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Antone’s celebrates 50 Years of the Blues with killer five-disc box set featuring artists from throughout club’s history

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Mike

We’ve spent a bit of time here already  previewing the Antone’s 50th anniversary box set through listens to singles from Gary Clark Jr., Doyle Bramhall II, and Ruthie Foster. And yet, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it … Continue reading →

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Hey, fellow travelers: make sure to catch the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band’s new album The Traveler

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Mike

We here at The BluesPowR Blog certainly don’t mind either some good ballads or all-out rockers from time to time, but the tendency of some blues-rockers to stick with much the same tempo and sound across most of or an entire album, whether putting listeners … Continue reading →

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Video: Rock Hall of Fame inductions for Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Paul Butterfield Blues Band featuring John Mayer, Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr., Doyle Bramhall II, Jason Ricci, Billy Boy Arnold, others

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Mike

We can’t imagine a more fitting tribute to blues-rockers Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble than the one the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame assembled this past weekend to help celebrate the group’s induction in the Hall. … Continue reading →

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Twenty years on, Kenny Wayne Shepherd still quite at home playing the blues on Goin’ Home

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Mike

Here at The BluesPowR Blog, we like Kenny Wayne Shepherd‘s stuff like “Blue on Black” or “True Lies” just as much as the next guy or gal, but for us, his band has never sounded better than when they’re fully … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Mike

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

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Mike

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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