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|  | | SEAN COSTELLO : : SEAN'S BLUES |  | SEAN'S BLUES is a 20-track memorial retrospective collection saluting the late blues guitarist and singer, Sean Costello. Culled from his three commercial album releases from 1996 through 2001, as well as previously unreleased tracks including three live songs, SEAN'S BLUES captures the essence of what made Sean Costello such a rising star in the blues world until his tragic death in April, 2008, one day before his 29th birthday. A portion of the royalties from the sale of the album will benefit the Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bi-Polar Research. The album’s liner notes include personal remembrances from Landslide Records President Michael Rothschild, who co-produced the compilation with Jeff Bakos and recorded two albums with Costello in 2000 (CUTTIN’ IN) and 2001 (MOANIN’ FOR MOLASSES). Five tracks from those two albums are included in SEAN’S BLUES. The CD package also contains several previously unpublished Sean Costello photos. Sean Costello was already a blues guitar prodigy when, at age 15, he won the 1994 Blues Talent Contest sponsored by the Memphis Beale Street Blues Society and later competed in the National Blues Talent Competition, which also featured Susan Tedeschi. The two met up again in 1997 and began doing shows together – first out of Boston and later Atlanta. Costello played lead guitar on Tedeschi’s best selling CD, JUST WON’T BURN, while she participated in 1998 sessions with his band, two tracks of which are represented on SEAN’S BLUES. Click for more
 | | BEN PRESTAGE : : LIVE AT PINEAPPLE WILLIES |  | "Ben's great-grandmother was a vaudeville musician who toured with Al Jolson and in Medicine Shows. Her daughter was a very talented Boogie pianist who used to play for Ben when he was coming up. On the other side of the family tree, his grandfather, who was a Mississippi sharecropper turned Ben onto the sounds and culture of Mississippi and Blues in general. Later while living in Memphis, Prestage became a busker (street performer) on historic Beale Street. Ben's interesting approach to instrumentation, songwriting, and singing painted on a traditional and personally historical background produce a vivid picture of tomorrow's Blues and Americana. It has also led him to perform at venues as varied as American Southern music itself: From Blues to Folk festivals, from gun totin' biker bars and juke joints to coffee shops and college campuses, from a Palm Beach multi-millionaire's private party to a sidewalk downtown, Ben earns new fans wherever his music leads him With "Live at Pineapple Willies" Ben delivers two full-length CDs of Mississippi Juke Joint Blues to Down-Home Americana, Murder Ballads to Southern Gospel, world-class fingerstyle guitar, and stunning slide guitar, performed and recorded live during Spring Break in Panama City Beach, FL. Click for more
| | SAMUEL JAMES : : FOR ROSA, MAEVE AND NOREEN | Samuel James is a performer of stunningly singular talent. master of fingerstyle, slide, banjo, harmonica, and piano, this phenom has just turned thirty. With musical influences ranging from Skip James and Sonny Terry to Gus Cannon and Charley Patton, such understanding of pre-war blues is rarely embodied in the music of one person. But Samuel James is not a revivalist. His songwriting is unparalleled in contemporary blues. His writing is descended from the long forgotten art of the songster. While musically one could compare him to Patton or Cannon, his writing goes in another direction entirely. His songs are often written as linear stories, novels in musical format: O. Henry meets Mose Allison. This is Samuel James' third album and second for the Northern Blues label. Click for more
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BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS
| The 2009 Blues Blast Music Award Ceremonies October 29th, 2009 at Buddy Guy’s Legends. Who: Blues Blast Magazine What: 2009 Blues Blast Music Awards Ceremony Where: Buddy Guy’s Legends 754 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 (312)-427-1190 When: Thursday October 29th, 2009 7:00pm to 1:00am (Doors open at 6:00pm) Tickets are just $25 and are available online here The Blues Blast Music Award Ceremonies held at the famous Buddy Guy’s Legends will include confirmed appearances by nominees Lurrie Bell, Cedric & Malcom (Juke Joint Duo), Curtis Salgado, Matthew Skoller, Kenny Neal, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, Albert Castiglia, John Primer, Shirley Johnson, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Chris James & Patrick Rynn w/ Bob Corritore, Robin Rogers, The Insomniacs, Dave Herrero, Guy King, Eden Brent, and Dave Gross. There may be a few surprise appearances by other nominees.
