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Mike Wheeler Is A Self Made Man
Posted on May 16, 2013 |Wheeler is from the school of "I will let my guitar do the talking." He knows when to let loose, and when to let things breathe a bit. He does not try to impress with a million notes in 12 bars. All his playing makes sense, is for the betterment of the song, and every note belongs right where he plays it.0Comments -
Brick City Blues Festival 2013 — Blues, BBQ, and Charity
Posted on May 13, 2013 |The main event of the evening was Mac Arnold and Plate Full O' Blues. Arnold and his band gave the crowd a set of Chicago blues that was kickin'!0Comments -
Scenes From The 2013 Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Posted on April 19, 2013 |Over the course of nineteen years, The Tampa Bay Blues Festival has become one of the premier blues festivals in the nation. People travel from all corners of the globe to attend, and with good reason.0Comments -
BREAKING: Jimmy Dawkins, Famous for “West Side” Chicago Sound, Passes Away
Posted on April 10, 2013 |Delmark Records legend Jimmy Dawkins, who's "West Side-styled guitar slashes and surges," has passed away.0Comments -
Alligator Records Releasing FREE 17-Song Sampler
Posted on April 8, 2013 |To Help Bring Attention to Public Radio Music Month, Alligator Records is GIVING AWAY an absolutely FREE 17-Song Sampler!0Comments -
Chicago Blues Festival Announces Lineup, Expands to Four Days
Posted on April 2, 2013 |30th annual Chicago Blues Festival on June 6-9, Shemekia Copeland and Bobby Rush kick off the festival’s Journey Up the Mississippi0Comments -
Big Joe Stomp Box Company: Guitar Pedals Made Just for Blues
Posted on March 27, 2013 |Like many in the blues world, I've always been a bit of a purist...0Comments -
Terry Quiet Band’s “A Night At The Orpheum” Is Great Live Blues
Posted on March 20, 2013 |When we think about the great live albums, we often think about the great live bands that made them....0Comments -
James Cotton to Release “Cotton Mouth Man” on May 7th
Posted on March 5, 2013 |Cotton co-wrote seven of the tracks with Hambridge (who co-wrote five additional tracks). The songs were inspired by Cotton's colorful and sometimes perilous life and his memories of the Mississippi Delta, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Memphis, Sun Records, Chicago, and Muddy Waters. Throughout the CD Cotton's blast-furnace harmonica sound and larger-than-life personality are front and center.0Comments -
Magic Slim Passes Away at 75 – OBITUARY
Posted on February 21, 2013 |Celebrated guitarist Magic Slim has passed away. He was 75.0Comments
