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Virtual Mardi Gras – Music Of New Orleans + Blues Music Awards Nominees

Friday, February 5, and Sunday, February 7

It’s “New Month/New Music” time as Crossroads teams up with Global Village and Strange Currency at the beginning of every month to feature the best in new blues releases.

Among the highlights this time:

Rare and unreleased Dave Alvin

Award-winning blues rocker Selwyn Birchwood

New soul blues from Dave Keller

Minnesota blues and roots singer Joy Ann Parker

Boston teen rising blues star Veronica Lewis

The latest in the Down Home Blues series featuring artists from Miami, Atlanta and the southeastern states

And newly announced Blues Music Awards nominees with recent releases.

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.