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Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club

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Blues Jam
Every Sunday at 4pm

Hosted by Hoodoo Men

17 Holland Street
Somerville, MA

617-776-2004

Yeah, Ok. I went there pretty early one night and listened to the talented Mike Welsh and the house trio play a set. Very good, and then some other musicians from Jersey I think came up and played some stuff. Very good too, then someones' girlfriend went up and sang. Ok. Two and a half hours later I am called up to play. "make the solos short" was my introduction, "as the list is getting long". Hanging around that bar is OK if Duke Robillard is on the bandstand, but listening to people pretend to play blues and then get 7 or 8 minutes to rush through a couple of numbers is NO WAY to run a Blues Jam, Bro.

duane davies (4/2007)

I used to go to play before it started becoming blues jam hell. It's a good place for the inexperienced because they let anything go and many train wrecks happen. There is very little real blues played nowadays. The cover charge for musicians is bogus. Lame sound system. More downtown than uptown.

Tony (2/2007)

What a waste of a sunday night, the blues shouldn't be so hard to listen to. Host is a real "big head" with a chip on his shoulder, and the players are from "blues jam hell". But what else do you get when you charge a cover. Like the previous comment said "what decent player is going to pay a cover to jam" really stupid, especially as this establishment could easily pay their host and not worry about the cover charge, seeing as they over charge on their "tiny" drafts and their food and make a bundle doing it. my advice "STAY HOME"

sue weatherbee (2/2007)

Been there when Mike Welch hosted it. Tough place to find a parking spot. I've played harmonica there. You get three songs. The cover charge is fine, because I feel I am paying them to listen to me. Look at it as an investment. Besides they've got the coolest blues dancers on the floor.

Jeff Wright (12/2006)

What decent player is going to pay a cover to go play at a jam?

Smedmink Fickmann (8/2006)

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