by ABS Editor | Sep 19, 2025 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
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...
by ABS Editor | Sep 19, 2025 | Blues News
IBC will be held January 13-17, 2026, on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee! The International Blues Challenge represents the worldwide search for blues bands and solo/duo blues performers ready for the international stage yet just needing that extra big break. The...
by ABS Editor | Sep 18, 2025 | Blues News
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...
by ABS Editor | Jul 8, 2025 | Blues News, Sponsor Event
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 –...
by ABS Editor | Jul 8, 2025 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
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...
by ABS Editor | Jul 1, 2025 | ABS Announcement, ABS Meetings, Blues News
The 2025 Atlanta Blues Challenge RESULTS Solo/Duo – 1st Place: Scott Low (going to Memphis) 2nd Place – Power of 2 Band – 1st Place: Blue Velvet Atlanta (Going to Memphis) 2nd Place – Cornbread 3rd Place:Marty Manous Band People’s...
