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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Hot Blues For the Homeless - Thank you!!!
I would like to thank you all for attending “Hot Blues For The Homeless (II) - A Tribute to Son House.” Like last year, the event was a huge success and we raised lots of support for the Francis Center. I would also like to thank all of our spectacular performers: Gordon Munding, [...]
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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Lots of New Blues Coming Your Way
Alligator Records have been busy with two great new releases from the ladies of the blues. Marcia Ball has returned with her first studio release in four years entitled, “Peace Love & BBQ.” Marcia rattles the keys and lays down some great Gulf Coast blues that will keep you entertained, but also make [...]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Electro-Fi Springtime Contribution to Summer Fun
Andrew and the crew at Electro-Fi Records have given us all three good reasons to jump from Springtime clean up to Summer Fun. Three new releases by Electro-Fi are sure to get you in the mood for Summer Blues Festival Season. Sometimes we need to be reminded that there are still some Blues Legends [...]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
The return of the “Wolfman”
The funk is back in the house. Walter “Wolfman” Washington is back with a hot new release entitled “Doin’ The Funky Thing” (Zoho Music). I’ve always been a bigger fan of Walter’s live shows over his studio releases. This new release really captures the live feel that Walter and his band the [...]
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Eden Brent & Mighty Mike Schermer - Two New Releases
I don’t know much about Mississippi’s Route Number One, because I’ve never been on it. What I do know is that Eden Brent’s debut national release “Mississippi Number One,” (Yellow Dog Records) is #1 with me. Eden Brent is one of those hidden treasures of the Southland that just needed to be heard [...]
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
French Quarter Festival - New Orleans April 11, 12 2008
A storm was brewing on the bayou as the 25th Annual French Quarter Festival was about to begin on Friday, April 11, 2008.
Fortunately a musical storm, not a real weather storm hit the French Quarter of New Orleans on Friday. Heavy wind and the threat of thunderstorms didn’t stop Waylon Thibodeaux from taking [...]
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Summer Is Heating Up In ROCHESTER!!!
You remember him from THE BAND. You hear his Grammy Award Winning new release “Dirt Farmer” on the Juke Joint, Levon Helm is coming to town on Saturday, July 12th. The Levon Helm Band is opening up for Phil Lesh & Friends at the Highland Bowl. For tickets and info about this and [...]
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Chubby Carrier Is Back With A New Live CD
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band is back with a new live CD entitled, “Live at Knuckleheads, Kansas City” (Swampadellic Records). Why record a Louisiana Band in the Midwest? The Zydeco “pockets” are everywhere up North. Some of the most ravenous fans are located throughout the Midwest and on the East Coast. [...]
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Little Freddie King Returns
When Lightin’ Hopkins is your cousin and you’ve played with such greats as Slim Harpo, the expectations are going to be high. Little Freddie King delivers again on his new release, “Messin’ Around Tha House” (Made Right Records). Originally from Mississippi, Little Freddie is mainly known as the local “Blues-Guitar Legend” of New [...]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Festival Links
Spring & Summer Are Coming!!!!!!!
ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL INFO:
Zydeco & Cajun Music - Year Round - Upstate NY Show Info
Rochester Int’l Jazz Fest. June 13 -21st (2008) Rochester, NY
Syracuse Blues Fest. - usually in July
Honesdale Roots Festival - Honesdale, PA - Great Blues & Roots Festival
Chenango Blues Festival - Norwich NY
Hickory Smoked Blues Fest - Owego NY
Grey [...]
