Blues down under is alive and well, as this review of the Australian West Coast Blues N Roots Festival shows. Included are reviews of Cat Power and John Fogerty as well as other lesser-known artists.
Perth Music » Blog Archive » 2008 West Coast Blues ‘N’ Roots Festival – Day 2 Review
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West Coast Blues and Roots Festival 08 – PerthNorg – People Powered News

Maybe it’s just my blues-attuned ear, but more and more I’m hearing a blues revival buried in the depths of new music everywhere. Seems like I can’t go to an open mike these days without some skinny dude playing slide guitar and harmonica. Then I see this Pop Matters review from SXSW, which leads off with a what’s called a “blues-punk” band, Fatal Flying Guillotines (I would actually compare them to the Stooges, but what do I know?). It’s worth clicking over just to hear the raucous noise of this band, which admittedly has blues genes, but somewhere it cross-bred with glue-sniffing mutants. There are also reviews of a some other shows, including old Austin standby Joe Ely.
PopMatters | PopMatters @ SXSW 2008 | Music Days 1 & 2: Rabid Blues-Punk, Americana, and a Whole Lot of Crooning

Just another sign that you can find blues all over the world: a report from Shanghai on a refurbished jazz and blues club, with a virtual tour of the remodeling.
shanghai jazz scene .com » Blog Archive » The new House of Blues and Jazz: sneak peek

The release of a new poetry CD by Wes Race is occasion for a review at ComicMix.com, but the story also includes some quite interesting background on Race’s time in Chicago blues joints (which provide material for the CD), and his role in the formation of blues powerhouse Alligator Records. Click the link below to read the full story:
Blues Poetry: Rough-And-Raw, by Michael H. Price – ComicMix news