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September 18, 2009 www.bluesfestivalguide.com Volume # 4  Issue # 35

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DAVE KELLER : : PLAY FOR LOVE
This is my third CD. The first, “Faith”, was very much a blues CD. The second, “Down at the Aloha”, showed my growing interest in soul music, and had a stronger storytelling bent. This one, “Play for Love”, is harder to categorize, and is much more personal.
In the six years since my last CD, I’ve become a father and watched my two daughters begin their journeys into childhood. I’ve tried hard to balance a heavy performance and teaching schedule with a heavy schedule as ‘dad’. The songs on this new CD are the ones that bubbled to the surface, through all the stress and craziness of early parenthood.
Stylistically, the songs show blues and soul influences, but don’t fit obviously into one bag or the other. They come from places of beauty and fear, wonder and anger and pain. Honestly, these are not songs that I sat down and tried to write. I didn’t have time for that. These are songs that I needed to write.
When I began to think about recording these songs, I wanted the recording process to be as honest as the songs themselves. So I picked a small studio -- The Sugar Shed in Bath, NH -- and gathered three of my favorite musicians: Jan Schultz on Fender bass, Brett Hoffman on drums, and Ira Friedman on Hammond organ and Wurlitzer electric piano. We played all the songs live, in the same room together, and let them come to life. And that's what's on the CD.
 

MIKE ZITO : : PEARL RIVER
Mike Zito's passion for music has long been fueled by his love of the guitar and the icons who helped propel the instrument to its legendary status. While growing up Zito was initially captivated by the innovative guitar sounds of Eddie Van Halen, but later discovered the soulful blues inspired playing of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. A job fresh out of high school working at the local music store, Tower Grove Music, near his home in St. Louis, Missouri, further solidified his enthusiasm and devotion to his craft. The journey towards stardom and a life long career in music was officially underway.
 
After years of tirelessly touring and four independently released projects under his belt, 2008 heralded the national debut of Zito’s album "Today" on Eclecto Groove Records. Boasting top notch production values with the guidance of producers David Z. (Prince, Buddy Guy, Etta James, Jonny Lang) and Tony Braunagel (Eric Burdon, Taj Mahal, Phantom Blues Band), along with assistance from a team of world class musicians including keyboardist Bentmont Tench (Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash) and bassist James “Hutch” Hutchinson (Bonnie Raitt, Boz Scaggs, Joe Cocker), Zito realized his most satisfying and accomplished work to date. “Today” garnered high praise and critical acclaim for Zito’s strengthened focus on songwriting and his resulting efforts landed his album on the Billboard Blues charts for six weeks, in addition to daily rotation on Sirius Satellite Radio over the past year.
 
Now Zito returns with his follow up effort "Pearl River", accompanied by the skillfully adept David Z. sitting in once again at the helm of the producer’s chair, along with label CEO Randy Chortkoff. With his guitar back to the forefront, Zito revisits his musical roots while still maintaining an emphasis on his affective songwriting. “Pearl River” stands as another solid achievement by Mike Zito who is joined this time out by a handful of special guests including Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Reese Wynans (Double Trouble), Susan Cowsill, Lynwood Slim and Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone. The result is a rollicking slice of Americana served up with heaping slabs of greasy New Orleans funk, gritty blues and good old fashioned rock 'n' roll.
 


Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale MS Participating in Museum Day on September 26
On Saturday, September 26, the Delta Blues Museum will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day, sponsored by Smithsonian magazine. On that  day, visitors who have a Museum Day Admission Card will be admitted free. 
 
 
The card can be downloaded from the Smithsonian Magazine website http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ and in the September 2009 issue of Smithsonian. Each card provides admission for two visitors.
 
Established in 1979, the Delta Blues Museum is Mississippi's oldest music museum. Among the many artifacts on display are guitars formerly played by John Lee Hooker, B. B. King, Jimmie Burns, James 'Son' Thomas and many early Stella guitars, the likes of which were favored by classic Delta blues musicians Charley Patton, Willie Brown, Skip James and a host of others. 
 
