"Tornado-stricken Joplin now thrives, but emotional scars linger" PBS NewsHour 9/2/2016ExcerptSUMMARY: The tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, in May 2011 was one of the most destruc… Read More
Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved a change to the State Constitution that will reinstate Campaign Contribution limits.
Missouri known for having some of the most lax Campaign Finance… Read More
My pro-Free Press, Anti-Trump post."2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners" by New York Times 4/10/2017The Pulitzer Prizes awarded Monday encompassed, among other topics, reporting done on the presiden… Read More
Bonnie and Clyde – Their History, Romance & Unlikely Success
“Bonnie and Clyde” – Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Parker – were shot to death by officers i… Read More
Bonnie Parker Poetry – Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde were legendary outlaws that robbed banks, killed people and terrorized part of the country during the Great Depression. Police… Read More
Many Rock & Roll clubs and concert hallshave quietly vanished from the face of the earth...why, it's almost as if they never existed...but the stories about them live on.
Located at 30… Read More
From the Wikipedia site: "Nuta Kotlyarenko, known professionally as Nudie Cohn (December 15, 1902 – May 9, 1984), was a Ukrainian-born American tailor who designed dec… Read More
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series God, government and religion Rule over the earth: climate change, lies and money. Genesis says we are to rule over the earth. Republicans… Read More
DECEMBER 2018
1st - Frank Latorre & The Kingbees The Maples Manorville, NY
Journey down to this cool American restaurant and get yer blues buzz on! Fra… Read More
Located at 301 West 46th Street in New York City, The Scene, which opened its doors sometime in 1965, was indeed the most renowned rock club in the USA for a short span during th… Read More
By Kevin Porter
Keyboardist extraordinaire, Bruce Katz and his band returned with Get Your Groove! on the American Showcase label earlier this year. Get Your Groove! is an 11-song showcase… Read More
In 1955, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips opened America's first all-female radio station, WHER in Memphis. When the station presented the foreign news, the ladies would amuse their li… Read More
Under the Radar
Blues, Rock, and Southern Soul Music You Must Hear 2019
By Martine Ehrenclou
Since I started Rock and Blues Muse in December of 2016, I’ve discovered so much out… Read More
Celebrating “the greatest peaceful event in history,” Woodstock 50th Anniversary: Back to Yasgur’s Farm (Krause Publications) by Mike Greenblatt out July 1… Read More
JUNE 2019
For those who haven't heard the sad news: The Grey Horse Tavern, one of LI's most eclectic music venues which is located in Bayport, will be closing this June… Read More
JULY 2019
2nd - King Wellington Coastal Kitchen & Daiquiri Bar Bay Shore, NY
Catch an evening of calypso and reggae sounds as parlayed by the one and only King Wellin… Read More
This past Sunday, I woke up to the news that D.A. Pennebaker had passed away at the age of 94. While Pennebaker was a well known film maker to many folks, I thought it would be wor… Read More
Celebrating the diversity of the Long Island Music Scene
AUGUST 2019
1st - Nancy Atlas Good Ground Park Hampton Bays, NY
Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More
50 years ago today, The Woodstock Festival took place in White Lake, NY. It was an event that transformed the youth culture and established the Music Festival template that continu… Read More
People are less happy over the last decade. That really shouldn’t be a surprise. At least, not for people who are honest. While the number of millionaires and billion… Read More
Don’t wait until you’re ready. It’s the fifth in a series of traits for successful people in the secular world that we’re going to look at. However, we&rs… Read More
Photo: Mary Rose Photography Bourbon House "Expect delicious spadefuls of Heart, Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin with this gnarly blues rock number from Wisconsin rockers Bourbon House. Spear… Read More
2021 GRAMMYs Nomination: Check out full list
The prestigious 63rd Grammy Award nominations was announced on Tuesday, November 24th, at noon Eastern (9:00 a.m. Pacific).
South African-born… Read More
Grain Belt Express promises a Stronger Electric Grid, if Missouri Lawmakers don't Kill it.
Developers of the Grain Belt Express say, the Massive Transmission Line remains on track, to open… Read More
Legislative Updates
Alaska: The Anchorage Assembly postponed a vote on an ordinance that would update the city’s election laws and make several changes to rules for observers. Assembl… Read More
Celebrate the tradition and legacy of theatre in Chicago from February 17-27 at Chicago Theatre Week 2022. With over 40 shows to see, Chicago Theatre Week offers discounted tickets ranging f… Read More
Are people happy? Well, let’s say that people are less happy than we used to be. This really shouldn’t be a surprise. At least, not for people who are honest. While… Read More
In light of Janis Joplin's famous lyric, "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose," it's possible that companies don't have much to lose by granting their staff more autonomy. E… Read More