With the financial bail out of Wall Street and the declining economy, folks will be literally singing the blues at The 2008 Garvin Gate Blues Festival this Friday, October 10, from 6:30-11 pm, and Saturday, October 11, 2:30-11 pm, at the Gate on Garvin Place and Oak Street in Old Louisville. The FREE event is presented by Don Driskell - Catalyst Realty, and Budweiser with sponsorship by Louisville Metro Government Councilman George Unseld. Additional sponsors include The Kentuckiana Blues Society, BC Plumbing, Rudyard Kipling, Oak Street Hardware, Jimmy’s Music Center-New Albany, Tom Kent Sound, Treasures at 133 Oak Street, Doug Keeling, Doug Kellen, Roberto Bajandas, South Fourth Street Association, johnpaul / design, Tom Isbel, Louisville School of Rock, Stevie Ray’s Blues Bar, Zenas Café, The Lounge, O’Sheas Irish Pub, and 91.9 WFPK. Proceeds from sponsorships and vendor sales benefit The Garvin Gate Neighborhood Association. A celebration of the blues, The Garvin Gate Blues Festival attracts a multi-racial, intergenerational audience to the cozy Old Louisville neighborhood of Garvin Place.

Friday, October 10, 6:30-11 PM6:30 Louisville School of Rock7:00 Pure Gravel Blues Band8:15 Robbie Bartlett9:30 Nick Moss and The Flip Tops Saturday, October 11, 2:30-11 PM2:30 Louisville School of Rock3:00 The Leisure Theives4:15 Da Mudcats5:30 Sue O’Neil and Blue Seville6:45 The Walnut Street Blues Band

8:00 The Cincinnati Blues Man Mr. Keith Little

9:30 Eddy The Chief Clearwater