April 7 2008
I attended the Tim Hall Blues Jam at Dawson's in Tacoma. This jam is still going strong and attended by some very fine musicians. I got to do a set with Mike Coucoules, Sonny Schaaf, Kenny Williamson, MS Lori McGraw, Jeff Mason. Come on down on Sunday nights for your Blues fix. Kim Archer was there delivering her version of soul!
I have booked several gigs at Java Flow, a coffee house with locations in Olympia and Tillcum. These are solo acoustic nights in a more subdued environment, all ages allowed. A real change from the bars and roadhouses I normally frequent. During the winter months here in Tacoma, finding a place to play is not always easy, so I go out looking for warm , dry places with fresh coffee. Be sure to check the schedule for accurate dates and times at Malcolm Clark Gigs schedule. Please note that all dates band performance dates unless solo or other special conditions apply.
O'Callihan's acoustic open mic starts this month in Lakebay. I look forward to seeing some old friends out in that neck of the woods and making some music. You can eMail me for more info.
I was contacted recently by Jim Gindick of Harmonica Jam Camp Central for an upcoming Harmonica camp to be held in Gig Harbor, WA. in May 2008. He has asked that the Malcolm Clark Band be the backup support group for his students. This is gonna be some fun and hopefully I will run into some old friends and make some new ones.
May 31
Relay For Life Cancer Tunes for a cure Relay for Life Cancer Benefit...Mineral Lake Event Center..Mineral Lake, WA. Malcolm Clark will be performing solo acoustic.
Nov 19 2007
The JR's Hideaway Blues jam has been cancelled.
Oct 17, 2007
The Trevalyan Triangle at O'Callihan's was a smooth evening of great music with Leanne Trevalyan and Barbara Blue with Malcolm in the middle. Malcolm will be playing in the triangle again next week Oct 24th at O'Callihan's. We got video of one of Leanne's songs. Check out the video section of this site.
Oct 16, 2007
JR's Hideaway - NEW JAM TIME starts at 7pm every Tuesday night.
Oct 9, 2007
It is now OFFICIAL; The Monday night Blues Jam at JR's Hideaway in Belfair has been moved to Tuedsday night. 8pm start time with Mike Coucoules on Bass, Trevor Hall on Drums and Malcolm Clark on guitar/vocals.Bring your axe, save the world and sign the list.
Oct 04 07
A Rhapsody In Bloom was a great night for some video. Although the crowd was sparse, the conditions to shoot video was excellent. I would like to thank Denise for offering her venue and the great overabundance of coffee that I consumed. Look for the videos here on our website or at MySpace and also on YouTube.
Aug 28 07
We will be performing at the Tacoma Art Museum Sept 26th, 8-10 pm. This looks to be a great event for artists and the supporting community. If you can make it, please do. Check out thier website at
100th Monkey Website
August 08 07
Johnny Burgess Street Party - What a hoot! The Malcolm Clark Band, Loose Gravel and The Quarry. BBQ by Lem DuRant. We had LEm and Gary Marcello on drums and it was cooking, just like the burgers and hotdogs. Great community event!.Think about having one of your own...
July 31 07
* JR's Hideaway Jam will continue on Mondays until the end of August. Starting Spt, jam will be moved to Tuesday nights to make way for "Monday Night Football". Thanks to everyone that has participated or supported this Open Mic/Jam.
We will have special guest Dave Dickerson from The Kim Archer Band on bass, starting Aug 6th.
July 30 07
The 2007 Moran Crawfish Boil was a great success again this year. With Mike Coucoules, Ricky Rae, MS Lori McGraw and Malcolm Clark laying down the Blues as we know it. Thanks again to Mark and Gretchen for including us in this event. GREAT PARTY! Checkout the pictures page and check it out. A DVD will be available of this annual event soon, just ask me.
July 23 07
* Blondie's gigs have been cancelled. A new Blondie's is in the works and hopefilly all goes well for the owners and staff.
* New photos added to JR's Hideaway and LouStaag 07.
* New photos added to V-Amp Pro Project. In cooperation with my friend Dave Miner, we are building a new amp based on the inexpensive Behringer V-Amp Pro. Check out the progress.
