Category Archives: Shows

A bit more on that Three Kings tribute…

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Mike

Here’s a little videographic evidence of the show we talked about in our last post, a tribute to the Three Kings of the Blues presented by Albert Castiglia, D.K. Harrell and Chris Cain at the recent Heritage Music BluesFest. These … Continue reading →

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Albert Castiglia, Chris Cain & D.K. Harrell pay tribute to Three Kings of the Blues during Heritage Music BluesFest

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Mike

It’s been a minute since we wrote about any live shows here, but we would be remiss if we didn’t tell you about this one to be on the lookout for. This weekend, we got the chance to spend a … Continue reading →

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Again this Fourth, KBOO radio to bring Waterfront Blues Festival to the masses

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Mike

If you’re looking to add a bit more blues to the red, white and blue of your Independence Day and can’t swing a trip to Portland, Oregon to be there in person, might we suggest pointing your browser to KBOO … Continue reading →

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2022 Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival pics now posted!

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Mike

Revisit the first night of last month’s Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival through our photos of Shemekia Copeland, Fantastic Negrito, Ruthie Foster and Walter “Wolfman” Washington, now posted in our BluesPowR Gallery!

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2022 Blues & Heritage Festival scores high marks with performances from Fantastic Negrito, Shemekia Copeland, Ruthie Foster and more

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Mike

We weren’t able to take in quite as much of the recent two-night Highmark Blues & Heritage Festival at Pittsburgh’s Highmark Stadium as we had hoped, but the bit we did catch was certainly impressive, thanks to the likes of … Continue reading →

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Now posted: our pics from the inaugural Maple House Festival

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Mike

We’ve just posted a few (okay, a whole bunch of!) pics from the Maple House Festival that took place in Pittsburgh a few weeks back to our BluesPowR gallery, featuring dedicated albums for Eric Gales and the Ghost Hounds, as … Continue reading →

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Ghost Hounds, Eric Gales help bring the blues to Pittsburgh’s first Maple House Festival

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Mike

We don’t know what Pittsburgh-based blues-rockers the Ghost Hounds might have had planned for the rest of their set at this past weekend’s inaugural Maple House Festival at Hartwood Acres Park, but we’re pretty sure it would’ve been good, judging … Continue reading →

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Latest Jazz Festing in Place offers classic performances from B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Dr. John and more

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Mike

If you didn’t tune in for the first weekend of this fall’s edition of WWOZ’s Jazz Festing in Place the past weekend (with the live, in-person version of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival once again cancelled due to … Continue reading →

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Eddie 9V sticks with impressing in Paste Studio session

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Mike

If you still haven’t had a chance to check out young Atlanta soul/bluesman Eddie 9V as we’ve encouraged, or you just want to take in more from him after liking what you’ve heard on either his livestreams during the pandemic … Continue reading →

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If you can’t make it down to Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, bring the festival to you, via pay-per-view online or TV!

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Mike

We’ve had the pleasure of attending and reporting back on three of Eric Clapton‘s four previous Crossroads Guitar Festivals: the inaugural festival in Dallas in 2004, its 2010 run in Chicago, and the most recent festival in 2013 at Madison Square Garden in … Continue reading →

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