The smooth sounds from Jerry and the bluest hogs around

Jerry and the Hogs give off a kind of glow when they perform under the red of the Landmark lights. But it's not the spotlights that make this band so lush, it's the tightness of the arrangements and Jerry's satin voice. The band has recently added Blue Owens, harp player extraordinaire, an addition that only makes the band better. And watch for Jerry's other projects through the year.

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From Lafayette, Louisiana, a blend of zydeco and Cajun swamp boogie

This is the real deal. "Zydeco bounce, voodoo blues, the rugged poetry of Cajun living and loving," says Rolling Stone, reviewing the Bluerunners' newest album. Katrina only deepened the appreciation of the music that comes from south Louisiana. Rarely does a band like this make it to Yachats, so don't you dare miss it.

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Covers the Beatles, America, Steely Dan, Steve Miller, The Doobie Brothers, Paul Simon, Jethro Tull and many more.

A new band formed by three guys with 80 years music experience between them. Orginally from California, Detroit, and Montana, the three have landed in Camas, Washington. Southern Cross promises three-part harmony, some slick guitar work and a mellow time for all.

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HOOKAH STEW

John Michael Young can play them all -- and does: funk, blues and rock

Some performers of the electric guitar stay outside the instrument; others, like the leader of Hookah Stew, go inside. John Michael Young formed this band 10 years ago and gave it a crash course of Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Aquarium Release and the Five Fingers of Funk. Some Stevie Wonder and a lot of Hendrix has rounded the sound in the past few years. Just ask him and he'll probably be able to play it. The band will start before dark and take a break during the fireworks, then play on afterward.

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This is a band that has been playing together for over a decade and it shows in the tightness of the covers and the quality of the originals. Jonathan Carroll is a New Yorker guitarist playing counter to David Bryant, who hails from Clarksdale, Miss. Somehow the mesh is no mess and out comes everything from Hendrix's "Little Wing" to Buddy Guy's "Heavy Love."

Rising new jam band from Eugene, with a rockin' style

This five-piece band comes with a billing marked twang, rock, strum, groove and jam. It promises some alt country and mention some stompin' feet and the likes of Robert Earl Keen, Whiskeytown, Phish and Steely Dan. There is also an Americana sense about this band and here they conger up Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle. We'll see what we will see.

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When Mike West used to sing about the Industrial Canal running past his house in New Orleans, people laughed. Now, of course, post-flood, they cry. Mike and his bride, Katie Euliss, have been on the road pretty much all the time since Katrina, still laughing, we assume. And with new songs that reflect the new reality, it would be mistake to miss this one.

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Special National Attraction!
JOE MOSS BAND

The real Chicago blues from a regular Windy City club band

Those who see the blues as a music of the past haven't heard Joe Moss. Here's a guy who is not just hooked on the music's gorgeous past, Moss works seven days a week to find his own sound within the styles he chooses to play. He practices this craft at Chicago's top clubs, including Buddy Guy's Legends, the House of Blues and Kingston Mines.

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John Pounds brings in the seven-string bass for the deep blues

Not many can handle seven strings on a bass, but J.P. not only can get his hands around the thing - he can make it rise. Backed by keyboard and drums, John has a voice to go with the bass and gets every ounce of his Monroe, La., upbringing into the sound. Welcome.

Shamanic folk from veteran Bay Area singer/songwriter

A 30-year veteran of the Bay Area music scene, Stevie stays close to Earth where ever he sings. He spent a long stint with Country Joe McDonald and travels in Grateful Dead circles when at home. In Yachats he salutes the setting sun with a wealth of heartfelt stuff, suitable for campfires.

Pure blues roots from San Francisco in the Keb' Mo' style

Says the Oregonian: "Remember the name J.L. Stiles. The 29-year-old San Francisco via New Orleans songwriter is the real deal as evidenced by his new, live in the studio CD, 'Solo Sessions.'" Direct from the Boom Boom Room in S.F., he has shared the stage with Etta James, Keb' Mo', Joe Louis Walker and promises to be a musician fully schooled in the blues.

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Break out your smiles and your dancing shoes - rock, blues, grass

When the Shindig comes to town we get happy around the Landmark. People break out the T-shirt they got the last time the guys were here or play the CD they bought a couple of years ago. The band is cooking a little more than usual these days, with lots of gigs and lots of exposure at lots of events. Get Happy!

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As close to the Delta as you¹ll get -- award winner

Says one critic, "Raised in New Orleans, Snakeboy plays in an unforced and magnificent way the raw sound from the deep south of America, the Delta Blues." Covers come from Son House's "Preachin' Blues", Robert Johnson's "Come On In My Kitchen" and Muddy Waters' "Can't Be Satisfied". His own material evokes Hawaiian moods and a taste of the forest. He won first place at the National Slide Guitar Festival in Gray, Tenn., in 2000.

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World class reggae from San Francisco

"Love is the force that giveth Life. It is our common thread, nurture your love and let it grow." Veterans of many Bay Area clubs and Northern California hemp fests, the band ventures north into Oregon. Feel the groove on a Thursday night.

Sizzling' blues guitar from a young man on his way up

In the four years 20-year old Jake Blair has played at the Landmark we've had the pleasure of watching the development of guitar sizzle at its cleanest. Jake is a juke box of things he's heard, things he's experienced through the sound and things he can spit back with his own slash and drive. He's settled into this three-piece band, where distractions few and the riffs just roll on.

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Texas swing and taste of the blues via Austin, Texas

Jim Kasner is a recent returnee to the coast from Austin, Texas, where he learned Texas swing and the dry blues. This band is probably the most improved outfit in the area, sharpening its sound and set list over the past three months. The group is ready for the summer.

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Smokin' Sonny Hess broke into the Portland scene as the hottest female guitar player in the Northwest. She has since won Muddy awards, played with the best, led bands both big and small. Here she appears with a former member of one of her bands and together Sonny and Lisa play a blues that is all finesse; a sound that crawls around the edges of the songs, giving in to the lyric only at the last minute.

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