The Triangle Blues Society’s annual Triangle Blues Challenge is a regional competition to select acts that will represent TBS in the Blues Foundation’s 41st International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 250 acts from around the world converge on Beale Street to perform before the music industry searching for new talent, with the chance to win recognition and prizes that include major festival performances and more. This year’s TBS Blues Challenge is ta

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Armand and Bluesology will serve as host band for the Triangle Blues Society's Third Sunday Blues Jam on May 18, 2025 – and they have special plans. The jam, held from 4-7 p.m. at the Speakeasy in Carrboro, will feature a set inspired by the late Piedmont bluesman Walter "Lightnin' Bug" Rhodes. The Hamlet, North Carolina, bluesman died in 1990 just as his dormant career was in the midst of a long-hoped-for comeback. "Walter was gonna be big," argues Chapel Hill's Armand Len

International Blues Challenge finalists Lynnette Barber and Will Ellis will join us for a special performance at the Triangle Blues Society's 2025 Member Appreciation Party, held from 4-7 p.m. May 4 at the Blue Note Grill in Durham. Stop by to renew your membership and mingle with fellow blues music enthusiasts. Prior to the event, Lynnette and Will shared the story of their amazing experiences in Memphis: TRIANGLE BLUES PRIDE AMPLIFIED: THE STORY OF LYNNETTE BARBER AND WILL