As many of you know, my family loves the Blues. How much, you ask? Well, whenever we travel (not all that much, unfortunately), the first order of business is to see what blues can be found. For example, when we went to Chicago last year for 3 nights, we went to Kingston Mines, Blue Chicago …
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Joe Lowry: It’s All About The Music 0
“It’s all about the music.” Joe Lowry and fellow musicians Bacco the Bassman and Gregory Nash, members of the Joe Lowry Second Mile Blues Band all agree. In between rehearsals and playing gigs, members shared a little about the band and their upcoming projects. According to Lowry, the band has evolved since 2002…with a new …
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New CD: Vicious Jimmy “Relatively Dangerous” 0
Vicious Jimmy’s new album Relatively Dangerous drops this week, and if the release party at Red Square Saturday night lives up to the promise of this CD, you’re going to be induced to drink mightily and you’re going to be shakin’ your booty, even if you have no rhythm. This is the kind of music …
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Review: Scotty Mac & The Rockin’ Bonnevilles @ Pauly’s Hotel 0
Just like the NFL is better when the Oakland Raiders are resurgent, Albany is a better place when Pauly’s Hotel is hosting live music. Few bands can take over a crowd better than Scotty Mac and the Rockin’ Bonnevilles showed at this legendary venue, where the easy parking, array of fine brews and fine food …
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Bob’s Summer Festival Guide Part 1: Crawfish Fest 0
CRBN VP Bob Rosinsky is our resident expert on the local blues festivals. We’ll be bringing you his recommendations throughout the summer. First up…. Michael Arone’s 23rd Annual Crawfish Festival June 1, 2 & 3 Sussex County Fairgrounds Augusta, New Jersey (Aprox 2 ½ hours from Albany) www.crawfishfest.com What started out 23 years ago …
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Blues Legends: Robert Johnson 0
This article is the first in a series or articles from Mark on the legends of the blues. In 1985, I took a trip to Mississippi to see with my own eyes where he came from. I wanted to see the towns he wrote about. I wanted to go to the jook joints. I wanted …
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