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13 hrs ago | Herald Gazette

Midcoast Maine Has Talent

Local singers, songwriters and one comedian proved they have stage presence at the third annual Midcoast Maine Has Talent variety show held May 23 at The Strand Theatre in Rockland.

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Related Topix: Maine, Rockland, ME, Blues

14 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Blues and Wine Festival held this Memorial Day weekend

Due to inclement weather, the 2013 Blues & Wine Festival will be held on Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Gladstone, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, New Jersey, Blues

19 hrs ago | Music-News.com

Walter Trout - Luther's Blues - A tribute to Luther Allison - Provogue

I have lost count of the number of times I have included the line 'mentored by the great Walter Trout' in a review of some new young fireball: Trout is a man who has been generous with his time and with his talent.

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Related Topix: Blues, Luther Allison, Walter Trout

Thu May 23, 2013

Palo Verde Valley Times

A day full of music at Saturday's Blythe River Blues Festival

The first annual Blythe River Blues Festival was held May 26, 2012 at Quechan Marina.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Blues Band, Canned Heat, Breakout

NewsOK.com

Musicians lend their talents for tornado relief benefit shows

Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd remembers what it's like. He grew up in Shreveport, La., and has vivid memories of the sky turning a sickly color and the winds suddenly whipping up around his town.

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Related Topix: Blues, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Moore, OK, Oklahoma, The Voice, Entertainment, Television, Tishomingo, OK

WVNY

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The Chicago Blues Festival returns and is anticipated to welcome more than 500,000 fans.

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SouthCoastToday.com

Book Binder coming to Tiverton

Roy Book Binder, a storytelling, fingerpicking blues legend, will perform Friday evening at Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton.

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Related Topix: Blues, Roy Book Binder, Reverend Gary Davis, Peter, Paul & Mary, Folk

Monterey County Herald

Tedeschi Trucks Band follows makes Santa Cruz Blues Festival appearance

Guitarist Derek Trucks and his wife Susan Tedeschi, leaders of the Grammy Award-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band, headlines the Sunday portion of the two-day Santa Cruz Blues Festival in Aptos.

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Related Topix: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Blues, Susan Tedeschi, Aptos, CA, Santa Cruz, CA, Music, Entertainment

The Circle

Bluedog makes it to final rounds of the Battle of the Blues Bands

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.

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Related Topix: Blues, Minneapolis, MN, Tommy Castro, Augsburg College

Wed May 22, 2013

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

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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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

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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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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Mon May 20, 2013

Scoop

Youth Seminar and Workshop

Queen's Birthday weekend is again Blues Festival weekend in Rotorua. In keeping with the objectives of the Bay of Plenty Blues Club to "nurture and develop Blues among young and aspiring musicians", there will be two opportunities for young students to gain knowledge of the blues guitar during the festival weekend.

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Related Topix: New Zealand, World News, Blues

Examiner.com

The Orange County Blues Society's first 'Anniversary Party and Blues Jam' rocks

"If you guys came for the blues , you came to the right place!" announced Jeff "Papa J" Hudson at The Orange County Blues Society's one-year "Anniversary Party and Blues Jam" on May 19, at the Main Street Restaurant in Yorba Linda, California.

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Related Topix: Blues, Orange County, CA, Yorba Linda, CA, Linda, CA

Fri May 17, 2013

Examiner.com

Former Monkee Peter Tork on writing

For Peter Tork , former member of The Monkees , writing songs is a lot like writing poetry.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Deming Headlight

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, Hatch, NM, Mississippi Heat

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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KION 46

New Festival To Replace Struggling Monterey Bay Blues

MONTEREY, Calif.- A new festival is replacing the down and out Monterey Bay Blues Festival this summer at the Monterey County Fairgrounds to even include a reality TV star.

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Related Topix: Blues, Monterey, CA, Survivor, Game Show, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Country, Jim Lauderdale, Joe Ely, Economics News, Bankruptcy