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Sugar and Gold/Blondii This bill is all about Halloween at the disco, but Sugar and Gold always dress up as small-town gay hairdressers trying to pass as new wave in 1981.

"Great Flood" October 21, 2009 from WXPN - Widely regarded as one of the best active guitarists in the world, Joe Bonamassa has been playing electrifying blues music for more than two decades.

"When Joe Bonamassa took the stage at The Royal Albert Hall, he fulfilled a dream he held since first picking up a guitar as a kid in upstate New York." That's the first sentence on the back of the new Joe Bonamassa "Live From The Royal Albert Hall" DVD.

Joe Bonamassa has heard what the skeptics say: How can someone that good and that young really know the blues? And he's got an answer.

DRIFFIELD born musician Oli Brown is gearing up for the start of his UK tour which promises to take blues music to the masses.

Sarah Palin's soon-to-be-released book was ghostwritten by Lynn Vincent. Who's Lynn Vincent? She's the co-author of a book with white supremacist blogger Robert Stacy McCain.

Last week 214 aspiring guitar players came one step closer to becoming future guitar legends as they were crowned local winners of Guitar Centera s King of the Blues, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered blues guitar player.

Today 9 p.m. -- Night Ranger. The biggest hits for this 1980s act are split between drummer Kelly Keagy, who sings 'Sister Christian' and 'Sing Me Away,' and bass player Jack Blades, who sings 'Don't Tell Me You Love Me' and ' Rock in America.' 6:30 p.m. -- Beatlemania Live.

Joe Bonamassa describes his show as a oean eclectic blues rock extravaganza.a No surprises there.

IF YOU GO What: Joe Bonamassa blues-rock concert When: 8 p.m. Tuesday Where: The Victory Tickets: $35 and $45, not including facilities and handling fees, available in advance at Roberts Stadium and The Centre box offices and Ticketmaster outlets.

Joe Bonamassa has been called the new king of the blues. But don't say that to his face.

Joe Bonamassa has been called the new king of the blues. But don't say that to his face.

Bluesman Joe Bonamassa pushes back at blues purists. Photograph by: Courtesy, Jensen Communications Preview Joe Bonamassa will perform Friday as part of the Calgary International Blues Festival.

Guitar Center has announced the return of King of the Blues, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered blues guitar player.

Tickets go on sale Friday for a concert by Ani DiFranco Sept. 15 at Mayo Civic Center's Presentation Hall.

Turning the Royal Albert Hall into the house of the blues is no mean feat, especially if your first gig in London drew 60 people at the Borderline some five years previously.

A solid lineup is one sign that a festival will survive as an annual event. That seems to be happening to the South Florida International Blues Festival at Nova Southeastern University, which is going on its third year.

The city's summer festival calendar is starting to fill up. The Calgary International Blues Music Festival announced its 2009 lineup yesterday at Mikey's Juke Joint in the southwest.

Joe Bonamassa and Eric Clapton playing Royal Albert Hall in London on May 4, 2009.

Eric Clapton takes the stage with Joe Bonamassa to perform "Further On Up The Road" at the Royal Albert Hall on May 4, 2009.