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3 hrs ago | Herald Gazette

Homemade Jamz Blues Band

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

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Related Topix: The Blues Band, Rockport, ME

4 hrs ago | Examiner.com

WorldFest in Los Angeles positively lights up the park

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.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Where Worlds Collide

Steve Hackett at Hammersmith Apollo

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.

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Related Topix: Progressive-Rock, Steve Hackett, Phil Collins, Pop/Rock, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, Stevie Nicks

West Hawaii Today

Paint it blue

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)

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Related Topix: John Mayall, Honokaa, HI, Theater, Arts, Blues Explosion, Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton

RollingStone

Stephen Stills' New Band, the Rides, Play a 'Word Game' - Song Premiere

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.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Stephen Stills, Barry Goldberg, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Music, Entertainment

Examiner.com

KROQ Weenie Roast comes to the O.C.

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

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Related Topix: Irvine, CA, Pop/Rock, The Black Keys, Lake Forest, CA, Santa Ana, CA, Orange County, CA

Philly.com

Marquee names poppin' and rockin' the Shore

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

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, B.B. King, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Travel

Thu May 16, 2013

The Capital-Journal

Ghost Town Blues Band to make Bo's debut

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.

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Related Topix: The Blues Band, Rosedale, MS

Daily Star

Eric Clapton to be a...

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

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The Orlando Sentinel

Chris Simmons & Royal Blue headlines Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival

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.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, B.B. King, Lake County, FL

Lamar Daily News

Lucky Seven: Blues ignite the valley - Sparky's declares May its National Blues Festival Month

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.

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Related Topix: Blues, Mississippi Heat

BroadwayWorld.com

20th Annual Telluride Blues and Brews Festival Announces Lineup

The 20th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival proudly announced their 2013 festival lineup .

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Related Topix: Telluride, CO, Anders Osborne, Otis Taylor, The New Mastersounds, Funk, Mountain Village, CO

The Montreal Gazette

Blues singer Carolyn Fe cancels show at Rialto Theatre

Carolyn Fe with her agent, the late Montreal bluesman Barry Mell, at the last ever Maximum Blues Festival at Carleton sur Mer, Quebec in August.

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New Pittsburgh Courier Online

Black empowerment - At last' - or last?

When Beyonce Knowles sang the Etta James song "At Last" at President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration, the song could have had several meanings.

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Related Topix: African-American, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Etta James, Michelle Obama, Morehouse College, Opinion

The Guelph Mercury

Steve Earle headlines blues festival fundraiser

The TD Kitchener Blues Festival has invited an old friend of Waterloo Region's to launch this summer's celebration of the blues.

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Related Topix: Canada, Blues

Wed May 15, 2013

KVBC-TV Las Vegas

Houston-born singer Mendoza honored with US stamp

Lydia Mendoza's heartbreaking voice and 12-string guitar could, in the words of Flaco Jimenez, sound "like the stars falling from the sky." Many consider Mendoza the greatest Mexican American female singer of the 20th century.

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Related Topix: Acoustic, Lydia Mendoza, Ray Charles, Black Entertainment, Theater, Arts, Texas

ARLnow.com

Free Blues Concert Tomorrow at Penrose Square

A free blues concert will be held Thursday evening at Penrose Square on Columbia Pike.

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Houston Press

How to Get Signed In Five Easy Steps, Starring Hacienda

Maybe it all comes down to being in the right place at the right time. Maybe luck has something to do with it.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Ohio

Nashville Scene

Rodriguez w/Jenny O. at the Ryman, 5/13/13

The Spin likes mystery and suspense - the kind of atmosphere that gives you pleasant chills as you think about how some pop artists emerge from the shadows after years of obscurity.

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Related Topix: The Spin, Folk-Rock, Rodriguez

Sherwoodgazette.com

For What It's Worth record store closes after 30 years - Wednesday, 15 May 2013 04:00

John Gregos has done everything from running the top-selling record store in three states to going backstage with Stevie Ray Vaughan and becoming friends with the Grateful Dead's official photographer.

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Related Topix: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clackamas, OR, Milwaukie, OR, us Travel, Travel