Music
Blues music may be the foundation for the American musical culture of this century and a powerful vehicle for personal expression, but those overworked three-chord changes also can be a damned bore when served up endlessly at blues fests.
Sept. 22, 1992
The blues may be the foundation of the American musical culture of this century and a powerful vehicle for personal expression, but its overworked three-chord changes can also be a bore when served up endlessly at blues festivals.
Sept. 21, 1992
The Chicago Blues Festival, a three-day outdoor event held in Grant Park here last weekend, may already be too successful for its own good.
June 14, 1988
Any questions about having room for another blues festival in Southern California were answered Friday and Saturday during the premier edition of the Orange County Blues Festival.
Sept. 27, 1993
Travel & Experiences
Chicago Blues Festival: It’s billed as the largest free blues fest in the world, with more than 90 performances by local, national and international blues artists on six stages.
May 27, 2007
As Koko Taylor walked offstage at the Strand in Redondo Beach on Saturday, many in the audience were shouting “Hail to the Queen.”
July 13, 1992
Lonnie Brooks Is Ready to Ease Up for ‘Unplugged’ Fest in Long Beach
April 17, 1999
If you didn’t look past the thousands of blues lovers covering the hills of Heritage Park in Dana Point, the first Orange County Blues Festival in 1993 was an obvious success.
Sept. 21, 1995
Etta James tops an eclectic lineup of blues and zydeco acts performing in September at the first Orange County Blues Festival, event organizers announced Tuesday.
Aug. 11, 1993
This year’s Long Beach Blues Festival boasts a new location, having moved from the Cal State Long Beach campus to the city’s scenic Shoreline Aquatic Park.
Sept. 18, 1992