Blues On Blake - CLOSED

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2009 | Best New Blues Club

After Brendan's closed up shop on Market Street and then unsuccessfully gave it a go at the spot where the Marquis Theater is now, a large hole was left in downtown's blues scene. Thankfully, Blues on Blake, which combined the former Laughing Dog Deli and Dugout spaces, stepped up to bring blues back into downtown. Modeled after the '40s and '50s supper clubs of New York and Chicago, with candles on the tables and steaks, fish and wine on the menu, the dark, cozy Blues provides the perfect... More »

There's a roomful of sophisticated blues at Blues on Blake

By Jon Solomon | Thu, January 22, 2009

Jimi Hendrix once said that the blues are easy to play but hard to feel. And how right he was. Technically, the blues can be broken down into a simple formula: twelve measures, three chords and a five-note pentatonic scale for soloing. Guitar play... More »

2009 | Best New Blues Club