North Jersey Blues Society

In an engaging interview, NJBS President Cristy Benvenutti sits down with musicians Brad Vickers and Margey Peters . The trio delves...

Between them, singing guitarist “Big Frank” Mirra and harmonicat Mike Smith deliver straight-up blues as if rock-n-roll never existed.

Needless to say, holy house-wrecking hollers are in no short supply. Brace yourself. As well as anyone else within earshot.

Horns naturally gravitate to Mitch Woods. Evidently, saxophones can pick up the scent of a real good time.

Time has come for the great to be all the greater. And for those two poor guitars to take even more of a licking.

Sooner or later, everyone returns home to the blues. Sam’s Place is Little Feat’s homecoming.

Yes, even Duke Robillard has the proverbial “lost” album. Wait, correction: Had a lost album.

On a rainy Sunday night in NJ, there was only one place to be: The Stanhope House. NJBS packed the room for their renowned Showcase Series.

Sorry, you cannot sit this one out. Simply not possible. No way.

The blues has its share of personal pits of inner torment. In 1937, for instance, Robert Johnson thrashed inside “Hell Hound on My Trail.”

West Georgia Blues could just as well live as a black stack of shellac 78s. Its sepia-tinted performances are that heroically old-school.

It is but one song. A standalone single. A gem just unearthed on a dusty hard drive. Yet “Peace in My Time” carries the weight of the world

Only an hour was needed. And the crowd went wild.

Toast. ‘Have a nice day’ is toast, along with smiley faces and rainbows. Deflated, each and every one.

The NJBS Blues & Brews Series featured the talented duo of Felix Cabrera and Arthur Neilson.

I think you know why we are gathered here: A new Fabulous Thunderbirds record just dropped.

You see, as under-the-radar legends go, the Staples Jr. Singers are secretly famous. And Searching is not your typical anything.

Live at the Hollywood Bowl—With Orchestra ranks, hands down, as some of the most absolutely majestic misery you’ll ever experience.

In the heart of Ireland lies a musical powerhouse by the name of Grainne Duffy - a guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose melodies echo...

The Allman Brothers Band was mothballed, yet again. So, Dickey Betts had plenty of time—and energy—on his hands that November of 1988.