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Groovin' in the Grove Summer Concerts
Lodi, California, U.S.
Saturdays: July 11, 25; August 1, 15, 29; October 3
209-368-0880 | www.jessiesgrovewinery.com
Headliners: 5/ 30 Lisa Haley and The Zydekats; 6/20 Chris Cain; 6/27: Laurie Morvan Band; 7/11: Shane Dwight Band; 7/25: Lady Bianca; 8/1: Ron Thompson and The Resisters; 8/15 Tony "Joe" White; 8/29: Leah Tysse and The OG's; 10/3: Roy Tyler and New Directions
Monterey Bay Blues Festival
www.montereyblues.com
Headliners: THE MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY, ERIC BIBB, TRUDY LYNN, LUCKY PETERSON, ELVIN BISHOP, BARBARA MORRISON, DENISE LaSALLE, KENNY NEAL, ERNIE JOHNSON, HOMEMADE JAMZ BAND, ALVON JOHNSON, LENNY WILLIAMS, BAY AREA BLUES SOCIETY CARAVAN OF ALLSTARS AND MANY MORE!
IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Thursday-Saturday, July 2-4, 2009, LeClaire Park, Davenport, IA, U.S.
563-322-5837 | www.mvbs.org
Headliners: Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Eddie 'The Chief' Clearwater, Saffire—the Uppity Blues Women
Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
Thursday-Sunday, July 2-5, 2009, Portland Waterfront, Portland, CA, U.S.
503-973-FEST | www.waterfrontbluesfest.com
Headliners: Etta James, Johnny Winter, Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings
TBAYTEL Thunder Bay Blues Festival
Friday-Sunday, July 3-5, 2009, Marina Park, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
800-463-8817 | www.tbayblues.ca
Headliners: Ronnie Baker Brooks, Los Lonely Boys, Robert Cray Band
Anglesea Blues Festival
Friday-Sunday, July 10-12, 2009, Anglesea Entertainment District, North Wildwood, NJ, U.S.
609-523-6565 | www.angleseablues.com
Headliners: Joe Moss, Bubba Mac Blues Band, Grant Austin Taylor
Pocono Blues Festival
Friday -Sunday, July 24-26, 2009, Lake Harmony, PA, U.S.
570-443-8425 | www.jfbb.com
The First Vermont Blues Festival
Friday-Sunday, August 21-23, 2009, West Dover, Vermont, U.S.
800-245-SNOW | www.mountsnow.com
Calgary Blues Fest
Thursday-Sunday, August 6-9, 2009, Pumphouse Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
403-668-7144 | www.calgarybluesfest.com
Headliners: Joe Bonamassa, Booker T, Tommy Castro
Riverfront Blues Festival
Friday-Sunday, August 7-9, 2009, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
302-576-2137 | www.riverfrontbluesfest.com
Headliners: Charlie Musselwhite, Walter Trout & the Radicals, Ronnie Baker Brooks
Fire on the Mountain
Saturday, August 8, Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora, CA
209-533-3473 | www.fireonthemountain.com
Headliners: Johnny Winter, Coco Montoya, Watermelon Slim and the Workers
Mile High Blues Festival
Saturday-Sunday, August 8-9, 2009, Mile High Market Place, Henderson, CO
800.861.9900 | www.milehighbluesfestival.com
Headliners: John Hammond, Curtis Salgado, Joe Bonamassa
Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
OCTOBER 17-24, 2009 PACIFIC
From San Diego, CA to Mexican Riviera Holland America intimate ms Veendam
JANUARY 23-30, 2010 CARIBBEAN
From Fort Lauderdale, FL to Eastern Caribbean Holland America ms Eurodam
888-BLUESIN or 816-753-7979 Intl www.BluesCruise.com
As the basis for American music, the rhythms and musical progressions of blues music has had a public following since the early 20th century. As time progressed, the sounds of blues music have been altered, expanded, and often renamed. The basis of rock 'n roll, hip hop, rap, heavy metal, and jazz all have a genesis in blues music. To ensure the continued survival of an audience for blues music and expand the financial opportunities for blues and it's life blood festivals The Blues Festival Guide is committed to the process of outreach and a search for methods to present blues to a wider public.
