Blues Beat: Black-Eyed & Blues Fest returns this weekend
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Neal & The Vipers are playing the Black-Eyed & Blues Fest on Saturday.Domenic Forcella / Contributed photo
The blues scene kicks into high gear as the free Black-Eyed & Blues Fest returns to Hartford’s Bushnell Park on Saturday and Sunday.
The Mighty Soul Drivers start things off Saturday. They bring the classic soul sounds of Memphis, Muscle Shoals and points South to the hills of New England. The Mighty Soul Drivers take their inspiration from the giants of Southern soul and combine that with contemporary tunes. The band won the 2015 Connecticut Blues Society Blues Challenge and went on to represent the state at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.
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Blues Beat: Summertime shows are everywhere
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Join Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez as they continue the hip-shakin’ Summer of 2021 tour Thursday at The CHIRP Concert SeriesDomenic Forcella / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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A couple of big blues acts are hitting the stage this week to keep you cool in hot July. Down in Old Lyme on Sunday, Jim Carty brings in soul blues Legend Johnny Rawls in an outdoor concert and Thursday, CHIRP has Christine Ohlman.
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Blues Beat: Live music scene comes alive
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The live music scene continues to grow its return. Check the venues as the weather will determine some shows.
Friday, Orb Mellon Brings his Trio To Jerry s Pizza and Barroom. The Trio Performs Original boogie and blues. Orb Mellon, the master picker, is backed by blues drummer Mark Hennessy and Dave Robbins on harp.
Orb Mellon mines the raw energy of 20th Century American roots music, particularly whiskey fueled house party delta blues. Influenced by the likes of Bukka White, Junior Kimbrough, and John Fahey, Orb Mellon performs pure, sonically aggressive, and ever transforming original folk blues, free from any quaintness or historicism, prompting one early reviewer to identify Orb Mellon’s work simply as blues in all its primeval glory. Mark your calendars for a nice hot pizza with a dash of blues.