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Jimmy Barnes To Tour Rhythm and the Blues Band

Jimmy Barnes will bring the band from his latest album `The Rhythm and the Blues` out to Australia for a tour in March and April 2010.

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Related Topix: Blues, Pop/Rock, Cold Chisel

Fri Nov 20, 2009

KMIR 6

La Quinta Blues and Brew Fest

The La Quinta Blues Brews Fest isgoing on this weekend! "); var headline = escape ; OpenWin "> The La Quinta Blues Brews Fest isgoing on this weekend! "); var headline = escape ; OpenWin " STYLE="color:#0033FF"> Email Text Size LA QUINTA BLUES & BREWS FEST THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21.

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Related Topix: La Quinta, CA, Blues

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Union-Sun & Journal

City of Lockport: Recording artist series booked at Palace

Saturday is the first Blues Night at the Palace. The show is one of three concerts booked at the Palace through mid-December by Lockport Promotions.

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Related Topix: Lockport, NY, Blues, Buffalo Metro, David Allan Coe, Country, Ransomville, NY

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Toronto Life Online

Peter Bjorn and John with El Perro del Mar

The Swedes are coming! It's a Nordic invasion as the Stockholm trio behind the whistle-centric indie smash "Young Folks" returns to town in the company of Sarah Assbring, the Gothenburg-based songstress who prefers to perform her beautifully forlorn songs under the Spanish moniker of El Perro del Mar.

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Related Topix: Gordon Lightfoot, Folk, Downchild Blues Band, Blues

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Toronto Life Online

Downchild Blues Band 40th Anniversary

416-872-4255 http://www.masseyhall.com Though many friends will make guest appearances with the local blues institution as it celebrates four decades, the most famous one will likely be fictional.

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Related Topix: Downchild Blues Band, Blues, The Blues Brothers

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Taipei Times

Back to the blues

Musicians from the US, Japan, Canada and Taiwan congregate in Taipei tonight and tomorrow for Blues Bash 6 By David Chen STAFF REPORTER Friday, Nov 13, 2009, Page 13 EVENT NOTES: WHAT : Blues Bash 6 WHEN AND WHERE: Tonight from 9pm to 1am at Roxy Roots, 90 Songren Rd, Taipei City ; tomorrow from 5:30pm to midnight at the Dream Community , 95, Minzu ...

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Related Topix: World News, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, 9, Blues, Willie Dixon, Theater, Arts

Wed Nov 11, 2009

WebWire

Butlins Big Weekend – 29th -31ST January 2010 ROCK & BLUES

Every year, over the last weekend in January, in that post-Christmas malaise - a remarkable music festival takes place at Butlins, Skegness in Lincolnshire.

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Related Topix: Blues, Pop/Rock, The Rolling Stones, Stan Webb, The Alarm

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Whitby Today

Three decades of blues live in Futurist's show

By Caroline Gough A BAND hailed as the best purveyors of the Blues in the UK today are live on stage tomorrow night.

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Related Topix: Blues, Dave Kelly

The Globe and Mail

Dan Aykroyd performs with the Downchild Blues Band

BRAD WHEELER Published on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Monday, Nov.

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Related Topix: The Blues Brothers, Comedy Movies, Action Movies, Musical Movies, Dan Aykroyd, Downchild Blues Band, Blues, John Belushi

Thu Nov 05, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Blues band is youngest to play Attucks

Loading... The guitars pictured were made by father Renaud Perry out of spare car parts.

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Related Topix: Blues, Chicago, IL

Arizona Daily Star

Nam Jam at Kennedy Park on Saturday

Another round of hard rock and blues awaits those who attend the 22nd Annual Nam Jam benefit concert Saturday.

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Related Topix: Blues

Pacifica Tribune

What's Happening in Pacifica?

Sean Weaver Trio, Blues Band & More, Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Some of you may remember when Sean played with Morning and Jim Nichols in 2007.

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Related Topix: Pacifica, CA, Blues, San Jose, CA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Burniston Today

Band's pearl celebrations

THE Blues Band are marking their 30th anniversary with a tour that stops off at the Futurist on Satur-day. The band was formed in Britain in 1979 by Paul Jones, who was the lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann in the 1960s, and vocalist / slide guitarist Dave Kelly, who had played with the John Dummer Blues Band, Howlin' Wolf and ...

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Related Topix: Blues, Pop/Rock, Manfred Mann, Dave Kelly, The John Dummer Blues Band, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Antrim Today

Big changes for the BT Blues Club

THE BT Blues Club returns on Saturday, November 7 after a complete revamp with a new layout offering more space and a total redecoration.

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Related Topix: Blues

Sun Nov 01, 2009

CNN

At Home with the Homemade Jamz' Blues Band - Part II

He told me, 'On my quest for positive American stories it didn't take long to realize the Homemade Jamz Blues Band fit right in.

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Related Topix: Blues, Mississippi

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Edmonton Sun

White guy blues, but one great party

Downchild Blues Band is among the best of the white blues bands, whose music inspired the Blues Brothers, whose star Dan Aykroyd founded the House of Blues, which was poked by The Onion newspaper in a headline that read: "House of Blues Actually House of Whites." Let us marvel at the great cycle of life.

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Related Topix: Downchild Blues Band, Blues, The Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroyd, Sports

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Forecaster

Out & About: Halloween happenings, roots music happens

Spooky happenings can be expected Saturday, Oct. 31, when Portland Ballet presents its "Halloween Spooktacular," an afternoon of terpsichorean treats performed by members of the company.

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Related Topix: Life, Halloween, Holidays, Portland, ME, Arts, Ballet, Jekyll, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Blues

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Leader Post

Downtime with the Downchild Blues Band

Comic actor Dan Aykroyd, who is guesting with Downchild on several eastern Canadian dates of this tour, became one of the group's biggest fans.

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Related Topix: Downchild Blues Band, Blues, The Blues Brothers, Comedy Movies, Action Movies, Musical Movies, Dan Aykroyd

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

The Asheville Community Band plays its fall concert at 3 this afternoon at Asheville High School.

On the Net: www.ashevillecommunityband.org Blues meets jazz The Gina Sicilia and Dave Gross Blues Band play at 7 tonight at Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place on Pack Square, presented by the WNC Jazz Society.

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Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Blues, Jubilee, Folk

Fri Oct 23, 2009

This is Somerset

The Blues Band are performing at the Playhouse Theatre

NOVEMBER sees a variety of acts and productions take to the Playhouse Theatre stage in Weston.

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Related Topix: Blues, Dave Kelly, Arts, Ballet

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