Boston’s Blues Bands Swarm Pennsylvania

LANDSDOWNE, PA, SEPT 21: Two of the Northeast’s most engaging blues bands trek from Boston to Philly to perform at the legendary Jamey’s House of Music on Saturday, September 21st. Bees Deluxe, whose repertoire bends the blues genre and infuses it with jazz and funk and the award-winning One Dime Band share the stage and contrast their distinct approaches to modern blues in this not-to-be-missed show.

“We love to catch up with Bees Deluxe whenever they pass thru Philly,” says Jamey Reilly, owner of the legendary venue. “Now, with the One Dime Band joining the bill, we’re bracing for a Boston Blues tsunami!”

Bees Deluxe, the British-American acid blues band, tour from Maine to Miami and have been frequent performers at Jamey’s House of Music. Incorporating their own compositions with re-imagined arrangements of classic songs by such artists as Etta James, Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Billie Holiday, the band has performed alongside Ronnie Earl, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Mike Zito, Walter Trout, Joanna Connor, Matt Schofield, and Roomful of Blues. John Kereiff of The Rock Doctors Hot Wax Album Reviews described their latest album “Hallucinate” as “This is what Steely Dan would sound like if they played the blues.” Fresh, distinct and highly musical, Bees Deluxe is on a mission to bring the blues into the 21st century.

One Dime Band won the 2022 Boston Blues Challenge solo/duo act and the New Hampshire 2023 Granite State Blues Society Challenge. The duo also competed in Memphis at the semi-finals of the International Blues Challenge in January of 2024. The band, John Brauchler and Paul Gallucci, began as an acoustic duo when they were both still in high school, and have crafted their sound and songwriting prowess by blending elements of blues, R & B and soul. Their music continues to evolve and in June of 2017, they released “Gonna Take Sweet Time,” an album of all-original tunes on their own label Toneblanket Records. Their album, “Hoodoo & Holy Water” was released in 2020 to critical acclaim, and included in the Blues Music Fan Radio’s Top 20 albums of the year and made Metronome Magazine’s Top 20 list of 2020. Their latest album “Side Hustle” features guest appearances by Paul Kochanski, Johnny Blue Horn, Mario Perrett, Ilana Katz Katz, Robin Hathaway, Holly Harris, and Romeo Dubois.

Don’t miss this extraordinary one-off, double-the-blues bill in an amazing music listening venue, Jamey’s House of Music. Music starts at 8pm. Find out more at jameyshouseofmusic.com
and www.beesdeluxe.com