Blues Music Scene in Atlanta
Events
Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival 2022
Saturday September 24, 2022 12:00 PM EDT
Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival Site
Cost: $40,
Festivals,
Music
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Content
BLUES & BEYOND: The Waymores offer pure honky tonk and western swing
05/09/2022 3:47 PM
Husband ’n’ wife duo release second album
BLUES & BEYOND: New music from Brandon Reeves, old classics from The Georgia Satellites
04/01/2022 12:15 PM
One career takes off while another is recapped
BLUES & BEYOND: Atlanta shows its blues roots
03/01/2022 10:24 AM
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins’ new release — and the Northside Tavern gets some Hollywood love
BLUES & BEYOND: New Year, new music
02/03/2022 5:55 PM
Fresh tunes from Atlanta veterans kick off our next trip around the sun
BLUES & BEYOND: Falling back … moving forward
01/04/2022 8:51 PM
Looking at 2021 in the rear view and considering 2022 for Atlanta’s blues ’n’ roots scene
BLUES & BEYOND: A family affair
12/03/2021 11:59 AM
The tenth Holiday Hootenanny promises to be the best yet
BLUES & BEYOND: Live music has (finally) returned
11/01/2021 4:40 AM
Give thanks for making it through another pandemic year
GOVERNMENT MULE: Two nights at the Tabernacle
10/28/2021 1:39 PM
Expect the blues and other surprises, plus Mule-O-Ween
OBITUARY: Tom Gray
10/20/2021 3:40 PM
Delta Moon and The Brains auteur Tom Gray was an Atlanta music icon
BLUES & BEYOND: In the ‘Nick’ of time
10/07/2021 1:30 PM
Roots guitarist Nick Johnson stays busy in tough times
Venues
Blind Willie's Live Music Club
A local blues, jazz, and roots institution that's been around for more than 25 years. The North Highland Avenue storefront, with its signature guitar-wielding neon alligator, has persevered through an unpredictable economy on the strength of the roots-based music that regularly fills the dimly lit r...
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Darwin's Burgers and Blues (permanently closed) Food, Entertainment Business
UPDATE: This business has been listed as Permanently Closed.
The legendary bar attracts patrons with live music coming from fresh talent in the blues community. Chef Akin heads the kitchen, which serves tasty burgers and wings for lunch and dinner. Weekdays mostly feature Darwin's alumni musicians a...
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Elliott Street Deli & Pub Bar or Pub
This tiny bar in a lovingly renovated old building in Downtown's Castleberry Hill boasts an authentic neighborhood vibe. Downstairs hosts a variety of low-key jazz, open mic jams, and experimental music nights for the sonically adventurous.
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Fat Matt's Rib Shack Late Night Food, Barbecue
Live blues and the love of good barbecue bring people from all over town to the small, boxy barbecue joint. An Atlanta landmark, Fat Matt's turns out ribs, chopped-pork barbecue sandwiches and chickens by the score. With classic sides like a creamy coleslaw, "rum" baked beans and Brunswick stew, thi...
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Gypsy Rose (permanently closed) Live Music Club
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Northside Tavern Live Music Club
This legendary dive bar in West Midtown is Atlanta's home for live blues. The weekly lineup includes a Monday night jam and a regular Wednesday night slot held down by Danny "Mudcat" Dudeck, who helped make the club a blues hot spot in the 1980s. Weekends bring a grab bag of local and touring acts.
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Red Light Cafe Night Club, Live Music Club
The bohemian living room serves as the city's center of bluegrass and Americana. The venue hosts a variety of other musical performers as well, plus diverse events. Food and drink available.
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