The Lowcountry Blues Club is a large group of blues players and enthusiasts. Folks as young as high school age and as old as their 60's comprise the impressively- sized membership. They host a weekly jam every Wednesday at the Home Team BBQ West Ashley location. And this Saturday, May 21, they are taking the whole shebang out to Awendaw Sound (at the former Kickn' Horse location) for the First Annual Lowcountry Blues Club Show.

Scheduled to perform are: Rev. Dr. Johnny Mac and the BootyRanch, Port City Prophets, Wyatt Garey Band, The Big Guy's Blues Revue, The Lowcountry Blues Club Allstars, as well as many more surprise guests. Tickets are $10. You can find tickets on ETIX or get them the day of the show.

Make sure to take along a can or two of food as this is a benefit for both the Lowcountry Food Bank and the Lowcountry Blues Club. The address is 5105 Hwy. 17 North, Awendaw, SC so you can Mapquest it or put it in your GPS.

As always, Iacofano's has a full schedule of music. Iacafano's also provides great Italian food, friendly and efficient staff along with, great live music right smack dab in the middle of the Moultrie Shopping Center on Coleman Boulevard. All of this adds up to an enjoyable and affordable night as there is never a cover charge at Iacofano's.

Chef John Iacofano is a really cool guy with a vision, and that is to make his customers happy with his comfortable blend of Italian bistro, music venue and neighborhood bar. Matt Rabon handles the booking for Iacofano's and brings in great local acts from solo acoustic acts throughout the week to bands on the weekends. Here is a listing of some of the great talent there for the rest of May: 5/20 Control Freak, 5/21 Sheldon Scott & Craig Torella , 5/25 Keith Bruce, 5/26 Kevin Church, 5/27 Melted Velvet, 5/28 Aaron Levy

This Saturday,Home Team BBQ on Sullivan's Island has Wilmington, NC's L Shape Lot.

For the first several years of its existence, L Shape Lot was consistently termed "bluegrass," but with "Looks Like Snow," the band can officially retire that label. The mandolin no longer figures into L Shape's sound. While the mostly acoustic album has its fair share of blistering, bluegrass-style guitar runs, the songs on "Snow," with their variety of influences, aren't so easily categorized. There's a smoothness here that comes from a dovetailing of L Shape Lot's musical parts. The band is led by a pair of singer/guitarists. Eric Miller's deep, earthy vocals blend perfectly with the sweet, higher-pitched tones of Alex Lanier. Drummer John Kovalski and bassist Rick Williams make for an almost imperceptibly solid rhythm section.

Ronnie Johnson (owner of Buddy Roe's Shrimp Shack) has a knack for bringing some of the coolest musicians and songwriters to town. And on Wednesday, May 25 , he has done it again! This time he brings Grammy Winner and Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame Member, Richard Leigh.

Leigh, (born 1951 in Washington, D.C.) is best known for penning "Don't It make My Brown Eyes Blue" (sung by Crystal Gayle) for which he received a Grammy Award for "Best Country Song" in 1978. It was nominated in both pop and country categories and reached number one on both charts.

Leigh's first number one song was "I'll Get Over You" (1976), also sung by Crystal Gayle. Other prominent singers who have brought his songs number one status over the years include Billy Dean, Mickey Gilley, Reba McIntyre, Steve Wariner, Kathy Mattea, and Don Williams.

In 1999 the Dixie Chicks recorded Leigh's "Cold Day In July " for their album Fly, reaching Number 9 on the country music charts in 2000. This is my pick of the week as it is very rare to see such a prolific hit making songwriter like this in an intimate venue . +The show starts at 8 p.m. and there is a $5 cover charge.

(Email Stu Johnson at allknightjohnson@gmail.com.)