Armadillo Jump has had the great fortune to be associated with and/or encouraged by several organizations in the Twin Cities and Minnesota. These organizations are a true credit to keeping the blues alive in Minnesota and around the world. We have listed a few below and the list keeps growing. Please take some time to check them out, and if you are so inclined, to join or support them in a way that is right for you
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Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society -will seek opportunities to
- research and document the history of local blues music;
- to chart the evolution of the blues community located in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota;
- to teach, interpret, archive, catalog and otherwise preserve the history of blues music in this metro region;
- to provide learning opportunities related to this American-roots music genre; and
- to enhance and celebrate the existing blues music environment in the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of the State of Minnesota.

 
 

KFAI - Community Radio - Hosting Blues music shows every weekday from 3-6. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, as well as, Saturday evenings. People like: Jackson Buck, Harold Tremblay, Lolly Obeda, Jacqueline Madddix, and many more....

 
  Minnesota Blues On Stage - Ray Stiles hosts this nationally acclaimed web site with a flair for the blues. He has THE MOST usefull information when it comes to the local blues scene.Winner of the "Keep the Blues Alive Award": presented by the Blues Foundation for:
"Achievement for Blues on the Internet"
   

TwinCitiesBlues.com is designed as a community run blog which will feature videos, interviews, music reviews, artist profiles, a musicians guide and a community web forum to discuss all things related to Blues music within Minnesota.

TwinCitiesBlues.com will be transforming into a full featured web sited dedicated to the great Minnesota Blues Music Scene. TwinCitiesBlues.com will also pay tribute to all the hardworking, underpaid and very talented musicians who have called Minnesota home.

 
  TC Music Net
 

www.tcmuzique.org

  TC Muzique - TC Muzique is a cable TV show from the Twin Cities. TC Muzique has been promoting local music since 1988. This amazing show is the longest running "Live Music Show" cablecast in our nation. It cablecasts from the Minneapolis Telecommunications Network, located in Southeast Minneapolis on Thursday nights from 8:30-9:30 PM. The show has been a success for 18 years. This all thanks to the volunteer staff who give their time to work on the show running the audio, video, and lighting
 
 

City Pages' Minnesota Music Directory is the music industry's reference guide. Used by musicians, music professionals, industry people and music enthusiasts alike, the Minnesota Music Directory serves as a vital guide and contact book to Minnesota music.

 
 

 

MidWest Music is a web site providing information and links for many local music groups. There is also much information about the legandary local group "Gypsy"..

 

 

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  Twin Cities Blues News , a monthly blues periodical was first published in February 1996, was just a few pages long and featured guitarist Mic McCormick on the cover. This free publication has since grown both in size and circulation and is offered at over 130 locations around the Twin Cities area, as well as many regional locations.
A special thanks to publisher Kurt Koehler for having the vision and fortitude to make the Twin Cities Blues News one of the finer regional blues publications available.
 
  Blues Foundation
 
  Bayfront Blues Festival
 
  Year of the Blues
 
  Skyward Impressions - the company that makes the AJ bandanas
    A photgrapher friend that captured AJ at the Taste of Minnesota 2004
 
  A place to locate singers and songwritters
 
 

This is the web site for "Let's be frank". Frank Kohler - Bar Manger at Neumann's Bar
Frank and Tim are currently working on original Blues/Rock tunes and preparing to put out a CD and hit the clubs. Take a look around the site and visit the links for some of our friends and favorite bands web sites. Also visit the music page to hear some of the new songs