Tuesday 07/01/2014

ABC KARAOKE

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Only at The Muddy Waters EVERY Tuesday -

1. FREE Pool Games and FREE Pin Ball Games all day and all night

2. Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m.

Come and have a GREAT Tuesday with us!

 

Wednesday 07/02/2014

THE FOURTY FOURS

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

$5 MVBS Members

$10 Non-Members

It's time for the best festival of the summer, The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, and we are kickin' off the weekend with a blues-roots-rock band, the 44's. The 44's are a Los Angeles-based harp-guitar-bass-drums quartet. If grit, gonads and little bit of nasty all rolled together is also your favorite style, you will love these guys.

 

(no live music at The Muddy Waters on July 3, 4, 5, 2014)

 

Sunday 07/06/2014

AFTER-FESTIVAL PARTY WITH THE CANDYMAKERS & ZACH HARRIS BAND

5:00 p.m.-?

FREE Admission

The Muddy Waters is having the Post-Fest Party of All After-Fest Parties! Combining a band with traditional Motown and Stax, together with a classic mix of blues and rock, the Candymakers and the Zach Harris Band will give us a final night commemorating the 2014 festival. Make plans to attend this celebratory party as we wrap it up the Blues Festival at the Official Blues Club of the Quad Cities.

 

Monday 07/07/2014

ABC KARAOKE

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Fall in love with Monday's!!! FREE pool and pin ball games starting at 12:00 p.m. and Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m. All at The Muddy Waters! See ya there!

 

Tuesday 07/08/2014

ABC KARAOKE

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Tuesday at The Muddy Waters: FREE Pool and FREE Pin Ball Games from open until close (12:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.) and Karaoke starts at 9:00 p.m.

 

Thursday 07/10/2014

EDDIE TURNER

7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

$5 Per Person

"Otherworldly", "scorching", "polyrhythmic" and "chilling" have all been used to describe Eddie Turner's guitar playing. His ethereal style is an amalgam of the Afro-Cuban rhythms of his heritage and the music that influenced him as a teenager: Chicago blues, jazz, R&B, and psychedelic rock. The Cuban-born singer/guitarist cut his teeth in several rock bands contributing what Slate magazine describes as "spacey-yet-resounding solos".

 

Friday 07/11/2014

CHRIS AVEY BAND

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

Free Admission

Chris Avey, former lead guitarist and backing vocalist for blues icon Big Pete Pearson, leads the Chris Avey Band. Chris fuels the band with his stinging guitar attack and fiery vocals. Since striking out on his own with his band, he has released two CDs?the critically acclaimed Devil in my Bed and Preacherman. Chris's vocals and guitar are reminiscent of a younger, more fiery Coco Montoya, mixed with a dash of Tab Benoit. Blues Blast Magazine says "Blues with intensity and emotion. More energy than a power plant."

 

Saturday 07/12/2014

TANGENT!

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

Tangent! is a high energy, 7-piece power horn band from right here in the Quad Cities. Mixing all of the best sounds and songs of Motown, Blues, Soul, Rock, and Jazz. While reasonably true to the original songs, Tangent! also lends their own style and solos into the mix, just at the right time. The music that they play will lift you off of your chair, and right onto the dance floor. If you like horns, excellent guitar and keyboards, a female singer with pipes of gold, or a rhythm section that is rock solid, come listen to Tangent. You will be glad that you did.

 

Sunday 07/13/2014

ALAN SWEET & FRIENDS

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

FREE Admission

"Alan Sweet's voice is in-between Otis Redding and Joe Cocker,"  says Todd Welvaert, QC Oneline-Dispatch/Argus. Alan is now hosting The Muddy Waters Sunday Afternoon Live Music Scene with an acoustic mix. He will be inviting the many talents of his artist friends to join him every week producing an array of original sound that will keep you coming back every Sunday.

 

Monday 07/14/2014

ABC Karaoke 

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Sing, sing a song,

Make it simple, to last your whole life long,

Don't worry that it's not good enough,

For anyone else to hear,

Sing, sing a song . . .

