Blues News

FROM underneath the relative dryness of umbrellas and shade tents, the crowd at the Forth Valley Blues Festival jigged along to Greg Dodd and the Taildraggers.

Two award-winning blues musicians - one with almost 50 years experience and another credited for rocking out with Grammy award-winning musicians - took the stage with their respective bands as the 23rd River City Blues Festival kicked off Friday evening.

The complaints were made to the Federal Communications Commission, the body which regulates television and radio broadcasts in the United States.

The 2014 lineup for the Canton Blues Festival has been announced. The festival is happening on Market Square in downtown Canton on Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, and will feature headliners Ana Popovic on Friday at 8:30 p.m., and Shemekia Copeland on Saturday at 8:30 p.m., along with music all day from noon to 10:30 p.m. The theme for the ... (more)

The festival will also feature the usual attractions of free camping on the Saturday night, a great range of food, music and other stalls, bar facilities, motorcycle show and shine competition and a Sunday breakfast.

It's a place of dartboards, billiards and long-neck beers. Baseball games flick across flat-screen TVs while patrons talk pinch hits and Harleys inside CrossRoads Grill and Lounge in Cape Coral.

The weekly blues series continues March 24 with a 7 p.m. show by Samantha Fish. Admission at the door will be $15.

A local performer is giving kids the blues with a class focused on teaching Bed-Stuy children how to play and understand the musical genre.

Blues guitarist Keb' Mo', a three-time Grammy-winner and eight-time Grammy nominee, performs at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39 to $59.

The 25th annual Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival will rock once again at Memorial Day weekend, May 24-25, at Rancho Santa Susanna Community Park, 5005 Los Angeles Ave., in Simi Valley.

A local blues musician has started an online petition that aims to stop the music festival planned for downtown St. Louis.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga will host an award winning Israeli jazz-inspired blues concert featuring the Ori Naftaly Band on Saturday, March 29, from 9-11 p.m. The band, made up of founder, producer, composer, lead guitarist, and manager Ori Naftaly and songwriter, composer and lead vocalist , began playing their brand of ... (more)

The first ever Bare-Face Blues Festival will be taking place at the Gecko Bar and Bistro, Grande Parade, St Leonards.

An Irish Blues Festival staged in m19 bar & live music venue was one of the opening weekend highlights at this year's Manchester Irish Festival and Levenshulme Pub Company's 25th anniversary celebrations.

If you are a Central Iowa music fan, this will be a great week for you. The week is jam-packed with great shows, including Buckwheat Zydeco, Slightly Stoopid, Trampled Under Foot, Experience Hendrix, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

Durham West Blues Festival 2014 schedule June 13 a © a 6 to 11:30 p.m.: Musical instrument-inspired art project and silent auctiona © a 8 to 9 p.m.: Lisa Hutchinson Band a © a 9:30 p.m. to midnight: Fatheada © a © June 14a © a Noon to 6 p.m.: Musical instrument-inspired art project and silent auction a © a Noon to ... (more)

A Blues band fronted by a Los Angeles-born vocalist is due to perform at Keighley Blues Club this month.

The inaugural Rockin' Vintage Roll Festival will take place on Sunday at Ryan's Hotel, Thirroul.

The house was jammed with fans of Buddy Guy and his weighty legend. But there was a lightning fast, edgy and shapely youngster in the house and on his heels - opening act Ana Popovic.

Ward, Holeman to headline blues jam DURHAM - Blues guitarist Charley Ward and John Dee Holeman will be the hosts for the Triangle Blues Society's monthly blues jam at Papa Mojo's Roadhouse, 5410-Y N.C. 55 in the Greenwood Commons Shopping Center.