The Muddy Waters' cabin from Stovall Plantation is also on display as well as the Muddywood Guitar, crafted from a plank from the cabin for use by the famed rock group ZZTop.  Numerous other blues artists are featured with instruments, performance attire, and photographs.

Current exhibits include "Notes from the Mississippi Delta"  a collection of photographs in and around the Mississippi Delta by Australian native Nathan Miller and "Charlie Musselwhite:  Son of Mississippi, Citizen of the World".  The Musselwhite exhibit contains  artifacts and memorabilia chronicling his life and times in Mississippi, Memphis, Chicago and California.
 
To learn more about the Delta Blues Museum, visit the website
www.deltabluesmuseum.org. The Delta Blues Museum is located in downtown Clarksdale in the historic railroad freight depot at #1 Blues Alley. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment.

 
CYRIL NEVILLE & TRIBE 13
M.C. Records is proud to announce that you can catch Cyril Neville and his band Tribe 13 performing live on two nationally syndicated radio programs this week, Mountain Stage and Woodsongs Radio Hour. Cyril will be playing songs from the recently released “Brand New Blues.” To find a radio station near you that carries these great programs go to
 
In October you’ll find the Uptown Ruler, Cyril Neville performing on the syndicated radio program Beale Street Caravan and he’ll be featured on The House of Blues Radio Hour.
 
For more click www.mc-records.com
 
Cyril Neville “Brand New Blues” Tour Dates
Sep 19 - Monterey Jazz Festival w/ Henry Butler Monterey, CA, California
Sep 23 - Botanical Gardens in City Park New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 25 - Fitzgeralds w/ Tab Benoit / Anders Osborne Houston, Texas
Sep 26 - Brand New Day Festival w/ members of the VOW Allstars Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Sep 26 - Brand New day Festival w/ the Wetlands Express Tab Benoit , Anders Osborne Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Oct 11 - The Voice of the Wetlands Festival w/ VOW Allstars Houma, Louisiana
Oct 18 - Cresent City Blues Fest New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 1 - Voodoo Fest w/ Tab Benoit, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Waylon Thibodeaux New Orleans, Louisiana
 
What They’re Saying About Cyril’s “Brand New Blues”
* It's a gumbo cookin', alligator whuppin' serving of blues – Louisiana style.- The BBC
* Cyril Neville may be the youngest of the Neville Brothers, the first family of New Orleans rock and R&B, but he has just made his best album. - Billboard Magazine
* a new era has dawned for Cyril Neville - Big City Blues
* a refreshingly original approach to the music (*** 1/2) - Chicago Sun-Times
* a rich melding of blues, funk and reggae with the Cajun spirit only a New Orleans native can deliver - The Post & Courier
 

 
WEST FEST - CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOODSTOCK

Woodstock was not just an event, a happening, or a concert with 400,000 people. It was a pivotal moment of realization for an entire generation, an epiphany, a moment of realization for the entire country. The hip movement started in San Francisco a couple of years earlier in the Haight Ashbury and the “Summer of Love” had spread across the nation. There were now millions of hip people with 400,000 of them converging on Woodstock.
 
Woodstock was a statement to the world, “humanity had evolved”, coming together through peace, love and spirituality. An event whose original intent was to make money became the largest FREE event in history. The hip movement had come of age and was recognized by the world. The principles of love swept the country and we had become the ‘Woodstock Nation”.
 
Hundreds of San Francisco stars and musical luminaries will perform at this October 25, 2009 event to commemorate the original principles of peace, love and spirituality. The Woodstock 40th will begin with a blessing by the American Indigenous People and several Beat Generation poets. There will be many speakers from the Peace Movement, the Free Speech Movement and the Anti-War Movement along with many of the acts who originally performed at Woodstock (to be announced). There will also be an “Eco Friendly Green Village” highlighting the products, services, and information of the emerging green movement.
 
