Sometimes it's best to play it simple
July 10th, 2007
Ottawa Citizen - He sings lead for a Cuban blues-rock band that's got strong jazz inclinations, but Anders Drerup's iPod is currently loaded up with Soundgarden and Hank Williams. Soundgarden you can understand: Drerup, who just turned 24, was born a year before the
Artists revel blues festival
Timmins Daily Press - It has been 10 years since Porquis Junction first introduced the world of blues music to the people of Northeastern Ontario and loyal fans continue to come out to hear music under the big roof. Porquis Junction was a flurry of hundreds of people and
Malouda delight at Chelsea move
MSN UK News - Florent Malouda has revealed that he was pestered to leave French champions Lyon for Chelsea by Premiership Golden Boot winner Didier Drogba. Malouda has put pen to paper to a four-year contract with the Blues in a deal which is believed to be worth
Legislature re-engages blues' agenda
Taipei Times - Lawmakers set the agenda for the special legislative session yesterday, putting a couple of controversial election-related bills on the list. The extra session opens today and will review 19 bills backed by the pan-blue alliance, which is composed of
Finnish goalie gets his chance
News-Democrat - As he glanced around the St. Louis Blues dressing room Monday, goaltender Juuso Riksman realized he had little in common with the other prospects. At 30 years old, the native of Finland was 10 or 12 years older than most of the other players at the
Don't fuss definitions — just enjoy summer sounds on a sunny day
Oregonian - Music snobs have thrown it all out there before. The dismissive sniff about what the blues is or isn't (say, jazz or techno or indie). The sigh of regret for the genre's purity, lost in the misty dawn of time. It's a tedious conversation, and the
Night of rock energizes Common Ground
Lansing State Journal - Blues legend Bobby "Blue" Bland had canceled due to illness - a serious disappointment; when will we see him again? (Good health to you, Bobby Blue). The good news: Michigan's own blues guitar ace Larry McCray was there to step in the breach. He