Bees Deluxe describe their approach as “acid blues” — original compositions and genre-stretching reinterpretations that take the blues tradition seriously enough to push it somewhere unexpected. On Thursday, August 27, they bring that to Colony Woodstock for a co-billed night with The Michael Goss Band, the Woodstock-based original blues outfit that plays this room on home ground.
About the Show
The band is led by British-born guitarist Conrad Warre, who played CBGB’s and worked with Joe Jackson and The English Beat before serving as Production Manager at Rykodisc, where clients included Frank Zappa, Richard Thompson, and David Bowie. That background feeds into a sound that doesn’t settle into a single lane. Alongside classically trained pianist Carol Band (who also handles harmonica and writes originals), Warre has shaped a group that Blues Blast Magazine described as “what might happen if Freddie King took a lot of acid then wrote a song with Pat Metheny and asked a strung-out Stevie Ray Vaughan to take a solo.” Another critic put it more simply: “This is what Steely Dan would sound like if they played the blues.”
The credentials are real. Bees Deluxe won the New Hampshire State Blues Challenge in both 2025 and 2026, then advanced to the semi-finals of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January 2026 — and they’re already planning a return trip in January 2027. They’ve been called one of the hardest-working bands on the East Coast, and the schedule backs it up: shows across New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire through October, with a new all-original album in final mixes. An advance single, “The Deep Blue Sea,” is available for streaming now; the full record is expected by October. Along the way they’ve shared stages with Ronnie Earl, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Walter Trout, and Roomful of Blues.
Sharing the bill is The Michael Goss Band, a Woodstock-based original blues ensemble led by Michael Goss. They draw from the same town the venue sits in, which says something about the fit for this co-bill.
Venue & Logistics
Colony Woodstock sits at 22 Rock City Road, a 150-capacity bar and music venue in Woodstock, in the Hudson Valley. The room is small enough that an International Blues Challenge semi-finalist feels close: no sightline problems, no distance from the stage. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show runs 7 to 10 p.m. Guests under 18 are admitted with a parent or legal guardian.
Tickets
Tickets are $17–$23. No refunds. Buy tickets