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Now you're plugged in to all things Blues in the New England area
Downtown Players
• Stone's Public House Ashland, MA
Diane Blue
• Cantab Lounge Cambridge, MA
Mr. Nick & The Dirty Tricks
• Ryles Jazz Club Cambridge, MA
Lisa Marie with Tom Yates
• Colonial Inn Concord, MA
Memphis Rockabilly Band
• Grumpy's Pub Falmouth, MA
Jon Short
• Worthen Attic Lowell, MA
Taj Mahal
• Lowell Summer Music Series Lowell, MA
Lois Greco
• Wave Restaurant Marion, MA
The Love Dogs
• Swing City Medford, MA
Sonny Landreth
• Natick Center for the Arts Natick, MA
Shirley Lewis
• Onset Bay Blues Cafe Onset, MA
Johnny Winter
• Bull Run Restaurant Shirley, MA
12:01 Blues Band
• Red Rock Bistro Swampscott, MA
The Houserockers
• Next Page Weymouth, MA
Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood
• Gilrein's Worcester, MA
Bruce Marshall
• Brookstone Grill Derry, NH
Joe Moss
• Chan's Woonsocket, RI
Dan Stevens
• Big Kahuna Cafe Bridgton, ME
Kaki King
• Jonathans Restaurant Ogunquit, , ME
The Delta Generators took first place in the finals of the Boston Blues Society’s 2008 Blues Challenge on Aug. 9 at Club 58 in Quincy.
The Worcester-based four-piece band is now headed to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in February.
They competed in the finals against the Ricky “King” Russell Band, the Paul Speidel Band, Alley Blues, and the Joe Poppen Band.
A total of eight bands were in the competition, with the top winners from the semi-finals competing on Aug. 9. Besides the semi-finalists, other bands competing this year were the Andy James Band, David and the Goliaths, and the Lois Greco Band.
Blending North Mississippi and Delta blues with funk and rock, the Delta Generators will be hosting an upcoming benefit show to help defray the cost of the trip to Memphis. The Blues Society donated a cash prize to get things started.
For more information, or to hear some of the Delta Generators’ great music, visit www.myspace.com/deltagenerators.
For more information on the International Blues Challenge, visit www.blues.org
We would like to thank all of the bands, musicians, judges, emcees, volunteers, and fellow blues lovers who took part in the competition and came out to see the shows, along with Club 58 for hosting the event, and Mockingbird Recording Studio and DiCenso’s Music, our sponsors.
We hope to see you all soon!
Editor’s Note: We are dismayed to report that Greg Sarni and his Boston Blues Trust will not be sponsoring the annual Boston Blues Festival this year. The following was posted on his Web site, www.bluestrust.com:
It is with mixed emotions that Blues Trust Productions announces that, for the first time since 1995, there will not be a free Boston Blues Festival in September at the Hatch Band Shell.
Due to spiraling usage fees administered by the state of Massachusetts for the venue, and the challenge of securing the necessary support of sponsors, arts councils, and media coverage, there is no other option than to take time to rethink how best to fulfill the mission of promoting blues music and assisting the artists who perform it.
We are grateful to those who assisted us in presenting and showcasing this great music in the picturesque setting by the Charles River. We were astonished that we were able to pull it off once.
The twelve-year run is nothing short of a miracle! The acknowledgement and appreciation of veteran blues artists, who were recognized with Blues Trust Lifetime Achievement Awards, made the hard work gratifying.
The positive aspect of this announcement is that we are now free of the stress and uncertainty of meeting the burden of raising the necessary capital to present the artists. To be able to pursue other passions and make sacrifices - which benefit us personally - is a new and liberating feeling. Springtime is the time for renewal and rebirth! You're invited to check back to this space to witness our metamorphosis.
In fact, simply clicking the link to Amazon, at the top of any of our webpages, will help the society’s efforts to keep the blues alive in Beantown.
Because we no longer charge membership fees, visiting the store, or buying from our link, along with donations to the society, are our main source of funding. We are nonprofit and run completely by volunteers.
Once you’re in our “store” you can take a look at our favorites, read our reviews, and see what’s new in blues. Check it out!
This month, writer Bill Copeland spoke with New Hampshire’s Matt Stubbs about his recent tours with Charlie Musselwhite, Janiva Magness, and Lynwood Slim, and the release of his first solo CD. Stubbs, 25, is a previous winner of the Boston Blues Society’s blues challenge.
Speaking of the Blues Challenge, Bill also reviewed Devil in the Rhythm, the first CD by our new challenge winners, the Delta Generators, who are headed to Memphis in February to compete in the 2009 International Blues Challenge.
Art Tipaldi checked out a great disc, Sum’ Mo’ Chikan, from Clarksdale’s famous Super Chikan, a colorful Mississippi Delta bluesman who is also well known for his unique guitars; and a new disc, Yes We Can, in a long list of records by the lovely and talented Maria Muldaur.
Our pal Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro from the Sunshine State enjoyed a new Little Walter tribute CD by
Dennis Gruenling and some great harp-playing friends called,
I Just Keep Lovin’ Him.
The Boston Blues Society seeks volunteers to write feature stories and CD
reviews for our monthly e-zine. Experience is helpful, but not required. If
interested, email editor@bostonblues.com
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