Santa Blues

On any Friday or Saturday night of the year, the Noria District of Santa Cruz is where you’ll find the coolest of Tenerife’s cool. Whether it’s downing a Dorada at JC Murphy’s, snacking on sushi at Mojos y Mojitos or chilling with chums at Bulán.

But last weekend the Noria District took on a whole new bag of cool when The Robert Cray Band took to the stage to welcome in the 2008 Santa Blues Festival.

A small stage set at the foot of the tower of Iglesia de la Concepción provided the intimate venue for Cray’s languid vocals and sensual stratocaster serenades.

From old favourites like “Right Next Door” and “Smokin’ Gun” to “12 year old Boy” and “Time Makes Two” from the new album ‘Live from Across the Pond’, the Santa Cruz warm night air was washed in the coolest Blues.

For those lucky, or early, enough to have grabbed a table outside JC Murphy’s it was like having Robert Cray perform in your living room and a brewery housed in your kitchen…if Carlsberg made apartments they’d probably look like that.

Santa Blues runs until the 20th June and features ‘Three Ladies of Blues’ and ‘Funktastic Band’ at 10.30 pm on the 20th and ‘Point Blank Blues Band’ and ‘Keiko & EvilMrSod’ tonight at 10.30pm, entrance is free.
Be there, or be square.