Blues

• He Chose the Blues. Now He’s Trying to Save It – Sean “Bad” Apple 

  07-09-2026 18:51 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Sean “Bad” Apple recalled how the crowd reacted to Jimmy “Duck” Holmes performance at Bad Apple Blues Club seven years ago.“My place was packed. Not only was every seat taken, but every inch of floor space. People were sitting on the floor,” Apple said. “And he was going into this groove, and it felt like the whole building was just moving from side to side. He had them wrapped around his fingers, man. They were all locked in. It was beautiful. It’
  
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• Jovin Webb’s New Album “Son of a Sinner” Out now!

  22-09-2026 04:19 via bluesfestivalguide.com
  
  From Blind Pig Records…Jovin Webb’s New Album SON OF A SINNER by JOVIN WEBB has been released.Two years after his breakthrough debut DRIFTER established him as one of the most authentic new voices in modern blues, Jovin Webb returns with SON OF A SINNER, a raw and powerful follow-up on Blind Pig Records.LISTEN HEREProduced once again by multi-GRAMMY® winner Tom Hambridge and recorded in Nashville, the 11-track collection finds the Baton Rouge native digging deeper into his South
  
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• A Weekend of World-Class Blues on the St. Petersburg Waterfront TAMPA BAY BLUES FESTIVAL April 9-11, 2027

  14-09-2026 03:10 via bluesfestivalguide.com
  
  A Weekend of World-Class Blues on the St. Petersburg Waterfront TAMPA BAY BLUES FESTIVAL April 9-11, 2027
  INTERNATIONAL BLUES HEADLINERS
  JJ Grey & Mofro ~ Trombone Shorty ~ Tab Benoit ~Los Lonely Boys ~ Blood Brothers ~ Shemekia Copeland~ Ruthie Foster ~ St Paul & The Broken Bones ~Eric Gales ~ Mr.Sipp ~ more!(ST. PETERSBURG, FL) – The Tampa Bay Blues Festival, one of America’s premier blues music events, returns to the beautiful waterfront of Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Fl
  
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• THE 2027 BIG EASY CRUISE is 95% Sold! – Reserve your cabin today with special Blues Festival Guide code

  14-09-2026 02:58 via bluesfestivalguide.com
  
  THE 2027 BIG EASY CRUISE is 95% Sold! – Reserve your cabin today with special Blues Festival Guide code
  THE 2027 BIG EASY CRUISE is 95% Sold!
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL • Half Moon Cay • San Juan • St. Maarten
   
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  If you’re lookin’ for those amped up Jazz Fest vibes BEFORE next April, check out The Big Easy Cruise in January 2027 – 7 days of live music, Caribbean desti
  
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• From Muddy Waters to Soldier Field: Brant Buckley’s “We Love Da Bears” Video Celebrates Chicago

  13-09-2026 17:36 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  When Brant Buckley wrote “We Love Da Bears,” he had Chicago Bears fans in mind. When he made the music video, he wanted to make the frame bigger. The Chicago blues musician and American Blues Scene contributor’s game day anthem is now approaching 18,000 views, just as the Bears prepare to take the field for the start of a new season. The video gives the song another dimension, pairing Buckley’s blues-driven rallying cry with a montage of the Chicago places and images that
  
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• In Tune With Maya de Vitry – The Former Stray Birds Member Talks About Gardening and Fifth Solo Album, ‘All My Faith’

  11-09-2026 21:10 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Maya de Vitry was at home in Nashville, TN, when we spoke via Zoom. She was enjoying the cool indoor air. “I work part-time in some gardens – as a gardener – so I was out all morning. It’s very, very hot here, so I’m relieved to be back home in the air conditioning.”For the record, the temperature was well over 90 degrees with a fair amount of humidity to go with it. Maya’s job as a gardener and her career as a singer, songwriter, musician, and prod
  
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• Eric Johanson’s ‘The Open Bayou’ Paves Its Own Road Between Blues and Rock

  09-09-2026 01:34 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Eric Johanson has lamented in recent social media posts about a common and continuous refrain from promoters and music industry gatekeepers: He is too rock for the blues and too blues for rock.
  It’s an all too familiar but frustrating critique, particularly considering that rock doesn’t just borrow from the blues — it was born from it. The lines between the two have never been clean, because they were never meant to be. They bleed into each other naturally, instinctively, the w
  
