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The Week in Music…Blogs – Jan 5, 2013 to Jan 11, 2013
Stacey from the official SXSW site listed over a hundred more bands added to the 2013 line up. She also included a link to the list of around 1000 bands scheduled to perform this year. I noticed Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, BOY and Frank Turner on the latest addition.
Tony Porter from Music That Isn’t Bad reviewed The Amends new release, What We Could Be.
Ninebullets.net put up the December podcast, while Charlie, Mike and Bryan added posts with their best albums of the year.
Ryan Bingham tossed up a new video because he knows I get twitchy if I go too long with nothing from him on the blog.
That’s pretty much it for this week. I’ve had a cold so I mainly listened to some new music, played Skylanders and coughed. If you have a post from your blog you want added to the list just shoot me an email (guitarkit at gmail.com) or leave your post addy in a comment below.
- Kit
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The Week in Music…Blogs – June 9 to June 15, 2012
The list is a little short this week as I am packing for vacation and trying to get the reviews for next week written ahead of time.
Carrow from the Blue Walrus reviewed Closer to You by The (awesome) Coronas.
The Digital Fix interviewed Shade of Red on their debut EP Don’t Trust the Captain and streamed the track Mahatma Gandhi in Space.
Viv and the Revival released a new video from Seven-
Merlin Jobst interviewed Brendan Benson for The Line of Best Fit. They discussed Nashville, Benson’s new album What kind of World and his new label, Readymade Records.
John Allman from Ninebullets.net reviewed the new Bruce Springsteen album Wrecking Ball, while Autopsy IV convinced me to give the new Shooter Jennings release, Family Man, a listen.
New Alabama Shakes vid recorded live at Bonnaroo -
I took a walk on the punk side with a review of Born Strange, the debut album from Haley Bowery and the Manimals while Phil Allely from FameMagazine UK interviewed Haley on her music and the new album.
- Kit
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Nothin’ can resuscitate me now…
Kit’s Awesome Vid of the Week – The Record Company – 4 Days, 3 Nights
- Kit
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November has tied me to an old dead tree…
I now live where it is cold in November. I am keeping my rude comments about this to myself.
Today marks the end of my monthly blues and music festivals in the south list. In the past the list consisted of festivals from The Blues Festival Guide as well as anything sent to me in email and newsletters, stuff I found while bopping around the ‘net and whatever Cat Head might be doing that month. The Blues Festival Guide has changed their listing format and while it is sharper and easier to navigate (yeah!) it requires pretty much rewriting every entry from scratch to be used on the blog. In November that isn’t a problem, but switch to the summer and fall months and it will be impossible for me to manage.
I’ll still feature festivals up in the bulletin board, as well as vids from the blues artists and you all can still get a good idea of what is available over on the Blues Festival Guide.
If you have a festival you want me to mention or feature, you can still shoot me an email or send me a tweet and I’ll put your info up on the blog.
It’s November and I’ll be trying the ‘post a day for the month’ thing again this year. I may even do the vid a day thing. We’ll see. I’ll also be catching a couple of concerts on StageIt and reviewing them here. I missed a few months due to my busy schedule but I am excited to be back ‘at work’ watching them again.
That is pretty much it for today. Shoo – go eat Halloween candy.
- Kit
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I hope I’m gettin’ through…
October 2011 Blues and Music Festivals in the South:
Saturday, October 1
Free Outdoor Art market & Day of Music First Saturday of Each Month
Sopchoppy, Florida, U.S.
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/8204507/FL/Sopchoppy/Free-Outdoor-Art-Market-amp-Day-of-Music-First-
305-304-2226
Saturday, October 1
SunTrust Big Lick Blues Festival
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
www.biglickblues.org
www.eventzone.org
540-342-2640
Saturday, October 1
2011 Texas Bluesfest-Victoria
Victori, Texas, U.S.
www.TexasBluesfest.com
832-245-9607
Saturday-Sunday, October 1-2
Georgia Blues Fest
Jefferson, Georgia, U.S.
www.georgiabluesfest.com
770-539-4429
Saturday-Sunday, October 1-2
17th Annual Stevie Ray Vaughan Remembrance Ride & Concert
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
www.srvrideandconcert.org
972-971-6050
Thursday-Saturday, October 6-8
26th Annual Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival
Helena, AR, U.S.
www.bluesandheritagefest.com
Thursday-Saturday, October 6-8
King Biscuit Blues Festival
Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
www.kingbiscuitfestival.com
870-572-5223
Friday-Sunday, October 7-9
Daytona blues festival
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
annualdaytonabluesfestival.com
386-846-7302
Friday-Saturday, October 7-8
Garvin Gate Blues Festival
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
www.garvingatebluesfestival.com
502-896-9833
Saturday, October 8
King Biscuit Call & Response Forum
Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
www.kingbiscuitfestival.com/blues-symposium
Saturday, October 8
Sumac’s 4th Annual Music Festival
Bigelow, AR, U.S.
