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Joe Bell & the Stinging Blades Celebrate 30 yrs of Cutting to the Quick at The Blue Note Grill

Courtesy of Etix | Posted on December 20, 2018

Where

The Blue Note Grill
4125 Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard
Durham, NC
Map
919-401-1979

When

Sat, February 16, 2019
8:00 pm

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Musicians


Blues

About

Who really knows what happened that moment 30 years ago when Joe Bell birthed The Stinging Blades? Was it a dark and stormy night with flashes of lightnin' striking nearby, a fog-shrouded evening in the half-lit parking lot of a highway roadhouse, or  .....    There's a story there. Who's willing to tell it?<br><br>

Conceived in cigarette smoke and nurtured on cold beer, the Stinging Blades are a bar band down to the marrow. Their mixture of Memphis Soul, New Orleans R&B, Blues, Rock & Roll, and finely honed original tunes all played with real feeling keeps a joint rocking. They never resort to the lowest common denominator in choice of tunes, but always try to lift the atmosphere to a higher plane while remaining anchored in carnal pelvic funk. If it’s feeling, quality tunes, and a healthy portion of Rock & Roll magic you desire, let the Blades cut off a slice for you.<br><br>...

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