Blues News

He made his name playing floppy-haired Matthew Crawley in ITV's Downton Abbey, but Dan Stevens is almost unrecognisable in his new role - as a tough guy.

Top singles player Cam McCleary and the Nighthawks defeated Joel Barlow in the SWC tourney semifinals to advance to face Weston in the pinnacle match.

Rock and Roll history was made on April 18 in Los Angeles when Heart , Rush , Randy Newman , Public Enemy , late disco queen Donna Summer , late bluesman Albert King and producers Quincy Jones and Lou Adler were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Today's birthdays: Actor Peter Gerety is 73. Singer Taj Mahal is 71. Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester is 69.

"This was the first verse that he wrote," he said by way of introduction to Lead Belly's Goodnight Irene .

Red 2 isn't being released until July 19, but the Lionsgate division has signed Jon and Erich Hoeber to write a third installment of the action franchise.

Looking back at all the nominees from my December article , several points seem to stand out.

While Barbara Morrison's 1973 arrival to the jazz and blues party was somewhat late, the singer has definitely lived it to the hilt.

He left fans bereft with his departure from the nation's favourite posh soap. Now he's in the movies - and, he tells Matt Mueller, his appearance in Summer in February is a labour of love The pavement in front of the Athenaeum gentlemen's club in Pall Mall is scattered with dirt and gravel, a horse and carriage is parked at the entrance and ... (more)

Young bluesmaker siblings from Tupelo play on the big dance floor of the Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St., Rockport.

The one-day event returns to Woodley Park in Los Angeles this Sunday, offering attendees a hodgepodge of "entertainment, education and enlightenment". It's an occasion filled with experts, activists, and celebrities whose efforts are at the forefront of improving healthful living, as well as protecting the environment and animals rights.

Much like Fleetwood Mac, a band that still provokes endless discussion between fans of the Peter Green and Stevie Nicks eras over which was the best, Genesis were really two quite different bands appealing to different audiences.

Two living legends of British blues, John Mayall and Kim Simmonds, will take the stage Saturday night at the Honokaa People's Theater as part of a four-night, four-island tour billed as "The British Blues Explosion." The 79-year-old Mayall is a legendary vocalist and multi-instrumentalist whose Bluesbreakers served as a springboard for numerous ... (more)

With their new blues-rock group the Rides, Stephen Stills and the Electric Flag's Barry Goldberg reached across generations to team with guitar wizard Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

It's getting close to summer in the O.C. and that means local venues will be dialing up their music menus .

The summer of 2013 pop-music schedule at the Jersey Shore is not quite so star-studded as last year.

The Ghost Town Blues Band, which made it to the finals of this year's International Blues Challenge as the representative of the Crossroads Blues Society of Rosedale, Miss., will make their Topeka debut at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Uncle Bo's, the blues club on the lower level of the Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, 420 S.E. 6th.

Actress/model KELLY BROOK is facing almost 500 in fines after failing to renew the road tax licence on her luxury vehicle.

The fifth annual Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival will present headliners Chris Simmons & Royal Blue and Thomas Wynn and the Believers plus a host of other blues performers and styles in the three-day event.

Beginning Thursday, Sparky's Burgers, Barbeque & Espresso, 115 Franklin St., in Hatch, will kick off its National Blues Festival Month with a series of blues concerts.