BMA submissions now Open!

BMA submissions now Open!

The Blues Foundation has announced that the Blues Music Award (BMA) submission process is now Open! AND there are two brand-new International categories! International Blues Album of the Year International Blues Artist of the Year Blues music released between November...
2025 Blues Blast Music Awards

2025 Blues Blast Music Awards

More than 6,000 Blues Blast Magazine readers and Blues fans voted in the 2025 Blues Blast Music Awards. The winners in the fan voting are listed below: Contemporary Blues Album-Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – Closer To The Bone Traditional Blues Album-Bobby Rush...
The ABS Video of The Month

The ABS Video of The Month

It was May of 2025 when we visited our venue Sponsor, the Moonshadow Tavern in Tucker, for our monthly Gathering and jam. Our host band was the Real Deal Blues Band, and they turned in a set of gritty, down-home blues with a few musical surprises. The video below...
Frank Hamilton School

Frank Hamilton School

Say hello to the upcoming NEW term at FHS! Check out our largest collection of class offerings yet – nearly 50! From bluegrass to swing, songwriting to stagecraft,Doumbek to Do-Re-Mi, you’ll surely find a perfect fit. Rank beginners to advanced players welcome –...
The ABS Blue Flame Fund

The ABS Blue Flame Fund

The Blue Flame Fund is an ancillary fund of the Atlanta Blues Society (ABS), funded specifically for the purpose of helping local musicians and other members of the Atlanta blues community that are in need.  Established in 2010, the Blue Flame Fund was originally...