Page 3 - Magic Slim News Today

The blues veteran discusses his love of Epiphones (and why he never clicked with Strats), what he learned as a sideman to Muddy Waters and Magic Slim, and the secret to his enviable tone

With the Chicago Blues Guide deeming them “excellent” and Emmy-nominated actor Hugh Laurie upping the praise by calling them “bloody excellent,” the blues artists of Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys featuring Westside Andy play Davenport's Best Western Steeplegate Inn on May 7 in a concert co-presented by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society, the artists noted for

$15 adv/ $20 at the door (advance sales until 3pm day of show, then available at the door). Doors at 5pm, showtime 6pm HARMONICA WORKSHOP INFO 4 - 5 p.m. BadAss Harmonica workshop with Dennis Gruenling & special guests Omar Coleman and Gerry Hundt Award-winning harp ace Dennis Gruenling has taught thousands of students around the globe with his lessons and seminars, and more recently with his 100 online webinars during the past several years.

Alligator was Bruce Iglauer’s “brainchild,” born after Iglauer, 75, fell hard for the blues he heard at clubs on Chicago’s South and West Sides in his twenties.

Every Friday and Saturday night through the end of November, Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana will host musical performances...

Josh Hoyer And Soul Colossal announced Friday, Sept 2 at Northside Tavern.

Crossroads | July 22 and 24, 2022

It’s 21 in ’22.

A legendary singer on faith, loss, and a family legacy.

MONTICELLO — As the son of a theology professor, it seems appropriate that musician Pierre Lacocque describes his first exposure to blues as “a religious experience.”