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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BLUES & BEYOND: Area roots icons Amy Ray and William Bell keep Georgia on their minds Article
Tuesday November 1, 2022 04:37 PM EDT
Ray’s new album sparkles, Bell receives yet another award
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BLUES & BEYOND: The Waymores offer pure honky tonk and western swing Article
Monday May 9, 2022 03:47 PM EDT
Husband ’n’ wife duo release second album
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BLUES & BEYOND: New music from Brandon Reeves, old classics from The Georgia Satellites Article
Friday April 1, 2022 12:15 PM EDT
One career takes off while another is recapped
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BLUES & BEYOND: Atlanta shows its blues roots Article
Tuesday March 1, 2022 10:24 AM EST
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins’ new release — and the Northside Tavern gets some Hollywood love
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BLUES & BEYOND: New Year, new music Article
Thursday February 3, 2022 05:55 PM EST
Fresh tunes from Atlanta veterans kick off our next trip around the sun
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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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