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Kingfish Shows Phoenix Why the Blues Is in Good Hands
Sep 30, 2026 · original
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram , a native son of Clarksdale, Mississippi, home of the Delta Blues scene, visited the Valley of the Sun and played a set at the local and famous Celebrity Theatre that was spot-on and would have made B.B. King proud. Ingram is getting a reputation as a great storyteller, and his love for the blues shows. The more I see him, and the more comfortable he gets on stage, the more you can see why so many say the future of the blues is in good hands with Kingfish. Ingram surrounded himself with a killer cast of musicians as well: Randy Stevens on bass, DeShawn Alexander on keys, and Christopher Black on drums. These guys brought the old-school blues back to Phoenix. The tour is backing his newer album, Hard Road , and Ingram performed several songs from it, including “S.S.S.” as part of the encore. I sort of love it when I see a show and afterward think about all the
Ronnie Wood Served Up A Spoonful Of His Precious Love During His Fearless Tour
Sep 25, 2026 · original
For the two nights in Amsterdam on Ronnie Wood ’s European Fearless tour, Wood and His Ammo Band delighted the packed house of superfans in a way that only Wood can host a party. A nearly two hour celebration of his career was a reflection of his 2025 Anthology of the same title as the tour. Setting the mood, the night was bookended with two of rock and roll’s most iconic songs reminding everyone who’s the guitar muscle behind them. Opening up with “It’s Only Rock and Roll (but I like it)” and a closing encore of “Stay With Me.” A representation of distinct chapters of his sixty-plus years playing with the best. Quite spry at the youthful age of 79, Wood’s playing was nimble. And his expected unbound enthusiasm kept the vibration highly spirited. But what stood out was the career spanding songs performed. The sets included Faces songs “Flying,” “Ooh La La,” “Plynth,” and “ Gasoline Alley
Meet the Real-life Elwood Blues: Harp Player Charlie Musselwhite
Sep 22, 2026 · original
Memphis: Learning the Blues Charlie Musselwhite recalls his earliest musical memories, a fascination with the street singers in downtown Memphis. While he liked all kinds of music, the exposure to blues gave him something like how he felt. The veteran blues harp player was given his first harmonica rack by Memphis Willie B and Furry Lewis taught him different guitar tunings. Musselwhite said that harmonicas were omnipresent, a cheap toy kids received at birthdays and Christmas, but he first thought seriously about blues harmonica when he heard Sonny Boy Williamson, at around 13. Soon he started teaching himself. “I just wanted to play the blues. I just had to play it. I never thought about it as a way I was going to make a living,” Musselwhite said. “I didn’t think that was even possible. So I was just learning to play just for my own satisfaction. There was no goal in mind.” Chicago: Be
Robert Finley Takes the Stage at AFAS Live, Amsterdam | Review/Gallery
Sep 22, 2026 · original
The rhythm section chugged the upbeat southern soul groove of “Get It While You Can” when the tall, sender Robert Finley sauntered on the stage. Dressed sharp and wearing his cowboy hat, his daughter and backup vocalist Christy Johnson escorted him. FInley greeting the crowd: I’m going to take time to do this before I get started. Because I would like everybody to take it personally when I say if it wasn’t you, I wouldn’t be doing what I do. That is my way of stopping and sayin’, ‘I love you too!’ The crow roared “Here we go.” Enter a high pitched Fender Rhodes keyboard building a tension about to break like a damn into the full song. “Ya ready?” Finley asked enthusiastically. For the next 35 minutes, Finley and his band laid out eight of his brilliant blues and southern soul compositions. A short set but wildly received by The Black Key’s audience. For several dates, Finley has been the
The Black Keys: Peaches N’ Kream Tour ’26 Caught Live at AFAS Live, Amsterdam
Sep 19, 2026 · original
Opening with “Heavy Soul” from their 2002 The Big Come Up , the Black Keys punched through the air with force. The choppy guitar chords between alternating guitar riffs were like a call and response with Dan Auerbach vocals. When the founding duo Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney hit the stage it was electric with blues driven riffs that took over the arena instantly. And it didn’t let up. Dan Auerbach / Photo credit: Phil Solomonson for American Blues Scene Patrick Carney / Photo credit: Phil Solomonson for American Blues Scene Their hard driving beat continued with “Fever,” then “Gold on the Ceiling.” It kept the crowd’s energy at peak octane. Notable was “Have Love, Will Travel,” the 1960 Richard Berry & the Pharaohs song that has been covered by many. But The Black Keys version stands out as theirs. After, they launched into “Just Couldn’t Tie Me Down,” “Next Girl,” and “Howlin’ for Yo
