CRBN Blues News
LeFever wins Solo-Duo Challenge!
On September 17th we held the CRBN Solo-Duo Challenge event live at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs. Three great area acts competed for the right to represent CRBN at the…
Read MoreDiego Mongue Band wins Band Challenge!
On August 6th we held the CRBN Band Challenge event live at the Linda in Albany. Three great area blues bands competed for the right to represent CRBN at the…
Read MoreBlues BBQ at the Music Haven Summer Concert Series
Such a great night at the The Blues BBQ featuring Vanessa Collier, Johnny Sansone, and Jontavious Willis. We are appreciative of our members who came early to set up the…
Read MoreLearnin’ the Blues Workshop
On Saturday May 20th CRBN President, Richard Green, led a workshop entitled “Learnin’ the blues by playing the blues” at Spencertown Academy Arts Center in Spencertown, NY. This was an…
Read MoreBlues Book Donation to Kinderhook Public Library
The Capital Region Blues Network (CRBN) is pleased to announce another book donation to an area public library. Through our member donations and our partnership with the Stewart’s Foundation Holiday…
Read MoreBlues Book Donation to Troy Public Library
The Capital Region Blues Network (CRBN) is pleased to announce that, through our member donations and our partnership with the Stewart’s Foundation Holiday Match program, we donated two complete three-book…
Read MoreBlues Book Donation to East Greenbush Library
The Capital Region Blues Network (CRBN) is pleased to announce that, through our member donations and our partnership with the Stewart’s Foundation Holiday Match program, we donated the complete three…
Read More2023 Blues Challengers!
From January 24th to January 28th the The Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge (IBC) 2023 takes place in Memphis, TN. Representing CRBN at this year’s challenge are Rich Ertelt’s Blues…
Read MoreBlues in the Schools – Schenectady High School Guitar Class
On Tuesday, December 20th and Wednesday, December 21st, guitar instructor and local blues musician, Andrew Wheeler, joined the guitar classes of Schenectady High School teacher Josh Casano to teach an…
Read MoreSoul Searchers Win Solo-Duo Challenge!
Our solo-duo challenge event at Caffe Lena was a great success. Our three competing acts, Peter Annello, Robin O’Herin and the Soul Searchers all gave great performances. The Soul Searchers…
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