| BLUES AT THE "HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS" FESTIVAL
| | SFGate - Boz Scaggs allowed himself a gratified smile. He had just played the Jimmy Reed blues tune, "Honest I Do," for about a half hour to open his first rehearsal with this year's Blue Velvet Band. "I think we found a groove in there somewhere," he said. Surrounding the lanky Texas transplant on the stage at Studio Instrumental Rentals this week was a select squadron of hired guns. Guitarist Jimmie Vaughan was in from Texas, along with second guitarist Derek O'Brien, also from Austin. London's Nick Lowe was playing bass. Chicago blues tribal elder James Cotton, seated in the chair of honor center stage because, at age 74, his knees are giving out, tootled the trademark Jimmy Reed harmonica lick flawlessly over and over. Midway through the number, Nashville guitarist Buddy Miller showed up and plugged in. That made for eight musicians on the bandstand and drummer Wes Starr was not expected (he was being replaced for the first rehearsal by a tape loop). Lowe can be forgiven for thinking he was part of a six-piece band- he didn't really know how many there were until they all took the stage. Scaggs and his Blue Velvet Band are in town rehearsing for the only two shows the band will ever do - a benefit last night and tonight at the Great American Music Hall and a set on Saturday at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, where the sometime aggregation debuted two years ago. Hardly Strictly patron Warren Hellman also happens to be a partner in Scaggs' nightclub operation, the Slim's/Great American Music Hall chain, which, in turns, produces the annual free-for-all in the park. Not to be left out of the fun, Scaggs donned a cowboy hat and threw together a band two years ago that featured New Orleans pianist Jon Cleary and guitarist Buddy Miller, who is something of a regular at Hardly Strictly, both as a member of Emmylou Harris' band and with his solo performances. In addition to performing at the free festival in Golden Gate Park (2:30 p.m. Saturday, Rooster Stage), Scaggs and this year's Blue Velvet Band will also appear in the third annual fundraiser by for the Richard deLone Special Housing Project, organized by Richard's dad, Mill Valley piano player Audie deLone, who is handling keyboards in this year's Blue Velvet Band. Lowe also played at last year's benefit with guitarist Ry Cooder. Scaggs supplied the musicians with CDs of the repertoire, leaning heavily on bluesman Reed's songbook. Customarily a fastidious musician and punctilious bandleader, Scaggs will spend this week in the middle of a grizzled posse of old hands who have seen it all and done it before. Vaughan was supplying the missing cymbal crashes by going "Sssshhh" in the mike. DeLone's son Richard suffers from the rare Prader-Willi syndrome, which leaves its victims perpetually starving. His father, a journeyman utility keyboard player (and Harvard dropout), has made a living for years as a sideman recording and touring with musicians like Scaggs or Elvis Costello, who played the first deLone benefit three years ago. DeLone and his wife, Lesley, have been able to persuade some of his talented friends like Scaggs to back his plans for a home he wants to build for kids with Prader-Willi who need round-the-clock supervision. But at the rehearsal hall, the blues was the subject at hand. Lowe wondered what he was going to play on all those Jimmy Reed songs that didn't have bass on the original records. Second harmonica player Jack "Applejack" Walroth sat on the side of the stage, looking like any other fan but with a better seat, while he watched Cotton play harmonica. On keyboards, Audie deLone was cautiously trying to find room for a chord here and there, although there were no pianos on Jimmy Reed's records either. "When we get to the boogie-woogie part of the program," he said, refilling his cup with the overheated coffee that is an inevitable centerpiece of the rehearsal hall commissary, "I'm all over that." Richard deLone Special Housing Project Benefit: Boz Scaggs and the Blue Velvet Band (Jimmie Vaughan, James Cotton, Buddy Miller, Nick Lowe, Derek O'Brien, Austin deLone, Wes Starr and Jack "Applejack" Walroth) appear at 9 p.m. Friday. Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell St. Opening set by Buddy Miller. Tickets: $100. Call (415) 885-0750 or click here.
