Bluesfest: Big Sam's Funky Nation

A few days ago we rehashed the performance by Jamie McLean, with special guest Big Sam - now here's Big Sam's own combo, Funky Nation, rocking a crowd of youngsters mostly there to catch Subway Stage headliners Mac Miller - and doing quite a good job of it.

Andrew Baham sets aside the trumpet for a little while.



Big Sam! And Jamie McLean, too.



Chocolate MILK, and Cookie Monster!



Working up a sweat ...



Everybody air guitar!



Dancing action!



Guitar action! I'm not sure who the Tele-wielder is, but I don't think it's regular Funky National Andrew Block.



This is, however, bassist Eric Vogel.



More Milk!



The crowd goes wild!



Andrew plays some actual trumpet!



Trombone action!



Big Sam's keeping busy in December with some New Orleans shows as well as a shows in Chicago, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio.

• Show reminder: My Tiny Circus and Megan Jerome perform at The Atomic Rooster; The Redmond Barry's, Moonsocket and Marine Dreams are at Raw Sugar Cafe; Good2Go and The Cutmen do it for the kids at Irene's; Austra, Young Galaxy and Tasseomancy play Ritual; Huddle and The Gallop rush into Zaphod Beeblebrox; there's R&B action at The Rainbow with The Boogiemen, Rocket Rached & The Fat City 8 and Roller Coaster. Jimmy George play a 20th reunion show at The Elmdale (the first of two nights, due to popular demand).