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Versatile Nick Moss Band stretches From the Root to the Fruit on new double CD

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Mike

They say you can’t have it all, but fans of the Nick Moss Band will be especially delighted with this double-disc set (Blue Bella Records) of new music that nicely embodies the Chicago guitarist’s musical career, starting with a soul- … Continue reading →

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Mojo Risin’: Billy the Kid & The Regulators

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Mike

We haven’t yet had the chance to catch either of the first two artists featured in our new Mojo Risin’ series – Scottish singer and guitarist Lewis Hamilton and New England vocalist Julie Rhodes – live, but the next act we’re spotlighting … Continue reading →

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Coming festivals, shows well worth the trip for blues fans throughout Mid-Atlantic

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Mike

Earlier this year, we told you about the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, which is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the must-attend events for blues fans in the Mid-Atlantic region. Here are a few more festivals and shows … 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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Plenty of blues at the roots of second annual Lancaster music festival

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Mike

If you’re looking for a modern-day example of the famous Willie Dixon adage “The blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits” in action, then think of the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival as the equivalent of … Continue reading →

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The Mannish Boys pack double the dynamite on latest release

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Mike

There’s perhaps no better way of describing blues supergroup The Mannish Boys than as written in the liner notes to their latest offering, where they’re portrayed as “a virtual blues festival in a single band.” As applicable as that statement could be … Continue reading →

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Joe Louis Walker goes cruisin’ for some bluesin’

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Mike

We at the BluesPowR Blog have never had the good fortune of being aboard the floating stage they call a blues cruise, but would imagine it’s difficult to get much closer to the musical part of the experience than Joe Louis … Continue reading →

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