by Michael Davis | Sep 10, 2020 | Blues News, Sponsor Event
Social Media AI Technology is Getting Tougher on Copyright Infringement With the shutdown of the gig economy due to Covid 19 many musicians have moved to Live Stream platforms like Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and Twitch to get their music out. At the same time the...
by Michael Davis | Aug 26, 2020 | Blues News, Sponsor Event
Blind Willie’s re-opens FRIDAY, August 28, at 7pm. For now, we are only open three days a week: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We look forward to welcoming you back!The number of patrons will be limited in accordance with current guidelines with respect to our...
by Michael Davis | Aug 8, 2020 | Blues News
BLUES & BEYOND:Atlanta’s ‘Empress of the Blues’ retains her crown.Sandra Hall’s triumphant half century singing blues and soul Check out Hal Horowitz’s excellent article about our own Honorary Lifetime Member Recipient, Sandra Hall… “As with many in her...
by Michael Davis | Jul 29, 2020 | Blues News
Time is running out to Save our Stages The mission of the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues and promoters throughout the United States. This is our final push to Congress and there...
by Michael Davis | Jul 23, 2020 | Blues News, Sponsor Event
Hasner Law P.C. Atlanta’s Top Rated Injury Lawyers Over 80 years of experience helping personal Injury and workers’ compensation accident victims. At Hasner Law, our personal injury and workers’ compensation attorneys take pride in going above and beyond to provide...
by Michael Davis | Jul 10, 2020 | Blues News
WABE 90.1 FM Announces New Weekend ProgramAmerican Routes, Sundays at 7 pmThis two-hour program is hosted by Nick Spitzer, a folklorist and professor of anthropology at Tulane University. American Routes brings “a broad range of American music – blues...
by Michael Davis | Jun 27, 2020 | ABS Meetings, Blues News
Here’s a little something to keep you entertained while you shelter… We are going to start posting legacy videos of Atlanta blues artists, some shot at our Atlanta Blue Challenges over the years, and some from our monthly meetings. Some will be in the 5-10 minute...
by Michael Davis | Jun 10, 2020 | 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 Michael Davis | Jun 10, 2020 | ABS Announcement, Blues News, Sponsor Event, Uncategorized
Atlanta Musicians Emergency Relief Fund (AMERF) AMERF exists in order to provide emergency aid to deserving professional musicians from among Atlanta’s musical community. The idea took root when the organizers of Atlanta’s 40-year tradition, the Inman Park Festival,...
by Michael Davis | Jun 9, 2020 | Blues News, Uncategorized
Atlanta Blues Challenge Canceled for 2020 The Atlanta Blues Challenge is the Atlanta Blues Society’s competition to choose who will represent us in the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, TN, which usually takes place in January (currently scheduled for...
by Michael Davis | Jun 9, 2020 | Blues News
International Songwriter Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2019 winners. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to all the amazing songwriters who entered ISC! Below are the winners in the Blues Category. For a complete list of winners, go to:...
by Michael Davis | Jun 9, 2020 | Blues News
Hi, I hope you’re doing well. The times just keep getting stranger, but I’ve got to tell you the weather here is beautiful. The sky is blue. The birds are singing. We also have a pandemic, economic disaster and violence in the streets. It’s almost as the old hymn...