 

 
 
 
YOUNG GUNS OF THE BLUES
1)Laura Chavez, 2) Dave Gross, 3) Mike Zito
 
By Dave Rubin - Guitar Edge.com
 
Burning blues guitarists are a renewable resource with no shortage of great young talent. Here are three up-and-coming players you’ve gotta hear.
 
Name: Laura Chavez
Latest CD: Superhero (Delta Groove) with Candye Kane
Web Site: myspace.com/lcrockstar77
Why You Need to Know Her: A self-proclaimed former “skate punk” from California, Laura Chavez stopped jaded journalists in their tracks when the then 21-year old guitarist appeared at the 2003 NAMM show, backing singer Lara Price. In 2006, she won the Northern California Region sectional for Guitar Center’s King of the Blues competition. Now, after toiling in relative obscurity for years, her outsize talent is finally getting the national and international audience it merits in the band of saucy singer Candye Kane. Chavez puts the “bad” in Kane’s “I’m a Bad, Bad Girl,” biting off chunks of nasty notes and in the process putting to rest all questions of gender. Not only are her chops immaculate, but meaningful notes that depend on genuine expression rather than velocity flow effortlessly from her fingers. Whether swinging the blues on “Hey! Toughen Up” or digging deep into a swampy take on “You Need Love,” Chavez makes every one count. And she is legendary in her home state for a staggering live version of “Little Wing” that acknowledges both Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan before she makes it her own and drains every last ounce of emotion from the challenging rock guitar classic.
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Name: Dave Gross
Latest CD: Crawling the Walls (VizzTone)
Web Site: davegross.net
Why You Need to Know Him: At age 25, New Jersey’s Dave Gross is way younger than the vintage axes from which he wrings his juicy tones, and the barely-contained explosive energy on his third solo release surely tests those guitars’ structural integrity. With authority that belies his years, the guitarist, vocalist, bandleader, arranger, songwriter and producer plays low-down New Orleans blues, sweaty rock ’n’ roll, and loose-limbed zoot-suited jump blues on a variety of electrics. In addition, he performs evocative classic jazz on his 1925 Gibson L-4 strung with .015–.068 (!) gauge strings. Though possessing the requisite chops to satisfy contemporary expectations, he thrills with the fire of his emotions rather than through a blizzard of notes, as on the grooving slow drag of the original “Find Yourself Another Man.” Featuring a thick “saxy” tone and tube-torturing distortion, he sounds like he is literally yanking the notes out of his guitar with every beat of his broken heart. In June of this year, Gross was nominated for a 2009 Blues Blast Music Award in the “Sean Costello Rising Star” category.
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Name: Mike Zito
Latest CD: Pearl River (Electro Groove)
Web Site: mikezito.com
Why You Need to Know Him: A hardened road dog from St. Louis who was initially inspired by Van Halen until he discovered the tough sounds of the city’s south side, Mike Zito had garnered much praise for the expansive Americana songwriting heard on his four independent releases. But on Pearl River, his second release for Electro Groove, he shows his true nature as a bona fide blues guitar hero. With maximum ferocity on the relentlessly surging “Dirty Blonde,” he proclaims that he has more than enough firepower to blow the back doors off any blues club. Even on the lazy minor key funk of “Change My Ways,” he plays like his very life depends on every note being wrenched from his Strat. His slide playing on “Natural Born Lover” howls like a hellhound. Not just another “slow blues and shuffle” cat, Zito expertly mines the rich rhythmic traditions of New Orleans, playing off the funky syncopation on tracks like “Big Mouth” while twisting the neck of his guitar into a pretzel. In acknowledgement of his growing esteem, Category 5 Amplifiers has recently issued a “Mike Zito” signature series amp.

ON THE BLUES HIGHWAY WITH CHERYL & TOM
Editor Note: Blues Festival Guide Sales Rep Cheryl O'Grady-Yearnshaw and her husband Tom Yearshaw are taking a well deserved vacation.  A vacation in search of Blues!
 
