Too Sick Charlie, The Blues Disciples, Howard Luedtke & Blue Max
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East Side Club 3735 Monona Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53714
The Blues Disciples.
If last weekend's gray, rainy days and the coming of fall is inspiring a feeling of panic, maybe you've got the end of summer blues. Madison Blues Society was thinking ahead by scheduling an event to help lift you out of your funk with music by regional favorites Howard “Guitar” Luedtke & Blue Max, The Blues Disciples, and Madison one-man-band Too Sick Charlie. Ticket sales support the Madison Blues Society's community and educational programs.
media release: E Madison Blues Society will host “End of Summer Blues” on SUNDAY, September 18, 2022 at Madison’s Eastside Club. This event is a fundraiser for MBS Educational and Community Programs. Attendees will enjoy six hours of music along with food, beverages and fun on the beautiful East Side Club waterfront on the shore of Lake Monona. This event will bring the best in blues music with Madison’s Too Sick Charlie (noon), Milwaukee’s Blues Disciples (12:50 pm) and Northwest Wisconsin’s Howard Luedtke & Blue Max (3:40 pm).
Too Sick Charlie and his One Man Band may call Madison home but his music is deeply rooted in the blues of the north Mississippi Hill country. With his cigar box guitar he picks out hip-grinding licks and lays down some solid beats with his drum kit. And throw in some harp for good measure. American Street Music at its finest. 2021 Paramount Blues Challenge Winner (solo/duo).
The Blues Disciples have been bringing their Blues to the people of the local clubs in the Milwaukee area and the Midwest region since 1990. Founded by “Barefoot” Jimmy Schwarz with the intent of remaining true to the influences of the Chicago electric blues era of the ’50’s and 60’s. Influenced initially by the likes of Little Walter, and Muddy Waters, and then directly by Wisconsin Blues greats Jim Liban and Billy Flynn they forged a sound and band that rose to the top of the Milwaukee Blues scene. Their years of powerful shows every week at Milwaukee Blues fixture, The Up & Under, turned a whole new generation on to the Blues genre. Many years and changes have kept their music fresh, and relevant, while still remaining true to their Blues roots.
Based out of northwestern Wisconsin, where he’s been a regional favorite for decades, Howard “Guitar” Luedtke is a self-described “old hippie” who plays electric blues the way most old-school fans want it to be: clean, crisp, full of tone and without the over-the-top distortion and fretwork that dominate the airwaves today. (From Blues Blast Magazine)