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• The 2023 CTBS Band Challenge-Round 2

  • When
    06/11/2023
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Black-Eyed Sally's Hartford CT

  
  

  
  

  The 2023 CTBS challenge is upon us! Each week bands will compete to play in the finals held on June 25th at Black-Eyed Sally's. The final band will represent the CTBS at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN 2024. Band line up will be announces as soon as it is finalized.
  

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• The 2023 CTBS Band Challenge Round 3

  • When
    06/18/2023
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Black-Eyed Sally's Hartford CT

  
  

  
  

  The 2023 CTBS challenge is upon us! Each week bands will compete to play in the finals held on June 25th at Black-Eyed Sally's. The final band will represent the CTBS at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN 2024. Band line up will be announces as soon as it is finalized.
  

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• The 2023 CTBS Band Challenge Finals

  • When
    06/25/2023
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Black-Eyed Sally's Hartford CT

  
  

  
  

  The 2023 CTBS challenge is upon us! Each week bands will compete to play in the finals held on June 25th at Black-Eyed Sally's. The final band will represent the CTBS at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN 2024. Band line up will be announces as soon as it is finalized.
  

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• CTBS Jam at The Chicken Shack featuring Carl Ricci & Ryan Hartt

  • When
    07/06/2023
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    6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    The Chicken Shack- 86 EAST HAMPTON ROAD, Marlborough, CT, United States, Connecticut

  

  
  

  The CTBS Blues Jam Summer Series is back! From May until September, the CTBS sponsors a First Thursday Blues Jam at The Chicken Shack at The Farm at Carter Hill in Marlborough CT. The CTBS All-Stars (River City Slim, Phil Caron and Joey Primo) are back as the house band with a different 'guitar star' joining the band each month. This month's features the dynamic duo of Carl Ricci and Ryan Hartt, both leaders of bands that have won past CTBS Blues Challenges and have represented CT at the IBC in Memphis. The Chicken Shack is a rustic barn setting, with tables indoors and huge side doors that open to a field for outdoor seating, so there are plenty of options for social distancing. Musicians bring your instruments - amps, drums, keyboards and PA are provided. Come out to play with some of the best Blues musicians in CT. The Chicken Shack has great, reasonably priced food, so come hungry. There's also a full bar! Music starts at 6:00 PM, and there's NO COVER! The Farm at Carter Hill is located at 86 East Hampton Road (Route 66) in Marlborough.

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• CTBS Jam at The Chicken Shack featuring Tommy Whalen

  • When
    08/03/2023
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    6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    The Chicken Shack- 86 EAST HAMPTON ROAD, Marlborough, CT, United States, Connecticut

  

  The CTBS Blues Jam Summer Series is back! From May until September, the CTBS sponsors a First Thursday Blues Jam at The Chicken Shack at The Farm at Carter Hill in Marlborough CT. The CTBS All-Stars (River City Slim, Phil Caron and Joey Primo) are back as the house band with a different 'guitar star' joining the band each month. This month's features Tommy Whalen who represented CT at the IBC in Memphis with Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze. Tommy also leads his own band The Ragged Edge. The Chicken Shack is a rustic barn setting, with tables indoors and huge side doors that open to a field for outdoor seating, so there are plenty of options for social distancing. Musicians bring your instruments - amps, drums, keyboards and PA are provided. Come out to play with some of the best Blues musicians in CT. The Chicken Shack has great, reasonably priced food, so come hungry. There's also a full bar! Music starts at 6:00 PM, and there's NO COVER! The Farm at Carter Hill is located at 86 East Hampton Road (Route 66) in Marlborough.

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• CTBS Jam at The Chicken Shack featuring Neal Vitullo

  • When
    09/07/2023
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    6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    The Chicken Shack- 86 EAST HAMPTON ROAD, Marlborough, CT, United States, Connecticut

  

  The CTBS Blues Jam Summer Series winds up with a bang! From May until September, the CTBS sponsors a First Thursday Blues Jam at The Chicken Shack at The Farm at Carter Hill in Marlborough CT. The CTBS All-Stars (River City Slim, Phil Caron and Joey Primo) are back as the house band with a different 'guitar star' joining the band each month. For this summer finale we have a great featured artist - the dynamic guitarist Neal Vitullo, the mainstay of the long-running RI band Neal & The Vipers. The Chicken Shack is a rustic barn setting, with tables indoors and huge side doors that open to a field for outdoor seating, so there are plenty of options for social distancing. Musicians bring your instruments - amps, drums, keyboards and PA are provided. Come out to play with some of the best Blues musicians in CT. The Chicken Shack has great, reasonably priced food, so come hungry. There's also a full bar! Music starts at 6:00 PM, and there's NO COVER! The Farm at Carter Hill is located at 86 East Hampton Road (Route 66) in Marlborough.

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