Suncoast Blues News
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...
Memphis Rub Band Review
The Memphis Rub Band The Memphis Rub Band is a fun way to spend a night listening and dancing to a wide range of blues-based musical genres. Suncoast Blues Society presents a review of two recent shows, at Blue Rooster and Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse, both...
Pasco Blues Fest Review
Pasco Blues Fest Review On a cloudy February 6th the 5th Annual Pasco County Blues Fest was welcomed by a good-sized crowd that was clearly starved to hear their blues music. Kevin and his team at Penguin Productions did a great job pulling it off - a beautiful day...
Message from ‘Madame’ President…
Message from ‘Madame’ President... Hello Blues lovers and Happy New Year, such that it is. I am proud and excited (and a bit nervous) to introduce myself to you as the newly elected president of the Suncoast Blues Society (SBS). So many greats have come before me. I...
Exit Message from the President
Exit Message from the President On Inauguration Day your Suncoast Blues Society had a board meeting and held our annual election of officers. We set a new and important milestone by selecting Terri O’Brien as the first female President of the Suncoast Blues...
CD Review – Selwyn Birchwood – “Living In A Burning House”
Selwyn Birchwood’s third Alligator CD Living In A Burning House is an absolute sledge hammer of an album! A more diverse and adventurous album than his two previous CDs, Selwyn examines the human condition through 13 tunes, with a thicker, deeper sound coming from his...
Roy Book Binder will be performing at Hideaway Café
Musically, Roy Book Binder is difficult to fence in or categorize. His eclectic repertoire includes blues, country tunes, bluegrass, folk, and popular songs that originated on Tin Pan Alley. He fantasizes that if he had been born 50 years earlier, he would have become...
Jose Ramirez & Anson Funderburgh On Tour
(The following appeared in a recent edition of Suncoast Blues News. If you are not a subscriber and wish to keep up-to-date on blues happenings on the Suncoast, click this link and join the fun!) Back by popular demand, Jose Ramirez and Anson Funderburgh are on tour...
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