Category: Nezařazené

Blues Alive 2024 will bring Blues Music Awards and Grammy winners

Published by <p>We are announcing the first confirmed names of this year's lineup. American drummer and guitarist, Grammy and multiple Blues Music Awards winner Cedric Burnside, American blues singer-songwriter, winner of numerous Blues Music Awards and three Grammy nominations Eric Bibb, brilliant Miami guitarist and Blues Rock Artist of the Year 2023 Albert Castiglia, prominent American singer-songwriter and rock singer Chuck Prophet and many others will play in Šumperk.</p>

Call for submissions to the Blues Aperitiv competition for new talents

Published by <p>The Blues Aperitiv music competition for new blues and blues-based talent is open to all bands or musicians, regardless of country of origin. The main attraction for the winners is the opportunity to perform at the Blues Alive 2024 festival, which this year takes place from 14-16 November. The deadline for entries is March 1.</p>

Blues Alive 2023 is over

Published by <p>The 27th edition of the Blues Alive festival ended on Sunday, November 19, at dawn. It was a ground-breaking year in many ways and, according to the overwhelming majority of visitors' reactions, it was also extremely successful.</p>

Blues Alive will celebrate M. Jagger and K. Richards’ eightieth birthdays. Thirty bands will play in total, including G. Love & Special Sauce, Robert Finley and Tommy Castro

Published by <p>This year's edition will also offer a unique one-off concert project celebrating the birthday of The Rolling Stones frontmen. Honza Ponocný will pay tribute to the rock greats with other leading musicians of the Czech scene. It will be primarily a performance of the composers' mastery of songs from their solo albums.</p>

Seven talented bands from Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will play in the finals of the Blues Aperitiv competition on 15 April in Šumperk

Published by <p>Seven talented bands have been selected by an expert jury for the final of the Blues Aperitiv competition, which will take place on 15 April at the House of Culture in Šumperk. The bands Amiya (Poland), Back To Roots (Czech Republic), Cold Licks (Czech Republic), Dark Leaves (Poland), Her Memories (Slovakia), Kiero Grande (Slovakia) and Readymade Backsliders (Czech Republic) will perform live.</p>

Alvin Youngblood Hart and Marquise Knox’s Chicago Blues Festival to perform at Blues Alive

Published by <p>We have added the names of five more stars who will perform at Blues Alive on November 16-18, 2023. Again this year, festival-goers can expect a diverse mix of the best of what can be heard on the world blues scene today. Last year's successfully established second stage under the name Jam Stage will be elevated to a full festival stage, where international stars will also play.</p>