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Blues Music

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    March 5, 2012

    Buddy Guy at State Theatre, 3/02/12

    ​By Rick MasonBuddy GuyState Theatre, MinneapolisFriday, March 2, 2012A week after taking part in a stellar blues summit at the White House and personally persuading President Obama to chime in on "Sweet Home Chicago," Buddy Guy reveled in his own role as blues statesman Friday night at Minneap ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 29, 2012

    Buddy Guy

    ​By Rick MasonBuddy GuyState Theatre, MinneapolisFriday, March 2, 2012A week after taking part in a stellar blues summit at the White House and personally persuading President Obama to chime in on "Sweet Home Chicago," Buddy Guy reveled in his own role as blues statesman Friday night at Minneap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    George 'Mojo' Buford Benefit to take place in St. Paul on Sunday

    Photo By Tim Holek​Celebrated bluesman George "Mojo" Buford had a long and storied musical life. He was born in Hernado, Mississippi in 1929, and later relocated to Chicago in 1952 to form the Savage Boys, an outfit that would eventually become known as the Muddy Waters, Jr. Band. Buford w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2011

    James Cotton Band, Charlie Musselwhite

    Photo By Tim Holek​Celebrated bluesman George "Mojo" Buford had a long and storied musical life. He was born in Hernado, Mississippi in 1929, and later relocated to Chicago in 1952 to form the Savage Boys, an outfit that would eventually become known as the Muddy Waters, Jr. Band. Buford w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Jimmie Rodgers: On this day in country music history

    ​Nicknamed the Singing Brakeman for his work on the railroad, on this day in 1933 the man also known as the Father of Country Music died at the age of 35 of a massive tuberculosis-related hemorrhage at the Hotel Taft in New York. Twenty-eight years later, Jimmie Rodgers, who would have been 63 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2011

    Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys

    ​Nicknamed the Singing Brakeman for his work on the railroad, on this day in 1933 the man also known as the Father of Country Music died at the age of 35 of a massive tuberculosis-related hemorrhage at the Hotel Taft in New York. Twenty-eight years later, Jimmie Rodgers, who would have been 63 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears at the Cedar, 4/3/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Black Joe Lewis and the HoneybearsApril 3, 2011Cedar Cultural CenterIf I could only say one word about the Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears show, it would be "AWESOME." My faith in funk was restored; my passion for garage punk was reignited. Black Joe Lewis and his tight ba ... More >>

  • Music

    March 2, 2011

    Gimme Noise Gayngs Showcase, Mix Master Mike, and more

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Black Joe Lewis and the HoneybearsApril 3, 2011Cedar Cultural CenterIf I could only say one word about the Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears show, it would be "AWESOME." My faith in funk was restored; my passion for garage punk was reignited. Black Joe Lewis and his tight ba ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2011

    Blues at the Crossroads: the Robert Johnson Centennial Concert

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Black Joe Lewis and the HoneybearsApril 3, 2011Cedar Cultural CenterIf I could only say one word about the Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears show, it would be "AWESOME." My faith in funk was restored; my passion for garage punk was reignited. Black Joe Lewis and his tight ba ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2011

    John Hammond

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Black Joe Lewis and the HoneybearsApril 3, 2011Cedar Cultural CenterIf I could only say one word about the Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears show, it would be "AWESOME." My faith in funk was restored; my passion for garage punk was reignited. Black Joe Lewis and his tight ba ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    Buddy Guy: From the mouth of a legend

    One of the greatest guitar players of all time comes to the State

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues Fest

    One of the greatest guitar players of all time comes to the State

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2010

    John Hammond

    One of the greatest guitar players of all time comes to the State

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    B.B. King and Buddy Guy leave the Orpheum awestruck

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2010

    B.B. King & Buddy Guy

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2010

    James Cotton Band

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2009

    Bonnie Raitt

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Music

    August 26, 2009

    De La Soul, Kid Rock, and more

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    Keb' Mo'

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Music

    July 15, 2009

    Beyoncé, Old 97's, Sonic Youth, and more

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    Pinetop Perkins

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2009

    Janiva Magness

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2009

    Rory Block

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2009

    Honeyboy Edwards

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2009

    James Cotton Blues Band

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2009

    Cedric Burnside; Steve Lightnin' Malcolm

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2008

    Barbara Morrison

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    Trampled by Turtles CD-Release

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2008

    Duke Robillard

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2008

    Hamilton Loomis

    The two blues musicians proved why they should be considered legendary.

  • Music

    July 16, 2008

    Links to the past

    Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm are almost unbelievably devoted to the blues

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2008

    Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi

    Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm are almost unbelievably devoted to the blues

  • Music

    February 6, 2008

    Cat Power Comes Back

    The melodrama behind her, Cat Power goes on tour with a set of classic cover songs

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials

    The melodrama behind her, Cat Power goes on tour with a set of classic cover songs

  • Music

    June 6, 2007

    As the Crow Flies

    The endless horizons of the Pines

  • Music

    February 1, 2006

    After the Deluge

    Surveying the Katrina benefit albums

  • News

    December 7, 2005

    Wanna buy an expensive CD?

    Praise and blame for the season's multi-disc collections

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2005

    Blues Great Percy Strother Dies at Age 58

    Praise and blame for the season's multi-disc collections

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2005

    Reggaet?n Invasion Expected to Hit Fridley by August

    Praise and blame for the season's multi-disc collections

  • Movies

    March 23, 2005

    Faraway, So Close

    Doc-Maker Don McGlynn Draws the reclusive 'Spider' out of his web

  • Music

    July 7, 2004

    VA: Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label

    Doc-Maker Don McGlynn Draws the reclusive 'Spider' out of his web

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive

    Twin Cities blues icon Joel Johnson Dies at age 55

  • Music

    January 29, 2003

    Lonesome Midwest Blues

    Dan Kase--Aspiring to make Minnesota sound like the Mississippi Delta

  • Music

    October 10, 2001

    God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You

    Dan Kase--Aspiring to make Minnesota sound like the Mississippi Delta

  • Books

    September 12, 2001

    Saloon Blues

    Lucy's has neighbors in Frogtown clamoring for closing time

  • Music

    September 1, 1999

    To Africa, to Home

    Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate bridge the Delta and Mali with their gorgeous new album, Kulanjan

  • Music

    May 12, 1999

    Corey Harris: Greens from the Garden

    Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate bridge the Delta and Mali with their gorgeous new album, Kulanjan

  • Music

    March 25, 1998

    Olu Dara-In the World from Natchez to New York

    Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate bridge the Delta and Mali with their gorgeous new album, Kulanjan

  • Feature

    June 25, 1997

    MUSIC: Muddy Waters

    Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate bridge the Delta and Mali with their gorgeous new album, Kulanjan

  • Music

    April 9, 1997

    Blues News

    Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate bridge the Delta and Mali with their gorgeous new album, Kulanjan

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