Due to inclement weather (thunderstorms) on August 1, 2014, "Hot Licks Down On The Levee", Canal Place, Cumberland, MD, outdoor event has been rescheduled as follows:

Friday, September 19, 2014, 6pm till 11pm

We are disappointed and apologize for an inconvenience this weather development has caused.  We hope you can join us for the new date as this is going to be an event you don't want to miss...  Looking forward to seeing you in September...

Thank you to Bighead and the staff at Thunder Roads Magazine for including us in this month's issue (Vol. 2, Issue 10 - June 2014) on pages 16-17 (18-19 digital edition)... it was fun to meet you at our show at Battley H-D recently...

You can read it for yourself here:  

One of my favorite things about this time of year is the opportunity to hear some great live music - festival season is just starting up - here's a way you can add some music to your schedule: http://www.bushmasterblues.com/pages/where-you-can-see-the-band-live ... 

Here's the details and event links for where you can catch Bushmaster this weekend... (I've included a link to the facebook event page for each event too - join and invite your friends)...

Friday, 5/23/14 - LOCAL Chop & Grill House, Harrisonburg, VA - 9pm till Midnight (https://www.facebook.com/events/573062686117789/?ref=5)

Saturday, 5/24/14 - Black Walnut Winery's Annual Blues Fest, Parkesburg, PA - this is a two-day event, Bushmaster Blues featuring Gary Brown goes on from 4pm till 7pm on Saturday (check the venue's website http://www.blackwalnutwinery.com/ for more info) (https://www.facebook.com/events/519403728156179/?ref=5)

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Got plans for the weekend? Why not include some live music! Bushmaster has two great shows this weekend - (click here to see our entire schedule including several fun festivals coming soon: http://www.bushmasterblues.com/pages/where-you-can-see-the-band-live ) 

Friday 5/2/14 at Brewer's Alley in Frederick, MD, from 8pm till 11pm (click here to go to the event page for this: https://www.facebook.com/events/1421207398134419/?ref=5 )

Saturday 5/3/14 afternoon at Battley Harley-Davidson in Gaithersburg, MD, from 11:30am till 2:30pm (FUN IN THE SUN) (click here to go to the event page for this:https://www.facebook.com/events/628874420489334/?ref=5 )

See you there - invite your friends, it's going to be a party at both events!

Here's some video and pictures from our fun last week to share with you (btw, we love it when fans and friends video and photograph us, if you have footage from one of our shows, please share,...

Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown performed live at Johnny Joe's in Mechanicsburg, PA, on February 21, 2014. The night's performance included several guitar players (some long time friends, some we just met) sitting in and trading licks with Gary - really fun and interesting time!  Here is the entire night's audio for you to enjoy, share, download... (* = Bushmaster original tune)

01 - Drowning On Dry Land* 02 - Trudi* 03 - Voodoo Chile 04 - 40 Acres And A Mule* 05 - Tramp 06 - Cumberland Blues* 07 - Victim Of Nostalgia* 08 - Mary Had A Little Lamb 09 - Born Under A Bad Sign 10 - Moby Dick 11 - Sweet Olivia* 12 - Going Down 13 - Your Song* 14 - Night Shift* 15 - River Flow-Splash!* 16 - Whole Lotta Money 17 - Phony People* 18 - Good Life* 19 - Me And My Guitar...

Got a plethora of new things to share with you...

First, Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown performed live at Market Cross Pub in Carlisle, PA, on February 7, 2014. Here is the second set from that night's performance for you to enjoy/share/download... Set/song list (* indicates a Bushmaster original tune) 01 - Me And My Guitar 02 - Sky Is Crying 03 - Going Down 04 - Sweet Olivia* 05 - Born Under A Bad Sign 06 - River Flow-Splash!* 07 - Song For My Father* 08 - Phony People* 09 - Red House 10 - Your Song* 11 - Voodoo Chile 12 - I Will Shine* 13 - Slow Blues In E 14 - Fast Boogie Gary Brown - guitar, vocals. Mike Ponyboy Joyce - bass. Russell Hayward III - drums.

Here's a few pictures for you from that night:

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After a long hiatus from our podcast - we've posted a new one for you!  Pepper's Italian Restaurant in King of Prussia, PA, was a really fun show, and so we are sharing all 22 songs from that night's performance with you.  You can listen here, and if you like what you hear, please subscribe (click here and use one of the links on the right "subscribe to this podcast" listed - RSS, iTunes, etc.).  Subscription and downloads are FREE, as a thank you gift for being our fans/friends!

 Here's the track/song list (* indicates an original tune).  Scroll down to click on the playlist/player ... Looking forward to hearing your thoughts...   01 - Your Song *   02 - Voodoo Chile   03 - Going Down   04 - Night Shift *   05 - Drowning On Dry Land *   06 - 40 Acres And A Mule *   07 - Mary Had...

Here's a few new videos that some friends and/or fans have taken of some of our recent performances to share with you - BTW, I'd love to see the videos and/or pictures that you've taken at some of our shows too - tag me on facebook or youtube (if you choose to put them up there) or send me a copy by email (bushmasterblues@yahoo.com)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=580732158678674 (1 of 3 - Bushmaster at Twisted Tail 18jan14) 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=580881285330428  (2 of 3 - Bushmaster at Twisted Tail 18jan14)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=580922151993008 (3 of 3 - Bushmaster at Twisted Tail 18jan14)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=677588235597429 (Bushmaster at Cellar Door - from Rebecca)