HUNTINGTON — This weekend, on July 18–20, the Appalachian Blues Festival will take place at the Robert Newlon Airpark and Music Venue, 6090 Kyle Lane in Huntington.

Our framework throughout has been a 12-bar blues shuffle in E, with focus on navigating the change from the I (one) chord, E7, to the IV (four), A7, and back.

Jimmy Lessnau, owner of the iconic Sully’s Blues Bar, died at 72 after battling Parkinson’s. He was a beloved figure in metro Detroit’s music scene.

ASBURY PARK, NJ — Eric LeGrand, former Rutgers football star and inspirational entrepreneur, will make a special appearance at Wonder Bar’s Yappy Hour on Saturday, July 12, from 1 to 2 p.m.

If you're looking to swim at an Iowa lake this 4th of July, skip these 12 the Iowa DNR's beach monitoring says have high levels of E. coli or algae.