The Big Eyed Blues Festival returns to Brooklyn for its 12-anniversary celebration, featuring three days of blues with established and upcoming artists on Sept. 22, 24, and 25.
The Blues Festival was created by Blues singer Beareather Reddy, who resides in Brooklyn to showcase talented Blues singers and provide a venue where these artists can be seen and heard. She noticed there was a lack of Blues venues in the city, and she wanted to create a solution to the problem.
Her passion to help keep Blues music striving, inspired her to found the not-for-profit organization, the Brooklyn Blues Society. “In some way, I feel it is my purpose to open the gateway to some and to bring others back to the realization, that Blues music is an integral part of their rich heritage,” she said.
Big Blue Eyed Blues Festival Schedule
Sept. 22, 7-9 P.M.- “The Acoustics” The Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia Street Brooklyn
The night features Junior Mack “Exploring The Blues And The Truth”, Mimi Block, and Keith “The Captain” Gamble will play “Blues in the Key of Violin”. Michael Hill’s Acoustic Blue Duo ends the night with electric blues. The event will be live streamed and is in partnership with the Jalopy Theatre.
Sept. 24, 7-10 P.M. “Command Performance” The BKLYN Commons 495 Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn.
Michael Hill is the MC for the event, which features talented singer/songwriter and guitarist from Paterson, NJ, Clarence Spady. Also performing are Beareather & The Brown Liquor Sounds as well as the musical and historically focused group the Antoinette Montague Experience. Brooklyn’s own The Alexis P. Suter Band will end the night with her earth-shattering vocals and electrifying rhythm. The schedule for the evening is as follows:
7:00 P.M. – 7:05 P.M. – Master of Ceremonies – Michael Hill
7:05 P.M. – 7:40 P.M.– Clarence Spady
7:45 P.M. – 8:20 P.M. – Beareather & The Brown Liquor Sounds
8:20 P.M. – 8:35 P.M. – Break
8:35 P.M. – 8:45 P.M. – Citation Presentation & Board Members Introductions
8:45 P.M. – 9:20 P.M. – The Antoinette Montague Experience & Band
9:20 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. – The Alexis P. Band
Sept. 25, 12-3 P.M.- “A Day in the Park” The Prospect Park Boat House Brooklyn.
The free final event is The Tilden Senior Center Drama Club presenting their version of “The Classic Blueswomen,” written by Beareather Reddy and directed by Evria Ince Waldron, in partnership with NIA Theatrical Production and The Prospect Park Alliance.
Tickets for the events on Sept. 22 and 24 are available here.
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