Blues News

This month, Bluedog will be one of four bands competing in the final round of Battle of the Blues Bands on April 7th at Famous Dave's BBQ and Blues Uptown in Minneapolis.

The Blues Brothers. Charles Krauthammer. The Addams Family. Katie Couric. The University of Texas at Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center unveiled on Wednesday a diverse lineup of plays, musical acts, entertainers and speakers for its upcoming 2013-14 season.

There's nothing quite like the blues, especially when it's live. So sit back and enjoy Hump Day by watching the Donna Hopkins and her band performing "I know You love me" at Steve's Live Music , attached here on Patch.

For the first time in 15 years, there will be no Marin City Blues, Jazz and Soul Party in the Park this Labor Day weekend.

SEAN JOSEPH PATRICK CARNEY wears a tower of hats. His publishing company Social Malpractice - best known for releasing the erotic fan-fiction collection Fucking James Franco - began as a vanity distribution node for Carney's English-to-American translations of classic critical-theory texts .

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 .

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.

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

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