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Share your pose with the 13th Annual BFG Magazine
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 Here's Marilyn Stringer, Rick Rudd and your e-Guide editor goofing around backstage at the Baja Blues Fest in Rosarito Beach, Mexico Aug 2015.
Photo: Mary Ann Haskell
*NOTE! Snap photos of you, your friends or an artist with the 2015 Guide! *EMAIL photo plus caption & credit.
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Order via our website. Our 2015 edition is sponsored by the Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival, Jackson, MS.Find the digital version here.
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Colin Linden :: RICH IN LOVE
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 Acclaimed eight-time Juno Award-winning singer/guitarist Colin Linden CD, Rich in Love on Stony Plain, marks a return to the same label that released Colin’s first studio album, The Immortals, in 1986, and also represents his first new studio recording since From the Water in 2009. Colin Linden’s last album was a live recording released in 2011.
Sporting a beautiful cover designed by Jim Sherraden of Nashville’s famed Hatch Show Print, Rich in Love was produced, recorded and performed by Colin Linden (guitars, vocals, ukuleles and mandolins) and his band, affectionately known as The Rotting Matadors: John Dymond on bass and Gary Craig on drums. Special guests include multiple Blues Music Award-winner and six-time Grammy nominee Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica, legendary keyboardist Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Amy Helm (Levon Helm, Ollabelle) on harmony vocals and organist Tim Lauer (Rodney Crowell, Keb’ Mo’, Allison Moorer, Lady Antebellum).
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 "Knob & Tube"
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Mick Kolassa :: GHOSTS OF THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL
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 Mick Kolassa, whose 2014 release Michissippi Mick received critical acclaim and significant airplay, has produced Ghosts of The Riverside Hotel, another blend of original songs with very original covers, and delivers it with a musical powerhouse of performances and performers.
Mick and Producer Jeff Jensen have once again put together a collection of songs that touch on and draw from many blues styles. From the West Coast swing of “I Always Meant to Love You” to the Blues-rock infused update of the Hank Williams classic “Ramblin Man” to the laid back acoustic blues of “If I Ain’t Fishin” it’s easy to see that Mick loves blues of all kinds.
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"Delta Town"
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Tampa Bay Blues Fest… Live Blues at its Best April 8th-9th-10th, 2016
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 ST, PETERSBURG, FL - The Tampa Bay Blues Festival is one of the world’s finest blues music events, staged in the tropical setting of Vinoy Waterfront Park on the shores of Tampa Bay. Please join us on April 8, 9, 10, 2016 for three great days of blues by the bay! Single and 3-day general admission tickets are available, and for guests seeking an enhanced festival experience, we offer a special VIP Package with "front" stage seating, a large VIP tent with free food, beer and soda, and beautiful views of Tampa Bay. Friday and Saturday, gates open at around noon, and Sunday, gates open at around 12:30pm. Music goes until 10pm each evening!
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Bonita Blues fest features great music, food & more this weekend
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 BONITA SPRINGS, FL - Maybe it was destined for Sonny Landreth to play music, from the moment he met the world's greatest guitarist as a kid.
Landreth — who performs at this weekend's Bonita Blues Festival [March 11-12, 2016] — said he was a teen in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when he and his buddies headed downtown to the hotel where Jimi Hendrix was staying, next to the concert hall.
"Hendrix had this big English road manager ride us all out of the hotel," Landreth recalled, in a recent telephone interview. "We scattered."
Then the kids walked into the hotel gift shop.
"The next thing you know, Jimi walks in.
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ArtsQuest's Blast Furnace Blues blasts off Friday Mar 11
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 BETHLEHEM, PA - For its fifth year, ArtsQuest's Blast Furnace Blues festival has figured out what local blues lovers like. A great preview night of regional acts, headlined by Lehigh Valley guitar icon Craig Thatcher, kicks things off on Friday at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.
Among the 18 national and regional acts will be a great guitarist — Coco Montoya, performing on Saturday.
Sunday kicks off with a rollicking blues brunch featuring Bev Conklin of BC Combo and ends with traditional blues from headliner, harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite.
And there's something a bit different — dynamic funk-and-soul guitarist Robert Randolph, whom Rolling Stone magazine chose among the 100 Greatest of All Time and who has collaborated with guitar icons such as Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana. He headlines Saturday.
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Top Secret Blues Festival in Scarborough UK this weekend Mar 11-13
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 SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, UK - More than 400 people are expected to flock to the TOP SECRET Blues Festival at Scarborough Spa Ocean Room this weekend, March 11-13. The event promises to be packed with world class, multi-award winning artists on two stages, including Aynsley Lister, Blues Guitarist of the Year 2015, Connie Lush, Willie and the Bandits, Kyla Brox, Marcus Bonfanti, Joel Fisk, Benjamin Bassford, Jon Amor and the Revolutionaires Big Band.