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This week we’re still in Mississippi… Once there it’s hard to leave!  From live music to museums, there is so much going on – and NEVER enough time! 
 
Our week in the Mississippi Delta included visits to the B.B. King Blues Museum in Indianola and the Highway 61 Blues Museum in Leland, and a visit with Shelly Ritter from the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. Each museum offers its unique slant on the rich culture of blues music, and all are “musts” for blues lovers visiting the area. We capped our week in the Delta with live music by Delta native Robert “Bilbo” Walker at Ground Zero and at Red’s Lounge for a 69th birthday party for northeast Mississippi native Robert Belfour, who played for his party guests.
                                                                                                         
Saturday was spent at the 18th Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues & Heritage Festival in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where the music was concentrated toward the “Southern” (soul) end of blues and the food emphasized local Gulf fare such as huge boiled shrimp.
This festival is presented by the Mississippi Gulf Blues and Heritage Commission, which is comprised of 40 volunteers. The group was formed nearly 20 years ago and has many long-time members, including Victoria Webb, who is very active at 101 years young. She was seen throughout the day providing programs to attendees (see photo) and occasionally even stopping to dance with friends. The areas from Pascagoula through Biloxi to Gulf Port were among the hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina four years ago, and while those areas are still suffering from that disaster, it was wonderful to see so many businesses back in operation since our last visit three years ago.
 
A special treat on the way back from the Gulf was a side trip to the Howlin’ Wolf Blues Museum located in West Point in eastern Mississippi, only a few miles down the road from Wolf’s birthplace of White Station. The museum is sponsored by the Howlin’ Wolf Blues Society and bears the fruit of the labors of the society’s Program Director/Vice President, Richard Ramsey. Richard is a West Point native who can remember selling Howlin’ Wolf (Chester Burnett) hunting licenses and supplies at his dad’s hardware store as a kid. He provided many items in the museum, secured other items, and spent countless hours insuring that the displays are presented in a manner suitable for a blues man Howlin’ Wolf’s stature. The Howlin’ Wolf Blues Society hosts a one-day blues festival in Wolf’s honor in West Point each year around Labor Day and has also erected an etched granite statue of the great Wolf in a downtown West Point park. These are wonderful accomplishments by a small group in honoring one of the greats of the blues. West Point is located near the Alabama border and is about 150 miles south of Memphis and 150 miles east of the Delta region. It’s a side trip but one well worth the effort.
 
For more information, click.  The museum is currently open by appointment only except during special events.  See the Contact page of the web site to arrange a visit.
 
Back on the blues highway,
 
Cheryl & Tom
 

 
Dog and Music Lovers Invited to Benefit for Braveheart Dog Rescue Oct 10
Braveheart, namesake for Braveheart Dog Rescue 
 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota (PRWEB) -- Braveheart Rescue Inc., a nonprofit dog rescue, invites dog and music lovers to a fundraiser to be held Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Famous Dave's BBQ and Blues Club in Uptown Minneapolis, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Five local bands--Wolves at the Door, Armadillo Jump, Druscilla Abernathy & the BKS Vine, The Bourbones, and Detroit Don King Band--will perform on the Famous Dave's stage throughout the afternoon. There will also be a silent auction and raffle give-aways. Cost is $10.00 per person at the door and in advance.
 
Famous Dave's BBQ and Blues Club is located at Calhoun Square, 3001 Hennepin Avenue South. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 612.382.4234. Donations are welcome by going to Braveheart Rescue's webisite. All proceeds will go directly to Braveheart's efforts in rescuing dogs, helping them heal physically and psychologically, and finding them homes.
 
About Braveheart Rescue Inc.
 