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• Discovering the Muddy Waters Exhibit in Westmont: 60+ Rare Artifacts and Memorabilia

  03-09-2026 20:09 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Larry McIntyre created the Muddy Waters Exhibit in Westmont, Illinois and gives tours. I highly recommend checking out the humble room located inside the Westmont Center. It contains over 60 unique Muddy Waters artifacts, most donated by his third wife Marva Jean Brooks. Waters relocated to Westmont from Chicago’s South Side in 1973 and died in his Westmont home April 30th, 1983.
  Upon entering, you will see Muddy’s suit jackets on hangers and artist drawn photos in the style of Andy
  
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• Exclusive Premiere: Jad Tariq Brings Vintage Sophistication to ‘Precious Company’

  03-09-2026 18:17 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Memphis guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jad Tariq will release his sophomore album, Precious Company, on September 18 via MoMojo Records. Ahead of the album’s arrival, we’re premiering its title track today. “Precious Company” moves with an unhurried elegance, its warm vocal, graceful phrasing, and understated instrumental arrangement allowing atmosphere to take center stage.
  He tells us:I’ve always been a sucker for these slow swing tunes.  This song
  
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• ROMANIA – OPEN AIR BLUES FESTIVAL: WHERE THE BLUES KNOWS NO BORDERS

  03-09-2026 01:44 via bluesfestivalguide.com
  
  ROMANIA – OPEN AIR BLUES FESTIVAL: WHERE THE BLUES KNOWS NO BORDERS by Beth RudolphOPEN AIR BLUES FESTIVAL: WHERE THE BLUES KNOWS NO BORDERSIn the heart of Romania, the Open Air Blues Festival brought together legendary voices, rising stars and extraordinary musicians for a celebration of the blues that felt as much like a journey as a concert.There are festivals built around a lineup.
  And then there are festivals built around a feeling. The Open Air Blues Festival in Romania belongs
  
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• Salina, Kansas – October 15-18, 2026 VINYL SUMMIT & BLUES FESTIVAL Big Mud Morganfield, Jimmy D. Lane, Taj Mahal, Jimmie Vaughan and more!

  31-08-2026 07:01 via bluesfestivalguide.com
  
  Salina, Kansas – October 15-18, 2026 VINYL SUMMIT & BLUES FESTIVAL Big Mud Morganfield, Jimmy D. Lane, 
  Taj Mahal, Jimmie Vaughan and more!
   
  A Vinyl Lover’s Paradise Comes To Salina, Kansas
  In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Acoustic Sounds invites music enthusiasts, industry professionals, audiophiles and collectors to Salina, Kansas for a historic multi-day event – a rare opportunity to explore the world of analog sound as never before.
  
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• In Tune With Eric Bazilian – The Founding Member Of The Hooters Hopes For “Better Times” In His New Video

  27-08-2026 17:35 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  There are times when we can’t agree to disagree but few people today would disagree that there is discontent regardless of which side of the political spectrum you find yourself on.  Few likely would disagree we could be doing better.Times like these can be inspiring for a singer/songwriter. They lend themselves to calls of outrage and pleas for times to improve. Was that the genesis of Eric Bazilian’s single “Better Times”? As Eric tells it, “I had come to a p
  
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• ‘It’s a Feel, Man’: Moses Crouch on the Soul of Hill Country Blues

  26-08-2026 20:41 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  When Moses Crouch plays Hill Country blues, he lets go of the fear of death, ignorance, and darkness, becoming completely transported into a trance state, “a place of existence, consciousness, and bliss.” Crouch, the Memphis native who explores Black folk traditions, Georgia Blues, and Memphis jug music in addition to his Hill Country roots, said the trance state is similar to the feeling he gets when he meditates, “only better.” For Crouch, North Mississippi Hill Co
  
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• Dolly Parton, Country Music’s Beloved Songwriter, Dies Aged 80

  25-08-2026 23:34 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Dolly Parton, the singer and songwriter whose songbook became part of the American musical canon, has died at 80. Her death was announced by her nephew Bryan Seaver in a video shared through her social media accounts. Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years ago to make the announcement when the time came.
  “Dolly has lived in the light,” Seaver said, describing her as a beloved aunt, sister, grandmother and great-gr
  
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• Warren Haynes Takes His Songs to the Symphony

