The Santa Barbara Blues Society, the oldest existing blues society in the U.S., invites you to its birthday show at Warren Hall, Earl Warren Showgrounds, on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Doors open at 7:30, Music starts at 8:30 PM. There will be free food snacks and birthday cake and a large dance floor!

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats is widely recognized as one of the best and most versatile contemporary blues bands. Led by vocalist and ace harmonica player Rick Estrin, the band is known not only for its passion and musical prowess, but also for its original songs, both poignant and witty. The band is currently nominated by the Blues Foundation for Blues Music Awards for Band of the Year and Album of the Year, and Estrin is cited for Harmonica Player and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.

Tickets will be on sale at the door for $30 general admission and $40 preferred VIP seating. MEMBERS MAY NOW BRING UP TO THREE FRIENDS AT THE MEMBER DISCOUNT OF $5.00 OFF THE TICKET PRICE! College students are admitted with ID $15, high school students only $10, and children under 12 are free. Advance tickets are available at Folk Mote Music, Jensen Guitar & Music, and by mail until July 25. Call us at 722-8155 for group rates. Now you can conveniently buy advance tickets online with your credit card through PayPal from our website, www.sbblues.org

The event is sponsored by radio stations KTYD, KCSB, and KCBX, as well as Firestone beer, Longoria Wines, Buttonwood Farm Winery, State & A Bar & Grill, and Southland Blues Magazine. A special thanks to new sponsor El Prado Inn. Please make sure to thank them for their support.

CD RAFFLE Our prizes this show will be 4 copies of the new album, "Escape from the Chicken Coop," by award-winning bluesman Watermelon Slim.

Memberships

SBBS annual memberships are valid for 12 months from date of purchase. Please check your membership card for the date. Memberships may be renewed at the show or by mail. Annual memberships are $20, less than most other blues societies' and a bargain. Members plus one guest get $5 off of each SBBS show. Life memberships (your life or ours, whichever is longer) are $60; new life members receive a free T-shirt or blues CD. For this show, annual memberships dated or later will be honored.

As you well know, we are the oldest existing blues society in the U.S. and also the first winner of the W.C. Handy Award for Blues Organization of the Year, in 1982, as well as repeat 2005 winner. Since March 1977 we have been bringing you the best and most authentic practitioners of the African American blues tradition in a relaxed party atmosphere, the way blues should be enjoyed. Let us know which artists you would like us to book; we welcome your input. The SBBS is a non-profit organization; donations are welcome and are tax-deductible!

Do you know of a business that may be interested in becoming a SBBS sponsor? Let us know. Interested in volunteering? Send us an e-mail at info@sbblues.org.

Visit our WEB SITE, www.SBBlues.org, for the latest in local blues happenings, to join the SBBS and our e-mail list, and for more information about featured artists, with photos and music clips, and about our history. Information is also available at (805) 722-8155.

The SBBS thanks the following radio stations and disc jockeys, whose support helps us to keep the blues living and vibrant.

KCSB, 91.9 FM
Views of the Blues Sunnyland Steve
Mon., 1:30 to 4 PM
Bluesland with Leo Schumaker
Thurs., 8 to 10 PM

KTYD, 99.9 FM
Bluesbreakers with Jimmy Mac
Sun., 9 to 11:30 PM

KPFK, 98.7 FM
Blues Power
with Bobbee Zeno & Louise Foster
Thurs., 10:30 PM to Midnight

KCBX, 89.5 FM
Evening Blues
Jackson Blue and Detroit Deb
Sat., 7 to 10 PM

KCLU, 102.3 FM
Blues Shack with Jim Rondeau
Sun., 2 to 5 PM