Big Easy Blues Club

It's been a while since I ventured out in the Old Port scene now that I have a kid.

Thanks to the Big Easy and the amazing platform they provide for local music, I didn't need to be a complete waste case like the last time I was was there.

The Kenya Hall Band and Friends Stevie Wonder Experience is all the chemical stimulation I need.  The bartenders were awesome, and the place was packed but still you were able to move around fine.  I liked how diverse the crowd was - 20s up to baby boomer types.  That's f*&^ing rad!

Not sure if the sound system was the bands or Big E's, but it was great!

Kind of cool, cheap PBRs, a lot of beards and plaid, not much diversity -- seems to apply both to the Big Easy and Maine, in general.

We saw Momma's Boomshack, they weren't half bad.  $10 cover, we were able to get seats off to the side even though it was pretty crowded when we got there.  There was some AMAZING dancing showcased by some older gentlemen who just DGAF.

Easy to find smack in downtown Portland, inexpensive cover charge, big bar, ample dance floor (even though it was WAY to crowded the Friday after Thanksgiving), terrific bands, good dance venue.  I will go again on a night without holiday revelers.