  20-08-2026 01:59 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Warren Haynes, the GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule frontman, is releasing a new album, Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey. Co-produced by Don Was and Haynes, Dreams & Songs was recorded in 2019 at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Haynes’ hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, when Haynes debuted his one-of-a-kind Dreams & Songs symphonic show alongside the 64-piece Asheville Symphony Orchestra and his lineup of seasoned ro
  
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• Language of the Blues: Graveyard Dirt and the Spirit of Hoodoo

  15-08-2026 01:00 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Among the Bakongo people of Central Africa, earth from a grave was believed to contain the spirit of the person buried in it. It is a powerful ingredient in magic, therefore, if one knows how to activate the spirit’s energy and harness it. The Bakongo brought this belief to the American colonies when they arrived as slaves, starting in the 1730s, and it survived to become part of hoodoo lore.By 1730, the Atlantic slave trade was reaching beyond the Senegambia region into Central. Large num
  
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• Artists I’m Following – Maya de Vitry, Glen Hansard, and Ken Pomeroy

  14-08-2026 02:01 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Maya de Vitry is a Nashville singer/songwriter who is a little bit country, folk, indie rock, and Americana. She released her fifth and latest album, All My Faith, on July 24, 2026. Not surprisingly, she displays all those influences mentioned above. Themes of love and acceptance – particularly self-acceptance resonate throughout the album. Maya says, “I’d like my music to feel like you are invited into a lush living forest or into a remote river canyon where suddenly you
  
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• Cam Kimbrough wants to keep Hill Country blues alive — and make it a household name

  14-08-2026 00:54 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Cam Kimbrough laments that Hill Country blues is not what it once was — not like it was when he says God taught him to play the drums. “I just sat down and started playing,” he recalls. Back then, wild house parties were a regular weekend ritual, corn liquor flowed and hypnotic music permeated the air — bodies moving through sweat, smoke and soul. The music was pure and tangible, its primal rhythms offering respite to people who had spent the week working hard in the fiel
  
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• Review/Gallery: Larkin Poe Answers the Call at the Arcada Theatre

  12-08-2026 03:58 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  As the owner of the Arcada and DesPlaines Theatre and organizer of popular Chicago-area festivals including Hillside Summer Nights, Addison’s Rock and Wheels and the long-running Taylor Street Festival, local impresario Ron Onesti seems to live by P.T Barnum’s adage to “give the People What they Want.”This certainly was the case with the recent booking of Larkin Poe, who played Onesti’s Arcada Theatre in St. Charles for the very first time on Friday, June 26th. 
  
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• Review/Gallery: Larkin Poe Answers the Call at the Arcada Theater

  12-08-2026 03:58 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  As the owner of the Arcada and DesPlaines Theater and organizer of popular Chicago-area festivals including Hillside Summer Nights, Addison’s Rock and Wheels and the long-running Taylor Street Festival, local impresario Ron Onesti seems to live by P.T Barnum’s adage to “give the People What they Want.”This certainly was the case with the recent booking of Larkin Poe, who played Onesti’s Arcada Theater in St. Charles for the very first time on Friday, June 26th. 
  
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• NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF CRESCENT CITY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL

  11-08-2026 22:44 via bluesfestivalguide.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF CRESCENT CITY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL
  Annual extravaganza returns October 9-11 with performances by Samantha Fish, Booker T. Jones, Little Freddie King, and many more!
  NEW ORLEANS, LA – The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation returns with the highly anticipated 20th anniversary celebration of the CRESCENT CITY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL. It will be held in New Orleans’ Lafayette Square Park (602 St. Charles Ave.)
  
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• Russ Green – Wicked Modern Blues

  10-08-2026 22:28 via bluesfestivalguide.com
  
  Stone Cold finds Chicago bluesman Russ Green at the peak of his powers, delivering ten original songs fueled by soulful vocals, blazing harmonica, and modern songwriting rooted in tradition. Backed by a stellar band, Green blends gritty Chicago blues, deep grooves, and heartfelt storytelling into his most accomplished and compelling album yet.BUY/STREAMWHAT THE CRITICS SAY“wicked modern blues sound”
  Patrick Romanowski, Living Blues“Stone Cold proves that the blues can still sur
  
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• Laura Chavez’s Guitar-Driven Journey From Sideman to Solo Artist With ‘My Voice’

