October 2024

Mentored by 6-time GRAMMY® winner and blues guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, bluesman Colin James’ own career is becoming legendary via his 8-Juno Award wins (Canada’s GRAMMY® equivalent), 30 Maple Blues Awards, multi-platinum record sales, and being inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Yet what is missing from this prodigiously gifted guitarist’s career is a GRAMMY® nomination.

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Sarah Brindell breathes new life into Luiz Bonfá’s classic with her latest single, "Samba De Orfeu," set to release on October 18th. This heartfelt reinterpretation is a musical celebration of simplicity and the beauty of everyday moments, inspired by Brazilian rhythms and the myth of Orpheus.

The Red Clay Strays will take their “These Moments Tour” to Australia and Hawaii in May with newly confirmed shows at Honolulu’s Republik, Brisbane’s The Tivoli, Newcastle’s Bar on the Hill, Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, Melbourne’s The Forum and Perth’s Metro City.

Tickets for the tour will go on-sale this Friday, October 18 at 10:00am local time. Full details can be found at www.redclaystrays.com/tour.

Samantha Fish, the genre-defying blues-rock powerhouse, proudly announces the return of her Shake 'Em On Down Tour for its second annual edition. Fish will again headline an electrifying lineup showcasing the best in modern blues. This year's tour features Grammy-nominated Cedric Burnside, a North Mississippi Hill Country Blues torchbearer, and the return of blues-punk legend Jon Spencer.