October 2, 2011 – (Left) Ryan Shea, punched out from his day job as general manager of House of Blues Chicago, performs with The Blue Olives, an eight-member blues/rock/funk band, Friday night on HOB’s Back Porch Stage.

The band started in Wisconsin in 1994. They were named “Madison’s favorite blues band” this year by the Isthmus, an alternative Mad-town newspaper. More than 2,200 people have “liked” the band’s Facebook page. They are working on their fourth album, according to the band’s website.

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(Right) Joan Herzing, Robert Werntz, Shea, and Anton Seda.

 Website: The Blue Olives