The Gentlemen of the Blues are coming to Port Alberni, and the word on the street is that it’s going to be a party. After all, as a contemporary incarnation of the classic blues duo tradition, the Gentlemen—Mick Sherlock and Steve Mitchell—lean into a particularly joyful sub-genre of the music. “The blues has never been just about feeling low down and sad,” Sherlock points out. “It’s also about celebrating life, love, and the power of friendship…