Located on five acres of land south of Hastings, Minnesota, is a nonprofit charitable dog rescue that takes in any breed of dog from across the United States. Dogs taken in by the rescue are physically abused, sick, lack socialization, have no history, and are generally on a list to be euthanized. On average Braveheart Rescue Inc., helps between 100 and 150 dogs annually and has the capacity to kennel and care for about 30 dogs at one time. Recent natural disasters and the current recession have led to an increased number of dumped and abandoned dogs. "'Dogs come first' is our mission," says owner Brandi Tracy. "We will use funds raised from this benefit to help the dogs we take in and to grow our facilities in response to the growing need." 'Dogs come first' is our mission
 
 
Thanks go to Famous Dave's BBQ and Blues Club, Wolves at the Door, Armadillo Jump, Druscilla Abernathy & the BKS Vine, The Bourbones, and Detroit Don King Band for their kind donations of space and talent.
 
 
 

  
DICK WATERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY ROLLS OUT NEW WEBSITE
Dick Watermans newly updated website will offer a glimpse into the vast catalog that Dick has created in his over 45 years of photographing music legends. This site will be growing quickly with the addition of some new and old photos each week. The gallery will also be growing into a store where you can order prints, books and t-shirts. So sit back, turn on some music and take a click through Dick's virtual gallery. Click here
 
 
 

 
Avid Releases Pro Tools Essential Bundles
Avid Technology has announced three new Pro Tools Essential bundles, hardware-software combinations that target consumers and hobbyists who are interested in musical composition, editing, and production, or who want to create and share music, podcasts, narrations, and other audio content. The packages are: Pro Tools Vocal Studio, Pro Tools Recording Studio, and Pro Tools KeyStudio.
 
Pro Tools M-Powered Essential software is a streamlined edition of Pro Tools, the company's professional music creation software. Pro Tools M-Powered Essential is designed to enable users to progress from casual playing or singing to full-fledged music production--with styles ranging from hip-hop and funk to pop, jazz, rock, and blues. The software also includes a library of virtual instrument sounds--a starting point for users to begin making their own music.
 
Pro Tools Vocal Studio includes the Producer USB microphone that lets people capture vocals, as well as record acoustically played instruments. Using the software, users can remix vocals to produce soundtracks and podcasts. It also comes with a desktop stand and carrying case.
 
Pro Tools Recording Studio lets users craft songs and remixes with no prior experience. With the included Fast Track USB audio interface plugged into the computer, music enthusiasts can capture digital sound for their recording projects, whether from a guitar or a standard microphone. The software then lets consumers dub, mix, remix, edit, blend, restore, and hone to create professional-sounding audio projects.
 
Pro Tools KeyStudio features the M-Audio KeyStudio USB keyboard, a 49-note velocity-sensitive keyboard that also functions as a MIDI interface. It also features an assignable modulation wheel for effects, volume slider, pitch bend wheel, octave/transpose +/- buttons, sustain pedal input, and more.
 
With Pro Tools KeyStudio, users can record a single keyboard track or create a complete orchestral recording using the KeyStudio to input any of the 60-plus virtual instruments that come with Pro Tools M-Powered Essential. The keyboard also works with other programs, such as GarageBand and music education and composition software.
 
Each bundle ships with the Pro Tools M-Powered Essential software, which contains the following:
•over 5.5GB of instruments and loops
•16 stereo/mono audio tracks
•8 Instrument Tracks
•8 MIDI tracks
•Studio quality effects collection including reverb, chorus, delay, flanger, phaser, compression, and EQ
•3 effect Insert slots per track for up to 3 simultaneous effects
•Busses for group mixes/effect sends and Aux Tracks for effect returns
•2 audio inputs and 2 audio outputs
•Over 60 virtual instrument sounds from piano and strings, to bass and drums
Each bundle is priced at $129 and will be available beginning in mid-September at major online and local retailers, such as Best Buy and others.
 

 
CADILLAC RECORDS SOUNDTRACK SPENDS 37 WEEKS ON BILLBOARDS TOP TEN
Cadillac Records - Music From The Motion Picture, the critically-acclaimed Music World/Columbia Records soundtrack album, has proven the year's biggest success on America's Blues Albums charts.