July 19 07
* JR's Hideaway - This Belfair Blues Jam and Open Mic has been going on now since the first part of February. Since the initial "jam", we have moved from Lil Moe's to Jr's down the street. JR's is providing live music on the weekend with some of our favorite "Blues Bands."
* Got some new equipment for testing. What is the new equipment?
Carvin SX-100
Behringer V-AMP Pro
Roland Blues Cube 60
* I am looking forward to using the Blues Cube. Since I purchaed it eight years ago, I have not used it once on stage for a complete gig. It has broken the three times I have used it and the three warranty repairs have yielded no favorable results. I was just gutting the cabinet and decided to let Brian Wren of Belfair the opportunity to pull his hair out fixing the amp. He did it! We'll see if it is really fixed this time.
* The V-Amp Pro is part of a custom amp that I am working on with old time Aberdeen friend Dave Miner. He is building a very cool and compact solid state amp to the V-Amp project. Pictures to follow. Dave has worked in the defense filed for years and was one of the persons who developed real-time digitizing for moon photos that actually showed a discarded .011 nickle plated guitar string on the dark side of the moon. To date, no one knows how the string got there.
* The Carvin has been reviewed as a very good amp, clean and powerful, just like me.If you are interested in buying this amp, please contact me before I put my signature on it. As we all know, adding my signature to the amp will add an approiximate additional value of $800-$900 to its' sale price.
* The Mandolin Cafe is under new ownership and management. I have booked a December gig there, even though last year, four gigs in a row were cancelled due to poor weather conditions. I am looking forward to playing there. There is enough room for half of the people to enjoy the music and the other half can do their homework while we interrupt their train of thoughts with some Schmooze and Blues.
May 31 07
Lil Moe's jam has been cancelled, however, the jam has been moved to the old Hank's Place Casino down the road. The new name is JR's Hideaway at 22540 Ne State Route 3, Belfair. Jam Monday from 8-11pm.
May 11 07
Malcolm is gearing up for the studio this month. He is looking to produce a solo acoustic album for release of some original schmoozy stuff. More info to follow....
May 9 07
Trevor Hall is on leave for a few weeks. If you have been wondering why he is not at the Lil Moe's Jam. Current special guests on drums are Bill King, Daniel, Mike Slivka. The Jam has been going well and we have met a lot of new people and old friends at Lil Moe's.
There is a new jam at Dawson's on Wednesday nights with Doug "Mad Dog" McKinnon and Kris Knowlton. Help support our live music community.
April 26 07
Malcolm will be performing with The Trevalyan Triangle at Jazzbones this evening, opening for Janiva Magnus.
The Lil Moe's Jam is going well...see the new pictures.
Feb 5 07
There is a new blues jam in Belfair on Monday nights at Little Mo's, what use to be HD Pub. start time is 8-11pm.
Feb 14-17 are special nights at Blondie's in Key Center with Mike Coucoules, Steve Serandos and Sheryl Clark in the dining room for that special Valentines moment.
On another note; please check out the movie by Al Gore - An Inconvenient Truth. This is on the subject of global warming, a definite "MUST SEE!"
Jan 22 2007
OK, here is a weekly list of the jams/open mics that I know about here;
Sunday - Tim Hall at Dawsons Jam
Monday - Dustin Lafferty and 9 Pound Hammer at Dawsons Open Mic
Tuesday -
Wednesday - Billy Shew at The Half Time Sports Bar Jam
Wednesday - Brown and Blues at JJ's Jam
Thursday - Billy Shew at Dawsons Jam
Jan 15 2007
How many times have I heard this before? KARAOKE SUCKS!
Jan 15
JJ's Pub & Grub, 5431 So Tacoma Way is hosting the Brown & Blues Band Blues Jam, Wednesday nights in January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. This is next door to Dawson's. Check it out and lend your support and talent.
Jan 15 2007
Tim Hall is still running with the Blues at Dawson's on 56th and South Tacoma Way, Sunday evenings. Tim has been the king of Blues Jams here in the Tacoma area for as long as I have been in music. There is always great music and you never know who will be there to jam. Looking to make some contacts? Try this jam out.
