Category Archives: Shows

One night only Muddy Waters Tribute to assemble Waters band members John Primer and Bob Margolin, other top names in the blues

Yesterday, we told you about the latest releases from second generation bluesmen Mud Morganfield and Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith – in Mud’s case, a tribute to his father McKinley Morganfield, a.k.a. Muddy Waters, on which he paired with esteemed harp player … Continue reading

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Heritage Music BluesFest 2014 in photos

We’ve posted more than 250 photos from last weekend’s Heritage Music BluesFest to our BluesPowR Gallery, including new folders spotlighting Ana Popovic, Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch, Jarekus Singleton, Matt “Guitar” Murphy and the Nouveaux Honkies, and Damon Fowler, as … Continue reading

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Heritage Music BluesFest 2014 recap

If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook, you know that we spent much of the past weekend at the annual Heritage Music BluesFest in Wheeling, WV, now in its 14th year, the line-up for which included Tab Benoit, Robert … Continue reading

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Concert recap: Robert Cray Band, John Hiatt & the Combo at Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead

It’s not often that a stage gets a visit from two such respected names in music as Robert Cray and John Hiatt in one night, much less on the same bill, but that’s exactly what went down Thursday at the Carnegie … Continue reading

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Joanne Shaw Taylor show in photos

Photos from the recent Joanne Shaw Taylor show at Moondog’s are now available for viewing in our BluesPowR Gallery, where you’ll also find albums capturing performances from the likes of Johnny Winter and James Cotton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Sugar … Continue reading

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Joanne Shaw Taylor brings songs from the road to Pittsburgh

We’ve been looking forward to guitarist and singer Joanne Shaw Taylor making an appearance here in the ‘burgh now for some time, so we were pretty happy to be able to catch her at Moondog’s just before we set off … Continue reading

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Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Doyle Bramhall II help fans experience Hendrix in whole new way

In what began as a single concert event in Seattle and has since evolved into a sort of traveling mini-version of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival – both in terms of frequency and starpower, the Experience Hendrix tour rolled through Pittsburgh for the second … Continue reading

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Just posted: Experience Hendrix tour photos

We’ll have more coverage from Thursday night’s Experience Hendrix tour stop in Pittsburgh coming up for you next week, but in the meantime, we hope you’ll check out these photos from the show, capturing performances from Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Doyle Bramhall II, … Continue reading

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Lancaster Roots & Blues in photos

Thanks to all who have waited patiently to see our photos from the inaugural Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, which have now been posted to our BluesPowR Gallery, with dedicated albums showcasing Johnny Winter and James Cotton, Samantha Fish, and Sugar Ray & the Bluetones, in addition … Continue reading

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Inaugural Lancaster Roots and Blues festival draws impressive crowd of blues artists and fans

When we talked with Lancaster Roots and Blues organizer Rich Ruoff a few weeks back by email, he noted that he doesn’t do things halfway. This past weekend, we got to see just what he meant when we and a few thousand … Continue reading

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