With the start of a new year I want to start something new to educate and promote blues music in Indiana with a focus on musicians, venues, and festivals from Indianapolis to the state’s borders. Blues is best known in Chicago, Memphis, and several other cities with variations of the genre known by it’s sound. Our earliest moments of blues in Indiana perhaps came from Gennett Records... 

    Coming up this Saturday night December 17th, 2011!     Where? Daddy Real’s The Place located at 3855 E. 96th St. on the cities north side. The venue is new, has a great upscale menu, a stage, and lots of live music! Who? The Zakk Knight Band! Zakk Knight brings his new music and rockin’ covers to the stage for a night of blues rock which borderlines wicked! The band has been... 

Sunday evening’s in December are usually filled with football, rest, or wrapping gifts from the weekends shopping. If you were at the Old National Centre you had something more in mind! The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band rolled into town sporting a brand new album ready to share with one of Kenny’s favorite cities. Kenny Wayne, a Colts fan and friend to Jim Irsay has expressed his love for... 

Friday night around the city and you want a new experience or maybe revisiting an old one? Check out Day Job Blues Friday May 20th at That Place Bar & Grill in Greenwood. Day Job Blues has performed around the area for some time now perfecting tasty classics while adding new songs to the mix. You’ll discover a variety of flavors within this Indy based band that will have you dancin’... 

  Friday night is a special night at Player’s Pub as the newly formed Hungry Dog Blues Band takes the stage just before 17 yr old guitar sensation Zakk Knight puts his spin on a blues rock weekend! Carlyn Lindsey fronts the opening band singing versions of blues rock favorites from Janis Joplin to Koko Taylor then the Zakk Knight Band featuring Zakk Knight on guitar and vocals, Roger Logan on... 

Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel On a mild winter night in Indianapolis one might be snuggled up at home but after sitting at home on a much colder evening last winter event promoter Mike Milligan had different ideas this year. His band Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel is usually off performing in some venue around the Midwest only this winter he wanted to bring together some of the best local talent... 

This Saturday night will be a live music experience sure to warm your spirit and shed those winter blues! The fun starts at Birdy’s Bar & Grill with doors opening at 7pm and music starting at 8pm, so arrive early to get a good spot and don’t worry of the weather as it’s expected to be above 40 degrees Saturday evening. Things will get hotter inside as five of Indiana’s... 

Forty years ago James Marshall Hendrix left this earth way too soon and a week before Jimi’s Birthday the Experience Hendrix Tour came to Indianapolis for the first time and for it’s last show of the fall tour. What followed was nothing less than amazing as several of the most talented artists came together to celebrate with those in attendance that which is the living legacy of Jimi... 

This Saturday the 2010 Tribute Tour Experience Hendrix arrives in Indy for the first time featuring Billy Cox of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band Of Gypsys, Steve Vai, Jonny Lang, Susan Tedeschi, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Randolph, Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, Cesar Rosas & David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, Living Colour, Chris Layton of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Ernie Isley, Mato... 

 First off a big thank you to Players Pub and all the people who came out in support of blues and the Indiana Blues Challenge  presented by the Indiana Blues Society. The evening began with the Indiana Blues Trio with Carson Diersing and Kit Haymond on stage performing without their third member who will join them later when they appear in Memphis for the IBC Youth Showcase. Carson was on harmonica...