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Napolean is a small town outside of Jackson, MI. TC Delisle is the owner and a musician who started this marvelous venue as a desire to put together a club that was laid out from the perspective of the artists and the patrons and he succeeded!
The venue is attached to his other business, TC's Garage. Yup, he's a mechanic who works on everything from cars to commercial vehicles like heavy trucks, diesels etc.
The Bluestage is setup with a full stage, with flown sound and lighting. They have padded and acoustically modeled the room so it sounds great in there. Front bass fills and overhead monitors make it really comfortable for a player to hear on stage but since the boxes are in the air the sight lines are totally unobstructed.
On top of that they have multi-level seating so you can see well everywhere in the house and not many venues offer lounge chairs and couches in them!
We played to a sold out house and did 2 long concert sets with an intermission so people could order food and enjoy the vibe. The crowd was from various parts of the state but there were even some folks from Indianapolis who drove up for the show. They had seen us at the St. John Bluesfest in the Virgin Islands and had joined the mailing list.
The crowd was great and danced and cheered all night, even granting us an encore at the end.
If you get the chance to see a show there you will really be glad you did. Here's a link for more info
www.bluestageclub.com
Here's a few live shots taken by Joe Oliver. He has a site where he shoots all manner of shows. You can see more pics HERE
Next Show the GEM THEATER in St. Louis, MI Sat. May 30th, 2009. Check the calendar for details.
Rusty
Rusty & Laurie live at the Bluestage
Dave Brahce live at the Bluestage
