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Our 22nd Magazine is now live!
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 The digital edition of the 2024 BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE magazine is now available.
Turn the pages with a simple click in the outside margins. Listen to Jimmy Carpenter's "Soul Doctor."
You can also click hyperlinks throughout the magazine!
Read, Relax and Enjoy…
Blues Festival Guide Magazine 2024 Digital Edition
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Photo Moments with the 22nd Annual BFG Magazine!
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 Here's the award-winning, soulful powerhouse singer, songwriter, bassist Danielle Nicole Schnebelen-Miller and hubby guitarist, singer, songwriter Brandon Miller before we were heading into the 2024 Hall of Fame (HOF) Awards ceremony in Memphis, TN.
Danielle went on to take home the 2024 Blues Music Award (BMA) for "Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist" the following night, her 8th BMA.
Photo: Michele Lundeen
Order your very own 2024 Blues Festival Guide now!
Take a picture of yourself, friends, and/or artists, etc. with the BFG magazine... have fun with it! Send pic via email with a caption (100 words max), URL if applicable, and photo credit to michele@bluesfestivalguide.com
BFG clients, contact your sales rep for your own copy!
The Blues Foundation is official sponsor of the 22nd annual Blues Festival Guide magazine!
Blues legend Bobby Rush calls BFG: "The roadmap to everything blues."
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Dennis Jones :: ABOUT TIME
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 Rock-blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Dennis Jones is pleased to announce his upcoming eighth original release, About Time on Blue Rock Records Friday, June 28, 2024. This much anticipated new album is blues you can rock to!
"An absolute beast of a musician and songwriter..." says Mike O'Cull of Rock and Blues Muse.
About Time was produced by Dennis Jones and Brian O'Neal of the world-famous BusBoys, and recorded in Los Angeles at Station House Studios by Grammy-award winner Mark Rains (Rival Sons) and at Matai Studios by Rodney (BR) Millon (Arthur Adams). The album was mixed and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Brian D Hardin (GnR, Jerry Lee Lewis).
Musicians featured include Raymond Johnson on drums (Michael Henderson, Jackiem Joyner), Robert McDonald on bass, and backing vocal (Johnny Guitar Watson, Norman Brown), Paulie Cerra on saxophone, Hammond B3 organ, and Wurlitzer piano (Joe Bonamassa, Keb Mo'), and Niomisha Wilson on backing vocals.
This exciting release follows Jones' 2020 album Soft Hard & Loud, which spent over two months in the top 20 on the Blues and Rock Blues charts.
Jones' songs on About Time are introspective, encouraging personal growth and connection, and yet still edgy and fun. If you like eclectic, modern rock-blues, then you need to hear About Time.
Order your copy here.
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Eden Brent :: GETAWAY BLUES
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 What happens when a Delta-bred blues pianist finds herself in a London studio? If you’re Eden Brent, you make the record of a lifetime, Getaway Blues. Tracked remarkably over two short days, and backed by top British session pros, the nine-song album is Brent’s favorite to date, one that places her firmly among the finest pianists and songwriters in the blues world and beyond.
Highlights include the irrepressible boogie-woogie brilliance of opening title track, "Getaway Blues," the gorgeous country-soul ballad, "You on My Mind," and the double-entendre blast of "Gas Pumping Man." Great performances abound, as evocative of her Delta upbringing as Jesse Winchester once was but with the added sass and humor of Memphis Minnie and vocal persuasion of the best blues belters.
Decades into a career topped by four acclaimed albums for Yellow Dog Records, Brent – the onetime protégé and touring partner of Greenville, Mississippi, boogie-woogie blues master, Abie "Boogaloo" Ames – is now setting her own standard for others to follow. The resulting musical journey – mixed by Grammy-feted engineer Matt Ross-Spang – is testament to all that makes the award-winning Brent shine as an artist: road-tested and roots-perfected in taste, chops, and songcraft.
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It's officially sweet summertime! Checkout the BEC Playlist!
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The next Big Easy Cruise sails January 5-12, 2025 out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL on Holland America Line's Nieuw Amsterdam! Celebrate NOLA on this music festival at sea with your favorite artists. You can find discounted prices options with our BluesGuide promo code offer.
For now you can start the summer off right with the 2025 Big Easy Cruise Spotify playlist, curated just for you! They've combined the top songs from their 2025 lineup so you can experience the best before they set sail!
We can't wait to get back onboard and listen to endless NOLA performances under the Caribbean sun! In the meantime, checkout the BEC25 Spotify Playlist here.