PRNewswire -Propelled by Beyonce's emotional rendering of "At Last," the song she performed at the 2009 Inaugural Ball for President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's first dance as First Couple, Cadillac Records - Music From The Motion Picture has ruled the Billboard Blues Albums chart since its release on December 2, 2008, spending more than six months (27 weeks) at #1 and 37 consecutive weeks in the chart's Top 10 (or better).

Created as the musical accompaniment to "Cadillac Records," the film chronicling the history of Chicago's Chess Records starring Adrien Brody and Beyonce Knowles, the film's soundtrack introduced a whole new generation of music fans to classic American blues through classic rhythm & blues covers and new soul sounds performed by Beyonce, Solange, Jeffrey Wright, Raphael Saadiq, Mos Def and others.

Cadillac Records - Music From The Motion Picture is produced by multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/drummer Steve Jordan (Eric Clapton, John Mayer Trio, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards) and Executive Produced by Mathew Knowles for Music World Entertainment, Inc. Marshall Chess, the son and nephew of the original Chess Records founders, served as Executive Music Producer for the soundtrack.
 
 
 

 
BLUES HUMOR
  
JAM NIGHT OF THE WEEK
Daytona Beach, Florida has long been known for the quality of its dynamic live music scene and the great musicians who have roots here, people like Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Allman Brothers.
So it's not surprising that The Daytona Blues Society was founded here a few years ago by a few local residents with a passion to promote and showcase The Blues. Thanks to the support of the organization's growing membership and loyal fan base, the DBS is thriving, and national touring bands and local musicians now have a welcoming home in Northeast Florida.
 
Currently the group sponsors a world class blues jam every Wednesday night at the Bank & Blues Club (a.k.a. The Bank) on Daytona's funky Main Street starting at 9 pm.
 
IF YOU GO: Bank & Blues
WHAT: Daytona Blues Society’s “True Blues Jam”
WHEN: 8 p.m. every Wednesday
WHERE: Bank & Blues Club, 701 Main St., Daytona Beach
ADMISSION: $2 society members, $3 nonmembers
INFO: 386-253-1760 or daytonabluessociety
 

 

VIZZTONE NEWS
Award-winning blues pianist DAVID MAXWELL teams up with longtime friend, slidemaster LOUISIANA RED for an untamed session of original songs and stories that recalls back rooms, roadhouses, and the earliest days of Chicago blues. Red is at his spontaneous best, and Maxwell complements and solos with sensitivity, fire and originality.

This is a long-overdue collaboration between two of the deepest bluesmen alive. David Maxwell and Louisiana Red met each other in the early 70s, when David was touring with Freddie King. Their paths would continue to cross in the decades that followed, and although they became good friends and often performed together, this is their first pure duo recording, and it summons the fire and spirit of the greatest days of Chicago blues.

"Blues, deep and raw and honest. Right here, don't go no further. Louisiana Red and David Maxwell are today's recognized masters of the 'Old School.' They inspire each other and bring the magic of the legends who were their teachers and friends. Muddy Waters and Otis Spann would love this album." - Bob Margolin
 
 
 

 
 
ALLIGATOR RECORDS
 
B.B. KING: LIVE IN AFRICA '74 DVD
 
The Legendary 1974 "Rumble In The Jungle" Concert.
 
 Recently released and now available in the Alligator store, this is B.B. King captured in one of his most electrifying performances!
 
An extremely rare, intimate view of B.B. King at his rawest captured in concert in Zaire 1974 as part of the lead-up to the famous "Rumble In The Jungle" boxing match between George Forman and Muhammad Ali.
 
Beautifully filmed and directed by Academy Award winner Leon Gast (When We Were Kings), the camera work in this concert film showcases the mechanics of B.B.'s awesome guitar techniques. This eight song DVD includes The Thrill Is Gone, Sweet Sixteen, Ain't Nobody Home and more! Bonus feature includes a rare 1981 interview with B.B. King himself. 48 Minutes Total.
 
