IBC semifinals at Capps in Kenmore
The International Blues Challenge is a little different this year. Washington Blues Society will have two competing rounds to decide who to send to the... Read more
Category: Live Music
Summer festival season is here
The music festival season is upon us, starting with the new Upstream Music Festival next weekend, followed by Sasquatch two weeks later, and several more... Read more
Best of the Blues performers list
The Washibgton Blues Society has released a partial list of performers for its 2017 Best of the Blues Awards Show. Included are Polly O’Keary &... Read more
HW99 All Stars CD release party
The Highway 99 All Stars are back for a CD release party! It’s a live recording at, you guessed it, The Highway 99 Blues Club.... Read more
CEC presents Walter Trout
The Cultura Events Center is featuring another blues great this month, rock guitarist Walter Trout. I’ve posted updates about his life-threatening liver infection here, and... Read more
2017 WBS Best Of the Blues
The nominations for the 2017 Best Of the Blues awards from the Washington Blues Society are out. Polly O’Keary & the Rhythm Method, in Memphis... Read more
Blues as a healer at IBC
This will be a very interesting discussion at The International Blues Challenge. I can say for myself, the blues has a very restorative effect, and... Read more
2017 Blues Music Awards – NW not represented
The Blues Foundation‘s 2017 Blues Music Awards nominations are out, and I’m straining to find Northwest connections. Maybe there are some, at least indirectly. The... Read more
Where to find local blues venues
Nothing’s better than live music, and two websites have the lowdown on where the blues is playing around town: Blues To Do has a daily... Read more