925-727-5609
Saturday-Sunday, October 8-9
2nd street blues party
clarksdale, mississippi, U.S.
www.blues2rock.com
9016058862
Sunday, October 9
6th annual American Music Celebration
Kiawah Island, SC, U.S.
www.myspace.com/americanmusiccelebration
843-762-9125
October 14 – 15
BUKKA WHITE BLUES FESTIVAL
Aberdeen, MS
BukkaWhiteFestival.com
800-634-3538
October 15-16
Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival
New Orleans, LA, USA
www.crescentcitybluesfest.com
504-558-6100
October 15
Rowan Blues and Jazz Festival
Salisbury, NC, US
www.rowanbluesandjazz.org
704-636-2811
Saturday, October 22
Columbia’s 17th Annual Blues Festival
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
www.wordofmouthproductions.org
803-708-4500
Saturday, October 29
BBQ Blues Festival
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S.
southstarproductions.net
386-428-8081
As always, check the individual websites or call for more information on any of the listed festivals. For festivals outside the south, check the awesome Blues Festival Guide. If I missed your festival, please drop me an email and I’ll add it to the list.
- Kit
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Trying to find a song I know to take me back to where I’ve been…
Hang on tight everybody, the list is huge this month.
September 2011 Blues and Music Festivals in the South:
Thursday-Saturday, September 1-3
15th Annual Hot Springs Blues Festival
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
www.spacityblues.org
(501) 815-2939
Friday, September 2
16th Annual Howlin’ Wolf Memorial Blues Festival
West Point, Mississippi, U.S.
www.wpnet.org/Howlin_Festival.htm
662-605-0770
Friday-Saturday, September 2-3
6th annual tommy johnson blues festival
terry, mississippi, U.S.
tommyjohnsonblues.com
601-212-6088
Friday-Sunday, September 2-4
Summertime Bikes & Blues Festival
Freeport, TX, U.S.
www.freeportbluesfestival.com
979-215-6019
Saturday, September 3
Free Outdoor Art market & Day of Music First Saturday of Each Month
Sopchoppy, Florida, U.S.
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/8204507/FL/Sopchoppy/Free-Outdoor-Art-Market-amp-Day-of-Music-First-
305-304-2226
Saturday, September 3
North Mississippi Musical Explosion
Waterford, Mississippi, U.S.
foxfireexperience.net
662-801-7085
Saturday-Sunday, September 3-4
Bedford Blues & BBQ
City of Bedfor, TX, U.S.
www.bedfordbluesbbq.com
Saturday-Sunday, September 3-4
DC Blues Festival
Washington, DC, U.S.
www.dcblues.org
301 322-4808
Monday, September 5
WRFG Labor Day Blues Barbecue
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
www.wrfg.org
404-523-3471
Friday-Saturday, September 9-10
Blue Ridge Blues and BBQ
Blue Ridge, GA, U.S.
www.facebook.com/BlueRidgeBluesandBBQ
706-258-3737
Friday-Saturday, September 9-10
Time Warner Cable BBQ & Blues
Charlotte, NC, U.S.
www.charlottebbqandblues.com/great-music
704-332-2227
Saturday, September 10
Mississippi Gulf Coast Blues Festival
Gautier, Mississippi, U.S.
www.msgulfcoastbluesfest.com
228-497-5493
Saturday, September 10
Wildfire Blues Festival
Baird, Texas, U.S.
817-991-4962
Saturday-Sunday, September 10-11
Blues at the Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
www.natchelblues.org
757-456-1675
Saturday-Sunday, September 10-11
Blues At The Beach
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
www.natchelblues.org
Sunday, September 11
8th Local Artist Blues Show Case
Fayetteville, NC, U.S.
