I still remember when the first House of Blues opened on Thanksgiving
Day, 1992 in Cambridge Massachusetts. They spent the day feeding the
homeless before starting the music.
In an era full of punk rock, House
of Blues was a refreshing breath of fresh air, bringing in classic
performances by many blues greats. I was thrilled as the chain spread
across the US. One of my favorite concert experiences was watching
Jethro Tull play the Las Vegas House of Blues, standing only feet from
the stage in a room packed with avid fans.
The clubs now also feature non-blues music, but you can find many
great blues musicians performing within the walls. I've been very
impressed with each House of Blues I've visited. They are very
inviting, with great food, and seeing a show there is a treat far
better than any other concert venue I've been in.
For a real dose of the blues, visit the
House of Blues in Memphis,
where the street the building is on is a non-stop party all night. You
can hear great musicians playing on the street, never mind inside the
doors!
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| California Coors Amphitheatre Cox Arena House of Blues Anaheim House of Blues Sunset Strip Open Air Theatre Universal Amphitheatre Northwest Gorge Amphitheatre Southwest House of Blues Las Vegas Smirnoff Music Centre Mountain Coors Amphitheatre Magness Arena Paramount Theatre Red Rocks Amphitheatre Midwest Blossom House of Blues Chicago Scene Pavilion Southeast HiFi Buys Amphitheatre House of Blues Myrtle Beach House of Blues New Orleans House of Blues Orlando Canada Commodore Ballroom Molson Amphitheatre Molson Park | ||
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One of the problems regarding defining what the blues are is the variety of authoritative opinions. The blues is neither an era in the chronological development of jazz, nor is it actually a particular style of playing or singing jazz. (Tanner 35) Some maintain (mostly musicologists) that the blues are defined by the use of blue notes (and on this point they also differ - some say that they are simply flatted thirds, fifths, and sevenths applied to a major scale [forming a pentatonic scale]; some maintain that they are microtones; and some believe that they are the third, or fifth, or seventh tones sounded simultaneously with the flatted third, or fifth, or seventh tones respectively [minor second intervals]). Others feel that the song form (twelve bars, one-four-five) is the defining feature of the blues. Some feel that the blues is a way to approach music, a philosophy, in a manner of speaking. And still others hold a much wider sociological view that the blues are an entire musical tradition rooted in the black experience of the post-war South. |
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