 



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George Thorogood:



 
King of the barroom blues, George Thorogood has a new CD out: THE DIRTY DOZEN, six new tunes, and six fan favorites.  George joins Elwood to talk about the record, his music, and people who inspired him, like John Hammond, and (yes) the Beatles.  You will hear brand new music from Croatian blues superstar Ana Popovic.  And maybe win a CD from the Rhythm and Groove Club, who pay tribute to the music of Allen Toussaint.  As you are checking that out, check out the chance for ten listeners to win ten CDs of their choice from Alligator Records.  
 
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Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
Tuesday-Sunday,
September 15-20, 2009
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
www.harvestjazzandblues.com
1888-NB-Blues
Blues By The Sea
Thursday-Saturday,
September 17-19, 2009

Astoria, Oregon, U.S.
www.bluesbythesea.com
503-760-4401
Jazz & Blues In The Village
Friday-Saturday,
September 18-19, 2009

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
http://jazzinthevillage.com
519-344-7777
Old Town Blues Festival
Friday-Saturday,
September 18-19, 2009

Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
www.oldtownbluesfest.com
517-371-4600
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Friday-Saturday,
September 18-20, 2009

Telluride, Colorado, U.S.
www.tellurideblues.com
970-728-8037
Stillwater Blues Festival
Friday-Sunday,
September 18-20, 2009

Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
http://bluesfest.stillwater.org
405-533-8433
Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival
Saturday,
September 19, 2009

Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
www.deltablues.org
662-335-3523
Bakersfield Blues Festival
Saturday,
September 19, 2009

Bakersfield, CA, U.S.
www.shopworldrecords.com
661-831-3100
Delta Blues Festival
Saturday,
September 19, 2009
Antioch , CA, U.S.
www.deltabluesfestival.net
925-698-8024
4th Annual BamFest
Saturday,
September 19, 2009
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
www.bamfest.net
608-222-9131
Paxico Blues Fest
Saturday,
September 19, 2009

Paxico, Kansas, U.S.
www.paxicomerchants.com/bluesfest.html
785-636-5321
KUFOBU Bluesdesaster 09
Saturday,
September 19, 2009

Burgau, Styria, Austria
http://kufobu.meinekleine.at
+4368110439641
Delaware River Blues Fest
Sunday,
September 20, 2009

Stockton, NJ, U.S.
www.falconproductions.biz
215-262-3987
Roots n' Blues n' BBQ
Friday-Saturday,
September 25-26, 2009
Columbia, Missouri , U.S.
www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com
Blues By The Tracks
Saturday,
September 26, 2009

Halstead, Kansas, U.S.
www.bluesbythetracks.com
316-835-3422
Wing Dang Doodle
Saturday,
September 26, 2009

Forest, Mississippi, U.S.
www.forestareachamber.com
601-469-4332
Copenhagen Blues Festival
Wednesday-Sunday,
October 1-4, 2009

Copenhagen, Denmark
http://copenhagenbluesfestival.dk
+45 38 878655
Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival
Friday-Sunday,
October 2-4, 2009

Narooma, New South Wales, Australia
www.bluesfestival.tv
(02) 4476 250
Appleby Beer and Blues
Friday-Sunday,
October 2-4, 2009

Cumbria, United Kingdom
www.applebybeerandblues.co.uk
** 44 (0)1946 832489
7th Annual Groovin' in The Grove Summer Concerts 9 WK Saturday Series
Saturday,
October 3, 2009

This Week: Roy Tyler and New Directions
Lodi, California, U.S.
www.jessiesgrovewinery.com
209-368-0880
SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival
Saturday,
October 3, 2009

Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
www.biglickblues.org
540-342-2640 x229
Mississippi Blues Fest "Octobertfest 2009"
Saturday,
October 3, 2009
Greenwood, Mississippi , U.S.
662-453-4065
Denise Lasalle Soul Blues Festival
Saturday,
October 3, 2009

Belzoni, MS, U.S.
Website
662-836-6148
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