Kansas City blues plus the best Kansas City BBQ equals heaven!

I'm the owner of BB's Lawnside Bar-B-Que, a Kansas City BBQ and Blues joint. I've also hosted the Kansas City Blues Show on KCFX 101 The Fox for more than 20 years. I am hopeful that through this blog, I can introduce you to some great blues music, and KC Barbeque.

West Coast Blues at BB's, Sat. July 17

All the way from North Hollywood, California, Chris Bell & 100% Blues, bring their West Coast style to B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ. This is the first time Bell has played B.B.’s, so it will be a special treat to have a national blues artist in such an intimate setting. Bell is currently performing as Jimi Hendrix [...]

Columbia harp man plays B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ

You couldn’t get a better recommendation than this. BB’s Lawnside Barbecue will present “one of [owner] Lindsay Shannon’s favorites,” Henry Clay on Saturday, June 26, 2010. Not much is known about this artist in the world at large, but Columbia, Missouri natives and fellow blues musicians treat Clay with great respect [...]

A Trip to Coahoma

View of the Hopson Plantation and Shackup Inn

For the past seven years in April, Clarksdale, Miss. hosts the Juke Joint Festival. This year, I went down there with a few friends to experience some of the great blues and food. Here are my notes: I headed out of Kansas City towards Springfield, Mo., to [...]

Doug Macleod, Blues Storyteller

Blues storyteller, Doug Macleod

This Friday, May 21 – Kansas City is in for something special. Hailing from Los Angeles, Calif., as part of his 2010 Midwest tour, Doug Macleod is dropping by B.B.’s Lawnside BBQ for a unique performance. Macleod has played with the likes of Big Joe Turner, “Cleanhead” Vinson, and George “Harmonica” [...]

KC Blues Mainstay: Millage Gilbert

ALERT: There has been a scheduling change at BB’s Lawnside BBQ. Millage Gilbert is now playing Friday, May 14. Gilbert has been on the Kansas City blues scene for nearly 35 years.

A review of his performance at Blues Masters in Salina, Kan., said  “The Kansas City blues man Millage Gilbert was one of the [...]

Muddy Waters - My Favorite Blues Artist

Muddy Waters is my favorite blues artist. No, he is my favorite musician, period…in any genre. He is the centerpiece of the blues mural that has graced BB’s Lawnside BBQ for many years. At BB’s Lawnside BBQ, the blues joint I own, we have celebrated his birthday for many years with great Chicago blues, and [...]