America’s Blues Birthday Party Comes to Lyons, Illinois
Sep 18, 2026 · original
From Louisiana Zydeco and “Cotton Patch Soul Blues” by way of the Mississippi Hill Country to Delta grooves, jump blues and so much more, the Chicago suburb of Lyons, Illinois will serve as the proverbial “Ground Zero” for a melting pot of great American music when the best and brightest blues artists from every corner of the country come to Veteran’s Park for the free and first-ever “America’s Blues Birthday Party.” Scheduled for September 19 th and 20 th , this banner celebration of music of all stripes is being hosted by the Windy City Blues Society and its intrepid leader, David “Mad Dog” Madlener, who worked diligently to submit a grant application to secure $10,000 in funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Madlener said that “it took a bunch of research to answer some of the questions. It was almost like planning the festival and putting it all in writing.” Madlener adde
From Muddy Waters to Soldier Field: Brant Buckley’s “We Love Da Bears” Video Celebrates Chicago
Sep 13, 2026 · original
When Brant Buckley wrote “We Love Da Bears,” he had Chicago Bears fans in mind. When he made the music video, he wanted to make the frame bigger. The Chicago blues musician and American Blues Scene contributor’s game day anthem is now approaching 18,000 views, just as the Bears prepare to take the field for the start of a new season. The video gives the song another dimension, pairing Buckley’s blues-driven rallying cry with a montage of the Chicago places and images that make the city instantly recognizable. “I’m really proud of the montage section of the ‘We Love Da Bears’ music video because it brings the Chicago Bears together with so many landmarks that represent the heart and history of Chicago: the Muddy Waters mural, the Wrigley Building, The Bean, the Chicago Theatre, Millennium Park, the Art Institute lions, Soldier Field, and more,” Buckley tells American Blues Scene . “I want
In Tune With Maya de Vitry – The Former Stray Birds Member Talks About Gardening and Fifth Solo Album, ‘All My Faith’
Sep 11, 2026 · original
Maya de Vitry was at home in Nashville, TN, when we spoke via Zoom. She was enjoying the cool indoor air. “I work part-time in some gardens – as a gardener – so I was out all morning. It’s very, very hot here, so I’m relieved to be back home in the air conditioning.” For the record, the temperature was well over 90 degrees with a fair amount of humidity to go with it. Maya’s job as a gardener and her career as a singer, songwriter, musician, and producer are not incongruous. That became apparent as we discussed her recently released album, All My Faith . It is an album obviously about faith, but also about life, love, redemption‚ and celebrating everyday joys. Are these themes she has explored on her earlier albums? “I think some of the things‚ some of the themes are similar,” Maya allowed. “But maybe just (using) different approaches. I’m always trying to push myself as a writer into ne
Eric Johanson’s ‘The Open Bayou’ Paves Its Own Road Between Blues and Rock
Sep 8, 2026 · original
Eric Johanson has lamented in recent social media posts about a common and continuous refrain from promoters and music industry gatekeepers: He is too rock for the blues and too blues for rock. It’s an all too familiar but frustrating critique, particularly considering that rock doesn’t just borrow from the blues — it was born from it. The lines between the two have never been clean, because they were never meant to be. They bleed into each other naturally, instinctively, the way a river feeds into the bayou. One current, many paths. So why does Johanson have to pick a lane? Maybe it’s because the industry prefers its artists in neatly labeled boxes. Blues over here. Rock over there. It’s easier to market; and also easier to ignore when you don’t play by the rules. But the best music has never cared much for lanes, and neither has Johanson. Perhaps that’s exactly why he chose to self-pro
He Chose the Blues. Now He’s Trying to Save It – Sean “Bad” Apple
Sep 7, 2026 · original
Sean “Bad” Apple recalled how the crowd reacted to Jimmy “Duck” Holmes performance at Bad Apple Blues Club seven years ago. “My place was packed. Not only was every seat taken, but every inch of floor space. People were sitting on the floor,” Apple said. “And he was going into this groove, and it felt like the whole building was just moving from side to side. He had them wrapped around his fingers, man. They were all locked in. It was beautiful. It’s the closest thing to heaven you can find on this earth.” As music changes and generations inherit new flavors of sound, Apple, the owner of Bad Apple Blues Club, says all that musicians can do is honor our heroes. What comes out is not a replica of the original, but an authentic adaptation – something new, derived from a unique musical stew. Apple grew up in Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania, a town few have heard of. The closest recognizable town

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