"Let’s hope there will always be people like myself that have a real passion for the blues. Where it comes from is anyone’s guess but long live the blues."

Irene R. Barrett: Southern Cross Blues

Irene…

"The blues is the easiest to learn but the hardest to master just like living life."

Alan Mirikitani: California Dreamer

BB Chung King & The Buddaheads are back on the LA scene…

"I feel blues more than other forms and really enjoy soloing over the various major and minor patterns. Its part of me now and something I need to do to keep my own blues in check."

Lee Palmer: Greetings From Toronto…

R.I.P George Duke 

January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013

The keyboard pioneer reportedly passed away last night at St. John’s Hospital in Los Angeles, one year…

"They are (Rock & Roll and Reggae) both music forms that tap into our hopes and dreams and reflect our experiences…and they make you want to dance and sing!"

Kim Gottlieb-Walker: The Lenswoman…

"Art of all kinds help us push against the limits of what it means to be human, and allows us to explore all sorts of other possibilities."

Brian Evenson: Fiction's Brotherhood

Brian Evenson was born in…

"Blues music through its nature has a lot to do with troubles in life and suffering." 

Josh Bargar & Casey Hodgin: 

Nebraska's Rhythm Section…

"The inherent spiritual nature of Blues as well as it's honesty, attracted me like tide to the moon. Blues is that form of music that is an honest expression of yourself and the kind of mood you're in that day."

Washboard Jackson: The Freedom of Blues…

"Blues and Rock are foundations of primal groove. They are creative outlets that allow for a wide range of expression. They allow a person to feel many different emotions and connect with other souls."

Jay Michael: The Art of Joy…

"The jazz and blues culture speaks to the world through the American experience that created it. Our gift to the world. America’s on going poem to the universe."

Alexis Rhone Fancher: Poetic Rhythms…

"America is different from Europe because schoolkids are singing songs like Johnny Be Good and Get Ready and country stuff so they have already more blues “roots” than we have I think."

Rob Orlemans: Blues Rock Express…

"Blues will be around in one form or the other, cause it’s the core...it’s all real blues, just different flavors."

Wayne Sharp: The Blues Enlightenment

After 12 years and over 2500 shows…

"I feel that the Blues was more of an art in the past days. I don’t know if because they lived what they was playing and singing about, or the way distorted guitar and fast playing impresses people these days."

Noam Dayan: The New Blues Land…

"Music was all that was important before I began writing. Was what I did...and that was okay. This was years between beats and hippys...we were just college kids getting high and listening to jazz and blues and hillbilly stuff."

Jim McCrary:…

"Awaking in the morning is always like a dream and everything seem to be interesting to be aware of as the light of day turns into night."

John Van Hamersveld:…

Have a nice trip J.J. Cale R.I.P.

December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013

We've lost a great artist and a great…

Poetry is the first language we learn. It begins with nursery rhymes, lullabies, and silly songs like“Boom, Boom, Ain’t It Great To Be Crazy.” 

Wolfgang Carstens: In Abyss of Life…

"Blues touches something real in an increasingly superficial and non-communicative world. Facebook and Twitter go for the least common denominator; Blues goes straight to the heart."

Tracy Nelson: Mother Earth's Treasure…

"Texas seems to have it’s own sound due to it’s rich culture...something hard to explain…it’s a life style."

Clay McClinton: Lone Star Biting

While Clay McClinton has clearly inherited the…

"When you hear them you can probably trace some back to Homer. Not that Robert Johnson or Skip James knew about Homer but they seem to have the same deep connection." 

Glen Delpit: Mining of American Art…