BB King Blues Club

DOWNLOAD: Etta James talks smack about Beyonce (MP3) Etta James @ BB King’s in 2008 (more by Ryan Muir)This is not a joke: 71-year-old Etta James actually threatened to beat the crap out of Beyoncé Knowles — and it’s caught all on tape…

The Haunted (with the Bjorler twins of At The Gates) have announced their 2009 North American tour, in support of 2008’s Versus, with unfuckwitable support from Nachtmystium, Kylesa, AND Intronaut (…

DOWNLOAD: Diana Krall – What Are You Doing New Years Eve (MP3) Rude Bear @ a Muggabears show (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Grandmaster Mele Mel, Mickey Factz, Ninjasonik, Trouble & Bass, and more @ Studio B The World Famous Pontani Sisters @ The Bell House RUDE year’s eve HEARTSREVOLUTION (Live+DJ set) plus Nick Catchdubs / Bubblyfish / RUDE (DJ set) / hosted @ Glasslands Gallery Surprise Me Mr Davis (members of The Slip) and The Benevento/Russo Duo (late show) @ BB King’s Famous Friends & Palms Out Sounds Present NYE 2008 … …

* The Rub is at Southpaw * Prince Paul is DJing the Delancey * Joan as Policewoman is playing the Stone * Chuck Berry is playing B.B. King Blues Club and Grill AND everything else…

Living legend B.B. King turned 83 in September. You wouldn’t know it by his touring schedule. Catch B.B. tonight/Thursday, December 4th, at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, Friday at the club with his own name in it, Saturday in Trenton, February 21st @ the Beacon Theatre with Buddy Guy, or at any of the shows listed below…

Etta James played three NYC shows earlier this month. Ryan stopped by to take some pictures at the last one. He and everyone I asked about the shows said something like, “girl can sing…

Testament @ Starland Ballroom – April 5, 2008 (K.Knipp) “We’ll be on first, and we’re only gonna have 30 minutes, so we won’t be doing any talking…

Bill Graham died 16 years ago, but the legendary rock promoter’s birthday is still cause for celebration in these parts. For each of the past three years, Graham’s old compadres have invited stars such as Carlos Santana, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt to gather in San Francisco in January for a good time and a good cause…

I heard the early show wasn’t that good again (update: maybe I heard wrong!), so I feel lucky to have picked the late show – the fourth of four NYC shows at the relatively intimate BB King’s in Times Square – the 2nd of two that were last night (Dec 7, 2007)…

Sly @ BB King Blues Club, NYC – Nov 20, 2007 (CRED – Dino Perrucci)As the horns blare with a syncopated rhythm and singers call to the crowd of about 1,000 to dance, a hunched man hidden in the wings of the stage smiles broadly, watching his band like a proud father…