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Tooted as 'the John Mayall of New England' by 'Woofa Goofa Mama Toofa' himself Peter Wolf, James Montgomery is a blistering blues master who plays a mean harmonica and knows how to 'bring it on home.' Learning the blues from legendary 'Chessmates' James Cotton, John Lee Hooker and Junior Wells, Montgomery is a torchbearer in the traditional blues ...

What: Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday for U2's concert tour stop in Oakland.

From left: James Montgomery, James Cotton, Huey Lewis, and Kim Wilson pose outside the Hotel Commonwealth.

Chat at 11 a.m. with Courtney Hollands on upcoming events in Boston. Chat at noon with Matthew Gilbert and Joanna Weiss on TV.

The album follows the acclaimed 2007 album Code Blue, which hinted at a widening musical path.

A group dedicated to warning motorists of photo radar locations in Winnipeg had a run-in with police Tuesday morning.

Blues and roots-rock label Blind Pig Records has cracked open its music vault once again and chosen two deserving candidates for reissue as part of their Vinyl Master Series.

Mark Hummel has been doing the "Blues Harp Blowout" for almost 20 years, taking a concept that began as a Sunday night bar promotion and making it a national touring project.

Boz Scaggs allowed himself a gratified smile. He had just played the Jimmy Reed blues tune, "Honest I Do," for about a half hour to open his first rehearsal with this year's Blue Velvet Band.

Given that the origin myth is as central to the blues as the flatted 7, it's a minor miracle that we don't have one for Johnny Winter .

Charlie Musselwhite plays at the Great American Blues & Barbecue Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept.

The West Virginia Power and the West Virginia Blues Society are teaming up for the first Yuengs & Wings Blues Thing, which will feature four blues acts.

Rick Jeffery plays on Friends launch bluesman's final project this weekend at Dutch Mason Blues Festival By STEPHEN COOKE Entertainment Reporter Thu.

Rick Jeffery plays on Friends launch bluesman's final project this weekend at Dutch Mason Blues Festival By STEPHEN COOKE Entertainment Reporter Thu.

Track Listings 1. Straighten Up Baby 2. Everything Gonna Be Alright 3. Black Nights 4. Blow Wind Blow 5. Sugar Sweet 6. Moanin' At Midnight 7. Baby Please 8. Hold Me In Your Arms 9. Call It Stormy Monday 10.

Despite having a relatively small population base, the border town of Sackville can boast of having one of the region's more vibrant arts and culture scenes.

Midnight Flyer is a weekly, two hour program featuring a wide variety of blues, interviews, biographies and stories about the blues.

Now that a certain provincial election has come and gone, we can turn our attention to another topic or two.

After years as a guitarist for A.C. Reed, Otis Clay and, most importantly, James Cotton, Quintus McCormick formed his own band in 1994.

Most schooled music fans know James Montgomery and J. Geils as the names at the forefront of their respective bands since the '70s. The two longtime friends get down with the blues for the next show in the 2009 Summer Music Series at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road .