I’ll be spinning at the Great Dane Fitchburg once again, this time on Saturday, May 1st from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. I hope you’ll join me for the fun!

Why come out to the Fitchburg Dane?

• There’s no cover. The music is FREE!
• Good beer, drinks and food
• Pool tables, pool tables, pool tables
• Huge shuffleboard game
• You can even play their Wii!

My DJ set consists of solid selections of reggae, hip-hop, funk, soul and R&B. I also have a saxophone or two set up to play along with some instrumental jams I’ve got in the mix. It’s DJing with a twist, something a little different.

Thank you for the warm reception at last month’s Great Dane set! I’m looking forward to doing it again!

Hey Music Fans!

The Jimmys are playing on Friday, April 2nd at The Hody Bar in Middleton, WI from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Don’t miss that one. It’s always a hot time playing at The Hody. Throw some Jimmys gasoline on the mix and you’ve got yourself a bonfire!

Then on Saturday, April 3rd, The Clyde Stubblefield Show will be playing at The Harmony Bar on Atwood Avenue from 9:45 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Don’t miss this great opportunity to see everyone’s favorite Funky Drummer playing in town on a Saturday night!

Hey Folks,

I’ll be DJ-ing twice this month. First, I’ll be one of two DJ’s at Scatz Nightclub (Middleton by CostCo) on Friday, March 19th from 9pm to 2am. My friend Lucien and I, along with DJ Web Spinna from Milwaukee are hosting a T.G.I.F. Party in the upstairs lounge at Scatz. I hope we’ll see you there. The cover is $5 and we will be sticking to our theme: Keeping it Cool, Hip and Sophisticated!

A week later on Saturday, March 27th, I’ll be DJ-ing at The Great Dane Fitchburg. It should be a terrific time. I’m looking forward to keeping the vibe pumped from 10pm to 2am. The beer is great and the music is FREE! Keep an eye out on my sax—I’ll be bringing it with to provide a few surprises during the evening!

And if you’re from Kalamazoo, Michigan…you’ll dig knowing that our friend, Kevin McFadden, will be in town and in attendance for the Great Dane gig.

For more information, check out www.djfunkysax.com. Cheers!

Check out this clever article about Charlie Brooks, Wisconsin’s veteran soul singer and stage performer.

Charlie Brooks: The Moves of a Soulman

I love how the writer, Scott Gordon, breaks down Charlie’s patented stage moves as a vehicle for the article’s story.

Come see Charlie Brooks bust his moves with fellow singer, Karri Daley, along with Clyde Stubblefield and the rest of the band every Monday evening at The Frequency!

Clyde Stubblefield and his troubadour band will bring their funk and R&B show to Milwaukee this Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Cathedral Park for a free show, part of the summer concert series known as “Jazz In The Park.”

Here’s a map of Cathedral Park:

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See you there! It should be a great time!!!

On Sunday, June 28th, The Jimmys rocked the Briggs & Stratton stage from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Milwaukee’s Summerfest. Here’s some music from my mobile recorder. It was set up between our monitors on stage, so it’s not a perfect recording, but it still turned out remarkably well considering.

• Ophelia (mp3) - Our big closing number
• Congo Square (mp3) - Really got the crowd moving!
• Fool (mp3) - an original ballad by Jimmy Voegeli with a tenor sax solo featuring yours truly
• Sunday Mornings with Laura (mp3) - an awesome instrumental by Jimmy Voegel featuring Jimmy on keys and Chad Whittinghill on muted trumpet

Fun time! The Clyde Stubblefield Show had the honor of being the first act to perform by opening the event. Here’s a nice write up of the night and a photo of us playing.

http://madison.decider.com/articles/notes-from-the-mamas,27815/

See ya in 2010! Until then, we’ll be playing at Madison’s Downtown tonight, our last night there before we move to The Frequency. Come join us for a “thank you” filled evening, as we pay our respects to Andy, Matt, Chris (http://www.christhebartender.com/) and the rest of Madison’s staff who have been gracious hosts for the last 16 months. We really appreciate everything you did for us post-King Club.

Beginning Monday, May 18th, the Clyde Stubblefield Show will be moving it’s weekly Monday show to The Frequency on Main Street, just down from Jenna’s and the Tornado Room.

For all you funk fans that have wished we would start earlier, your wishes have been granted! We will now begin our evenings at 9:30 p.m. We will also no longer have an opening band, so it will just be us.

We expect to do two long sets featuring our vocal talents, Karri Daley and Charlie Brooks. Join us at 9:00 p.m., have a drink, then enjoy the music from 9:30 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. We’ll take a 30 minute break, then funk you with another long set from 11:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

We’re even lowering the cover from $8 to a flat $5 for everyone. You can’t find a better Monday night. I hope you’ll all join us for our first night at The Frequency, Monday, May 18th!!

The Clyde Stubblefield Show will continue its regularly scheduled Funky Mondays show at Madison’s Downtown tonight. Next door at the Majestic Theater is none other than John Scofield, who has so many reasons to be called a legend that it’s hard to know where to begin.

Given John Scofield’s career has been so expansive and collaborative, it’s not surprising that Clyde and Scofield are friends. Scofield contacted Clyde a few years back to fill in for Billy Martin of Medeski, Martin and Wood. Apparently, Sco needed a drummer to sub for a few weeks while Billy Martin was unavailable and Clyde filled in (not a bad pick, considering the jazz/funk music and musicians involved!).

I am still trying to get a hold of a copy of some of the recordings from their shows, but I have heard some samples. I was walking up to the King Club one Monday night and found Clyde sitting in his van with the radio turned way up. He’s in his own little world jamming out to some killer $h*t. He unrolled the window and it got even louder. It turned out the music was one of his last gigs with Scofield, Medeski and Wood. Wow, it was awesome! Clyde being Clyde, he hardly knows how big a deal it was, just that it sounded great and he had a lot of fun. What a testament to Clyde’s talent, to be able to slide right in behind some of the most able jazz musicians in the world and not even be phased by the experience.

People of Madison, never forget how lucky we are to have such an amazing local talent! Come on down to King Street tonight and take your pick, or better yet, see the John Scofield show and then bounce over to Madison’s to enjoy a funky aperitif with Clyde Stubblefield.

Register at madison.com to win two free tickets to see Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe with the Clyde Stubblefield Band this Saturday, March 28th at the Majestic Theater in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.

It could be YOU who’s going to the concert for free this Saturday!