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Blues Music

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Happy Birthday, Etta James... and RIP! January 25

    ​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

  • Music

    May 5, 2011

    Shemekia Copeland at Bamboo Room 5/6

    ​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Filthy Animals Bring Dirty Blues Stomp to Respectable Street

    ​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2011

    Johnny Winter Brings Guitar Heat to Culture Room

    ​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

  • Music

    December 9, 2010

    Joe Bonamassa to Bring Night of Blues to Hard Rock

    ​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Pledge Allegiance to the Blues

    ​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

  • Music

    August 6, 2009

    Albert Castiglia

    ​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

  • Music

    December 18, 2008

    Seth Walker

    ​Suffice it to say, the world lost one of its great voices when Etta James died last week, only a few days prior to her 74th birthday. Born Etta Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, she became one of the most influential female performers of all time, a daring diva who was able to transcend R&am ... More >>

  • Film

    December 4, 2008

    Spinning Blues Into Lies

    Cadillac Records can't handle the truth

  • Music

    September 25, 2008

    Blessed and Highly Favored

    Blues siren Shemekia Copeland gets soulful

  • Music

    July 10, 2008

    Guitar Shorty's Got a Right to Sing the Blues

    Blues siren Shemekia Copeland gets soulful

  • Music

    March 13, 2008

    James Cotton

    Blues siren Shemekia Copeland gets soulful

  • Music

    December 13, 2007

    Johnny Winter

    Blues siren Shemekia Copeland gets soulful

  • Music

    November 22, 2007

    Boogie Chillun

    Two new reissues from the kings of the Delta blues

  • Music

    September 20, 2007

    Junior High

    John Lee Hooker Jr. cuts his own path through the blues

  • Music

    July 12, 2007

    Julie Black

    John Lee Hooker Jr. cuts his own path through the blues

  • Music

    July 5, 2007

    Blacks and the Blues

    John Lee Hooker Jr. cuts his own path through the blues

  • Music

    June 21, 2007

    Antique Blues Man

    Veteran blues singer Otis Taylor is seasoned, but he won´t break

  • Music

    May 24, 2007

    The Many Hues of the Blues

    Veteran blues singer Otis Taylor is seasoned, but he won´t break

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Corey Harris

    Veteran blues singer Otis Taylor is seasoned, but he won´t break

  • Music

    April 5, 2007

    Juke Joint Blues

    Nora Jean Bruso

  • Music

    February 1, 2007

    Chicago (versus Indy): The Musical!

    Why da Bears will spank the Colts come Sunday

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Boogie Woogie

    James Cotton

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    Buddy Guy

    Can't Quit the Blues (Silvertone/Legacy)

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2006

    Rollin’ on a Riverwalk

    Can't Quit the Blues (Silvertone/Legacy)

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    A Different Shade of Blues

    John Hammond keeps pluckin’

  • Music

    November 10, 2005

    That Toddlin' Town

    Chicago Blues on Harrison Street

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    The B.B. King Blues Festival

    Chicago Blues on Harrison Street

  • Film

    November 18, 2004

    Next Best Thing

    If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do

  • Music

    October 30, 2003

    Back from Nowhere

    Michael Burks almost gave up the guitar. Now he cooks.

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2003

    Blue Blood

    For Big Bill Morganfield, blues runs in the family

  • Arts and Entertainment

    May 15, 2003

    Best Bar Band

    John the Cop and the Other Guy

  • Calendar

    February 20, 2003

    Yoko Sings the Blues

    The Hatsume Fair

  • Music

    June 20, 2002

    Blues Clues

    Living legend Robert Lockwood Jr. carries on the legacy of his bedeviled mentor

  • Music

    April 18, 2002

    Thack Attack

    Jimmy Thackery brings his blues chops to the Bamboo Room

  • Music

    March 7, 2002

    At the Diner

    The Nighthawks won't push away from the blues buffet until they're good and ready

  • Calendar

    January 3, 2002

    Lady Sings the Blues

    Rory Block shows her soulful side at the Bamboo Room

  • Calendar

    December 27, 2001

    Return of the King

    B.B. King proves that the thrill isn’t gone just yet

  • Music

    December 20, 2001

    Hubert Sumlin

    Howlin' Wolf's former sideman keeps it real

  • Calendar

    November 1, 2001

    True Blue

    The 15th Annual Sound Advice Blues Festival

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2001

    Nice Feat, Buddy

    Ersatz Little Feat and the real Buddy Guy play Pompano Beach

  • Culture

    April 12, 2001

    True Blues

    Florida Stage resurrects blues legend Bessie Smith in all her singing, swaggering, sexy glory

  • Culture

    March 1, 2001

    The Devil Is in the Details

    This cast has a hell of a time capturing the nuances of the well-written Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil

  • Arts and Entertainment

    May 11, 2000

    Best Blues Band

    Nucklebusters Blues Band

  • Music

    September 30, 1999

    Where Two Worlds Collide

    Keith Brown: One pretty bluesman

  • Calendar

    July 1, 1999

    Sir Mix-a-Lot

    Keith Brown: One pretty bluesman

  • Music

    March 4, 1999

    Short Cuts

    Keith Brown: One pretty bluesman

  • Music

    November 5, 1998

    The Breath of the Blues

    Keith Brown: One pretty bluesman

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Sound Check

    Keith Brown: One pretty bluesman

  • Music

    November 6, 1997

    Blues Bogeyman

    Keith Brown: One pretty bluesman

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