Music - Oct. 29, 2008
A blue Halloween
If you've had it with orange, the Riverside paints All Hallow's Eve blue on Friday as legendary blues guitarist and singer B.B. King plays the Downtown theater.
Tags: BB King, Lucille, Riverside, blues

Summerfest Guide - July 3, 2008
Multi-talented Mayer delivers a crowd pleaser
During his gig at the Marcus Amphitheater last night, John Mayer showed his audience multiple aspects of his personality and talent, from down-to-earth acoustic pop musician to enviably gifted blues guitarist to full-on rocker.
Tags: John Mayer, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, blues, Summerfest, Marcus Amphitheater

Music - Jan. 23, 2008
A blues benefit
This weekend Kent Knapp's blues family comes to the aid of his actual family by hosting a benefit at the Up & Under Pub on Sunday, Jan. 27, at 3 p.m.
Tags: kent knapp, blacksmith, the blues disciples, jim liban, reverend raven, mississippi cactus, alex wilson band, the blue rubies, up and under pub, blues

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 3, 2008
Singing the Grafton blues
Whenever I saw a book about the blues or old blues reissues, I'd look for information about Grafton and never with any success. It seemed like a mysterious secret doomed to obscurity.
Tags: Grafton, blues, Son House, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, The Milwaukee Rep, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Kevin Ramsey, Stackner Cabaret, Forever Mr. Soul

Music - Dec. 12, 2007
Hounds Tooth help shape lesson in local blues history
The Milwaukee-area scene is really growing. And right in the center of it all is Hounds Tooth, a five-piece whose take on the genre stands as a testament to community and to music history.
Tags: blues, hounds tooth, paramount records, wisconsin chair company, paramount restaurant, tweed tone records, grafton blues association, jd optekar, jamie brace, michael jon kay, chris peck, jeff oscarson, steve cohen

Living - Oct. 7, 2009
40 of 40: Day 36 & 37
I'm blue.It could be all the changes; I'm not necessarily good with change.  Changes at work Changes in my life.  Changes coming for our country.  It could be the weather (I know it's the weather).  The worst part is, at least today, I can't shake it.One thing that's been heav...
Tags: healthcare, 40, blues, weather, changes