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The Fort Myers Seafood & Music Festival returns to downtown Fort Myers Friday, April 10 through Sunday, April 12, 2026, bringing three days of live music, fresh seafood, drinks, shopping, and waterfront fun to Centennial Park. The festival is produced by Paragon Festivals in partnership with the Fort Myers River District Alliance. Held along the […]
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Blues fans across Florida and beyond are getting ready for one of the biggest waterfront music events of the year as the Tampa Bay Blues Festival 2026 returns to Vinoy Waterfront Park in St. Petersburg from April 10–12, 2026. The festival’s official kickoff party is also set for Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the Palladium […]
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The sound of the blues will roll across Waterside Park at Lakewood Ranch on Saturday, December 6, 2025, when the Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival presented by Bank of America returns for a full day of music, food, and community vibes from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Gates open at 9:00 a.m., music begins at 10:00 […]
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Sarasota’s great listening room, Fogartyville, had an audience on Saturday night that came to hear the blues and gospel sung by Tampa Bay resident, Betty Fox. She has been compared to Etta James or Aretha, but I saw her channeling Janis Joplin in many ways. An International Blues Challenge Finalist and Best of the Bay multiple winner, […]
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Once the sun went down in Clearwater, it was a beautiful, balmy Sunday night for a chill evening of music for the over 7,000 jam crowd piling in for the great Tedeschi Trucks Band on their “Live In 25” tour”. Taking over the Sound’s stage with a dozen musicians, including a horn section, two drummers, […]
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Sarasota music lovers, get ready for a soulful evening! Nashville-based blues and soul powerhouse Colleen Orender will bring her signature “swamp stompin’” sound to Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. This exciting performance is part of Orender’s national Swamp Stompin’ Tour, known for blending smoky jazz vocals, […]
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The Tray Wellington Band, led by acclaimed banjo player Tray Wellington, is set to perform at Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center in Sarasota on Sunday, January 19, at 7 p.m. Wellington, a recipient of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year award and the Steve Martin Banjo Prize, is renowned […]
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The inaugural Lakewood Ranch Blues Festival is set to take place on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Waterside Park in Lakewood Ranch. Following its origins in Bradenton in 2012, the festival has relocated to the picturesque Waterside Place, a scenic 8-acre island on Kingfisher Lake, with Bank of America stepping in as the primary sponsor. […]
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There is a celebration going on in Clearwater! BayCare Sound at Coachman Park has been honoring its one-year anniversary with a series of shows from local bands playing free shows to $10.00 shows. They scored with Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival on tour promoting Slash’s solo debut album “Orgy of the Damned” foray into the blues. Of […]
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Johnny Rawls is a soul blues legend. In fact, the term “soul blues” was invented to describe his music. With a career spanning more than 50 years, he’s done it all. He’s an internationally recognized recording artist, music producer, and songwriter who tours extensively throughout North America and overseas. The Blues Music Awards, Blues Blast […]
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It was with a heavy heart that Bluestar Band announced the passing of legendary bluesman Johnny Guitar two weeks ago. Folks say his heart just gave out. A Eulogy is being held at Hope Church in St Petersburg, FL, 2532 12th Avenue South November 12th at 11 am. Donations for his burial are requested in […]