Best Venue For Blues
Deja Blue
500 Broadway Ave., Seaside
(831) 324-0044, dejabluelive.com
One of the most famous clowns in circus history, Emmett Kelly, created the sad clown known as “Weary Willy.” Sad clowns gave people who were down on their luck or going through hard times a way to feel better about their situations, if only for a moment. Blues music has a similar goal, to share pain through music as a way to find comfort. In Monterey County the place to find blues throughout the year is at Deja Blue in Seaside. The club brings in blues artists for performances, as well as serving as a comedy club, soul food restaurant and bar.