Just got a press release — via the U.S. Mail!, on real paper — announcing the lineup for the Tampa Bay Blues Festival. It's a roll-call of familiar names and a few surprises (as usual). No time for commentary right now, but here's the facts:
Friday, April 11
12:30-2 p.m. — Billy Gibson
2:30-4 p.m. — Nick Moss and the Flip Tops
4:30-6 p.m. — Lucky Peterson
6:30-8 p.m. — James Hunter
8:30-10 p.m. — Robert Cray Band
Saturday, April 12
1-2 p.m. — Trombone Shorty
2:30-4 p.m. — Tutu Jones
4:30-6 p.m. — Tab Benoit
630-8 p.m. — Walter Trout
8:30-10 p.m. — Los Lonely Boys
Sunday, April 13
12:30-2 p.m. — Tad Robinson
2:30-4 p.m. — Chris Cain
4:30-6 p.m. — Janiva Magness
6:30-8 p.m. — Rod Piazza and the Might Flyers
8:30-10 p.m. — Robben Ford
As always, the Blues Fest takes place at Vinyo Park in St. Pete. Bluesheads out there — whaddya think of the lineup?
This article appears in Jan 2-8, 2008.