As the year 2012 comes to end across the the world and the new year begins we’d like to take a moment and honor those that we lost over the last year. We were forced to say goodbye to Michael, Donald, Etta and Cody but the memories will remain.

We recently got a chance to catch up with some folks from a great cultural program that is administered by the US State Department through an organization called American Voices.

The official, “Well we took a stab at it, thank god this only happens once a year, asking for crucifixion, 3 am cold sweat ‘oh no we forgot someone'” Top Ten(ish) Blues Albums of the Year Staff Picks

The official, “Well we took a stab at it, thank god this only happens once a year, asking for crucifixion, 3 am cold sweat ‘oh no we forgot someone'” Top Ten Blues Albums of the Year Staff Picks

Legendary blues musician Buddy Guy was honored by the Kennedy Center back on December 3rd — but unless you were in the building that night, you probably haven’t seen the amazing show.

Do you know where the term “Blues” came from? Discover the word’s incredible journey and hidden meanings in this week’s Language of the Blues article.

The holiday season is a great time for giving, and that’s precisely what the Orange County Blues Society has in mind with their Holiday Food Drive.

American Blues Scene is proudly sitting in the number 2 spot on the much coveted front page of music campaigns at IndieGoGo. How did we get there?

Listen NOW to Ana Popovic’s FIRST NEW TRACK off of her upcoming April album! This is sweet southern styled soul at it’s very best!

The album “Get Up” is expected to be released on Jan, 29, 2013. This will be their first album project together and both musicians say they’ve been looking forward to this ever since they recorded with John Lee Hooker in 1997.