Blue Night Records News

Django is alive and well in Galena, Illinois.  Come to One Eleven Main (a very cool restaurant with a cabaret upstairs) to hear "Swing Shift." That's Dario Napoli and Steven Briggs on acoustic guitars and the lovely Barbara Briggs on the smokin' vocals.  They'll be performing from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday April 5th, Saturday May 10th, and Saturday, June 14th. Call (815) 777-8030 for reservations or more information.

And how about some bluegrass?  "Grass Menagerie" can be heard the second Sunday of each month at The Irish Cottage, also in Galena.  The versatile Keith Yoder on banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and baritone vocals; the legendary Dave Kolars (DK) on dobro and that high lonesome tenor, Steven Briggs on guitar and lead vocals, and for good measure, the vocally and visually captivating Barbara Briggs on the occasional departure from the bluegrass (she calls it "binkety-bink") genre. And don't forget the Wild Man, Forrest Rische, slappin' the livin' tar out of the upright bass!