Blues Festivals This Week

Looking for a groove this weekend? We are in the heart of festival season, so hit your local Blues festival and soak up the special color of these great events. Pennsylvania is this weeks party hot spot with several festivals taking advantage of the summertime chorus. Remember, Blues festivals are family events, not rowdy rock and roll mosh pits. Get your grandma to show you some old school dancing.

• Pittsburgh Blues Festival
  July 18, 19 & 20 Pittsburgh Brewing Company in Lawrence, PA
  Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater,
  Walter Trout & The Radicals,
  Charlie Musselwhite,
  Lonnie Brooks,
  Marcia Ball

• Lehigh Valley Blues Fest
  July 16, 17, 18, and 19 Coplay, PA
  Carey Bell,
  Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson
  Janiva Magness

• London International Blues Festival / Windsor International Bluesfest
  London and Winsor, Ontario keep the party going after Ottawa.
  Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine,
  Dickey Betts & Great Southern,
  Buddy Guy,
  Buckwheat Zydeco,
  Omar & The Howlers

• New York State Rhythm & Blues Fest
  July 18, 19 & 20 Syracuse, New York
  Duke Robillard Band,
  Tab Benoit,
  Al Kooper,
  Robben Ford,
  Blind Boys Of Alabama,
  Mark Hummel

• Winthrop R&B Festival
  Winthrop, WA on the Blues Ranch
  Junior Watson ,
  Joe Louis Walker & Big Bill Morganfield,
  Roomful Of Blues,
  Sonny Landreth,
  Shemekia Copeland ,
  Darrell Nulisch