Southern Avenue

Fresh off a string of festival appearances and a relentless touring schedule, Southern Avenue rolled into the iconic Bearsville Theater on July 18 with no signs of slowing down. One of the hardest working bands on the modern blues…

The night began with ghosts, not the creaky, haunted-house kind, but the real ones. The kind that follow you from Memphis. The kind that sit quietly in the corner of the stage, heavy with history. Southern Avenue’s story carries a heavy,…

The New York State Blues Festival has announced the headlining acts for the 2023 edition of the event, happening June 15-17 at Chevy Court at the NYS Fairgrounds. Buddy Guy is headlining the New York State Blues Festival. The New…

The annual Chenango Blues Festival will return for its 29th year on August 19 and August 20. The festival features Blues Hall of Fame inductee and multiple Grammy-winning guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, who returns after last year’s…

Galactic and Southern Avenue pleased many fans at The Westcott Theater in Syracuse, NY. Writer Brian Cornish was there to capture the night. The unmistakable charisma of Tierinii Jackson supplemented by the guitar and keyboard prowess…

The Blues Foundation held its 39th Blues Music Awards on Thursday, May 10, in Memphis, Tennessee. Several award winners have appeared recently in Central New York, most notably at the Chenango Blues Festival. Victor Wainwright took home the…

Southern Avenue, Memphis' hottest blues group will be heading to New York this weekend for two can't miss shows. They'll perform at the Plattsburgh Mayor's Cup on Friday, July 7 and Buffalo Niagara Blues Fest on Saturday, July 8. The…

In 1956, Billie Holiday wrote her autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues. Sixty years later, Holiday would be pleased to know that ladies still sing the blues most impressively, as four female band leaders wowed the crowd at the 24th Annual…

On January 29, Chenango Blues Festival organizers were presented with the "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award during this year's International Blues Challenge. The award is in recognition of their twenty-four years of all-volunteer festivals…