A testament to Calgary’s love affair with the blues genre, the PCL Blues series celebrated it’s 25th anniversary during the 2022-23 season. The PCL Blues series has celebrated GRAMMY Award-winning superstars to homegrown favourites and everything in between. Legends like Taj Mahal, James Blood Ulmer, and Calgary’s own Tim Williams have warmed many a cold night in the intimate Engineered Air Theatre. The PCL Blues series is currently on hiatus.
Past Performances

2022-2023 Season
Jack Broadbent – April 14 & 15, 2023
Miss Emily – March 3 & 4, 2023
Kevin Burt – January 20 & 21, 2023
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer – November 4 & 5, 2022
Judith Hill – September 30 & October 1, 2022
2021-2022 Season
Crystal Shawanda – May 27 & 28, 2022
Sue Foley – April 22 & 23, 2022
James “Blood” Ulmer – March 18 & 19, 2022
Steve Strongman – January 21 & 22, 2022
GA-20 – November 26 & 27, 2021
20219-2020 Season
Truncated Season due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tim Williams, Madagascar Slim, and Cassius Khan: Conversations in Blue – April 24 & 25, 2020
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – February 28 & 29, 2020
Todd Albright – January 17 & 18, 2020
Alvin “Youngblood” Hart – December 6 & 7, 2019
Maria Muldaur – Novbember 1 & 2, 2019
Jontavious Willis – October 4 & 5, 2019
2018-2019 Season
Thornetta Davis – May 3 & 4, 2019
Eden Brent – April 5 & 6, 2019
Dom Flemons – March 8 & 9, 2019
The Duke Robillard Acoustic Trio – January 18 & 19, 2019
Cécile Doo-Kingué – November 9 & 10, 2018
R.L. Boyce – Sept 21 & 22, 2018
2017-2018 Season
Roy Book Binder – March 2 & 3,2018
Mr. Sipp – January 19 & 20, 2018
Dawn Tyler Watson – November 24 & 25, 2017
Harpdog Brown – October 27 & 28, 2017
Kenny Neal – September 29 & 30, 2017

2016-2017 Season
Popa Chubby – May 5 & 6, 2017
Jack Broadbent – April 7 & 8, 2017
Eric Bibb with Michael Jerome Browne – February 10 & 11, 2017
Reverend Peyton's Front Porch Sessions – January 13 & 14, 2017
Angel Forrest – November 25 & 26, 2016
Martin Harley – October 28 & 29, 2016
2015-2016 Season
Ray Bonneville – May 6 & 7, 2016
Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar – March 3 & 4, 2016
Marcia Ball – February 5, 2016
Lurrie Bell – January 8 & 9, 2016
Luke Winslow King – November 5 & 6, 2015
Doug MacLeod – September 18 & 19, 2015
2014-2015 Season
Shakura S'Aida – May 8 & 9, 2015
Kat Danser featuring Steve Dawson – March 5 & 6, 2015
Tinsley Ellis – February 7, 2015
Brandon Isaak – January 9 & 10, 2015
Steve Strongman – November 28 & 29, 2014
2013-2014 Season
Ben Caplan – May 8-10, 2014
Mary Flower – March 14, 2014
Curtis Salgado – February 22, 2014
Chris Thomas King – January 17, 2014
Jon Cleary – October 3 & 4, 2014
Lucky Peterson – Nov 22 & 23, 2013
Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer – October 17 & 18, 2013
2012-2013 Season
Rory Block – May 16-17, 2013
Suzie Vinnick – Febraury 9, 2013
Jack de Keyzer – January 17, 2013
Joe Louis Walker – November 9, 2012
Watermelon Slim – October 11 & 12, 2012
2011-2012 Season
Smokin Joe Kubek & Bnois King – May 11, 2012
Bjorn Berge – April 13, 2012
Rita Chiarelli – Febraury 17, 2012
Jim Byrnes – November 5, 2011
John Hammond – October 14 & 15, 2011
2010-2011 Season
Harrison Kennedy – May 20, 2011