| GROOVIN' BEFORE THE CRUSIN' - BLUES CRUISE PRE-PARTY
| In one corner is the powerhouse diva Candye Kane, the “Toughest Girl Alive.” In the other corner, is blues heavyweight Chris Cain. Kane vs. Cain. This could be the matchup of the year. Only it’s not a competition, but a show of strength from these blues performers. This is the 2009 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise Pre-Party that will be held Oct. 16 in San Diego. Don’t miss the fireworks. This is your chance to see two of the best on the West Coast as BLUSD hosts the fourth annual Pre-Party. San Diego-based Candye Kane has just released Superhero, the latest in a series of fabulous blues recordings. After battling cancer for more than a year, the streamlined Miss Kane has never been more focused on her career. For more than two decades, San Jose-based Chris Cain has been turning heads with his dynamic guitar playing and powerful vocals that seem lifted right from B.B. King’s closet. He’s back touring the U.S. and Europe and has never been in finer form. They will join the winner of BLUSD’s International Blues Challenge regional competition on the Pre-Party bill. The show will run from 8 p.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets purchased prior to Oct. 1 are just $15. Tickets purchased after that time or at the door at $20. The show is conveniently located at the Holiday Inn On the Bay, the host hotel for the cruise. Whether you are going on the cruise or not, join the Pre-Cruise Party where you’ll meet up with new and old friends from across the country and maybe even from other countries. One thing is certain, this is a party night for everyone.
| CATCH THE COPENHAGEN BLUES FESTIVAL
| | Music is a big part of Denmark. In fact, this Scandinavian country has its own music and has produced successful musical artists that are known worldwide. Another proof is the yearly music festivals in Denmark such as the Roskilde Festival, the Jazz Festival and the Copenhagen Blues Festival. Running from September 30th thruOct. 4th, music lovers can once again experience Danish music during the Copenhagen Blues Festival. This five-day event which kicked off September 30 is already on its 9th year. Taking part are international and local Blues artists in more than 50 concerts all over the city. This year’s theme is Chicago Blues and you can experience the classic and modern versions of the Blues at different venues including clubs in the Danish capital. Among those to be featured are Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater and Watermelon Slim, both American Blues artists. Most events are organized by the City of Chicago and Alligator Records. A major highlight is the awarding of the Danish Blues Artist of the Year on October 2. Incidentally, several renowned people from Chicago in the United States such as First Lady Michelle Obama and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey will be in Copenhagen this week for the International Olympic Congress. Chicago is bidding to become the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. In order to witness the musical events, one needs to secure a ticket at each venue as no festival pass for all performances is available. You can get tickets as well at special ticket offices. To get to the venues, Copenhagen has an efficient public transport network. This means that you can take the bus, train and tram. Otherwise, you can easily reach the venues in the city center by foot.
| "SOUL POWER" JOURNEYS BACK IN TIME
| | Vivid documentary on music festival and black culture filmed in the 1970s By Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle In 1974, a three-day soul music festival, featuring a mix of African and African-American artists, was held in Kinshasa, Zaire. Going into the project, its organizers had two intentions: 1) That it would take place the same week as the Ali-Foreman fight; and 2) That it would be filmed and made into a major documentary, a kind of black Woodstock. Neither happened. When George Foreman was injured during training, the fight had to be postponed, but the show went on. The hours of raw documentary footage were never assembled into a finished film or released. They sat on a shelf for 35 years, unseen — until now, with the release of Soul Power, a 93-minute documentary mixing behind-the-scenes views and live performances. Times change. At one point, James Brown, one of the stars of the documentary, looks into the camera and tells viewers that, after seeing this movie, they should walk out of the theater thinking, ''Damn right, I'm somebody.'' Who could have imagined that by the time that footage was seen, Brown would be dead and that Barack Obama would be president? As the record of a cultural event, Soul Power is a hit-and-miss affair. It's fascinating to see Muhammad Ali, at the peak of his ability and cultural influence, talking about race relations and his interest in Africa. Likewise, the musicians, some of them visiting Africa for the first time, become conscious of their African roots and talk in a way that gives a cultural snapshot of race in America, a generation ago. On the downside, the movie was filmed, like Woodstock or Altamont, with the assumption that the concert would become legendary, but there was no subsequent legend to imbue the behind-the-scenes footage with excitement or mystery. The concert organizers, one tall, English fellow in particular, seem conscious of the camera and play