Events for December 2026 › Blues
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6 Dennis Jones with special guest King Taylor Project6:00 pm Blues $www.ticketmaster.com cover  Dennis Jones with special guest King Taylor ProjectDecember 6 @ 6:00 pm Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, and most recently, George Thorogood and Tinsley Ellis… after opening for these greats, and touring the US, Canada, and Europe for years, Dennis Jones and his band are now HEADLINING! Sizzling hot guitar solos. Smooth and soulful vocals. High-energy stage performance. Backed by a rhythm section that is second to none, this IS Dennis Jones. Check out this live show, and you’ll instantly agree, this band ROCKS the blues like NO other! Dennis’s feet are firmly rooted in the past, yet his heart and soul are connected to the present. He writes songs that seamlessly blend the best of both worlds, presenting a unique and contemporary style of American rock and blues. And he isn’t afraid to tackle the controversial issues of today. Dennis has written songs for other notable artists as well. Guitar Shorty and others! | 7 | 8 | 9 Leeann Atherton8:00 am Blues $5 cover Leeann AthertonDecember 9 @ 8:00 am “When it comes to barn-burning vocalists from Austin, Texas, they don’t come any hotter than Leeann Atherton. She’s got indefatigable spirit and chops that won’t quit.” Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle “She can sing the blues, echoing the distinctive styles of Janis Joplin, Marcia Ball, Aretha Frankiln, and- above all- the grit of Bonnie Raitt.” Giorgio Burreddu, Buscadero, 2026 Splitting her time between Encinitas and Austin, Leeann tours internationally, too, supporting “Good God”, Leeann’s latest recording. Produced by Johnny Vernazza, this soulful collection of roots gospel music is #1 on the Texas Roots Rock Album charts. Singing from the soul, blowing harmonica and getting down. | 10 | 11 | 12 Michele Lundeen5:00 pm Blues $5 cover Michele LundeenDecember 12 @ 5:00 pm The “Queen of Steam” …a passionate, powerful, soulful vocalist with an electrifying stage presence! Nominated 12x “BEST BLUES” San Diego Music Awards “BES SELF-PRODUCED CD” Final 4 Blues Foundation Int’l Blues Challenge • NOMINATED “BEST BLUES ALBUM” San Diego Music Awards • 1st PLACE Blues Lovers United of San Diego’s Regional IBC Michele Lundeen, a 12x San Diego Music Awards “Best Blues” Nominee, is dubbed the “QUEEN OF STEAM” for her stirring vocals and electrifying stage presence and does indeed command attention. With powerhouse, soulful vocals and sassy, hi-energy shows. she delivers with an incomparable style of her own. She and her band effortlessly blend classic roadhouse rhythm & blues, jump swing, Memphis groove, sultry jazz and funky soul into a satisfying musical stew. She’s raw, honest and visceral. her CD SONG INSIDE ME was also one of the Final 4 “Best Self-Produced CD” in Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge. An established, popular and respected veteran of the club, concert and festival circuit in both Northen Nevada and Southern California, Michele has shared stages with dozens o f nationally known blues and roots artists from John Lee Hooker to Elvin Bishop and Savoy Brown to Queen Ida, while gaining a reputation as a talented headliner in her own right. http://www.michelelundeen.com/
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13 | 14 | 15 | 16 Johnny “V” Vernazza6:00 pm Blues $5 cover Johnny “V” VernazzaDecember 16 @ 6:00 pm Johnny “V” Vernazza was born in San Francisco and raised in Daly City. As we all know, the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960’s was a hotbed of music. Clubs were everywhere and to go out and jam at four or five clubs a night was the norm, not to mention the Fillmore, Avalon Ballroom and concerts in Golden Gate Park. Starting out playing guitar in 1963, Johnny Vernazza also played bass for a time with a rock band that worked the Fillmore and toured as the opening act for Quicksilver Messenger Service, War, and Big Brother and the Holding Company. About 1970, he joined the gospel band” Gideon and Power”, which toured the United States, and appeared on the Sonny & Cher Summer Show on NBC TV. As the blues scene gathered national and international momentum, Johnny “V” was playing with blues greats such as Luther Tucker and Sunnyland Slim . Around that same time he was holding court with a blues band in San Francisco’s North Beach with former Elvin Bishop member Perry Welsh. Elvin would come in and jam towing along the likes of Paul Butterfield and other blues monsters . It wasn’t long after that Elvin asked Johnny to join the new band he was putting together , the rest is history . This association led to six albums, endless touring and the #3 song in the nation by 1974 “Fooled Around and Fell in Love”. That record turned Gold as well as a LP with “The Marshall Tucker Band” that featured Johnny and Elvin on slide guitar . | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Chris James & Patrick Rynn6:00 pm Blues $5 cover Chris James & Patrick RynnDecember 26 @ 6:00 pm Chris James and Patrick Rynn are at the forefront of today’s traditional Blues movement. 36 years of playing Blues as an indivisible duo has made guitarist Chris James and bassist Patrick Rynn one of the tightest, James’ vocals ring with ferocity, his fretwork never less than immaculate. Nominated for no less than 13 BMAs as bassist of the year, Chris and Patrick have honed their deeply resonant traditional sound to the proverbial razor’s edge. |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 Cadillac Fringe6:00 pm Blues $5 cover Cadillac FringeDecember 30 @ 6:00 pm Cadillac Fringe is a popular San Diego-based four‑piece rock band blending classic rock, R&B, soul, and upbeat 80s–90s hits, known for filling venues and dance floors with harmonious, high‑energy performances | 31 | 1 | 2 Zavala Sol5:00 pm Blues $5 cover Zavala SolJanuary 2, 2027 @ 5:00 pm Zavala Sol is a five‑piece San Diego band blending blues, swing, Southern rock, and funk, known for original music, live energy, and recent wins at the International Blues Challenge |