The Muddy Waters Monday Night KARAOKE starts at 9:00 p.m. plus FREE Pool and Pin Ball Games ALL DAY!

 

Tuesday 07/15/2014

ABC Karaoke 

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

Only at The Muddy Waters EVERY Tuesday -

1. FREE pool and pin ball games all day and all night

2. Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m.

Come and have a GREAT Tuesday with us!

 

Friday 07/18/2014

MERCURY BROTHERS

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

The Mercury Brothers are cast from that exact mold of solid gold heart and pure soul blues music. From their slick classic James Dean look to their ripping tones and heavy grooves, The Mercury Brothers are an act you will not soon forget.

 

Saturday 07/19/2014

BLACKLIST COMEDY THEATER

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

$10 Per Person

The Blacklist is the Quad Cities' best uncensored improv comedy troupe. The Blacklist 'crosses the line' in more ways than one with their audience interactive shows. Using audience suggestions, The Blacklist creates hilarious skits right before your very eyes.  Every Blacklist show features stand-up comics and headlines with the hilarious uncensored debauchery of The Blacklist.

 

Sunday 07/20/2014

Alan Sweet and Friends 

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

FREE Admission

Ready for an afternoon of sweet ear-candy? Alan Sweet brings a satisfying set of songs that range from soul, funk, and blues songs to The Muddy Waters every Sunday afternoon starting at 6:00 p.m. Alan will be inviting the many talents of his artist friends to join him every week producing an array of original sound that will keep you coming back every Sunday.

 

Monday 07/21/2014

ABC Karaoke 

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Fall in love with Monday's!!! FREE pool games starting at 12:00 p.m. and Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m. All at The Muddy Waters! See ya there!

 

Tuesday 07/22/2014

ABC Karaoke 

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

You can be the star at The Muddy Waters during Karaoke tonight starting at 9:00 p.m. Plus FREE pool and pin ball games all day and all night long.

 

Friday 07/25/2014

ZACH HARRIS BAND

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

The Zach Harris Band formerly known as The Bromigo's - same band, new name - play a mix of blues and rock. Nick Vazquez on Keys, Randy Leasemen on Bass, LC Johnson on Drums, and Zach Harris on Guitar.

 

Saturday 07/26/2014

Chris & Wes Show

9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

FREE Admission

The worlds of comedy and music don't usually intersect. But when they do, the results can be memorable. Wes Weeber, a drummer by trade, steps out from behind the drums to front the comedy portion of the show and interact with the audience. Chris Avey, the clownish guitarist, entertains the audience with his send-ups of classic blues music and humorous wit. Together, their show will bring waggish banana splits of many different sides.

 

Sunday 07/27/2014

BRENT JOHNSON AND THE CALL UP

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

$5 Per Person

A guitar prodigy from the age of four, South Texas born Brent Johnson always knew where he wanted his playing to take him. Drinking in the very best of Blues, Jazz, Rock, Punk, Country and World Music, by the time his family moved to New Orleans in his teens, he was predestined towards a career in music.

"My sound is rooted in the Blues, though I don't pretend to be a purist, and I don't want to be" he explains, " I write music based on my experiences and the sounds I grew up with... I never want to pretend that I had the same experiences as the old Bluesmen did - so I'm not going to go around trying to sound like them. What I do is put the emphasis on the feeling of the music, the passion, the urgency, the directness - that's the goal".

Brent describes himself as "always a guitarslinger... I always loved songwriters and wrote songs for myself".

 

Monday 07/28/2014

ABC Karaoke

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

When you feel down and out, sing a song

It'll make your day, yeah, yeah

You will come to shout, sing a song

It'll make a way...

The Muddy Waters Monday Night KARAOKE starts at 9:00 p.m. plus FREE Pool and Pin Ball Games ALL DAY!

 

Tuesday 07/29/2014

ABC KARAOKE 

9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Only at The Muddy Waters EVERY Tuesday -

1. FREE Pool Games and FREE Pin Ball Games all day and all night

2. Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m.

Come and have a GREAT Tuesday with us!

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