My neighbour and some friends used to go to Eli's Mile High Club in Oakland back in the 80s. They used to have a great house band, Beverly Stovall, and all the headliners. It wasn't exactly the best neighborhood in those days, but back then they were the only blues place in the bay area. They don't know what it's like now since they all moved out of that area many years ago, but they do have a website (http://www.oaklandmilehigh.com/index.shtml) so hopefully they're still rocking and rolling.
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