Category Archives: Shows

International Blues Challenge winners; Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival finalizes line-up

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Mike

The Blues Foundation’s annual International Blues Challenge took place in Memphis over the weekend, with the Selwyn Birchwood Band capturing the top band honor as well as Birchwood also being recognized as the competition’s best guitarist. Here’s the band doing “I Got Loaded” at last summer’s White … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Thank You for Giving Me the Blues

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Mike

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, and some big name blues acts coming to town in the days just prior (Tommy Castro and his new band the Painkillers will be playing Moondog’s Tuesday night, while the King of the Blues himself, B.B. King, will grace … Continue reading →

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Longtime friends in the blues reunite for Tail Dragger, Bob Corritore CD release party

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Mike

We spent a few days in Phoenix for meetings last week, but you know what they say about all work and no play… So we were pretty pleased to learn that harmonica player Bob Corritore was having some friends in to his … Continue reading →

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This weekend: Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania’s CD release party – Blues from the Burgh III

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Mike

If you’re looking to take in some live blues around the ‘burgh this weekend, we can’t imagine a better place to be than Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrendale Sunday afternoon. That’s where you can catch the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania‘s … Continue reading →

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Generous servings of guitar, family-style blues help define 2012 Heritage BluesFest

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Mike

There was a whole lot of guitar-slinging in Wheeling a few weekends back, where the annual Heritage Music BluesFest took place – from the solo acoustic sounds of Samuel James and local act Adrian Niles to the triple threat of the Brooks … Continue reading →

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2012 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival recap

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Mike

We told you earlier this week how the stars aligned to make this year’s Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival another truly terrific one, with superb performances from the likes of The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Janiva Magness, Lurrie Bell and Bernard Allison, Shemekia Copeland, and Philipp … Continue reading →

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Sun, stars shine bright at 2012 Chesapeake Bay Blues Fest

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Mike

Once again, the stars aligned nicely for the annual Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, bringing beautiful weather and another superb mix of established and up-and-coming acts to Annapolis’ Sandy Point State Park this past weekend. We weren’t able to stick around long … Continue reading →

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Jake and Elwood ride on with Official Blues Brothers Revue

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Mike

Few blues names are as recognized on the pop culture front as those of Jake and Elwood Blues, the fictional brother team created by comedians John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd who became stars of both the big screen and recording world after getting … Continue reading →

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Red, White and Blues at the White House

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mike

The House was a’rockin Tuesday night when the President and First Lady hosted a Black History Month salute to the blues featuring a host of artists ranging from longtime performers such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Mick Jagger to “the future of the … Continue reading →

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2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival Recap

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Mike

To see more photos from the 2010 Crossroads Festival, please visit our BluesPowR Gallery. Eric Clapton and his friends sure are getting good at putting on a show, as they proved once again Saturday during the third installment of Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival at Chicago’s … Continue reading →

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