When it comes to Mississippi-born bluesmen who plied their trade in Chicago when blues was still king, there aren’t many left in 2013. “If you didn’t have a good time tonight it’s your own damn fault!”

Selwin Birchwood, Dana Fuchs, Little G Weevil, and more are bringing the blues out on a unique lake nestled in the Missouri ozarks

Mick Jagger stands thin as a stripper’s pole at the edge of the Rolling Stones’ lip stage and extends his right arm into the audience, palm up. How has decades of being “the worlds greatest rock band” treated The Stones? Read on.

The Cutting Room and recording artist Eliza Neals present a rare visit by the Motown legendary songwriter Barrett Strong, who co-wrote “Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone, “War”, and more.

Roster Includes Returning Favorites and New Acts

For the fourth year in a row, the Topeka Blues Society will present a stellar line-up of internationally-renowned artists at its Spirit of Kansas Blues Festival in Topeka, Kansas!

Gov’t Mule is one of the most respected “jam bands” in the world. Their current “Prepare To Shot” tour brought a stable of classic covers, Mule originals, a few surprises, and one damned good time.

The Festival will be held in downtown Midland, Texas’s Centennial Plaza on July 26-27, 2013, and brings award-winning Blues performers, including Chris Duarte, Terry Quiett and Nick Moss, to West Texas.

The sun wasn’t the only thing that was heating things up at the Santa Cruz Blues Festival Memorial Day weekend!