Friday the music starts with Aynsley Lister at 7pm and finishes with a jam session until 2am. A new feature in 2016 will be the Late Night Jam Sessions on Friday and Saturday nights. These will both feature most of the artists from the festival including Aynsley Lister, Till Bennewitz, Joel Fisk, and many others.
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"Blues Women, Blues History, Down Home" Mar 15
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 HOUSTON, TX - In honor of National Women’s History Month, the Houston
Blues Museum (HBM) presents its "Blues Women, Blues History…..Down Home" event March 15 from 2-5:30pm.This year’s theme will focus on the last of the “real juke joints” Houston has to offer, at the one and only Mr. Gino’s Lounge (7306 Cullen Blvd, Houston) and features blues women who have been there, done that! HBM will host a silent auction and Mr. Gino’s will be cooking up some of his famous creole cuisine!
The lineup includes beloved, local blues legends:Tweed Smith, a versatile vocalist in blues, gospel and jazz; Faye Robinson, a powerful singer and ersatz onstage comic who weaves risqué jokes and humorous stories into her sets; Carolyn Blanchard, who hails from Sunnyside and is blessed with the gift of voice; Nelson Mills III and his band, Soul Relief, will back the Ladies. A legend in his one rite, Nelson is one of the most favored trumpet players in Houston and beyond. ...Find more details and tickets
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Blue Star Connection Presents Blues Guitar Goddess Ana Popovic for April 9 “Gear Drive”
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 GOLDEN, CO - Blue Star Connection presents a very special evening in concert with Ana Popovic, Saturday, April 9, at Buffalo Rose (1119 Washington Ave). Showtime is 8 pm. Special guests, Denver's hot up-and-coming Austin Young Band featuring guitarist, Michaelea Rae, are the opening act. This concert is a “gear drive” for the non-profit organization, Blue Star Connection,
In association with the Grand County Blues Society, Blue Star Connection provides musical instruments to children and young adults facing cancer and other serious challenges. “For a child who is seriously ill, having a (musical) instrument can not only be fun, but can also help them relax, cope with their experience, talk with therapists and improve their sense of self-worth,"...
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Gaol Blues Festival to Celebrate 175th anniversary of former Adelaide Gaol’s Prison Opening
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 ADELAIDE GAOL, AU - To celebrate its 175 anniversary, historic Adelaide Gaol is staging a mammoth blues festival at 8 Gaol Road, Thebarton, SA 5031, Australia on Sunday, March 20, 2016 2pm-10pm. Gates open at 1pm. Gaol Blues Festival 2016 is a family friendly event that celebrates authentic blues music and all things Deep South. The event will feature eight hours of live, authentic blues from a host of local and interstate blues players including the legendary Adelaide band, Gumbo Ya! Ya!
Built back in 1841, the historic gaol housed hundreds of thousands of prisoners during its more than 140 years of operation. Generally regarded as the longest continuously operating prison in Australia until its closure in 1988, Adelaide Gaol has been reborn in recent years as a multipurpose function center and tourist destination. ...Find more about the Gaol Blues Festival
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Wow! A Chance for a Cabin for Two on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #27
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 It’s not every day you get an opportunity to spend 7 Days and 7 Nights of Blues Heaven with Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Keb' Mo', Los Lobos, John Hammond, Tommy Castro, Ana Popovic, Kenny Neal, Shemekia Copeland, Johnny Rawls, Trampled Under Foot, Lil' Ed, Tinsley Ellis, Roomful of Blues, Southern Hospitality, Chubby Carrier, Diunna Greenleaf, Albert Castiglia, Rudy Rotta, Selwyn Birchwood, Nick Moss, Eden Brent, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, Super Chikan, Quinn Sullivan, and many, many more!
Enter here for your chance to sail! No purchase necessary! Please limit one entry per person. Entries will end August 14, 2016 at 11:59pm CST. Winner will be announced August 15, 2016.
Cabins are on sale now. Call 816-753-7979 or visit here.
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- Central Virginia Blues Society Acoustic Jam 3rd Thursdays
- Houston Blues Society hosts stage at Brazoria County Fest
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 Central Virginia Blues Society Acoustic Jam
CROZET, VA - On the 3rd Thursday of every month, at the Starr Hill Tap Room (5391 Three Notched Rd., Crozet), the Central Virginia Blues Society Acoustic Jam will held from 7-10pm. Enjoy discounts on all pints while you kick back and relax to some tunes from the best blues musicians in Virginia.