Brother Yusef – February 26, 2011
Morgan Davis – January 15, 2011
David Gogo – December 2, 2010
Sue Foley & Peter Karp – November 6, 2010
Paul Reddick – October 22, 2010
2009-2010 Season
Braithwaite & Whiteley – June 5, 2010
Gordie Johnson – May 14, 2010
Samuel James – April 16, 2010
Matt Andersen – January 10, 2010
Jeff Rogers – November 14, 2009
Michael Powers – September 12, 2009
2008-2009 Season
Kenny Neal & Billy Branch – May 8, 2009
Ray Bonneville – April 17, 2009
Little Miss Higgins – March 27, 2009
Colin Linden & Whitey Johnson – February 7, 2009
Watermelon Slim – December 5, 2008
Michael Jerome Browne – October 17, 2008
Roy Book Binder & Tim Williams – September 25, 2008
2007-2008 Season
David Wilcox – April 25, 2008
Mr. Chill and Greg Cox – February 29, 2008
David Gogo – January 18, 2008
Big Bill Morganfield – November 16, 2007
Donnie "Mr. Downchild" Walsh with Chuck Jackson – October 19, 2007
Maria Muldar – September 22, 2007
2006-2007 Season
Colin Linden & Whitey Johnson – April 27, 2007
Cephas & Wiggins
Ndidi Onukwulu February 15, 2007
Come On In My Kitchen – January 26, 2007
Amos Garrett Acoustic Trio – December 8, 2006
James Blood Ulmer – November 18, 2006
Paul Reddick – October 26, 2006
2005-2006 Season
Jim Byrnes – March 31, 2006
Mary Flower
Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues – February 2, 2006
Morgan Davis – January 16, 2006
Joe Grass – November 19, 2005
2004-2005 Season
Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie – April 8, 2005
JR Campbell
Come On In My Kitchen – March 4, 2005
Colin Linden – November 19, 2004
Micheal Pickett, November 5, 2004
Mark Sterling, Crawdad Cantera, Ron Rault & Sp G Karla Anderson
2003 Season
Charlie Musselwhite – December 4 & 5, 2003
Ken Whitely – November 28, 2003
John Hammond Trio with Robert Lockwood Jr. – November 7, 2003
Buddy Guy
Eric Bibb – October 23, 2003
Charlie A'Court – October 10, 2003
Suzie Vinnick with Tim Williams – September 25, 2003
Leon Redbone – April 22, 2003
2002 Season
Gordie Johnson & Kelly Hoppe – December 13 & 14, 2002
Tim Williams – November 30, 2002
Will Calder, Brent Parkin, Calvin Vollrath
Tony D. – November 9, 2002
Come on in My Kitchen – October 10, 2002
Maria Muldaur – October 26, 2002
Taj Mahal with Lester Quitzau – September 29, 2002
2001 Season
Lester Quitzau – November 30 & Dec 1, 2001
Harry Manx – November 15, 2001
Philadelphia Jerry Ricks – October 20, 2001
Long John Baldry, October 6, 2001
Kelly Joe Phelps – September 22, 2001
Del Rey – October 26, 2001
2000 Season
Gordie Johnson & Kelly Hoppe – December 15, 2000
David Gogo – December 1, 2000
Bill Dowey – November 17, 2000
Fruteland Jackson – November 3, 2000
Ken Hamm – October 20, 2000
Saffire: Uppity Blues Women – October 6, 2000
Anne Rabson, Gaye Adegbalola, Andra Faye
1999 Season
Otis Taylor – December 2, 1999
Tim Williams – November 18, 1999
Ellen Mcllwaine – October 21, 1999
Mark Sterling, Big Dave McLean, David Rea – October 7, 1999
Eric Bibb – September 23, 1999
Geoff Muldaur – September 9, 1999
1998 Season
Kelly Joe Phelps – November 17, 1998
Lester Quitzau – November 5, 1998
Mark Sterling – October 29, 1998
Tim Williams & Paul Geremia – October 14, 1998
Alvin Youngblood Hart – October 1, 1998
John Hammond – September 3, 1998