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Celebration of Pittsburgh blues artists continues on Blues from the Burgh 4
We don’t get the chance to write about local blues acts as much as we’d like these days, so we’re always glad when the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania (BSWPA) gives us a good reason to do so with another … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Cummings, Bernard Allison, Billy the Kid & the Regulators, Blues Devils, Blues Orphans, Blues Society of Western Pa., Bottom Shelf Blues Band, Bubs McKeg, Dan Bubien, Dr. John, Gregg Krupa, Jill West & Blues Attack, Jimmy Adler, JJ Grey & Mofro, Leigh-Anne Yost, Mahajibee, Melinda, Pittsburgh Blues Festival, Rich Harper, Ruby Red & the Dirty Devils, Spin Doctors, Stevie Pete, The Rhythm Aces, Trampled Under Foot, Vince Agwada
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2012 Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival recap
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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Tagged Albert Cummings, Bernard Allison, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, Hadden Sayers, Honey Island Swamp Band, Janiva Magness, JJ Grey & Mofro, Johnny Copeland, Jonny Lang, Lurrie Bell, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, Michael Burks, Michael Williams, Philipp Fankhauser, Ron Holloway, Ruthie Foster, Shemekia Copeland, Tedeschi Trucks Band
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A chompin’ good time: 40 years on, Alligator still rockin’ the house
Just as the Queen of the Blues Koko Taylor belts out in the opening lines of her “I’m a Woman” that starts the album, you know “everything gonna’ be alright” about the 40th Anniversary Collection from Alligator Records. From the indie label’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, Alligator Records, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buddy Guy, Elvin Bishop, Hound Dog Taylor, James Cotton, JJ Grey & Mofro, Koko Taylor, Luther Allison, Tommy Castro
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