to it relentlessly. It's surprising that director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, with all that music to choose from, would devote so much screen time to the organizers. Ultimately, of course, a concert movie rises and falls on the basis of its performance footage: One song by B.B. King, another by Bill Withers, a few by James Brown, a dynamic performance by South African singer Miriam Makeba and another by the Salsa artist Celia Cruz. This is a strong lineup, but by the standards of music festival documentaries, a fairly contained one. Still, if you're a particular fan of any of these artists, you'll want to see Soul Power. The photography is anything but rough and ready. The grainy Woodstock look is nowhere in evidence. The images are crisp and look as if they were filmed yesterday. The angles are revealing — good close-ups of the faces, good views of the stage — and the songs are allowed to play out. In 1974, a three-day soul music festival, featuring a mix of African and African-American artists, was held in Kinshasa, Zaire. Going into the project, its organizers had two intentions: 1) That it would take place the same week as the Ali-Foreman fight; and 2) That it would be filmed and made into a major documentary, a kind of black Woodstock. Neither happened. When George Foreman was injured during training, the fight had to be postponed, but the show went on. The hours of raw documentary footage were never assembled into a finished film or released. They sat on a shelf for 35 years, unseen — until now, with the release of Soul Power, a 93-minute documentary mixing behind-the-scenes views and live performances. Times change. At one point, James Brown, one of the stars of the documentary, looks into the camera and tells viewers that, after seeing this movie, they should walk out of the theater thinking, ''Damn right, I'm somebody.'' Who could have imagined that by the time that footage was seen, Brown would be dead and that Barack Obama would be president? As the record of a cultural event, Soul Power is a hit-and-miss affair. It's fascinating to see Muhammad Ali, at the peak of his ability and cultural influence, talking about race relations and his interest in Africa. Likewise, the musicians, some of them visiting Africa for the first time, become conscious of their African roots and talk in a way that gives a cultural snapshot of race in America, a generation ago. On the downside, the movie was filmed, like Woodstock or Altamont, with the assumption that the concert would become legendary, but there was no subsequent legend to imbue the behind-the-scenes footage with excitement or mystery. The concert organizers, one tall, English fellow in particular, seem conscious of the camera and play to it relentlessly. It's surprising that director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, with all that music to choose from, would devote so much screen time to the organizers. Ultimately, of course, a concert movie rises and falls on the basis of its performance footage: One song by B.B. King, another by Bill Withers, a few by James Brown, a dynamic performance by South African singer Miriam Makeba and another by the Salsa artist Celia Cruz. This is a strong lineup, but by the standards of music festival documentaries, a fairly contained one. Still, if you're a particular fan of any of these artists, you'll want to see Soul Power. The photography is anything but rough and ready. The grainy Woodstock look is nowhere in evidence. The images are crisp and look as if they were filmed yesterday. The angles are revealing — good close-ups of the faces, good views of the stage — and the songs are allowed to play out.
| 26TH INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE TICKETS ON SALE
| Click here to order tickets online and for more info. IBC t-shirts now available in the Blues Store or as ticket upsell. Information on print ads in the 26th IBC commemorative program can be found here.
| JAM NIGHT OF THE WEEK
| | Phoenix Blues Jams Check out this great webpage if you are looking to jam in the Phoenix area.
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GREAT NORTHERN BLUES SOCIETY
Wausau WI - Great Northern is proud to announce a brand new GNBS musical event. On October 24 the society will present “Blues Ala Carte” at Tangos Ballroom on 8808 Townline Road (County N) in Wausau. Four Blues bands will perform, including Queenie and the Blue Cats, Nick Moss and the Flip Tops with special guest Lurrie Bell, the Olderbudwiser Blues Band and the Kilborn Alley Blues Band. The doors open to the public at 2:00 p.m. with the first band taking the stage at 3:00 p.m. Generous seating will be provided, with both food and beverages available in the hall (sorry, no carry-ins). The society hopes to make “Ala Carte” an annual event, balancing with its “Blues Cafe” event in the spring. Tickets are priced at $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door and can be purchased online at www.gnbs.org or in Wausau at County Market, Inner Sleeve or Tangos Ballroom, Someplace Else Bar in Marshfield, Four Stools Short Bar in Wisconsin Rapids, Fittante Taxidermy in Antigo, Victory Lane in Merrill, Black Bear Bar & Grill in Minocqua, WXPR Public Radio in Rhinelander or at Radio Kaos in Stevens Point. For “Blues Ala Carte” room rate specials, call Weston Inn & Suites at 866-912-3355. Shuttle bus service between Weston Inn & Suites and Tangos Ballroom is being planned.
