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The 31st Chicago Blues Festival is this week. It runs from mid-day to mid-evening Friday, Saturday and Sunday and draws blues fans from around Chicagoland, nearby states, around the country and around the world. See the complete line-up HERE. The blues...

Artwork by Margi Hafer (Soure:  Tall Grass Arts Association) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF) — With spring still weeks away, many of us are starting to suffer from the ‘winter blahs.’ The current exhibit at the Tall Grass Arts Association titled ‘Wings’ may...

Time to clear the decks with a year-end round-up of albums and a novel released in 2014 that made it through the deluge. Each and every one of these 40 titles is worthy of interested ears and open eyes. And don't forget to pay respect to Father Time...

Cover photo by Bob Kieser © 2015 Blues Blast Magazine In This Issue Terry Mullins has our feature interview with legendary bass player Melvin Smith. We have 5 music reviews for you including reviews of music by John Cocuzzi, Henry Gray & Bob Coritore...

30 Years of SXSW Since 2011-2016 part 4 SXSW 2011 “Started as a music industry conference 25 years ago, SXSW captures the quirky character of its host city ... by integrating creative talent, early adopters and emerging media.” -Yahoo! Finance SXSW...