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 | Sep 17, 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 10, 2025 | Blues News
The Blues Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2026 Keeping the Blues Alive Awards Each year, the Blues Foundation presents the Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Awards to individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the Blues world....
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...
by ABS Editor | Jul 1, 2025 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
The family of Sean Costello has shared with the Atlanta Blues Society a wonderful tribute to Sean. The Vice President of Products for Gibson in Nashville has procured Sean’s iconic guitar, the 1953 Les Paul Gold Top. The guitar will be installed the weekend of August...
by ABS Editor | Apr 25, 2025 | ABS Announcement, Blues News
2025 Breezefest is a Wrap! Breezefest 2025 at Northside Tavern on June 27th and 28th was a complete success. It was two days of Blues from 18 local Atlanta bands that rocked the roof at Northside Tavern. The crowd both days were many and they all expressed their...
