Good Blues in SA? (San Antonio, Austin: live, floors, move)

[MPinSC]

One of the things I'm missing about Charleston is a little dive blues bar (well, two actually - one downtown and one on Folly Beach) that was a real hole with unfinished concrete floors, but some of the best blues guitarists I've ever heard used to come through.

Is there good blues in SA, or must I go to Austin for that? Someone mentioned once that Sam's Burger Joint has blues sometimes. Tis true? Suggestions?

[sapphire]

Here's a pretty good list:
Links to Venues and Artists (broken link)

[MPinSC]

Originally Posted by sapphire

Here's a pretty good list:
Links to Venues and Artists (broken link)

Thanks! Good list.

[majormadmax]

Sam's Burger Joint on Thursday nights is the S.A. Blues Society.

Cheers! M2

[kevcrawford]

Also check out the Rolling Oaks Sports Bar & Grill. They've got Texas Blues there a lot.

[SnappyBob]

Rolling Oaks has Jimmy Spacek on one Friday a month I believe. He will often have other local talent sitting in also. It's outside so it will stop when the weather gets cold.

[kevcrawford]

They'll move it inside when it gets cold. Or they'll pull out those big kerosene heaters for the deck, which work pretty well.

Aside from Spacek, they bring in a lot of great acts (Malford Milligan, Monte Montgomery, Ruben V, etc.)

They've done an awesome job of becoming one of SA's best live music venues.

[wCat]

I haven't been there in a while....but Swigs on the upper level of the River Walk used to have good live music.....and great drinks. Fun upscale crowd....lively and fun.

[benandgrace]

Originally Posted by sapphire

Here's a pretty good list:
Links to Venues and Artists (broken link)

I noticed that your link no longer is working. Can you provide another one?

[SnappyBob]

Here's a link that goes tothe same place.

San Antonio Blues Society