Return of the Blues @ Saturday in the Park – McLaren

with The Stan Erhart Band / Alvon Johnson & the Allstars

Saturday, August 24, 2-4pm

map ~ MUNI 29, 54 ~ getting there

Don’t miss an afternoon of pure delicious blues on the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater stage in San Francisco’s John McLaren Park. Come and hear these knockout bands for free on the very stage that helped launch the SF Blues Festival!

The Stan Erhart Band starts the show at 2pm. This eclectic group of musicians will dish up some of their sizzling signature grooves, covering blues/r&b, rock, soul, and jazz. Stan and his crew (Damon Hope on drums, Keith Crossan on sax, Pat T on bass) will be there from 1 pm on, so come out and hang with them!

• Listen to “One Of These Mornings” by the Stan Erhart Band, from the 2011 “Keeping The Blues Alive” Compilation Album
• Watch the Stan Erhart Band perform “Jelly, Jelly” at the Little Fox Theater in Redwood City.
• Watch an incredible hour-long blues jam with Stan and Nancy Wright at the Blue Wing Saloon.
• More videos on YouTube

“Soulful vocals … scalding guitar.”

Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro / Blues Editor @ Mary4Music.com

Then at 3pm, Alvon Johnson and his Allstars will keep the groove flowing with another power hour of soulful blues. Alvon has performed with many well-known artists, including The Drifters, The Shirelles, Bobby Day, and Otis Day and the Knights.

• Alvon Johnson info and music on ReverbNation
• Watch Alvon sing “What A Wonderful World”, “Fever”, and “Johnny B. Goode” at the 2011 Jimiway Blues Festival.
• Here’s a 20-minute Alvon Allstars blues jam at Poland’s Pub Pamela last year.
• More videos on YouTube

Your ears and feet won’t believe this double-dose explosion of blues talent…

so don’t miss it!

At this week’s show starting at 1pm… there will free face painting and a kids art table. Children’s drawings will be made part of the stage display. We will give out free bubble bottles to the first 20 children!

PACK A PICNIC BASKET…

GRAB A BLANKET…

PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES…

BRING THE KIDS…

and HAVE A GOOD TIME partying to the BLUES!

Produced by The Bayview’s “SF Art Everywhere“, Friends of the AMP, and supported by the SF Recreation and Parks Department, SF Parks Alliance, and the offices of Supervisors Cohen, Campos, and Avalos.