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Waterfront Blues Festival July 4-7
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(PORTLAND, OR) - Waterfront Blues Festival is a cornerstone event of the Pacific Northwest, and one of the most dynamic music events in the world, hosting legendary performers and up-and-coming artists pushing the boundaries of blues, soul, rock, funk, bluegrass, Americana, R&B and beyond.
Join us in downtown Portland on the banks of the Willamette River July 4-7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon, to celebrate music, blues and our community. Gates open daily at 11 am, with music starting at 12 pm.
There will be a variety of tasty food and snack options available for purchase including gluten-free and vegetarian options. There will also be beer, wine, spirits and nonalcoholic beverages available for purchase. This year no outside food or beverages will be allowed except for factory-sealed water bottles and empty reusable water bottles.
Thanks to our partners at Buick GMC of Beaverton, children 12 and under are FREE at the festival (one child per paid accompanying adult).
Lineup, schedule and more details at the Waterfront Blues Festival website.
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Largest art & music fest in Ontario's Waterloo region
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 (KITCHENER, ON, CANADA) - The TD Kitchener Blues Festival is the largest and most vibrant arts/music festival within the Waterloo Region. This coming Aug 8-11 you can enjoy this 4-day, immersive musical experience featuring incredible talent and great times.
There will be 35+ bands and 4 stages plus 12-Bar Blues Workshops, and a children’s stage.
Aug 8 is the Festival Fundraiser concert featuring Colin Linden with the Matt Weidinger Band in support at the Victoria Park Clock Tower Stage. Tickets for that special event can be found through the festival website. Doors open 5pm and showtime is 7pm.
Some of the acts Aug 9-11 will include Johnny Rawls, Annie Mack, Brandon Santini, Chris Beard, Shawn Kellerman, The Maple Blues Band and many more! Performances Aug 9-11 are no charge.
The festival will return with a host of food vendors plus there’s lots of other shopping and dining options for everyone in Downtown Kitchener. Crowne Plaza is the official hotel of the Kitchener Blues Festival and is in the heart of Downtown Kitchener just steps away from the festival as well as many local amenities.
More details at the festival website.
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• Minnesota Blues Society Picnic & Food Drive
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 (ROSEVILLE, MN) - The Minnesota Blues Society (MnBS) will hold its annual picnic and food drive on Sunday July 14 at the Rosetown American Legion, 700 W. County Rd, in Roseville, Minnesota. The event will run from 1pm-6pm. Buffet is open at 1:30pm and music starts at 2pm.
Please RSVP at the website ASAP so they can get a food count for the pulled pork, ribs and potato salad. Please bring a dish to share as well.
Food is free for members and they are asking only a $5 donation from the general public. There will be a cash bar inside and $2 beers on the patio.
MnBS will be collecting money or non-perishable food items to donate to the Keystone Community Services.
Bring chairs but no coolers or outside beverages allowed. Bottled water will be provided.
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Which Cruise Hits Your Groove?
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#41 Southeastern Caribbean Oct 2024: Soldout! Join Wait List
#42 Eastern Caribbean Jan 2025: Soldout! Join Wait List!
#43 Sea of Cortez Oct 2025: Prebook Thurs July 25th
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#41 SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN
OCT 26 ~ NOV 2, 2024
Sailing Holland America Eurodam from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Aruba & Curacao.
or call (816) 753-7979
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Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
#42 EASTERN CARIBBEAN
JAN 26 ~ FEB 2, 2025
Sailing on the Holland America Rotterdam from Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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or call (816) 753-7979
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OCT 25 ~ NOV 1, 2025
Sailing on Holland America’s Koningsdam from San Diego, CA
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Dave Alvin - "4th of July" (Live)
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Just In Case... plus upcoming Holidays & Birthdays
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 JULY: • July 1st is Canada Day
• July 4th USA Independence Day
Birthdays: Jun 28-David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915-2011) Armenter "Bo Carter" Chatmon (1892–1964); Jun 30- Mike Wheeler (1961 photo by Stacy Brooks); July 1-Willie Dixon (1915-1992), James Cotton (1935-2017), Syl Johnson (1939-2022) Chris Strachwitz (1931-2023), Joseph "Chubby" Carrier (1967); July 3-"Mississippi" John Hurt (1893-1966), Lavelle White (1929); July 4-Champion Jack Dupree (1910-1992), Annie Raines (1969), Shawn Kellerman (1987); July 5-Smiley Lewis (1913-1966); July 7-Pinetop Perkins (1913-2011); July 8-Louis Jordan (1908-1975), Johnnie Johnson (1924-2005), Larry Garner (1952)
Just in Case:
"Tell The Truth Day" is July 7.
