Every Blues fan knows the storied history of Antone’s club in Austin, Texas. From the day it opened in 1975, Antone’s may have single-handedly kept the Blues alive in the days of disco. But this documentary is about more than the club; it is about the deep love its founder, Clifford Antone, had for the Blues. Developing Antone’s as the premier Blues club in the country, Clifford booked legendary acts like Eddie Taylor, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Rogers, Albert King and Muddy Waters, at the same time exposing younger musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kim Wilson, Jimmie Vaughan, Angela Strehli, Marcia Ball, and Doyle Bramhall, to essential Blues. Produced by E. Colleen Saro and Lucky Tomblin, directed by Dan Karlok, released by Koch Vision, the archival performance video alone is essential for every Blues fan to see and hear. But the intimate stories that are shared by Antone, Strehli, Wilson, Jimmie Vaughan and others paint a nostalgic portrait of a time past. “Clifford Antone’s respect and love for Blues artists and their music is so unique and special that it defies description … until this film,” wrote David Adelson of Hits Magazine and E! Entertainment Television.” Clifford Antone’s untimely death in the summer of 2006 is the one blue note which echoes throughout.
