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Guitar-based, contemporary, with a sax section and soaring B3 adding tasty layers of texture. Add dual lead vocalists, a pinch of Motor City attitude, a drop of humor and top it with a splash of southern rock and you've the Rusty Wright Band (RWB).

The Calgary Blues Music Association has announced the first annual Calgary Midwinter Bluesfest from February 25 to March 1 In keeping with CBMA's tradition,it will feature the finest in regional and international blues in a range of special events

Next month, March 7, 2008, Delta bluesman Boo Boo Davis will start a Spring European tour.

Doug MacLeod will start an extensive European tour. Nominated by the BLUES FOUNDATION for the 2008 Blues Music Awards in the category Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year, MacLeod is one of the last remaining Bluesmen to learn from the old masters

On January 28th, one of Canada's foremost blues musicians, Tracy K, was declared a semi-finalist in two categories of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition.

Aliant Mobility Sounds Fantastic and the TBS Present The Blues Award Winning Holmes Brothers Saturday, Feb. 9 PM, Georges Roadhouse. Tickets $14 in advance $16 and the door Special Student Price at the door only (ID Required) $10

Round two of the preliminaries at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis is complete and finals begin. Announced winners in both Band and Solo/Duo to be announced.

On January 28th, Tracy K was declared a semi-finalist in two categories of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition.

Roots music performers have gone largely ignored by the media for too long. That is about to change. Now music magazine publisher Dave King launches a press release distribution site exclusively for blues/jazz/folk and roots musicians.

North Carolina singer/pianist Adrian Duke is performing a special concert in downtown Hillsborough to benefit the Renew Our Music Fund (formerly the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Fund).