ONCE IN A LIFETIME CONCERT OPPORTUNITY –
6 GENERATIONS OF MISSISSIPPI & CHICAGO BLUES GIANTS
8 pm Friday, June 12, 2009, SPACE 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston

THE SECOND ANNUAL BLUES ON THE NORTH SHORE  www.bluesonthenorthshore.com
THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO CHICAGO                  
 
The Blues are coming to the North Shore. Some of the best loved Blues artists in the world will be right here in your own [...]

26th Edition
Chicago Blues Festival: 2009
“And this is Free” 
 
Friday, June 12, 2009            “Prowling Nighthawk”
 
Front Porch                                                12:00-8:00
12:00-1:00             Blues in the Schools: Katherine Davis, Darryl Coutts and Eric Noden
1:30-2:30            Gloria Thompson Rogers
3:00-4:30            Big Bill and Mud Morganfield with special guests Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
5:00-6:00            Andrew Jr. Boy Jones
6:30-8:00            Charlie Musselwhite [...]

Longtime blues radio personality Scott “Hambone” Hammer has hosted “Hambone’s Blues Party” for 14 years on WDCB, Chicago’s west-suburban NPR outlet, including having bands play live in the studio almost every show. He’s featured in an interview in the northwest-suburban Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=297109

Koko Taylor, the powerful vocalist who was one of the top draws on the blues circuit for years, and arguably the most popular artist on the Alligator Records roster, died after complications from recent surgery. During her career, she had won more Blues Music Awards than any other artist, and had been nominated for [...]

EARWIG MUSIC COMPANY 30TH ANNIVERSARY Events
 
Chicago Cultural Center   Tuesday Blues Days
MAY 26, 2009  Johnny Drummer & the Starliters
JUNE 2, 2009   Liz Mandeville & the Blue Points
JUNE 9, 2009   Honeyboy Edwards 

Daley Plaza - Monday June 8  Aron Burton with Two For The Blues
 
Old Town School of Folk Music
Wednesday JUNE 10, 2009
CONCERT Johnny Drummer & the [...]

Now here’s a nifty bit of promotion both for the magazine and for the band…and a fun video to watch. How many things can you use to play slide? With helpful assistance from a roller derby girl…

clipped from www.blurt-online.com

BLURT’S SLIDE GUITAR CHALLENGE Scissormen on Blurt Online.

Nice little service lets you watch stuff like this all day long. This one's a nifty track from Susan Tedeschi, who's making a strong case for herself as a modern blues star. Nice "Use Me Up" echo on the horn arrangements here, too.
Go to http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/blues/top/7318639 to check out the service

Nice profile of Lonnie Johnson, one of the most influential blues performers ever, from the always-informative Rev. Keith A. Gordon at About Blues.
Blues and Jazz Guitarist Lonnie Johnson - Profile of Influential Blues and Jazz Guitarist Lonnie Johnson.

This information passed along by Kevin Johnson from Delmark Records:
Chicago bluesman Lester “Mad Dog” Davenport passed away last Tuesday, March 17th after battling prostate cancer for years. Our friend, the legendary guitarist Jimmy Dawkins told us about Lester’s passing Saturday night at Rooster’s Palace, where Delmark was recording a wild Tail Dragger performance on [...]