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B.B. King – Music Center at Strathmore, Bethesda, MD – 3/4/08

Glide March 17, 2008 No Comments

Pictures by Kenny Pusey of B.B. King at Music Center at Strathmore, Bethesda, MD on 3/4/08

North Mississippi Allstars : Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT -1/30/08

Doug Collette February 7, 2008 No Comments

Last Wednesday night The North Mississippi Allstars played like they had nothing to prove but a whole lot to say. In fact, this non-stop two-hour set suggested the trio is entering the prime of their collective career right now in the wake of their January studio release of Hernando.

North Mississippi Allstars: Hernando

Doug Collette January 23, 2008 No Comments

In keeping with its pre-release announcement, The North Mississippi Allstars new studio album Hernando gets off to an extremely powerful start. It’s to the credit of the self produced trio (in collaboration with Cody and Luther’s famous father Jim Dickinson) that the variety included on Hernando ultimately emphasizes the band’s forte.

Northern California Blues Festival To Debut In June

April 26, 2007 No Comments

The organizers of the eight year old Blues in the Park, the Fair Oaks Blues & More Festival, announced today, the new name of their expanded event — the Northern

BB King Blues Festival To Hit 16 Cities This Summer

March 16, 2007 No Comments

BB King will again be the star of his eponymously titled blues festival tour, but the event has been revamped for ‘07. The moving festival starts July 24 at the

Patty Griffin: Children Running Through

Jason Gonulsen January 30, 2007 No Comments

By now you probably know Patty Griffin as a talented singer/songwriter through her connections with Emmylou Harris and The Dixie Chicks or her timeless albums like Impossible Dream, 1000 Kisses, or Living With Ghosts. And although Harris does appear on the flaming red head’s new album, Children Running Through, on the soft “Trapeze,” it’s only Patty Griffin who you’ll remember after the disc is finished playing.

G. Love: Lemonade

Susan Frances December 27, 2006 No Comments

emonade might be an acquired taste for most because G. Love takes music that has been marginalized and meshes them together, but once you get used to the unique combinations you appreciate his method for integrating them.

Robert Randolph: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, 11/17/06

Shawn Donohue December 15, 2006 No Comments

Friday night The Family Band crammed the Roseland Ballroom with all kinds of fans as they say on their new album Colorblind, “Red Yellow Black or White/We all getting down tonight” and get down they did, as the New Jersey natives had a “Homecoming”.

J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton: The Road to Escondido

Jason Rooks December 8, 2006 No Comments

Although it took yeard for this collaboration to finally happen, The Road to Escondido has paved the beginning of a solid musical partnership between Cale and Clapton, as they reach their "golden" years.

Joan Osborne: Pretty Little Stranger

Joanne Schenker December 7, 2006 No Comments

Joan Osborne’s debut album for Vanguard Records, Pretty Little Stranger brings this highly respected singer-songwriter back to her Kentucky roots with six originals and six cover songs that are subtle country-bluegrass blends.