“I think the blues is fresher than ever if you consider the blues to be a broad-based American art form,” says Mike Zito, the St. Louis rocker who cofounded Royal Southern Brotherhood. “If you think that it’s only blues if it sounds like the 1950s, then you’re probably going to be let down. I don’t know that staying true to the roots of a genre is very creative, and it’s certainly not what the originators did.” Read More
Review: The Blues Brothers Xmas Special, Arts Theatre
Perhaps she should take a trip to the Arts Theatre for The Blues Brothers Xmas … If you’re not into blues music, this might be one to avoid; but if the music grabs …Read More
Bradenton Blues Festival Kicks Off on Saturday
In addition to an all-star lineup of musicians, photographer Joseph A. Rosen will be selling and signing copies of his new book, BluesHands…Read More
Work continues on National Blues Museum in downtown St. Louis
Work continues on the National Blues Museum in the 600 block of Washington … In the background is a video greeting visitors with B.B. King playing his guitar…Read More
