Blues Music in Atlanta
Explore Atlanta thriving Blues Music scene. We've got all the Northside Tavern, Blind Willie's and Fat Matt's Rib Shack events listings & coverage of the Blues.
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2022 WRFG Annual Labor Day Blues BBQ Article
Monday September 5, 2022 01:00 pm EDT
WRFG 89.3 Community Radio's Annual Blues/BBQ Celebration
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BLUES & BEYOND: Falling back … moving forward Article
Tuesday January 4, 2022 08:51 pm EST
Looking at 2021 in the rear view and considering 2022 for Atlanta’s blues ’n’ roots scene
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Blues & Beyond calendar of events Article
Friday December 3, 2021 12:09 pm EST
Make sure some of these shows are on your Christmas gift-giving and to-do lists
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BLUES & BEYOND: A family affair Article
Friday December 3, 2021 11:59 am EST
The tenth Holiday Hootenanny promises to be the best yet
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BLUES & BEYOND: Live music has (finally) returned Article
Monday November 1, 2021 04:40 am EDT
Give thanks for making it through another pandemic year
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GOVERNMENT MULE: Two nights at the Tabernacle Article
Thursday October 28, 2021 01:39 pm EDT
Expect the blues and other surprises, plus Mule-O-Ween
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OBITUARY: Tom Gray Article
Wednesday October 20, 2021 03:40 pm EDT
Delta Moon and The Brains auteur Tom Gray was an Atlanta music icon
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BLUES & BEYOND: In the ‘Nick’ of time Article
Thursday October 7, 2021 01:30 pm EDT
Roots guitarist Nick Johnson stays busy in tough times
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BLUES & BEYOND: Blues women rule Article
Wednesday September 1, 2021 06:25 pm EDT
Diane Durrett returns to host the second Women in Blues show
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BLUES & BEYOND: Blind Willie McTell Music Festival returns and expands in Thomson Article
Monday August 2, 2021 10:54 am EDT
Georgia’s long-running roots and blues fest roars back for year 27
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BLUES & BEYOND: Back to the blues Article
Thursday July 1, 2021 12:50 pm EDT
The Atlanta blues scene returns to (almost) normal with solid support from the Atlanta Blues Society
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BLUES & BEYOND: Electrified and ready for blast-off Article
Wednesday June 2, 2021 06:35 pm EDT
Eddie 9V goes international with his first widely distributed album
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BLUES & BEYOND: No looking back Article
Wednesday May 5, 2021 10:15 am EDT
After weathering the worst year in music, Garrett Collins prepares for his next act
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BLUES & BEYOND: Born under a good sign Article
Tuesday April 6, 2021 11:54 am EDT
Recent National Heritage Fellow William Bell’s well never runs dry
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BLUES & BEYOND: Six degrees of Bill Sheffield Article
Monday March 8, 2021 11:28 am EST
Fifty-plus years on the blues fringes hasn’t diminished the Atlanta veteran’s enthusiasm for the music he loves
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BLUES & BEYOND: 2020, the year everyone got the blues Article
Monday December 7, 2020 06:21 pm EST
Recapping the last 12 months of uncertainty
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BLUES & BEYOND: Randall Bramblett ignites a ‘Pine Needle Fire’ Article
Thursday October 22, 2020 12:46 pm EDT
Not just sheltering in place during these uncertain times, the Athens-based musician releases his 12th solo album — and promotes it with a live concert
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BLUES & BEYOND: Jimmy Hall celebrates 50 years of Southern rocking Article
Thursday October 8, 2020 11:38 am EDT
Singer’s soul and blues keeps audiences smilin’
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BLUES & BEYOND: The list of Atlanta’s blues roots runs deep Article
Friday September 4, 2020 02:16 pm EDT
Places and names to know to hip your blues cred
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Coronavirus Labor Day Blues Article
Wednesday September 2, 2020 01:22 pm EDT
Even this pandemic can’t stop WRFG’s annual Labor Day Blues throwdown
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BLUES & BEYOND: Atlanta’s ‘Empress of the Blues’ retains her crown Article
Wednesday August 5, 2020 06:19 pm EDT
Sandra Hall’s triumphant half century singing blues and soul
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BLUES & BEYOND: Georgia songbird sings sweet Southern soul Article
Tuesday June 30, 2020 01:34 pm EDT
EG Kight’s ‘Trio Sessions’ keeps her diverse sound lean, never mean
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BLUES & BEYOND: Where do we go from here? Article
Wednesday June 3, 2020 06:00 pm EDT
Now everyone has the blues
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BLUES & BEYOND: Warning! High-voltage blues Article
Friday May 1, 2020 12:19 am EDT
Atlanta’s Eddie 9-Volt plugs into his influences on an impressive debut
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BLUES & BEYOND: "PICTURES" THIS! Article
Monday April 6, 2020 02:04 pm EDT
Atlanta Blues Challenge champ Mandi Strachota releases an eclectic new album
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