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 Houston Blues Society hosts stage at Brazoria County Festival
ANGLETON, TX - The Houston Blues Society will present 18 bands on the Blues Stage at the 2016 Brazoria County Crawfish Festival held April 15-17 at the MS Houston Racetrack (1 Performance Dr., Angleton).
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Make Plans now for the 2016 Blues Music Awards
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 MEMPHIS, TN – The Blues Foundation annual Blues Music Awards will be presented at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Purchase tables and single seats ...Book your room at the Sheraton Hotel!
The Blues Music Awards are universally recognized as the highest accolade afforded blues music performers. The annual Blues Music Awards ceremony is the premier event for blues professionals, musicians, and fans from all over the world. The focus of this celebration is to honor this rich cultural tradition by recognizing the past year’s superior achievements in blues performance, songwriting, and recording.
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The Talkin'Blues Podcast with Mako Funasaka
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CLICK IMAGE FOR PODCAST
Intro from Mako Funasaka:
Ivan Neville is the founder of Dumpstaphunk - one of the funkiest bands around. He is the son of Aaron Neville and continues the great New Orleans musical family tradition. He has played with the who's who of music including Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards, Rufus, Spin Doctors and the Neville Brothers to name but a few. I had the pleasure of sitting down with him in a quick interview after his band's performance at the Toronto Jazz Festival last summer.(Music: "Leaving" by Steve Strongman. Special thanks to Bruce Greenaway and Amee Jana of Silverback Artist Management.)
NOTE: This podcast contains language that may not be suitable for children.
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More info on Mako Funasaka and his Talkin'Blues home page
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Legendary R&B Cruise News
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LRBC #27 Southeastern Caribbean, Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2016
On Sale Now!
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 Cabins on sale for LRBC #27
Southeastern Caribbean
San Juan, Puerto Rico to the exotic islands of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada & Guadeloupe on the Celebrity Summit. Buddy Guy (3 shows), Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Los Lobos, Johnny Rawls, John Hammond, Tommy Castro & LRBR, Kenny Neal, Ana Popovic, Shemekia Copeland, Trampled Under Foot Reunion, Roomful Of Blues, Southern Hospitality, Tinsley Ellis, Chubby Carrier & many more!
 LRBC #28 January 22-29, 2017 Eastern Caribbean Bands Announced SOON! Join Mail List for Announcement & Cabin Availability. Ft. Lauderdale to St. Maarten, St. John USVI & Dominican Republic on Holland America’s new ms Koningsdam
NOTE: If you need help, please email or visit
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More then a cruise! More Than You Can Imagine!
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Ronnie Earl "Miracle" Live at B.B. King's New York
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Mar 12-13, 2016 Radio Show: Bobby Rush
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One of the great showmen in the Blues world, Bobby Rush, is still touring at the age of eighty. Bobby Rush knew everybody, played with everybody and has a story about it as well. The massive four CD box set of his incredible career is called Chicken Heads. It is just out.
The incredible Bobby Rush. Next time in the Bluesmobile.
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For a list of stations where you can find BluesMobile Radio Click Here
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 Open your heart to the blues andyou'll find love & understanding!
~ Birthdays of note through next week:
Mar 10 Dave Alexander aka Omar Shariff (1938), Ronnie Earl (1953); Mar 12 Jesse Fuller (1896), Leonard Chess (1912), Bill Payne (1949 Little Feat co-founder); Mar 15 Bertha "Chippie" Hill (1905), Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Sly Stone (1944), Ry Cooder (1947); Mar 16 James "Yank" Rachell, Mar 17 Nat "King" Cole (1917)
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Bonita Blues Festival
Mar-11-2016 - Mar-12-2016
Bonita Springs, Florida, USA
Blast Furnace Blues
Mar-11-2016 - Mar-13-2016
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta
Mar-19-2016 - Mar-20-2016
San Felipe, Baja, Mexico
Byron Bay Bluesfest
Mar-24-2016 - Mar-28-2016
Byron Bay, Australia
Foxfire Blues Fest 2016
Mar-26-2016 - Mar-27-2016
Waterford, Mississippi, USA
Spring Harp Fest
Mar-26-2016
La Mesa, California, USA
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Walla Walla Guitar Festival
Apr-07-2016 - Apr-10-2016
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Tampa Bay Blues Festival
Apr-08-2016 - Apr-10-2016
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Juke Joint Festival
& Related Events
Apr-14-2016 - Apr-17-2016 Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
New Orleans Jazz
& Heritage Fest
Apr-22-2016 - May-01-2016
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Lehigh River Blues Jam
Apr-29-2016 - Apr-30-2016
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Stomp The Blues Out of Homlessness Festival
May-21-2016
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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