And, blues lovers know for real... “The blues is the truth." As Willie Dixon explained so honestly and eloquently.
"The blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, inspiration, feeling, and understanding.”
 July 6th is "National Fried Chicken Day!" Did you know that the ultimate comfort food that originated in our own backyard — where Scottish chicken-frying methods were combined with West African seasoning traditions — to create what is now one of the world’s favorite guilty pleasures?
I'm ready for a fried chicken picnic myself!
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Billboard & iTunes #1 Blues Album - as of June 27, 2024
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 Find the latest happenings in the industry, glimpses of blues history, lifestyle, entertaining and educational features, and of course, dozens of blues festivals to help you plan your calendar! Our cover photo is Jimmy Carpenter by Marilyn Stringer.
Editorial Features include!
• Living Legend: Bob Stroger
• Blues On Deck
• Shredding the Glass Ceiling
• Blues From the Bluegrass State
• Visiting First Cousins By Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
• What’s Cookin’ with Anthony Geraci
• The European Blues Union: Promoting & Preserving the Blues in Europe
Click HERE to order your very own copy of the 2024 Blues Festival Guide print magazine — shipped directly to you. Although our magazine is free, there is a small shipping/handling charge (BFG clients, reach out to your BFG reps for your copy).
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Tony Mart Presents
Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk (Every Weds)
Jun-26-2024 - Sep-04-2024
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
35th Torrita Blues Festival
Jun-27-2024 - Jun-29-2024
Torrita di Siena, Italy
La Herradura Internacional
Festival de Blues
Jun-28-2024 - Jun-29-2024
Granada, Spain
Blues From The Top Music Festival
Jun-28-2024 - Jun-30-2024
Winter Park, Colorado, USA
New Glarus Blues, Brews
and Food Truck Festival
Jun-29-2024
New Glarus, Wisconsin, USA
Ottawa Bluesfest
Jul-04-2024 - Jul-14-2024
Ottawa, Lebreton Flats,
Ontario, Canada
S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival Tour
Jul-05-2024 - Aug-16-2024
Bonner, Montana, USA
Vallemaggia Magic Blues
Jul-08-2024
Avegno, Switzerland
Historic Wallace Blues Festival
Jul-10-2024 - Jul-14-2024
Wallace, Washington, USA
Playing With Fire Summer Series
Jul-11-2024 - Jul-13-2024
Omaha , Nebraska, USA
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Briggs Farm Blues Festival
Jul-11-2024 - Jul-13-2024
Briggsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Grassroots Blues Festival
Jul-12-2024 - Jul-13-2024
Duck Hill, Mississippi, USA
Black Mountain Blues
Jul-12-2024 - Jul-14-2024
Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA
Cincy Blues Fest
Jul-13-2024
Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Ballroom Bluesfest
Jul-13-2024 - Jul-14-2024
Cocoa, Florida, USA
Red, White & Blues Festival
Jul-20-2024
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Prairie Dog Blues Festival
Jul-25-2024 - Jul-27-2024
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA
Porretta Soul Festival
Jul-25-2024 - Jul-28-2024
Porretta Terme, Italy
Salmon Arm Roots
and Blues Festival
Jul-26-2024 - Jul-28-2024
Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
Anson B Nixon Park
Roots and Blues Festival
Jul-27-2024
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Kalamazoo Blues Fest
Jul-27-2024
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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Here's to a music and sunshine filled week ahead.
Yours in the blues,
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We welcome e-Guide suggestions and questions. You can reach our E-Guide editor, Michele Lundeen (pictured here) via EMAIL.
Michele is also a singer, songwriter, performer and bandleader based in the San Diego County, California area and nicknamed the "Queen of Steam" for her high energy and passionate style.
RBA Publishing, Inc. in business since 1993, is a boutique, blues-specific PR and marketing firm based on the West Coast. We help musicians, festivals, labels and music-related brands. Our digital campaigns target fans, industry and influencers. We are masterful at email marketing, social media, fan acquisition and long-term marketing plans. Our media services are supported by people who understand and love the blues genre. Publishers of the annual Blues Festival Guide magazine, our top-ranking website, and e-Guide newsletter with approx. 30,000 weekly subscribers, we have been blues industry leaders for 22 years. Please contact us at 707-630 3304 or EMAIL to find out how we can help you!
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