NYT article about Blues in BR... Phil Brady's steals the show

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Back in the heart of Baton Rouge, in an anonymous plain green building on Government Street, stands what is now the most active hub for the blues in the city. Phil Brady’s is, at first glance, nothing particularly special; all brick and windowless, it’s dark and smoky inside, its walls adorned with beer signs and hastily taken photos of the many local musicians who have hit its stage at one point or another.

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Hidden away in a series of casual snaps is a faded picture of Johnny Winter onstage; look around and there is also one of a local star, Kenny Neal, a son of Raful Neal.

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Thursday nights are when the bar truly lives up to its reputation. Brady’s has been hosting a Thursday night blues jam every week since 1986, possibly not quite the “second-longest running blues jam in the world,” as people at the bar will sometimes tell you, but a solid run nonetheless. Like any jam night it can be hit or miss, but the hits outweigh the misses and sometimes the results can be startling, different musicians meshing to create something.

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