North Jersey Blues Society

After college and a career in aerospace, Laurie began to spend more an more of her free time playing the guitar, often practicing 8 to 9...

June is African American Music Appreciation Month! Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American...

Updated 1/20/2024: The Blues Foundation's 39th International Blues Challenge was held January 16 - 20, 2024 on Beale Street in Memphis,...

The Stacy Jones Band was formed in 2003 and constantly lands on many critics "Best Of" lists. World On Fire celebrates the bands 20th...

Photos from two NJBS events held in May -- Jump Back and Chuck Lambert with special guest Pat Tandy

Long As I Got My Guitar was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas. Catfood Records owner Bob Trenchard co-wrote seven of the ten...

Special Thanks: **To Rosa's Lounge for the hundreds and hundreds of hours of live feeds that keep the world dancing night after night -...

On Behind The Sun, Singer, songwriter, and acclaimed harmonica player Grant Dermody delved into his Louisiana roots with a full band of...

NJBS hosted a double-header blues party on Sunday, April 23rd at Muddy Waters Gastropub in Asbury, NJ. The first show kicked off with...

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, the NJBS monthly blues & brews series continued with the Johnny Charles Band performing outdoors at the...

Internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Pitchell won the title of ”Best Guitarist" in Connecticut at age 15, has...

In 1997 The Boneshakers released their first album Book Of Spells. 25 years later the band has come full circle - One Foot In The Groove....

Before delving into this exciting release from a 40-year veteran of the New Jersey music scene, let's take a look at the color Orange...

Sometimes music arrives on your doorstep that is so damn good that you wonder why a particular band isn't gaining more notoriety, winning...

Johnny and The Mongrels Magnolia and Pine took me completely by surprise - and in a”I Want To Testify”- ”Allelujah”-”Praise the Lord”-...

Patty Tuite follows her last highly successful release Consider This with a new collection of musical Americana - Hard Case Of The Blues....

There are times when a talent surprises you so much, and excites you so much, that you just have to tell everyone, wake everyone up, and...

Couldn't wait to get my hands on the debut release from blues-rocker Dyer Davis. I have read so many interesting articles about this...

“The Blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, inspiration, feeling, and understanding.” – Willie Dixon The perfect...