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STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN:
It would have been Stevie Ray Vaughan’s 55th birthday this week. The Radio Hour looks back on his life and music, with reminiscences from friends, and many of his finest tunes, including “Texas Flood,” “Love Struck Baby,” a duet with Albert King, and recordings with his brother, Jimmie Vaughan. Also, new blues from Canadian power trio Monkey Junk, and a chance for you to win FUNKIN’ BLUES MAN, the new CD from Florida player Ronnie Sessums.
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Over 500 festivals are listed on the website www.BluesFestivalGuide.comHey there..! Festival Promoters got a festival you'd like to include? It's FREE, just go to the website to post your information | Copenhagen Blues Festival
Wednesday-Sunday, October 1-4, 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark
http://copenhagenbluesfestival.dk
+45 38 878655 | Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival
Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2009
Narooma, New South Wales, Australia
www.bluesfestival.tv
(02) 4476 250 | Appleby Beer and Blues
Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2009
Cumbria, United Kingdom
www.applebybeerandblues.co.uk
** 44 (0)1946 832489 | 7th Annual Groovin' in The Grove Summer Concerts 9 WK Saturday Series
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Roy Tyler and New Directions
Lodi, California, U.S.
www.jessiesgrovewinery.com
209-368-0880 | SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
www.biglickblues.org
540-342-2640 x229 | Mississippi Blues Fest "Octobertfest 2009"
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Greenwood, Mississippi , U.S.
www.mississippibluesfest.com
662-453-4065 | Denise LaSalle Soul Blues Festival
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Belzoni, MS, U.S.
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662-836-6148 | Paoli Blues Fest
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Paoli, Pennsylvania, U.S.
www.paolibluesfest.com
610-296-7443 | The Southern Soul Show Down
Saturday, October 3, 2009
El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S. Website n/a
870-866-7441 | Morro Bay Harbor Festival
Saturday-Sunday, October 3-4, 2009
Morro Bay, California, U.S.
www.mbhf.com
805-772-1155 | 15th Annual Stevie Ray Vaughan Remembrance Ride & Concert
Saturday-Sunday, October 3-4, 2009
Arlington, TX, U.S.
www.srvrideandconcert.org
72-971-6050 | Cedar Beach Blues Festival and Poker Run
Saturday-Sunday, October 3-4, 2009
Mount Siani, TX, U.S.
www.LIBlues.org
1 631 4156 | Blue Jeans & the Blues
| Himalayan Blues Festival
Wednesday -Sunday, October 7-11, 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal
www.himalayanblues.com
+977-9841297451 | Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival
Thursday-Saturday, October 8-10, 2009
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, U.S. http://www.bluesandheritagefest.com/
870-816-1106 | Garvin Gate Blues Festival
Friday-Saturday, October 9-10, 2009
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
www.garvingatebluesfestival.com
502-896-9833 | Avignon Blues Festival
Friday-Saturday, October 9-10, 2009
Avignon, Vaucluse, France
www.avignonbluesfestival.com
0033660766417 | Rowan Blues & Jazz Festival
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S.
www.rowanbluesandjazz.com
704-636-2811 | Blues DC
Thursday-Friday, October 15-16, 2009
Bogota, Colombia
www.bluesdc.org
| Bukka White Blues Festival
Friday-Saturday, October 16-17, 2009
Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S.
www.bukkawhitefestival.com
800-634-3538 | Piedmont Blues and Hash Bash
Friday-Saturday, October 16-17, 2009
Abbeville, South Carolina, U.S.
www.bluesandhash.com
864 366-4600 | The Atlanta Blues Society Blues Festival
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
www.atlantabluessociety.com
404-237-9595 | Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise Pacific
Saturday-Saturday, October 17-24, 2009
San Diego, California, U.S.
www.bluescruise.com
1-888-BLUESIN | Columbia's 15th Annual Blues Festival
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
http://columbiabluesfest.com
803-783-6420 | Blues Heritage Festival 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
www.azblues.org
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