 | The Cotillion
11120 W. Kellogg
Wichita, KS 67209
722-4201
www.thecotillion.com
Locally known as the round-mound-of-sound The Cotillion is a 2000 seat special events facility in Wichita Kansas that presents concerts and dances on a regular basis. All styles of music are featured at The Cotillion including concerts by most of the top names in blues and jazz. Some of the blues legends that have performed at The Cotillion over the years include B B King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert Collins, Roy Buchanan, Buddy Guy, Freddy King, Albert King, Delbert McClinton, Tyrone Davis . . . well, you get the idea.
Mort's Cigar & Martini Bar
923 E. 1st
262-1785
A premier blues club located at the heart of the city, Mort's offers not only a large variety of martinis, but also a wide selection of cigars for the discriminate smoker. The outdoor patio showcases the best of blues and jazz that Wichita has to offer, six nights a week (weather permitting). Located in fashionable Old Town district, stroll to galleries and fine dinning establishments by day, then relax under a shade umbrella at one of Mort's open air tables. Sip your daily special and enjoy the live performances and friendly service.
Rockin' Daddies
110 S. Hillside
685-6830
When you're at Rockin' Daddies, your apt to feel like you/ve slip back to the 50's or 60's. The walls are eye candy for the Jimmy Reed era, focusing on vintage records and instruments. The ambiance is casual as you bring your own bottle and relax on the sofa or a small table for four. Get comfortable as the rare tracks fill the space until the band begins. Only open from 9:00 till 12:00 on Friday and Saturday, the music offered here is always primo, as special guests walk in and out the doors. For a five dollar cover, Rockin' Daddies is certainly one of the best times in the city!
The Brickyard
129 N. Rock Island
263-4044
If you hear the tasty licks of a blues guitar as you stroll the Old Town district, chances are, you're not far from The Brickyard, an open-air club with a sunken patio feeling. Blues enthusiasts fill the club to listen to their favorite live blues band and pack the dance floor to the wee hours of the morning. The Brickyard is one of the highest energy clubs in the Old Town district.
Knuckleheads, KC, Mo.
2715 Rochester
Kansas City, Mo. 64120
(816) 483-1456 club
(816) 483-6407 office
Knuckleheads was voted KC's Best Live Music Venue and is the 2008 Keepin the Blues Alive Winner.
It was 1887 when the old boarding house was built by the tracks. You could hear the music of the old west, the song of the cowboys and the trains. Today the old west and the trains sounds still can be heard, along with the sounds of todays BEST blues and honky tonk music in Kansas City. Not much has changed. It's still the best of the old and the new!
www.knuckleheadskc.com
Torre's Pizzeria
131 N. Rock Island
262-3663
Torre's Pizzeria, adjacent to the Farm & Art Plaza in Old Town, offers a variety of pizzas, pastas and subs from 11:00 AM till late night closing. On Friday and Saturdays, there is often a packed house to support the live blues or rock while enjoying some of the best pizza in town. Satisfy your hunger and your blues cravings from 8 to midnight while you shoot a game of pool at Torre's Pizzeria.
Uncle Bo's, Topeka, KS
420 E. 6th
Topeka, KS 66607
785-234-4317
You're with friends here. Relax and unwind, and enjoy local and national blues performers on stage weekly at Uncle Bo's!.
http://unclebos.com/main.html
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