Jan 15 2007
Dawson's Again on 56th and South Tacoma Way is hosting Dustin Lafferty and 9 Pound Hammer for an acoustic open mic. You will find many great musicians here on Monday evenings. A very mellow, laid back session. The first night heard the likes of Glen Harrell, Mike Coucoules, Gant Eichrodt, Malcolm Clark and more. This was the first open mic at Dawson's and the beginning of more.
Dec 15
Well, another club has cancelled live music and gone to DJ. Lennard K's in Allyn would host the last night of live music with the Malcolm Clark Band on Dec 16, but due to the major wind storm, the gig was cancelled and so is live music.
Nov 2
I am sorry to say that all Union Bay gigs have been cancelled.
It seems that we have developed a problem with maintaining our bookings. We are not the only group suffering from the current economy. Let's support the live music venues that are still supportng live music.
Sept 29
I am sorry to say that ALL Seafarer's gigs are cancelled.
Mike Coucoules and I did a gig at The Mandolin Cafe on So. 12th in Tacoma. What a great place and Russ Bevill did the sound what created ambience beyond anyone's imagination. We're going to do this again soon!
Sept 19
I am removing the guestbook and email signup temporarily until I can fixup a span filter. We have gotten so many sex ads in the last three weeks and none of them work.
Sept 18
I am playing with Nicole Fournier this Wednesday Sept 20 at Rhapsody in Bloom, 3906 6th Ave., Tacoma 7:30-9:30
That is really cool. All ages coffee house. This should be a blast. Nicole is one of the Northwest's finest Blues peoples around.
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On another note, The Tim Hall Band has been cut from the lineup at City Nights on 6th and Tacoma Ave. Sorry to see that jam go bye bye but Tim will get another going somewhere. His Blues jams have become a staple of the Tacoma blues guys' diet.
Sept 5
Here is some unexpected news;
The Malcolm Clark Band has been awarded the 1st Annual Weekly Volcano Music Award Winner for Blues. We are looking forward to the awards show at JazzBones on Sept 23. Our time slot will be from 7:30-8:10pm
Aug 08
Well, another cancellation of my friend Dustin Laffertys' acoustic open mic at City Nights has been cancelled.
July 31
I just heard that the Billy Shew Blues Jams at City Nights in Tacoma have been cancelled. This is very disheartning since this was only week two that the club has been hosting live music. Live blues is dwindling as well as the clubs that host it. The deciding factor is the till at the end of the night. I hope that the music scene changes for us soon. There is a lot of talent in the Puget Sound area and fewer places to show it.
July 26
I had the chance to attend the Tim Hall Jam (Tuesday Nights) and Dustin Lafferty's Acoustic Open Mic (Wednesday Nights) at City Nights(which is attached to City Lights Pool Hall) on 6th and Tacoma Avenue in Tacoma. Nice room with stage lighting and PA. Very nice with some great possibilites in the future. If you get the chance, check it out.
July 8
All future O'Callihan's gigs have been cancelled.
July 07, 2006
The Morgan Art Centre in Toledo, WA went off well. Thanks to Mike and Di Morgan for the invite again this year. Congrats to the Big Cheeses.
June 28, 2006
Mike Coucoules and I will be doing some coffee house duos this summer. Be sure and check the gigs schedule for details. We'll start with The Mandolin Cafe and go from there. Check out my friend Dustin Laffertys' acoustic open mic at the Shipwreck Tavern in Tacoma, Monday nights.
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June 8, 2006
The Cafe Pegaso is a new club/coffee house in Dupont, WA (exit 118) that serves micro brews and wine. We are working on getting a steady gig there for acoustic/light trio gigs. This is one of the few coffee shops that serves alchohol. Join us on June 10th at 11am as we participate in the Dupont city-wide garage sale.
May 31, 2006
Malcolm swung a deal with The Billy Shew Band and will be performing with their "Jam Tour" at Blondie's, Dawson's and City Lights off and on for the next three months. Be sure and check our gig schedule.
