"What it always has been. I think some music today has the same power it always has. It allows people to let go, to hold on, to grieve and celebrate, to find God, to get laid, to get straight, to get high, to connect people that would otherwise have nothing in common."

Jhett Black: The Southern Gothic Blues

Roots…

"I think there is an audience for blues music, just we need more young people picking up an instrument and playing it. That way it's gonna stay fresh. The potential is there, they just need to find their way to the gigs and see what the vibe is on a live blues gig."

In The Mood: Let The Good Mood Roll

IN THE MOOD duo was founded in 2009 by…

"Well, the music from our past is still with us and will always be, unfortunately the creators of Rock “N” Roll will not be with us forever. As for the future, I hope the legacy of all the talented musicians and entertainers will be appreciated by future generations and a gift we can always enjoy. I have no fears for our future. History tells us, no matter how bad things get, we, (humans) always seem to figure it out."…

"Preservation of blues music is no more or less important than the preservation of any other artistic human endeavor. Blues doesn't need missionaries, it doesn't need proselytizing, it doesn't need to be artificially kept alive. Blues music will live on for as long as there is popular music. You can find the blues even in the most insipid, shallow forms of commercially-oriented pop music. It is here to stay. It is in the human genome at this…

"What I miss the most is real music record stores...real radio too. The whole industry today is pretty awful...everything is too overexposed and there is no myth or legend about bands anymore. Back in the day, the only way you could see the band was if they had a picture on the record or if you went to a show or saw them in a fan magazine or on a tv show like Ed Sullivan."

Mike Onesko: Musical Dreams…

"Don’t ask, don’t get! Be confident, have a strong work ethic and balance your time with friends and family. Be around positive like-minded people and always keep learning."

Simon Kinny-Lewis: Down Under King

Australian blues artist Simon Kinny-Lewis has performed/recorded with the cream of the blues crop including Robben Ford, Chris Cain, Josh…

"I want to reach people with music and make them feel something good. As I get older the expression of Soul or feeling through music becomes more important to me, although maybe I always felt this way."

Sax Gordon: Extreme Saxophonist!

No other performer on the scene today brings to life and pushes forward the great tradition of Rockin' American…

"The new generation today has a lot of the same problems the generations from the 1930’s had. We’re all people with people problems and the blues speaks to that. You feel you’re not alone and let those emotions run wild when you listen to the music. I think that the blues is the best way for someone to cleanse their soul of these problems and hopefully my music can and will be able to do this, at least to some extent."…

"The young don't even know what they don't know yet, and all the people who love good music ain't dead yet. They’re still here too. Rap aint gonna take over. Real music will always withstand everything. Same as Rock ain't taking nothing over either. We aren't re-inventing the wheel, this isn't war."

Garret T. Willie: Real, Pure, and Fresh

Garret…

"Blues and rock has always resonated with me in the most natural way. It’s almost a meditation. I can unhinge my thoughts and just be present in the moment and easily fall into the zone of pure expression."

Yogi Lonich: Om Music Om, Rock n' Roll

As former Buckcherry, The Wallflowers and Fuel member, California born and raised artist, Yogi, has a…

"Soul is the essence of all great music. Blues music is particularly soulful expression of all human emotions. That is why it is universally loved. People can find joy, sadness, hope, and it helps with the human condition to express these emotions."

Mitch Woods: Friends Along the Way

San Francisco Bay Area roots keyboard wizard Mitch Woods…

"The Canadian Blues/Rock scene is so full of gifted and talented musicians. Going to see these artists play their instruments and sing their hearts out is something so special you will only find in Blues music. Where it all comes from."

Wayne Nicholson: Blues Tour de Force 

In the tradition of the great rock and blues vocalists over…

"His poetry was an extension of his life and his philosophy: Live life to the fullest, be real about your feelings, express yourself honestly, and do not compromise your art!"

Stuart Z. Perkoff: An Archetypal Beat Poet

Stuart Z. Perkoff (July 29, 1930 – June 24, 1974) was an American poet, painter, collage artist and a central figure of the Venice…

"I do believe that blues is basically a genre, that to be blues (to me) it must reflect aspects of the African American experience, rhythmically or in the way the story is told. There are other wonderful musical genres that can talk about hard times or bad relationships, but that doesn’t make them blues. Molly Malone wheeled her wheelbarrow through Dublin in a hard life of selling shellfish, but that isn’t a blues…

"I believe that soul music blues is the roots of popular music. As I get older, I realize the connection is very strong, undeniable everything changes with time we are all influence from the past. It’s the way of the world. as well, the blues connects with the soul, and we all have souls, so that always be an audience for the blues..."

Blackburn Brothers: SoulFunkn'BLUES…

"I hope that any art form speaks for itself. With music, because it’s such a universal language that touches and moves people all over the world, for all the ages of time, I hope that people can experience the music purely. I know that music can open people’s eyes and open people’s hearts to all kinds of racial and socio-cultural implications and realizations, so I would hope for the best in humanity in this way."…

"Typically, Soul music reflects experiences of love and good times, Blues ...the loss or pain in and of it, ..Rock, a mixed bag of chicks, life, and all things in between. After having my fair share of these, I decided to finish “Fated” and get my take on life into the ears of people."

Jeau James: Grit, Sex, Blues, and Soul

Los…

"There is no doubt that Blues music is intertwined with the history of the African American experience and its subverted and simultaneously celebrated arts and culture. And there are cases to be made that the blues are African in origin - as you could take everything from those slaves but you couldn’t take the melodies from their minds."

Reverend Freakchild: Spirit & Mind…

"I firmly believe that some music contains healing properties that aligned with your subconscious mind can bring about healings as well as joy, happiness and peace. Remember the saying that music soothes the savage beast..."

Billy James: The King Ant-Bee…

"Music breaks all racial, social, and economic barriers. Music affects people in different ways but everyone gets the blues sometimes. I want people to come to my show and be able to forget any troubles they have in their lives for a few hours, and just have a good time."

Ben Levin: The Future of Blues is Alright

At only 23 years old, Ben Levin is…