Titan of the Telecaster Bill Kirchen Brings Resonant Twang

Bill Kirchen pays homage to the roots of country, blues, bluegrass, and Western swing as his resonant twang on stage at the Bull Run on July 7, with Special Guest Duke Levine. A Kirchen performance recalls a half century of guitar legends and extends their brilliance...

7-piece Southern Soul with Bywater Call @ Bull Run

Meghan Parnell’s mesmerizing vocals, infused with the soulful grit reminiscent of Joan Osborne, Janis Joplin, and Joe Cocker, and the masterful slide guitar work of Dave Barnes will be on display as Bywater Call plays at the Bull Run on July 6. Meghan...

Curtis Salgado Walks a Mile in his Blues

Winner of eleven Blues Music Awards, soulful Curtis Salgado sings his unexpectedly percolating blues at the Bull Run on June 9. Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado, the man NPR calls “an icon” with “a huge voice,” is revered worldwide...

Blues-rocker Dana Fuchs Lights it Up

“A cigarette butt bobbing in a glass of bourbon” is one way to describe Fuchs’ powerful and raspy Joplin-esque voice, on stage at the Bull Run on June 2. Dana Fuchs is one of the most admired blues-rock stars in the world today. Her latest effort,...

Clay Melton Rasps Some Blues

Raspy-voiced Clay Melton has played with Grand Funk Railroad, Kool & the Gang and now brings his bluesy guitar licks to the Bull Run on May 4. Clay Melton: Blues-rock prodigies are a special breed. They live and breathe the fiery swagger of electric guitars and...