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16 min ago | The Carbon Valley Farmer

Blues Jam time: John Mayall to headline annual Greeley festival

My favorite time of the year is almost here again, with the arrival of the ninth annual Greeley Blues Jam.

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Related Topix: Greeley, CO, John Mayall, Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, Peter Green

1 hr ago | SanLuisObispo.com

Kenny Lee Lewis is an artist and a crowd pleaser

With his flowing hair, full beard and wraparound shades, Kenny Lee Lewis doesn't try very hard to hide his rock 'n' roll roots.

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Related Topix: The Steve Miller Band, Pop/Rock, Los Angeles, CA, Blues, Carolyn Wonderland, Elvin Bishop, Avila Beach, CA

2 hrs ago | Patch.com

Tornadoes: 'The Gamble of Living in Oklahoma'

There aren't too many Oklahomans in Collingswood, but chances are that many of you have seen or heard from musician Dave Kelly .

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Related Topix: Dave Kelly, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, Stroud, OK

2 hrs ago | Guitar Player

New from Backbeat Books: 'Eric Clapton, Day by Day - The Early Years 1963 - "1982'

Backbeat Books will publish the first volume of Eric Clapton, Day by Day: The Early Years: 1963-1982 on May 28, 2013.

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Related Topix: The Early Years, Eric Clapton, Alternative

3 hrs ago | Tulsa World

Kenny Wayne Shepherd to headline 'We Can Help Moore' benefit show...

Authorities said early Wednesday that they do not expect to find additional survivors of the EF5 tornado that struck Moore and that the task has now turned toward recovery.

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Related Topix: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Celebrities, Paul McCartney

5 hrs ago | Capital Weekly

Florida blues on the Midcoast

The Monday night blues series at Time Out Pub, 275 Main St., will continue Monday, June 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. with Doug Deming & Dennis Gruenling with The Jewel Tones.

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Related Topix: Blues, Chris Duarte

6 hrs ago | The Mountaineer Publishing Company

Cashiers festival unites blues, brew and BBQ

The village green in Cashiers springs to life this Memorial Day weekend with a new festival: Blues, Brew and BBQ.

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

6 hrs ago | Brooklynvegan

Mavis Staples played Beale St, playing Prospect Park before...

Earlier this month, soul legend Mavis Staples made her way over to Memphis for the Beale Street Music Festival , which she played day 2 of.

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Related Topix: Mavis Staples, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Hudson, NY, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

7 hrs ago | Silver City Sun-News

Silver City Blues Festival promises full weekend of outstanding free live music in the park

The excitement is building for the 18th annual Silver City Blues Festival, the largest free outdoor Blues Festival in the Southwest.

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Related Topix: Silver City, NM, Mimbres, NM, Albuquerque, NM, Blues, Santa Fe, NM

7 hrs ago | Salt Lake City Weekly

Baths, Bombino

Pulling off a record that hinges on substantial doses of both intensity and airiness requires an especially deft hand.

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Related Topix: The Black Keys, Pop/Rock

11 hrs ago | The L Magazine

More Bands Added to the Northside Festival Lineup: Chance the Rapper, ...

The countdown to the Northside Festival has officially begun! In less than 30 days, more than 350 bands will descend on Williamsburg and Greenpoint for four long days and even longer nights.

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Related Topix: Punk, Black Flag, The Gories

15 hrs ago | Guitar World

Talkin' Blues: A Fresh Approach to Blues Soloing, Courtesy of Harmonica Player Little Walter

The following content is related to the July 2013 issue of Guitar World . For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store .

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Related Topix: Little Walter, Muddy Waters

19 hrs ago | Patch.com

Share Your Chesapeake Bay Blues Photos

Photos from the weekend's Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival already appear online through Instagram, using the hashtag #chesapeakebaybluesfestival and #chesapeakebaybluesfest . If you have your own photos on Instagram, tag them with the above hashes and they'll appear in this gallery.

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Related Topix: Blues

Tue May 21, 2013

Seattle Weekly

Best Bets at the Northwest Folklife Festival

The Northwest Folklife Festival takes over Seattle Center for the entire Memorial Day Weekend.

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Related Topix: Blues

Hollywood Reporter

'Pretty Little Liars' Recruits Rumer Willis for Season 4

Rumer Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore , is headed to Rosewood in the upcoming fourth season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

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Related Topix: Sorority Row, Red, Pretty Little Liars, Entertainment, Television, Rumer Willis, Celebrities, Bruce Willis

Buffalo.com

The Black Keys added to Outer Harbor Concert Series lineup - VIDEO

One of the biggest concert announcements of the summer, The Black Keys will play Buffalo's Outer Harbor on Monday, July 8. Tickets for the show are $48 in advance and they will go on sale Thursday at noon.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Black Keys, Akron, OH

Lincoln Daily News

Hart, Bonamassa simmer on 'Seesaw'

Singer Beth Hart and guitarist Joe Bonamassa have a soulful and sultry new album out with "Seesaw." With her voice and his guitar, the album has all the pieces in place to deliver bluesy fireworks built around some decades-old standards.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa

The Miami Herald

Criteria Recording Studios founder Emerman dies

Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records, has died after a long illness, according to his daughter.

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Related Topix: Eric Clapton, Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown

Nashville Scene

Bobby Bare Jr. w/Birdcloud at The Basement, 5/18/13

Sun-burnt and loaded with antihistamines, The Spin stumbled into The Basement Saturday night to find we'd already missed The Grenadines, a versatile sextet who brew up a concoction chock full of stuff we like: soul, drony guitar-based rock and power-pop, among others.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bare Jr., The Spin

Chicago Reader

The House of the Rising Sun burger at Portage Park's Leadbelly

The song " House of the Rising Sun ," recorded by lots of people including Leadbelly , whose name was appropriated by the owners of a new northwest side burger joint , is the tragic lament of a man whose life has been brought to ruin by the whorehouse of the title.

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Related Topix: Leadbelly, Chicago, IL