Bleu Voodoo Boogie 2 is Saturday

Put on your dancing shoes, Easley, because the Bleu Voodoo Grill is throwing a party Saturday night.

The Bleu Voodoo Boogie will feature a variety of bands, including headliner Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks.

“This is to celebrate our second anniversary and to help raise money for the Pickens County Cancer Association,” said Donna Pace, co-owner of Bleu Voodoo. “We'll have a block party in the back parking lot.”

The opening act, Tailgate Homeboys, starts at 4pm.

The Tailgate Homeboys hail from Anderson and offer up a mix of country, beach and shag, blues and rock.

“Next up is the Shawn James Band,” Pace said.

A regular at the Bleu Voodoo with her band, singer/songwriter Shawn James describes her music as “like a dash of Joni Mitchell with a sprinkle of Sheryl Crow.”

As the Shawn James Band takes the stage, the Tailgate Homeboys will go inside to play on the stage upstairs at 6pm, Pace said.

At 8pm, Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks will deliver a mix of rock n' roll and rockabilly. Billboard Magazine describes Wilder and his band as “part Georgia Satellites, part Dave Edmunds, part Elvis Costello and altogether wonderful.”

Wilder played the very first Bleu Voodoo Boogie last year.

“We started following him about 20 years ago,” Pace said. “We went to a lot of his concerts and when we decided to do the first Boogie, we got in touch with him. He's a really great guy, his shows are really fun.”

Seats in the parking lot will be available for $5, with proceeds going to the Pickens County Cancer Association.

Pace said she hopes to also raise money for Helping Hands at the Boogie.

Bleu Voodoo will open at 3pm that day and be open “until everything's gone,” Pace said.

“We'll have a special menu, we'll be adding a couple of things to the menu,” she said. “We'll have lots of drinks specials – pitchers, buckets. We'll have T-shirts available too.”

Music Maker will be setting up all the sound equipment and Easley Combined Utilities is helping out with the stage.

Bleu Voodoo Grill is located at 114 E. Main Street.