Blues Netcasting Links

Blues Links

Blues Video

Juke Joint Video - Site features several (currently 30 or so) full song videos of various blues artists, both old and new.
Le Net blues - French Canadian site features several concert videos, including Joe Bonamassa, David Gogo, Jimmy Bowskill, and lots of others.

Blues Audio

GarageBand.com - 1,000's of bands competing for a $250,000 recording contract. All genres, lots of blues bands. Top 20 jukebox. Visitor song reviews and playlists.
IUMA - Indie showcase of all genres featuring 1,000+ artists. List of indie labels.
Jack The Cat - 5 weekly shows, including Beale Town Bound, featuring Memphis Blues.
Jacks Midi Music - Large collection of midi files of all musical styles. Lot's of blues midi's.
NorthWest Blues - Promoting local blues talent from Canada, Washington, Oregon & Idaho.
SoundClick - Blues Artists at Soundclick.com.

Internet Only Blues Netcasts

Blue Power - Features weekly 1 hour radio shows and interviews, blues links. Fairly large archive of some very intertaining and interesting past shows and interviews.
Blues Stations at Live365.com - Webcasting by the masses. Listen to 1000's of user created broadcasts, or create your own.

Terrestrial Radio on the Internet

Bad Dog Blues - Live netcast of 3 hr blues show from Rochester NY every Sunday from 12-3pm, featuring music from the 20's to the 90's. Archive of past shows. Site also has CD reviews, essential blues, feature articles, & blues news. Updated monthly.
Blues Before Sunrise - Blues Before Sunrise is the Blues Heritage showcase, focusing on the first 50 years of recorded blues.
Smokestack Lightnin' - 5 hr program. Blues, R&B, Soul Music, Blues Rock, & Zydeco

Additional Online Directories of Blues Netcasting

About.com Radio - About.com's Radio guide section, features articles and lots of radio links.
comfm - French based blues Internet radio
PenguinRadio - Features information about Penguin Radio, a LINUX-based Internet audio device, as well as a directory of radio stations.
RadioRow.com - Directory of hand-picked selection of Internet radio stations.
The Blue Highway's Audio Links - Extensive listing of local broadcasting and Internet radio stations, categorized by day and time of broadcast.
WindowsMedia.com - Extensive listing of Internet radio stations broadcasting in the WindowsMedia format.

Info / History / Biography

Blue Highway - Tributes to the bluesmen who started it all, msg board, great links page.
Blues Foundation - To promote and preserve Blues music around the globe."
Blues Guitar - Dedicated to blues guitarists. Feature articles, links to blues MP3's, Interviews, and blues links.
Blues Lyrics Online - Lyrics to about 400 blues songs. Plus links to other blues lyrics sites.
Blues Web - Extensive array of Blues info. Large Blues Links list, indexed & alphabetized.
Blues World - An extensive collection of Blues info, including a huge categorized links list.
Lyrics Connection - A comprehensive index of lyrics links for all genres.
We'll Always Remember - Obituary site pay tribute Rock/Blues stars no longer with us.

CD Reviews

All Music Guide - Huge artist index with bio's, extensive discography's & album reviews.
Blues Bytes - Monthly e-zine focuses on blues CD reviews. Many new reviews each month.
Blues On Stage - Twin Cities area Blues guide. Lots of monthly CD reviews, artist profiles.
BluesReviews.com - CD reviews & feature articles. Arranged by name, region, instrument & style.
Bluesrockers - Reviews of quality blues-rock oriented CDs, with a focus on Independent and International artists.
Buddy Guy's Legends Online - Over 20 in-depth CD reviews.
Delta Boogie - Don't let the name fool you. 40+ Reviews of CDs in all blues styles.
La Hora Del Blues - Quarterly CD reviews by Spanish blues radio DJ and band leader Vincente Zumel.
Oklahoma Blues Society - About 100 Blues CD reviews.
Southwest Blues Magazine - Monthly current reviews of new releases, plus a large archive of previous reviews.
Suncoast Blues Society - 50+ Blues CD reviews by Suncoast members.

Regional / International

Alaska Blues News - Info on artists, nightclubs, blues radio and concerts for Alaska.
Blues On Stage - Twin Cities area Blues guide. Lots of monthly CD reviews, artist profiles.
Cincinnati Blues - Info on local blues bands & clubs, musician's classifieds, events, jams & links.
G'Day Blue - Features monthly Australian RealAudio Rhythm and Blues radio show available on demand. In addition to the music, this site has other interesting things to see, and lots of Blues links. While you're there check out the CDs of the month.
Ozblues.net - Links to Australian blues bands, a discography of Aussie blues music, and links to other Australian Blues Sites.
P.A.W.S - Excellent Swedish site with tons of info on blues music & artists in Europe and North America.
Philly Blues - The tri-state area's complete resource for everything blues. A comprehensive list of blues bands and performers, nightclubs, and restaurants.
SRV Remembrance Ride & Concert - While remembering the life of Stevie Ray Vaughan, enjoy a fun-filled combination motorcycle rally and blues concert, benefiting the Stevie Ray Vaughan Scholarship Fund! Dallas/Fort Worth TX area.
Sonoma Tunes - Blues info for Northern California in general and Sonoma county in particular. Focus on clubs and bands that encourage "dancin' to the blues".
Texas Blues Music - Info on Texas blues clubs, equipment set-up tips, Top 50 song list.
VIP-24 - UK Music Fair directory and large inventory of trader's stock.