(910) 483 – 7727 Ext.202
Friday-Saturday, September 16-17
Amelia Island Blues Festival
Amelia Island, Florida, U.S.
www.ameliaislandbluesfest.com
404 784-7687
Friday-Saturday, September 16-17
Blues For A Cause, A Helping Hand Blues Benefit & Music Festival
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
http://www.bluesforacause.org
870-717-6744
Friday-Sunday, September 16-18
Austin City Limits Music Festival, Zilker Park
Austin, TX, U.S.
www.aclfestival.com/
888-512-SHOW
Friday-Sunday, September 16-18
GABBAfest 2011
Macon, GA, U.S.
www.gabba.org
478-718-6198
Saturday, September 17
34th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival
Greenville, MS, U.S.
www.deltablues.org
662-335-3523
Saturday, September 17
Summer’s Last Blast and Blues Festival
Piedmont, South Carolina, U.S.
www.summerslastbluesfest.com
864 400-8382
Saturday-Sunday, September 17-18
Denton Blues Festival
Denton, Texas, U.S.
www.dentonbluesfesival.com
940-391-1536
Sunday, September 18
8th Local Artist Blues Show Case
Fayetteville, NC, U.S.
www.facebook/bluesenigmaband
(910) 483 – 7727 Ext.202 @ HQ Public Library
Thursday-Saturday, September 22-24
Biker Blues BBQ Rally & BBQ Classic
Salisbury, NC, U.S.
www.bikerbluesbbqrally.com
704 638 6044
Friday-Saturday, September 23-24
Jim Bowie Festival
Vidalia, Louisiana, U.S.
www.vidaliala.com
318-336-8223
Saturday, September 24
Space Coast Music Festival
Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.
earthawareness.org
321-636-7231
Saturday, September 24
Tangerine Blues Fest
Gulfport, Florida, U.S.
www.tangerinebluesfest.com
727-321-2122
Saturday, September 24
Virginia Chili, Blues n’ Brews Festival
Waynesboro, VA, U.S.
www.virginiachili.com
5404476350
Wing Dang Doodle Festival
Forest, Mississippi, U.S.
www.forestareachamber.com
601-469-4332
Wednesday-Saturday, September 28 – October 1
Bikes, Blues & BBQ
Fayetteville, AR, U.S.
www.bikesbluesandbbq.org
479-527-9993
Thursday-Saturday, September 29 – October 1
Old Town Blues & Jazz Festival
Rockhill, South Carolina, U.S.
http://www.yorkcountyarts.org
803-328-2220
Friday-Sunday, September 30 – October 2
Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival
Hattiesburg, MS, U.S.
www.mobilestreetfestival.com
601.583.9119
As always, if you need more information on any of the festivals or concerts listed please check out the individual websites, call the listed numbers or head over to the Blues Festival Guide online. If you have a festival I have missed please either drop a note in the comment section or send an email to guitarkit@gmail.com and I will add it to the list.
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And when he lets go, half the valley shakes…
August 2011 Blues and Music Festivals in the South:
Friday-Saturday, August 5-6
Cork and Blues Festival
Buena Vista, Virginia, U.S.
www.glenmaurypark.com
540-460-1576
Saturday, August 6
Daisy Blues Festival
Woodbine, Maryland, U.S.
daisybluesfestival.yolasite.com
240 855 2834
Friday-Saturday, August 12-13
Navasota Blues Fest
Navasota, Texas, U.S.
www.navasotabluesfest.org
936-870-3331
Saturday, August 20
Blue Root Jam ’11
Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S.
www.BlueRootJam.com
704-685-7011
Saturday, August 20
Blues, Brew & BB-Q
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, U.S.
www.redstonemwr.com/
256-313-5224
Micheal Burks – Empty Promises
Saturday, August 20
Easterns Bayside Blues and Wine Festival
Essex, Maryland, U.S.
www.easternsbaydsidefestival.com
703-481-6525
Saturday, August 20
Hot August Blues & Roots Festival
Cockeysville, MD, U.S.
www.hotaugustblues.com
877-321-FEST
Friday-Saturday, August 26-27
The 2nd Annual Diamond Teeth Mary Blues and Arts Festival
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
www.ghprd.org
304-736-1433
Saturday, August 27
2nd Annual Johnny Shines Festival
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
www.carrolineshines.com
1-205-887-6859
Saturday, August 27
Summer Blues Fest 2011-The Frontier Culture Museum
Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
www.shenandoahconcerts.com
540-245-0609
August is a little slow outdoor festival-wise in the South because of the heat but very busy in other parts of the country and Canada. For more information on the listed festivals or for details on festivals outside the southern U. S. please check the Blues Festival Guide. If I have missed your music, arts or heritage festival drop me a note either on the post or by email at guitarkit@gmail.com and I will add it to the list.
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