Blues Battle
Posted By Scott on October 18, 2009
The Black Swamp Blues Society of NW Ohio/SE Michigan organized a Blues Battle and the bands portion of the fight took place at the Maumee Indoor Theater Saturday Oct 17, 2009 from 7 to 11. The Maumee theater is only 4 miles from me so I had no excuse not to check it out. The winner of the battle gets to compete in a national blues act contest in Memphis.
The format was a band played about 40 minutes, then a quick 10-15 minute break and then the next group played. The groups used the same furnished drum set, amps and PA system so change over was pretty quick. The big stage, dim lights and stepped theater seating making listening and viewing great for the audience. I definitely will go back again next year. The Maumee Indoor has been host to quite a few musical events so be sure to check their special events schedule every month or so.
I stayed about 2 hours and seen 4 different groups. Unfortunately none of the groups I saw had keyboard players but still this was a great way to see a bunch of musicians doing their thing. The only complaint I have is that the volume level was too loud, especially if you were setting up close like I like to do. Blues Society volunteers served beer and munchies and even had Ts and CDs from a couple of the groups on sale. People with wrist bands from the Blues Battle also got free admission to the Village Idiot, which is a local pub a block away with live entertainment.
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