Magazines / Message Boards / Blues Chat

About.com Blues Chat - A ParaChat blues room similar to the one here at Electric Blues.
Blindman's Blues Forum - A very active global community of blues fans discussing blues artists and music.
Blues Access - Articles, editors' columns, CD reviews, blues news, festival info, msg board.
Blues Bytes - A monthly online magazine of Blues CD reviews. Archive of past issues.
Blues Music Now - Monthly feature artist, concert and record reviews. Archive of past features.
Blues Revue - Samples of features & news from printed issues, including Real Audio clips.
Delta Snake Daily News - Online articles, reviews, interviews, news, comics, regional info.
Ice Online - Contents, excerpts, CD release dates, chat room, sample copies, contact info.
Jefferson - The oldest blues magazine in the world." Back issue articles, back issue index, news.
Living Blues - Back issue and subscription information.
Muddy's Cabin - Blues chat at The Blue Highway.
Real Blues - Issue contents, subscription & contact information. 4th annual Real Blues Awards.
Southwest Blues - Monthly magazine focusing on blues artists of the Southwest. Features both major label and independent artists.

Additional Online Directories of Magazines / Message Boards / Blues Chat

MSN Web Community (Blues/Jazz) - MSN Web Communities is a collection of community message boards covering all sorts of topics. This link takes you directly to the blues related message boards. Free service allows anyone to start their own message board.
Yahoo! Blues Clubs - Dozens of general and artist specific blues clubs with message boards, chat, blues links, and more. Join one of the existing clubs, or start your own.

Shows / Schedules / Festivals

Pollstar - Comprehensive concert listings for national acts. has shows not listed at Ticket Master.
RealGuide - RealNetworks index of RealAudio Internet events & radio programs.
RockOnTV - The ultimate guide to music on television. Weekly listings of artist appearances.
SRV Remembrance Ride & Concert - While remembering the life of Stevie Ray Vaughan, enjoy a fun-filled combination motorcycle rally and blues concert, benefiting the Stevie Ray Vaughan Scholarship Fund! Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
Ticket Master - Concert listings, on-line ticket purchases, venue seating charts.
VIP-24 - UK Music Fair directory and large inventory of trader's stock.

Additional Online Directories of Shows / Schedules / Festivals

BluesFestivals.com - Exclusive Listing of Blues Festivals worldwide.
Festival Finder - Extensive listing of 1500+ North American music festivals.
Festivals.com - Lists all types of festivals & events. Music, arts, sports, motorsports, children's.

Musician's Resources

Crossroads - A new way to learn to play guitar with streaming videos, sound clips, tablature, live on-line lessons and much more.
FreeGuitarVideos.com - This site features over 50 free video guitar lessons online that will teach you how to play rock, blues, jazz, country, and bluegrass guitar.
GearSearch.com - Directory of new, used, vintage & recording gear. Website & contact info.
Glenn Weiser's Blues Harp - Free blues harp transcriptions, a slide guitar lesson, discographies for blues harp and country blues, more.
Guitar Spot - A huge variety of sheet music arranged for guitar. You can search our great selection to find a specific song, or you can browse our music by category.
Guitar.net - Chops 101, chord of the month (w/ archive), discussion board.
Guitarists.Net - Chord Finder, equipment faqs, lessons, tab, software, books, mags, good links.
GuitarsRule.com - To bring guitarists together in one place where they can interact, learn, and enrich their experience with the guitar.
GuitarSite.com - 1,000 Great Guitar Sites. An extensive guide to the best in guitar music: bands, MP3, TAB, stores, tuition... I can't begin to descibe the amount of info available at this site. It is well organized, categorized, & includes descriptions.
GuitarTricks.com - Guitar Tricks is 45 guitar instructors with over 2500 online guitar lessons in one massive site. Online guitar lessons use video, mp3 and guitar tablature so you can learn guitar at any time of day or night. Lessons cover every major style including acoustic, blues, classical,country, jazz, rock and metal.
Harmony Central - The Musician's Internet Resource. Tons of info on guitar, bass, effects, keyboards & drums.
Just Strings - Musical instrument string superstore. World's largest selections of instrument strings. International shipping.
Musician's Exchnge (About.com) - About.com is a website directory maintained by "Internet Guides" who hand pick the Net's best sites. This section is for musicians, with links to info on many aspects of performing, recording and distribution music.
OLGA (Harmony Central) - The (O)n (L)ine (G)uitar (A)rchive. Guitar tab, chords, and lyrics for 1000's of songs.
Planet Dobro - Devoted to providing links to artists, music, labels & sites for the Slide Guitar.
Reed Kotler Music - Transcribing aids that help you learn by ear from your favorite recordings.
Richhoncho's Songwriters Links - Songwriter? Musician? Lyricist? - Whether you're a beginner, an amateur or professional, you will find some useful links here.
Sheet Music Plus - Large inventory of sheet music, music books, and musician's accessories.
Vintage Amp Repair - intage Amp Repair performs maintenance, restoration and custom modifications on all makes and models of audio tube amplifiers.
VisionMusic - Dozens of free lessons. One-on-one instruction available for those more serious.
zZounds - With no stores or catalog, zZounds is by far the largest pure-play e-tailer of musical instruments.

Miscellaneous

Currency Exchange - Yahoo!'s International currency exchange coversions.
Dictionary.com - Online dictionary and thesaurus.
Language Translation - Translate text or web pages from French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish to English or visa-versa. Free service not perfect but good enough to understand.
Map Quest - Location finder, driving directions, trip planner, map store, some international Info.
T-Mail - Free service. Automatically send your e-mails in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian and Japanesse.
Lycos People Search - Person Locator. (Shows age info).
YourDictionary.com - Online dictionary and thesaurus.

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