NEW VENUE FOR THE MYSTERY BAND - Harlem Avenue Lounge on 8/11/07

OK, all blues fans that live out west (in Chicago and the Suburbs)! Here is your chance to hear the Mystery Band without driving a long distance!!

Mr. G and the Mystery Band will be playing at Kenny Zimmerman's famous Harlem Avenue Lounge in Beautiful Berwyn IL on Saturday August 11! Music will start around 9:30 PM. This is our first time at this fine club. This version of the Mystery Band will include Harland Terson on Bass and Twist Turner on Drums. Our special guest Mystery Bandsman on August 11 will be Mr. Sammy Fender on guitar and vocals! This is Sammy's first gig with the Mystery Band - he is a true blues star of the "Old Skool!" Come check him out!!
The Harlem Avenue Lounge is located at 3701 South Harlem Avenue; Berwyn, Illinois
708-484-3610.

Mini-Review: It was a wild and wonderful night at the HAL. Sammy Fender was putting out his unique talent and vibe. OSee Anderson wailed on Willie Dixon's "The Same Thing" (Willie Dixon was OSee's cousin). Twist and Harland were rock steady. A great gig!

Back At Bill' s Blues, 8/4/07 - Mystery Band Out To Rip Up

We will be back at Bill's Blues Bar in Evanston IL on Saturday August 4. The band roster will be especially killer - it's the Jimmy Burns Blues Band (without Jimmy) - Anthony Palmer on guitar, E.G. McDaniel on bass and James Carter on drums. For extra excitement, we have added the legendary OSee Anderson on guitar for these gigs. Music will start around 9:30 PM. Bill's Blues is located at 1029 Davis Street in downtown Evanston IL (847-424-9800.)

Mini-Review: OSee got called out of town, so Daryl Coutts joined the band on Keyboards. The band was very tight and Daryl added new colors and depth to the group. The Mystery Band started with a hot yet mellow version of "Mercy Mercy" and never cooled down. Anthony Palmer scorched the house, E.G. McDaniel laid down the bottom, James Carter was deep in the pocket all night. Mr. G was a happy man.

We're Back at the Morseland - July 28, 2007!!

The Mystery Band will return to the Morseland Cafe in Rogers Park (Chicago) for the early Saturday evening blues series on 7/28/07. This version of the Mystery Band will include OSee Anderson, on guitar, E.G. McDaniels on bass and James Carter on drums. And making his very first appearance with the Mystery Band, Mr. Daryl Coutts on keyboards!! Daryl is an awesome player who holds down the keyboard and back-up vocal duties for the Ronnie Baker Brooks Band. Come out and support this fine effort by the Morseland to present live blues in Rogers Park! Music starts at 7PM. The Morseland is located at 1218 W. Morse Avenue, Chicago IL, 773-764-8900.

Mini-Review: Daryl Coutts was the star of this show - his enthusiasm, musicianship and technical mastery of the keyboards lifted the whole band. The volume level was set low, but the band burned. The second set had the crowd rocking.