Bert’s Bar and Grill to host Holiday Gift to Blues Lovers
For the first time in its history, Bert’s Bar and Grill will have back-to-back performances from some of the country’s greatest blues musicians. As a way of saying thank you, Bert’s will host a Holiday Gift to Blues Lovers on Pine Island.
Beginning Monday, Dec. 1, Brian Lee will kick off the festivities. It’s a return engagement to Bert’s for Lee, and audiences are sure to enjoy the soulful blues each of his appearances has had to offer. Lee will take the stage at Bert’s at 7:30 p.m.
Next, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, is the East Texas Bayou Band known at Diddly Squat will perform. This band is sure to please those who enjoy traditional New Orleans-style jazz and blues. Diddly Squat will play beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Those who attended the recent Southwest Florida Music Festival on the island won’t want to miss Julie Black as she returns to Pine Island on Dec. 6.
“We are calling this Live at Bert’s Bar, the December Blues and all three of the acts, plus Deb and the Dynamics, who will be here on Dec. 4, will be the biggest week of live blues acts at Bert’s since we opened,” said owner Bernard Johnson. “There is no cover charge, just a big holiday gift to the Pine Island blues lovers from Bert’s Bar.”