The 2023 international Blues Challenge Sunday July 9th at Aurora Borealis NOON Start Time - All Ages Welcome IBC SEMI-FINAL 2023 Backline Load In 10:00-11:30 First Act Set Up (Mid-Nite Bourbon)------------------------------------------------------------11:45-12:00 First Act Performance------------------------------------------------------------------------------12:00-12:25 Second Act Set Up (Ross Robinson)-------------------------------------------------------------12:25-12:40 Second Act Performance--------------------------------------------------------------------------12:40—1:05 Third Act Set Up (Rootsters)-----------------------------------------------------------------------1:05---1:20 Third Act Performance------------------------------------------------------------------------------1:20---1:45 Fourth Act Set Up [...]

UPDATE   2023 THE JULY 9th  first round of the 2023 IBC competition will be held at the Aurora Borealis on Hwy 99 shoreline at NOON A free all ages event please join us as 7 act compete for a chance to go to Memphis in 2024 !!  

2023 Best of the Blues Awards   The Recipients of the 2023 "Best of the Blues" Awards Open Blues Jam: Madison Ave Pub Unbound Blues Jam Blues Photographer: Gordy Mitchell Blues Club: Madison Avenue Pub Non-Festival Blues Event: Snohomish Blues Invasion Blues Writer: Polly O’Keary Blues Graphic: Joel Astley ’Stuck Inside’ Cover Blues DJ: John Kessler Community Blues [...]

  Washington Blues Society Presents: The 2023 Best of the Blues Awards Show (“BB Awards”) April 23. 4pm - (Doors at 330PM) The Nile Shrine Events Center, Mount Lake Terrace The Washington Blues Society’s annual Best of the Blues Awards (“BB Awards”) returns on Sunday, April 23rd to honor musicians, artists, events, and venues nominated [...]

The Rhapsody Project tunes into cultural heritage and social justice KNKX Public Radio | By Robin Lloyd Published January 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM PST Conventional music education often lacks the cultural references that can help students connect to their roots. Programs at the Seattle-based The Rhapsody Project are designed to strengthen those community connections. The Rhapsody Project started [...]

2021 Blues Blast Music Award Winners 14th Annual Blues Blast Music Award Winners Contemporary Blues Album Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War Traditional Blues Album Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite – 100 Years Of Blues Soul Blues Album Curtis Salgado – Damage Control Rock Blues Album Walter Trout – Ordinary Madness Acoustic Blues Album Catfish Keith – Blues at [...]

Winners — representing Washington State at the 2023 IBC in Memphis TN Slidin’ Delta – duo   Eric’s Maine Connection (Band)   see ya on Beale Street Jan 24th -26th

Exciting News! WA Blues Society has 5 pairs of tix to give away to the Wheels Of Soul show AUG 26 ... Via Door Prize Raffle at The IBC semi finals JUNE 19 at CCR - June 26 at Centralia Moose Lodge - July 17 at Winthrop R&B fest - July 31 at Mt Baker [...]

April 25, 2022   Washington Blues Society Celebrates the 2022 Best of the Blues Awards (“BB Awards”) at Aurora Borealis in Shoreline On Sunday, April 24th, the Washington Blues Society recognized blues music achievement in-person at Aurora Borealis in Shoreline, Washington at its annual Best of the Blues (“BB Awards”) show. Blues society members nominated [...]

WASHINGTON BLUES SOCIETY 2023 International Blues Competition (IBC) Contest Two Categories: Bands (Three Piece and Larger) and Solo/Duo Acts CONTESTANT APPLICATION   Please complete this application if you want to compete in the Washington Blues Society contest to send a band or a solo/duo act to the IBC in Memphis in January of 2023.  We [...]