Shepherd resident Dave Thomson had a lot of celebrating to do on July 4. Besides the obvious holiday, he was also celebrating his birthday. And what better way for this musician to have a good time on his birthday than to be surrounded by blues music at the St. Louis Blues Festival.

Plans to start an annual three-day Woodstock-esque music festival for 75,000 in upstate New York get mixed reactions from residents.

Veteran blues musicians owned the streets of downtown Davenport all weekend long, but inside the Davenport RiverCenter it was the youth who showed they have the song.

Crowds were gathering early Friday at the start of the 7th annual Thunder Bay Blues Festival where thousands of music fans are expected at the Marina to enjoy the ever-popular event.

As outdoor music festivals go, it's hard to imagine a more picture-perfect start than Thursday's kickoff of the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.