Browsing: International Blues Challenge

The result are in! The finalists are moving on to the big show at the Orpheum Theater! Without further ado…

The result are in! Dozens of bands are moving on to the next round! Without further ado…

Thursday continues the International Blues Challenge quarter-finals, as well as packing up Beale Street with dozens of incredible blues events, including jams, showcases, workshops, stories, and fun!

The Blind Raccoon Roots & Blues Showcase will be boasting shows from some of the amazingly talented artists that they work with this afternoon.

Check out this great interview with New York bluesman Tas Cru as he talks about his latest album, his great work with blues outreach in schools, and his famous annual Rum Boogie jam!

Canada is renowned for its many prestigious blues music festivals, and Trois-Rivieres en Blues will soon be among that enviable group!

We sat down at the Juke Joint Festival with the amazing Vizztone recording artist Fiona Boyes, who has a stunning powerhouse voice. We may have coaxed her to to give us an on-air show!

The WIRED! Band donated its $2000 1st place band prize to the Campaign for the Blues Hall of Fame.

When a DVD showed up featuring Mississippi Spoonman in a tiny delta Juke Joint, we knew we were in for a good time. We didn’t know how right we were.

The Memphis Horns, Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love, have received the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. The duo’s vast collection of musical accomplishments are almost unmatched.