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June 28, 2010
 
 


New Articles on the
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New photos on the "Photos" page.

New links on the "Links" page.


Be sure to catch these upcoming blues events and festivals

Lighthouse Blues Festival
Kincardine, ON
July 9-10, 2010

Bluesfest International
Windsor and London ON
July 16-18, 2010

The Pocono Blues Festival
Blakeslee, PA
July 23-25, 2010

Kitchener Blues Festival
Kitchener, ON
August 5-8, 2010

Vermont Blues Festival
Dover, VT
August 27-29, 2010

Southside Shuffle
Port Credit, ON
September 10-12, 2010

Niagara Falls Blues Festival
Niagara Falls, NY
September 10-11, 2010

 
 

 


Tim Holek is an internationally published critic and award-winning journalist with twelve years of experience writing about blues music. Holek has a true passion for blues music. He was first bitten by the blues bug while on vacation in Chicago in the early '90s. After seeing a performance by Kid Dynamite (picture a 4 ft 11 inch James Brown!) at Blue Chicago, Holek realized that no other style of music had touched him so deeply. He made it his objective to support the blues as much as

 

possible. He immersed himself into the blues music scene by attending numerous gigs and festivals, subscribing to blues magazines, and starting a blues CD collection. In 1997, after attending a CD release party by the Robin Bank$ Blues Band, he wrote a review of the show and submitted it as his first piece of blues journalism. The feature was published in Big City Rhythm and Blues, the respected blues magazine based in Royal Oak, Michigan. The editor quickly requested more material. Holek began to write about the blues as much as he could. He started to bring a camera with him to gigs. Soon his writing was enhanced by the addition of photos.

In the past decade, his work has appeared in 20 different publications as well it has been translated into two foreign languages. Currently his writing and photography is regularly published in Living Blues magazine, Blues Beat magazine, Southwest Blues magazine, Blues Bytes website, Blues Art Journal website, Twoj Blues magazine, Amazon.com, Chicago Blues Guide website, and The Great Lakes Blues Society newsletter and website. Holek's writing has also appeared in BLOCK magazine, Elmore magazine, Big City Rhythm and Blues magazine, Real Blues magazine, Detroit Blues Society newsletter, Blues FreePress website, City Crow magazine, Blues On Stage website, and the CanadianBlues.ca website. In addition, his work appears on numerous artist websites, artist publicity packs, record label websites, artist biographies, record/artist advertisements, gig/concert advertisements, press releases, and festival brochures. Holek is a member of The Blues Foundation and The Great Lakes Blues Society. He is a member of numerous award nomination panels such as the nomination panel for the Maple Blues Awards (Canada's Blues Music Awards).


All material (text and photos) copyright © by Tim Holek, all rights reserved. Copy, duplication or download prohibited without written permission. For permission to use any material, please send Tim an e-mail by filling out the form on his E-mail page