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16 April 2021 Will Porter is a San Francisco-based singer with a deep, gritty baritone voice. He sings the blues with the sound of one who understands that sooner or later, everything passes. Life may be a battle. Love may fade. Still, good times also happen. There are times he’s grateful for something as basic as just the shoes on his feet. Porter’s voice lends a leathered authenticity to the lyrics no matter what he’s singing about. This album features him in the company of some of New ...

If you are planning on attending the 32nd Annual Bayfront Blues Festival you might want to call your friends and neighbors and get on it to purchase those tickets. The festival is scheduled for August 13-15 2021. Even though the event is outside the state of Minnesota still has pandemic protocols in place including a certain number of tickets that can be sold. According to the Bayfront Blues Fest Website as of April 29, the sales of additional three-day ticket packages ($139) are being limited...

Bayfront Blues Festival limiting tickets for 2021 COVID-19 forced festival organizers to cancel last years event. Author: The 32nd annual Bayfront Blues Festival in Duluth is on for this summer.  After COVID-19 forced the cancellation of last years event, festival organizers shared last week that the 2021 festival is now confirmed for Aug. 13-15. Several blues bands are slated to perform, including headliners The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tab Benoit and CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Ba...

In a previous column I wrote about the challenges Mesa Theater was facing during the pandemic. At that time, there was some question as to if the downtown venue would be able to remain open because it had not been able to have any shows for a long time. Being privately owned meant it still had a lot of monthly expenses that were not going to go away. Survival depended on how long restrictions were to last and how much and what kind of help Mesa Theater received. Due to general manager Rick Chri...

JazzFest wont return to the stage this summer. Instead, the Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society plans to host smaller events for Jazz & Blues Week 2021.

Blues Beat: Warm weathers a perfect time for festivals Domenic Forcella FacebookTwitterEmail The Sawtelles will play at the Best Video Film & Cultural Center deck April 25.Dom Forcella / Contributed photo The blues calendar is beginning to fill, and more and more artists are coming out of hiding with outdoor concerts. While we slowly approach old times, things will remain different, but this year’s festival season, if it goes off as planned promises a great summertime season. As people are an...

Travel through Italy at Cafe Margaux wine dinner Traveling through Italy may be impossible these days because of the pandemic, but Café Margaux, 220 Brevard Ave., Cocoa Village, offers the next best option with its “Trip Around Italy” wine dinner at 6:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday, May 6 and 7. “You will be in Italy for one night,” promised Marcello Palazzi, Italian portfolio specialist for Winebow Imports and guest speaker for the event  During the dinner, Palazzi will discuss the awa...

STL summer concerts sparse, fall has more options Dominic Genetti FacebookTwitterEmail If youre looking to escape to the Gateway City this summer to catch a live concert, theres only one popular venue offering up a regular schedule. For all the other popular places in St. Louis to catch a show, theres more to choose from in fall. Enterprise Center: Other than St. Louis Blues hockey games, and the U.S. Olympics Womens Gymnastics Team Trials, the only scheduled concert this summer is pop star Jus...