange St. in McFarland).
6 to 8 pm

Sunday, July 21

Mel Ford & Fairlane serve up a smorgasbord of blues-flavored standards and raucous rarities with acoustic guitar, upright bass, and down-home vocals on the patio at Tofflers Pub & Grill in New Glarus
(200 5th Avenue). 

2:30 to 5 pm

Thursday, July 25
Gerry Does Jerry
Gerry Burns, longtime musician of Austin (Texas) revisits his Wisconsin roots and gathers a supporting cast of local heroes for a summertime celebration and appreciation of the Grateful Dead. Joining Burns are keyboardist Todd Phipps, guitarist Gary Hendrickson, bassist Tom McCarty, and TWO drummers!: Mauro Magellan (Kentucky Headhunters and The Jimmys) and Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick). Check it out at Tofflers Pub & Grill in New Glarus.

7 to 10

Saturday, July 27
Gerry Does Jerry again. Same star-studded line-up as above, except Doug Brown replaces Todd Phipps on keyboards. Grand Avenue Pub (132 W. Grand Avenue) in Beloit. Bring out your Dead!
8 to 12