Briefcase Blues
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From 1983 to today (43 YEARS) with a ten piece band - and "The Mission is The Music" to this day! The first ever Blues Brothers tribute band, still going.
Making MUSIC - not just playing songs in costumes.
09/04/2025
Got a call last night from a good friend in Virginia - Billy Sturgis (owner of one the "Bluesmobiles" from the movie "The Blues Brothers 2000" - got stories to tell about that). He's working as a show-runner at he James Taylor concert tonight at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach. Guess who's the horn man for Baby James? … "Blue Lou" Lou Marini! (met him back in '83 when I first started Briefcase Blues – he told me to "go for it", and I've stuck to it ever since).
Didn't get a call back from Lou – we both got each other's digits anyway… rock on, Billy, James and Lou!
Listening to some JT right now.
08/10/2025
Well look who blew into town yesterday - Kyle Rowland of Rowland & Tumblin' ... AND the part of Elwood for Briefcase Blues (here's a pic from a Chicago show we did). He and fiancée Christina were intent on getting him fitted for an "Elwood suit" at Roberts Ready To Wear shop in South Dallas. But wouldn't you know it - the store was closed for family business this weekend. Anyway, we met there and took these snaps.
Briefcase Blues is alive and kickin'!
07/29/2025
Just got this sent from longtime friend and magician / comedian and filmmaker Adam Steinfeld - a piece of original art, based on a photo taken at our Chicago appearance last year!
It's great to have friends like Adam (he was there when we first founded the band in 1983), and this shows that Briefcase Blues is "art-worthy" in more ways than one. It's more than a band; it's all about MAKING music, making entertainment - and that is art. We are honoured, Adam old friend. 😎❤😎
Here is the GRAND FINALE - Jake, Elwood and the Blues Girls go to ACAPULCO! The last scenes were shot at the Acapulco Airport and inside a Volkswagen "Bug" cab (all four in the back seat) ... we all had a great time!
The next logical step - traveling companions! Two girls who decide to join with Jake and Elwood on their quest to Mexico for the Gambrinus Chili Cook-Off!
The next scene was filmed at The Great American Beer Festival in Denver CO - and at the Spoetzl Brewing Company in Shiner TX. Damn, we drank a lot of beer for this segment ...
07/23/2025
NOTE: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 - 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐.𝙎. (𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙊𝙍𝙊𝙉𝘼 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣). 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙘𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙣 - 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 2,000+ 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙨.
𝙒𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 - 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚'𝙙 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠!
Here's where the boys agree to join up again with Jake and Elwood!
Special thanks to Aram Doroff (our bassist at the time) for being in this scene with Bill Hamilton (guitar), Charlie Lowe (keys) and Gonzy Trevino (drums).
The next stop: LUNCH at GENO'S in Philly, and a taste of FREEDOM!
The next installment - the Chili Cook-Off Challenge!
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