Applications to International Blues Challenge
The Washington Blues Society is taking applications for artists to represent the state in the 2018 International Blues Challenge. There will be five semifinals around... Read more
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Recording opportunities for buskers
You have a favorite busker who might be a budding rock star? Rachel Field and Ed Brooks of Resonant Mastering are reaching out to street... Read more
Blues studies at TESC
The Evergreen State College is offering a 16 credit course study in the blues this Spring. Andrew Buchman, DMA, and Chico Herbison, PhD, present “‘As... Read more
Video of the week
Sylvester Weaver and Sara Martin – Longing For Daddy Blues Dated 1923, said to be the first blues guitar recording. Weaver used a bottleneck guitar... Read more
Full circle: Blues as spiritual
Spiritual music was instrumental in the early development of the blues. African Americans incorporated it along with work songs and field hollers from the post-Reconstruction... Read more
Blues lingo
Want to expand your blues lingo? What’s a Salty Dog, and what was Howlin’ Wolf referring to when he sang Spoonful? Rock musician Debra Divi... Read more
Forget disco
Moving away from the blues for a moment: The 70s aren’t remembered for jazz, but I was listening to a mix this morning, and there... Read more
Holiday blues
Having the holiday blues like I am? Brood your sorrows with John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat and Eric Clapton. Read more
Highway 99 wins national award
The Highway 99 Blues Club is being honored with the Keeping the Blues Alive award, an acknowledgement from The Blues Foundation for significant contributions to... Read more
Legends of the Blues IV
The Arlington Arts Council is featuring two favorite NW duos at its Legends of the Blues IV on Saturday. Ben Hunter & Joe Seamon, winners... Read more