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	Great Live Music Blue 5 offers live music 4 nights a week from Regional and National acts. At Blue 5, you can enjoy a great meal and entertainment!
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	Goose Island Tap Takeover	TONIGHT
	Featuring 3 beers from Goose Island, making their first appearance in our area. - Sophie - Matilda - Pierre Jacques We'll be tapping the beer at noon.

	Lipbone Redding	TONIGHT
	Inventive singer/songwriter/ guitarist / voice-instrumentalist and former subway musician, Lipbone Redding revs up the party and creates original songs that effervesce with New Orleans swing, Memphis grooves and New York City style. Known for his ability to use his vocal to sound exactly like a trombone, it’s hard to tell the difference -- unless you witness the phenomenon live. Lipbone and his two-man orchestra make for a show greased with uncanny riffs of vocal trumpeting, booming mouth percussion, hilarious side moments and esoteric lyrics.

	Sonny Moorman	Friday 05/18/2012
	Whether Sonny is deftly fingerpicking his Zeiler acoustic guitar, or playing sinewy slide on his Oahu lap guitar and Dobro resophonic guitar, this is classic Blues -- played and sung the way it was supposed to be. The Real Deal! -- SonicBids SONNY MOORMAN CHOSEN AS "BLUES ARTIST ON THE RISE 2008" BY BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE MAGAZINE! SONNY MOORMAN TAKES SECOND PLACE AT THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE (SOLO/DUO) IN MEMPHIS!!! "Sonny Moorman - Live at the Cincy Blues Fest" is a semi-finalist in the 2007 International Blues Challenge "Best Self-Produced CD" competition Take the advice of the late Bill Ector of Hittin The Note Magazine: "Sonny Moormans award-winning blues is something you need to hear."

	Green Flash Tap Takeover	Friday 05/18/2012
	Featuring 4 great beers from Green Flash Brewing Co: - West Coast IPA - Green Flash Imperial IPA - Hop Head Red - Le Freak We'll be tapping the beer at noon.

	Talk is Cheap	Saturday 05/19/2012
	Talk is Cheap is always a crowd pleaser. Featuring drummer/singer/music journalist extraordinaire Tad Dickens, bass player Brad Taylor, guitarist Paul Krayer, and Gabe Morales also on guitar. Gabe is a young blues guitar giant that will blow your mind! Dont miss this show!

	Ministers of Soul	Wednesday 05/23/2012
	The Ministers of Soul Hoppie Vaughan leads The Ministers of Soul through some great tunes. Original tunes + Al Green, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield & Much Much More!! You will thoroughly enjoy this show - Guaranteed!!!

	Lenny Marcus Trio	Thursday 05/24/2012
	The Lenny Marcus Trio. Blue 5 welcomes recording artist Lenny Marcus and his Jazz Trio for a great night of world class Jazz & Blues.

	Elmer Coles	Friday 05/25/2012
	A funky good time brought to you by local favorites led by the great Elmer Coles!

	The Nicholson Brothers	Saturday 05/26/2012
	The Nicholson Brothers Deeply rooted in the blues, The Nicholson Brothers Band also pulls from R&B, Rock and Jazz. Growing up in the mountains of Virginia, brothers Mark and Steve Nicholson began playing music together in 1995. Mark’s guitar style is heavily influenced by the three Kings of Blues (Albert, Freddie, and B.B), and his vocals are reminiscent of Bobby Womack and Gregg Allman.

	Firkin Good Time	Tuesday 05/29/2012
	Breckenridge Brewing Company will be joining us to tap a firkin at the main bar around 5:30pm. Come enjoy beer from a barrel! More details to come.

	Ministers of Soul	Wednesday 05/30/2012
	The Ministers of Soul Hoppie Vaughan leads The Ministers of Soul through some great tunes. Original tunes + Al Green, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield & Much Much More!! You will thoroughly enjoy this show - Guaranteed!!!

	The Mondot Trio	Thursday 05/31/2012
	Christophe Mondot is a French pianist/composer/producer who cut his teeth playing the jazz clubs in Paris.  in the 1990s he began making a name for himself through an effective approach to teaching his original brand of improvisational technique.  Eventually his pursuits led him to New York City where he produced original compositions with some of the heaviest cats on the scene - including internationally heralded drummer Greg Hutchinson.  These days Christophe is focusing his attention on developing a modern interpretation of the organ trio.  Listeners know that Christophe develops original ideas designed to merge a classic American art form with a modern audience.  Just listen to him play a consummate organ groove over a bass line powered by a Moog synth.

	Tom Principato	Friday 06/01/2012
	DCs own Tom Principato. One of todays best blues guitarists, right here at Blue 5. Tom Principato is one of the most unique guitarists around, combining his rich blues background with high-energy rock, and a highly charged, emotionally expressive delivery. Tom and Danny Gatton. Killing it:

	Nick Moss and the Flip Tops	Saturday 06/02/2012
	Nick Moss is a master of the Chicago blues sound. He has released eight albums to date, all on his own Blue Bella Records label. He has played alongside or with Buddy Scott, Jimmy Dawkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Jimmy Rogers and The Legendary Blues Band; as well as fronting his own group, Nick Moss and the Flip Tops. Nick is sure to impress! Prepare to be amazed by Nick's mastery of the harmonica and electric guitar.

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