Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Bring Their California Cool Blues To The Albert Rose

With his wily and unforgettable original songs and his hipster, street-smart vocals, no one on the blues scene writes or sings like Rick Estrin. No one looks like him either, as Estrin is always dressed to the nines, sporting his trademark pencil-line…
Mitch Kashmar and Jr. Watson

The Lake hosts West Coast Toast with Mitch Kashmar, Junior Watson & Jimi Bott

The Lake Theater & Cafe is honored to welcome for the first time "West Coast Toast" featuring Mitch Kashmar, Junior Watson, and Jimi Bott on Monday, September 3. All three are widely recognized as some of the best musicians in the blues…
Johnny Wheels and The Swamp Donkeys

Johnny Wheels and The Swamp Donkeys

Johnny Wheels and The Swamp Donkeys recently competed in the finals for the 2018 Journey to Memphis. Although they didn't win the competition, they  made their mark on the crowd at the Waterfront Blues Festival. Johnny describes their music…

Soulful Vocalist Leon Bridges Booked for Edgefield

In 2015, Leon Bridges’ first album, Coming Home, surprised the music industry by debuting at #5 on the Billboard Top 200. Only months prior, he had been playing sparsely attended open mics in Dallas-Fort Worth after work washing dishes at…

Damon Fowler

The Whiskey Bayou Session Damon Fowler’s new release, The Whiskey Bayou Session, is a nifty little album that spotlights his diverse musical approach and terrific musicianship. Fowler and his musical accomplices, bassist Todd Edmunds and…

Celebrate New Orleans with Trombone Shorty’s Voodoo Threauxdown

New Orleans, a unique and diverse city, celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2018. To celebrate his hometown’s tricentennial, its rich cultural heritage, and the bright future of its music, Trombone Shorty has handpicked an all-star line-up…
2021 Best Self-Produced CD Competition
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2019 Best Self-Produced CD Competition Entries Now Being Accepted

Since 2005, The Blues Foundation has held an annual competition to recognize excellence in independent blues recordings. The Best Self-Produced CD competition is open to affiliated blues societies from around the world to submit one entry each,…
The Peninsula Rhythm and Blues Festival

Peninsula Rhythm and Blues Festival Slated for September

On Friday and Saturday, September 14 and 15 the 2nd Annual Peninsula Rhythm and Blues Festival will be held at Morehead Park, Port of Peninsula, in Nahcotta, Washington on the Long Beach Peninsula. With seven great bands, a farmer's market,…
Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Play the Aladdin

Roots music legends Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore have been friends for 30 years, but only recently realized they had never played music together. So in 2017, Grammy winner Alvin and Grammy nominee Gilmore, decided to hit the highway to…
Gov’t Mule

Gov’t Mule – Oregon Shows

Steeped in the roots and mystique of rock, blues, soul, and jazz, Gov’t Mule — guitarist Warren Haynes, drummer Matt Abts, keyboardist Danny Louis, and bassist Jorgen Carlsson [bass] — is equally recognized for its stirring songwriting…