Suncoast Blues News
2021 Suncoast Blues Challenge
Hello Suncoast Blues Society Members & SupportersJust in case you haven’t yet heard (lol), this Sunday, July 25th, your Suncoast Blues Society will hold their regional Suncoast Blues Challenge to determine what band to send to Memphis for the 37th International...
Cigar Box Guitar Workshop Music Compound, July 10, 2021
Cigar Box Guitar Workshop Music Compound, July 10, 2011 On Saturday July 10th Suncoast Blues Society (SBS) and Music Compound hosted a workshop to educate youth on cigar box guitars. 10 young members of our community received free guitar kits which they put together...
50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music Alligator Records – Disk 3
50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music Alligator Records – Disk 3 The final disk of this recording is the most modern of the three, and therefore many of the songs on the disk may already be within your collection. Marsha Ball and her piano return us to New Orleans...
50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music Alligator Records – Disk 2
50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music Alligator Records – Disk 2 The energy at the end of disk one continues with the first recording of this 21-track disk. The late Michael Burks and “Love Disease” is followed by the marvelous Kenny Neal with “I’m a Blues Man”. ...
50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music Alligator Records – Disk 1
50 Years of Genuine Houserockin’ Music Alligator Records – Disk 1 For many, this will be the soundtrack of your blues life. Bruce Iglauer founded Alligator Records 50 years ago in Chicago. And has crafted a 58-song 4-hour retrospective of some of the best blues...
2021 Blues Challenge
2021 Blues Challenge If you showed up for the Suncoast Blues challenge in 2019 you know it was a heck of a good time and we are gearing up to do it again at 10th Street Live in Palmetto. We’ve got another great crop of competitors and we will have five impartial...
Music Compound to host Cigar Box Guitar workshop
Music Compound to host Cigar Box Guitar workshopFunding from the Suncoast Blues Society to sponsor fun-filled workshop for up to 10 students ages 8-18SARASOTA, FL – Families seeking fun and creative options for their students this summer will enjoy this opportunity:...
Suncoast Blues Society’s 24th Anniversary
Well folks it all started 24 years ago when Ken Torvik from Minneapolis and Larry Lisk of Detroit decided to put something together in the Tampa Bay area so they could hear their favorite music and see their favorite musicians without having to drive all over Florida...
Show Review – Mike Zito Big Band
Show Review – Mike Zito Big Band Event Center, Port Charlotte – May 13, 2020 Lou Phoenix put together a special evening of music at Port Charlotte’s Event Center. Mike Zito, Alex Lopez, Albert Castiglia, and Johnny Jensen were the featured talent at what proved...
GOOD NEWS!
GOOD NEWS! – the 37th International Blues Challenge (IBC) is back and scheduled to take place January 18- 22, 2022 in Memphis, Tennessee along historic Beale Street! For those of you not familiar with the IBC, it represents the worldwide search for blues bands and...
Splish, Splash It’s the Beach Bash
That’s right—we have scheduled our annual Beach Bash on Sunday August 29th from 2—6 PM. We will be celebrating at our usual haunt, the Lions Club Beach House located at 9300 W Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island. Dooner’s band—Big D and the Dirty Deal will provide the...
Damon Fowler- “Alafia Moon” CD Review
Damon Fowler - "Alafia Moon"Landslide RecordsReview by Lafayette Reid Damon Fowler’s latest CD release “Alafia Moon” should secure Damon’s position as Florida’s favorite native son Blues musician. Damon has been touring and opening for George Thorogood for the last...
“You Ain’t Unlucky” An interview with Veronica Lewis
“You Ain’t Unlucky” An interview with Veronica Lewis by Monte Adkison, the “Blues Stalker” As the title tracks lyrics suggest, a positive spin can be embraced by anything that life throws at you. That is certainly evident in the recent success of...
Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen Grand Opening
Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen Grand Opening Two SBS board members had the pleasure of attending the “Grand Opening” of Dave Shiplets’ new southern cuisine restaurant Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen, located in the Village of the Arts in Bradenton. For...
Blues Family Reunites
Blues Family Reunites The 2021 Blues Bash at the Ranch was a true celebration. It was hard to tell who was more excited to be there, the bands for having a stage or the blues fans for finally hearing some live music. Here are the highlights. The Dottie Kelly Band...
Bryan Lee – Dunedin Mardi Gras 2020
Bryan Lee’s Six String Therapy Our colleague Mike Shivvers over at Blues & Roots Digital Archive completed the editing of the February 2020 Dunedin Mardi Gras Festival performance by blues legend Bryan Lee and his band Six String Therapy. Sadly, the blues world...
“Raisin Cain” by Chris Cain
"Raisin Cain" Chris Cain(Alligator Records 2021)CD review by Scott Morris Chris Cain returns with a superb recording. The lyrics are crisp, sometimes cynical, always witty, and will hit the mark for those who have been in a relationship for any length of time. Blues...
Curtis Salgado CD Review
Curtis Salgado CD Review Events in 2020 have inspired some great Blues music. “Damage Control”, Curtis Salgado’s new offering, really hits home. It was recorded at five different studios - Ultratone and Greaseland in California, Rock House in Nashville, Falcon...
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