  07-08-2026 01:58 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  For nearly two decades, Laura Chavez has been one of the blues world’s most dependable guitarists, lending her playing to Ruf Records sessions and touring across Europe as part of the label’s Blues Caravan. Along the way, she earned a reputation as a musician who could elevate every project she joined, becoming the first and only woman to win the Blues Music Award for Guitarist of the Year.Her first solo instrumental album, My Voice, finds common ground between blues, roots rock, sou
  
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• The 2026 Blues and Bayou Festival presents Sol Roots at The Sedalia Center

  07-08-2026 00:42 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  The 2026 Blues and Bayou Festival features the Sol Roots Trio, known for their dynamic fusion of New Orleans-inspired funk, deep blues, and soulful grooves, on Saturday, August 8, at the beautiful Virginia arts venue The Sedalia Center. Additionally, the local acoustic group Root 2 Music will open the event with their captivating blend of folk and country blues. This annual SedaliaFeast concert and dinner serves as a fundraiser for the arts center, dedicated to enhancing the arts and entertainme
  
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• Review/Gallery: Lindsey Stirling Brings a High-Energy Spectacle Home to Arizona

  05-08-2026 03:36 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Born and raised in Gilbert, Arizona, Lindsey Stirling has exploded onto the music scene with a style and energy entirely her own. The violinist, songwriter, and dancer blends classical, rock, and everything in between, and the Arizona Financial Theatre crowd experienced another chapter in Stirling’s one-of-a-kind musical journey.Lindsey Stirling performs on July 28, 2026, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Scuteri)With a sold-out show in front of her Arizona fans, Stirling proved why her
  
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• Jason DeVore Turns a Small Crowd Into a Big Night at Pub Rock Live

  05-08-2026 03:16 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Jason DeVore performed on a Friday night at Pub Rock Live in Scottsdale, Arizona, delivering a memorable solo acoustic performance across two sets. It was the kind of unexpected show that turns into a story people tell for years—the same way fans talk about seeing U2 in an Irish pub before they became U2, or John Cougar unexpectedly sitting in at a Prescott bar for a few songs.With only about 50 people in attendance inside a venue that holds more than 350, DeVore created a rare experience:
  
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• Recapping the Weekend Happenings at the 2026 Chicago Blues Festival

  03-08-2026 22:02 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  The calendar may have moved into August, but the memories made in Chicago’s Millennium Park during the 2026 Chicago Blues Festival are still fresh. Since it’s been said that “pictures or it didn’t happen,” here is a photo recap of just some of the weekend happenings from the 42nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival.
  Once again, Chicago proved to be the melting pot for blues lovers as the city played host to everyone from up-and-coming artists including the Patch of Blues
  
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• Buddy Guy: Against All Odds

  30-07-2026 19:49 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  Editor’s Note: Don Wilcock wrote Buddy Guy’s 1993 authorized biography, Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues, chronicling the bluesman’s remarkable journey from the Chicago blues scene to international recognition.Buddy Guy turns 90 today. At age 10 he told his mother he couldn’t wait until he was a man. “She used to look at me and say, ‘Ok, when you get to be a man, you got to go where you don’t want to go’ and I just realized she was telling me th
  
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• Exclusive Video Premiere: The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra Shares Title Track “What Can We Do?”

  30-07-2026 19:00 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra (APSO) returns with a powerful reminder that music can be both a reflection of the world’s challenges and a call to action. American Blues Scene is proud to exclusively premiere the video for “What Can We Do?” — a moving collaboration featuring the Sons of the Soul Revivers and a message of hope, unity, and collective responsibility.
  Led by two-time Grammy nominee Willy Jordan (Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio), APSO has always been built
  
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• Remembering Glen Hansard: Oscar-Winning, Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter Dies Aged 56

  30-07-2026 15:10 via americanbluesscene.com
  
  I first saw the news on Facebook in a post by Nikki O’Neill. Irish singer/songwriter Glen Hansard died in a single vehicle motorcycle crash around 4:30am local time west of Dublin. My first thought was that another talent has left us too soon.Hansard is known for his roles in the movies The Commitments (Outspan Foster) and Once (Guy). A fan theory – never confirmed- he is the same character in both movies. The theory is based on Mansard’s last scene in The Commitments where he
  
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