Blues News Round-Up: 2013 Monterey Blues Festival In Jeopardy
Friday September 28, 2012
The Monterey Herald newspaper is reporting that the acclaimed Monterey Blues Festival may not happen in 2013, the event a victim of a weak economy and lack of corporate sponsorship. ... Read More
Gregg Allman's My Cross to Bear Book Review
Wednesday September 26, 2012
Earlier this year, the Allman Brothers Band's namesake and founding member Gregg Allman released his autobiography, My Cross to Bear. The book joins a rash of rock 'n' roll bios ... Read More
Weekly Blues Music Report: 2011 Flashback!
Tuesday September 25, 2012
I didn't see it at first, but the blues chart for the week ending September 29, 2012 is like a 2011 flashback...with the re-entry of Joe Bonamassa's Dust Bowl album ... Read More
Omar & the Howlers Pay Tribute To Jimmy Reed
Monday September 24, 2012
Blues fans should start setting aside a few dollars now because beloved Texas bluesman Omar Kent Dykes is preparing to release the second Omar & the Howlers CD this year ... Read More
CD Preview: Maria Muldaur Honors Memphis Minnie
Friday September 21, 2012
On October 9, 2012 blues 'n' roots singer Maria Muldaur and Stony Plain Records will pay tribute to an influential early female blues legend with the release of ...First Came ... Read More
Weekly Blues Music Report: Return To Normal!
Wednesday September 19, 2012
The blues chart for the week ending September 22, 2012 represents a return to the year's normal, with the Wynton Marsalis/Eric Clapton collaboration Play The Blues returning to the top ... Read More
Kennedy Center Honors For Buddy Guy, Led Zeppelin
Monday September 17, 2012
The recipients of the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors have been announced, and among this year's class to receive the prestigious award are blues guitarist Buddy Guy and Robert Plant, Jimmy ... Read More
Blues News Round-up: The Groundhogs Live At The Astoria
Friday September 14, 2012
With all the great CDs and DVDs scheduled for release in the next four to six weeks - plenty of time for your holiday purchases - the Reverend almost overlooked ... Read More
British Blues Awards 2012 Winners
Wednesday September 12, 2012
The good folks at the British Blues Awards held their third annual shindig last weekend, and they have posted a list of the 2012 winners on their website. Veteran British ... Read More
Weekly Blues Music Report: Robert Cray & Albert Cummings Debut!
Wednesday September 12, 2012
The blues chart for the week ending September 15, 2012 is all mixed up. On one hand, the debut of Robert Cray's Nothin But Love at number two isn't entirely ... Read More
Blues Blast Music Awards 2012 Winners
Tuesday September 11, 2012
The results of the fifth annual Blues Blast Music Awards have been announced, and the great blues singer Janiva Magness and up-and-coming blues legacy Mud Morganfield were the big winners ... Read More
Sean Costello Memorial Fund Benefit Show
Monday September 10, 2012
Readers who will be in the Atlanta, Georgia area at the end of September should mark their calendars for Saturday night, September 29th, 2012. That's the date of the third ... Read More
Universal Music Fundraising for Mr. B.B. King?
Friday September 7, 2012
A week or so ago, the Reverend brought you the news of Ladies & Gentlemen...Mr. B.B. King, a ten-disc collection that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the beloved blues guitarist's ... Read More
Weekly Blues Music Report: The Iron Man Debuts!
Wednesday September 5, 2012
The blues chart for the week ending September 8, 2012 offers the debut of Show of Strength, the final album from the late, beloved blues guitarist Michael "Iron Man" Burks. ... Read More
Sound Exchange Is Looking For Blues Artists!
Monday September 3, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, the royalty collection organization Sound Exchange released its updated database of artists that they're currently looking for, in order to pay funds they've collected for ... Read More