May 27, 2006 Benefit For Mike Coucoules
Mike Coucoules, Malcolm Clark, Mark Bertolio, Jho Blenis
The benefit was a great success. Attendance was very high and we raised $1500 for Mike Coucoules. Besides the money raised to help relieve the financial woes of emergency health care, the support offered by the attending musicians who were there to pay tribute by getting on stage and giving their all. Music was provided by the following players;
Donny Benson Mark Bertolio Jho Blenis Johnny Burgess Malcolm Clark Jonathan Cunningham Lem DuRant Al Earick Ebony Gant Eichrodt Tom Fitzpatrick Loose Gravel Butch Harrison Julian Henslee Kris Knowlton Allen Lynn Jim Marshall Joe Marino Brad Nelson Mike Nelson Gary Orr Ernie Perea Jesse Rivera Sonny Schaf Dave Shriver Joe Straight Ike Sutton Dean Tsapralis Doug WalkerMay 26, 2006
Jan 2006
Well, here is some news that's fit for the news;
The Tuesday night open mics at Kit Carson in Chehalis have been cancelled!
The Wednesday night open mics at The Shire in Chehalis have been cancelled!
The Thursday night blues jam at The Junction in Grand Mound have been cancelled!
Aug 26 05
Kit Carson open mics are still running. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm.
Dec 29
The Shire with guests Dr. John and Dave Shriver showed up to make a creative evening.
Dec 28
We finally coaxed Douglas out of the kitchen at Kit Carson after months of constant badgering.
Dec 22
The Shire welcomes Andy Coman and his traditional acoustic blues. Andy was visiting from Bend, OR so it is a special treat to see him again. We also had an appearance from Dave Shriver on bass.
Dec 22
We have the first version of the Musician's Database online. If you are a musician, please feel free to fil out the form right here 
This database is going to be searchable so that you can list all musicians based on certain criteria, ie; search by style, instrument or name.... It is a work in progress. Currently, the search function is in the works and should be functional in a day or two.
Here is the lineup for my special guests at Kit Carson's in January 2005;
1/11 Gant Eichrodt
1/18 Karl Thurmond
1/25 Ian Weintraub
Dec 21
Another great night at Kit Carson's with my special guest Mike Coucoules (The Malcolm Clark Band) from Ruston, WA and Kris Edem (Wise Crackers) from Aberdeen and Mike Lacey.
Dec 15
The Shire was hopping after the arrival of Dave Shriver on bass, Mike Lacey on drums and John Bridges on guitar. We had some fun.
Dec 14 Karl Thurmond once again displayed his versatility when he played backup to Gant Eichrodt(harp, guitar) and Art (guitar, hard and mandolin) from Aberdeen. this was a great night and one of our busiest. Gant will be my special guest on Jan 11 @ Kit Carson.
Dec 7 Ryan T. Higgins from the Ryan T. Higgins Band displayed his fine acoustic playing at Kit Carson.
Dec 1 The Shire
A great night with Dave Shriver on bass and Mike Lacey on drums. We had a special treat with Dr. John Bridges gving us all an adjustment with his fine guitar playing. Also a new face with Steve Kattenbaker doing some solo work.
Nov 21 Morgan Art Centre
Malcolm shared billing with Fuzzy Logic (Justin & Lucy) at 7pm. Special guest Dave Shriver on bass was certainly a welcome addition to the evening. The music was exceptional and a big thanks to the Morgans for their support of live music.
Nov 20 The Shire - Blues Allstars My good friends Karl Thurmond, Mike Coucoules and Harry Logan will be performing tonight at the Shire. Hey, if some of those names sound familiar, that is because Mike Coucoules and Harry Logan play in the Malcolm Clark Band. Great show!
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Malcolm is hosting two acoustic open mics in Chehalis!!!
Every Tuesday 7-10pm, Kit Carson Restaurant, Chehalis (exit 76). This is open mic is open to anyone that can play and or sing. There is a special guest each Tuesday night.
Every Wednesday 7-9pm, The Shire, Chehalis, WA. This is open mic is open to anyone that can play and or sing.
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Nov 16 Ian Wientraub, member of Soul Owl gave an exceptional performance with style and groove. Did you miss it?
Nov 13 2004 The Blues Companion booking agency has their website online. they are creating an aliance between musicians and partisans.
