A Hill Country Blues Yard Party In Como
Como, Mississippi bluesman R. L. Boyce used to be famous for his yard parties, but in recent years he had stopped doing them after some …
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Exquisite Coffees and Comfortable Surroundings at Meraki Coffee Roasters
For several years, Clarksdale has had a full-scale coffee bar called Yazoo Pass, but at this year’s Juke Joint Festival I was surprised to see …
Rain Couldn’t Dampen The Enthusiasm At Juke Joint Festival
Each year, Clarksdale becomes the center of attention in the blues world, as fans come from all over the world for the Juke Joint Festival. …
Sunday Morning Coffee at Steampunk Coffee Roasters in Natchez
After R. L. Boyce’s show in Leland, we headed on down Highway 61 to Natchez and checked into the Hotel Vue. Duwayne Burnside had a …
R. L. Boyce Brings The Hill Country To New Orleans
It was perhaps a strange night for Hill Country blues in New Orleans. It was raining heavily. Mardi Gras parades had led to road closures …
Breeze Cayolle and The Mighty Souls Brass Band at Lafayette’s
Lafayette’s Music Room is a reincarnation of one of Memphis’ best-beloved music venues of the 1970’s, but the latter-day version has something of a New …
Endings and Beginnings With Duwayne Burnside at The Shelter on Van Buren
Duwayne Burnside had played The Shelter on Van Buren in Oxford, Mississippi earlier in the fall, but I had not been able to attend, so …
A Night of Hill Country Blues at LR’s White Water Tavern
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A King Biscuit Daybook: Mookie Cartwright & Friends on Cherry Street
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A King Biscuit Daybook: Rebirth Brass Band at the Main Stage
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