Three 6 Mafia in the trailer

Juicy J and his people (who preferred to remain anonymous) were chillin in the trailer about 20 minutes before showtime. He was wanting to know where his ‘cue was (are you the Rendezvous man? he asked me). I told him I heard that the caterers had been given orders to come up with 11 vegetarian and [...]

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Chile’s rock/funk lads

Chancho en Piedra is a witty, fun-loving rock/funk group from Chile that rattled the BSMF Saturday afternoon. They’re riding high, having earned the cover of May’s Rolling Stone Latino edition and are celebrating their 15th year together. Here’s a video with them just before they went onto the Cellular South Stage, and they talk about [...]

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Ronnie Baker Brooks raises ‘em up

RBB has blues lovers on their feet with his funkified groove. It’s cuz those rhythms get under your skin, yes they do. Below is Ronnie on stage - the iPhone photo is bad or maybe cool. I shoot, you decide. –Jon W. Sparks

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At the Blues Shack

James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson was about to go on and was busy dealing with sound issues. But he took a moment to remind me I hadn’t done my homework cause I thought he was playing there all weekend. Doh. Richard Johnston — who IS here all weekend — explained to the small but faithful crowd [...]

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Richard Johnston back at the Shack

Richard Johnston will again play the Blues Shack throughout the festival. Here’s a sampling of his well-received performances from last year. I’m looking foward to posting some fresh video and also adding some licks by the eloquent and creative James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson who will alternate with Johnston at the Shack. –Jon W. Sparks

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The Killer at last year’s fest

Just to whet your appetite: Here’s a video of Jerry Lee Lewis from last year’s BSMF. The wild man is kind of poignant in this one. –Jon W. Sparks

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