Blues Music News--4.3.12

City of Albany blues competition seeks artists Albany Times Union (blog) Win a chance to perform at Alive at 5 Blues Night this summer. (Times Union archive) The city of Albany and the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) has invited blues musicians to apply to compete in the inaugural Blues Music Competition ... See all stories on this topic » Albany Times Union (blog)

Buffalo Killers captures blues-rock crowd The Stylus By Tim Fenster Music columnist The Buffalo Killers, made up of Joey Sebaali and brothers Zach and Andy Gabbard, is making a name for itself with help from bands like The Black Crowes and The Black Keys. The trio will be playing April 12 at Mohawk Place ... See all stories on this topic »

Ottawa: MonkeyJunk reinvents the Blues Canadian National Newspaper The Ottawa trio have nine Maple Blues Awards, a Canadian Independent Music Award, were only the second Canadian artist to win a Blues Music Award, and placed third at the International Blues Challenge in 2009 — all in four years. See all stories on this topic » Canadian National Newspaper

Bob Margolin and Mike Sponza Band - Blues Around The World Blinded By Sound Everyone has a story to tell and sometimes those stories tell us something about the artists and music we love, sometimes they tell us something about ourselves. Blues Around The World has a story behind the music and it's an important one: the blues ... See all stories on this topic »

Concert review: Moody Blues age gracefully since the early 'Days' Pittsburgh Post Gazette When the Moody Blues went progressive rock around 1967, it not only set the band apart from the pack, but also it afforded the Moodies the opportunity to age gracefully with a more stately style of music. As a result, the band likely didn't sound much ... See all stories on this topic »

Critics sing in unison against Universal bid Politico Universal Music Group's pending $1.9 billion bid for the recorded-music business of EMI Group has some rival record labels, consumer groups and artists singing the blues in the nation's capital. The consolidation of musical talent under one corporate ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

2012 Bright House/ Bay News 9 Cotee River Seafood & Blues Festival Approaches Patch.com The blues music will kick-off around noon Saturday with the winners from our "Fresh Catch Blues Talent Search" sponsored by Cocktails. Followed by performances by John Leavell, RJ Howson, and Josh Lamkin. Sean Chambers will headline the Blues show ... See all stories on this topic »

Create a custom date range Orlando Sentinel St. Petersburg - Established as one of the world's preeminent blues music events, the Tampa Bay Blues Festival has presented more than 195 of the world's greatest blues performers. At Vinoy Waterfront Park on April 13-15, this year's line-up includes ... See all stories on this topic »

Guitar Superstar Joe Bonamassa Works with Aerosmith Guitarist on New Solo ... MarketWatch (press release) "It's a very exciting return to the blues in a very visceral way. It's vibrant and it's gutsy and it's really, really rugged." To challenge Joe and move him out of his comfort zone, a unique group of musicians was gathered including Aerosmith guitarist ... See all stories on this topic »

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Portugal. The Man at House of Blues | Music Recommended ... Since moving to the lower 48 from Wasilla, Alaska, Portugal. The Man has found ever-wider appeal — signing to Atlantic Records, headlining major festivals and ... www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/portugal.../Content?oid...

April 2012 Oskar Blues Music Calendar & Podcast - Oskar Blues ... Staying true to our music roots, Home Made Liquids & Solids plays host to local & national touring bands as well. We welcome everything from blues, rock, ... www.oskarblues.com/.../april-2012-oskar-blues-music-calenda...