Blues Music... Sometimes sad, lonely and mournful, but in other cases fully energized and bursting with electric-guitar-fueled vigor, blues is one of the most powerful, influential and popular musical styles to have risen during the last few centuries.
The song structure is simple much of classic blues is based around a three-chord, 12-bar progression that leaves room for boundless improvisation and it serves as a foundation for much of today's popular music.
Today it's still being picked on the front porches of tar-paper shacks, but it's just as frequently fired up loud and proud in front of a barroom (or for that matter stadium) crowd. In either case though, it remains a music that reflects hardship, trouble and strife, but also perseverance and strength of character to know the blues is to be in touch with your true spirit and soul.
Notableartists include: B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Etta James, Buddy Guy, Delbert McClinton, Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon
Blues Album Legendary Blues Cruise '07, Blues Music Awards '08, and peek at who's reading BFG in our cover shot section. Click Here
BFG in Riverside Hotel, Clarksdale (Video) The magazine can be found everywhere, even in the heart of the Mississippi Delta at the Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale. Enjoy this short clip about this historic blues landmark. Click Here
E-Guide - Free weekly E-Newsletter
Each week, Blues fans get their year-round e-newsletter in their inbox jam-packed with the latest blues CD releases, industry news, contests, House of Blues Radio Hour, Roots Blues Airplay Charts and upcoming blues festivals and much more! View E-Guide
Enter to be on Elwood's Guest List & Enjoy Live Summertime Blues
Elwood Blues (aka Dan Aykroyd), The TheBluesMobile.com, and The Blues Festival Guide want to get you into a local Blues music festival FOR FREE! We’re giving away tickets to over 50 Blues festivals all across the continent, all summer long. 40 Blues fans will each win a pair of tickets to a Blues festival in their area. Click here for Festival List! (PDF)
The festivals range from small, unique gatherings to large, multiple-stage events. Each festival has its own character. 10 winners will be chosen each month in May, June, July, and August, 2009.
There is nothing to purchase, and we’ll never sell your information. Entrants must be 18 or older. One winner per household, prizes do not include transportation, accommodations, food, drink, etc. unless otherwise specified. Void where prohibited.
Enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets and choose a festival in your region.The Blues Radio Series
The Blues Radio Series hosted by Keb' Mo was produced by Ben Manilla Productions (the same folks who bring you the House of Blues Radio hour) and the Experience Music Project with major support coming from Volkswagen. This award- winning 13-part series was created as part of the Year of the Blues and provides a wonderful history of the Blues with both music and incredible narrative and interviews. Click Here!
The 30th Blues Music Awards are set for Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center
Ticket sales are ahead of last year¹s pace. We do not know if more people are coming or if they are just buying earlier. What we do know is these folks are coming because they know that most of the nominees will be in attendance and a great deal of them will actually be performing. They don¹t need the details because their experience at recent Blues Music Awards has left them confident they will not want to miss this night of recognition, music and networking.
For those of you who haven¹t quite made up your mind, do you want to know who is coming? So far, more than 60 nominees are confirmed to attend. We do not have them from A to Z, but we have them from Adegbalola to Watermelon. You may have heard that the Blues Music Awards always feature some unique pairings. How about nominee Maria Muldaur and Hall of Fame inductee Taj Mahal? Just may happen. B.B. King presenting the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award? We have all been waiting for that and B.B. is planning to be with us this year.
The Presenting Sponsor of the 30th Blues Music Awards is The Gibson Foundation. The awards are also sponsored by ArtsMemphis, BMI, Casey Family Programs, Eagle Rock Entertainment, FedEx, Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
For Tickets & more info: Click Here!