For your post-turkey blues: Johnny at the Count Basie Theater

When the eating is over: The Friday-night party will be happening in Red Bank, New Jersey, where our friend Joe DeJessa has assembled yet another killer bill at the fabled Count Basie Theater: Johnny, Rick Derringer and guitar-slinger J.B. Kline. Click here for ticket information. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Be there!

Crossroads on PBS: If you missed all the excitement of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, undeniably one of 2007's most unforgettable rock events, be sure to tune in to your local PBS station for broadcast times. And look for Johnny with the Derek Trucks Band, as well as during the show's finale! As of this post, the first broadcast is slated for November 28 by New York's WNET (Channel 13).

Johnny in Modern Guitars: Interview here!

Around the Web: Click here for shots of Johnny in action at Savannah, Georgia.

UPDATE: Johnny on Crossroads DVD...

From the road: Johnny rocked the Inter-Media Art Center in Huntington, New York, on Saturday night (11/3), and now gets to enjoy a few days off before picking things up on Wednesday at the North Theatre in Danville, Virginia. Johnny will then hit the Handlebar in Greenville, South Carolina (11/8); Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta (11/9); the Roundhouse Blues & BBQ Festival in Savannah, Georgia (11/10); and The Pour House in Charleston, South Carolina (11/11).

Above Huntington photo courtesy of our friend Neil Calandra. (Thanks, Neil!) And for more of Johnny’s upcoming tour dates, click here.

Crossroads DVD: Readers of this space know that Johnny had a blast in late July when he took the stage at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in suburban Chicago, delivering a scorching reading of “Highway 61 Revisited” alongside the Derek Trucks Band. That performance, as well as Johnny’s participation in the all-star jam finale, can be found on Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 from Chicago, due November 20 from Rhino.

Got live blues? Two of Johnny’s recent releases have recently gained some traction on the Billboard Blues Chart. Of course, we’re talking about the new Live Bootleg Series, Vol. I, which finds Johnny opening up his personal vaults for the first time ever, and Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down, which captures Johnny on stage in the late 1970s with blues icons Muddy Waters and James Cotton.

Around the Web: We’re always interested to see shots of Johnny in cyberspace. Recent samplings can be found here, here and here.

And for some really incredible shots of a 25-year-old Johnny (taken in 1969), click here.

See you on the road!

It's Texas time for Johnny...

On the road: Johnny hits the House of Blues in New Orleans tonight before cruising into his native Lone Star State for a Friday gig in Houston and a Saturday performance in the border town of Texarkana. And if you live in the Northeast, look for Johnny and Edgar at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, on Friday, October 19.

Above photo: Johnny and bassist Scott Spray tear it up B.B. King's in New York on September 15. Courtesy of our friend Neil Calandra. Keep checking back for more of Neil's shots.

You can get a complete list of Johnny's tour dates right here.

UPDATE: Johnny Winter: Live Bootleg Series Vol. I due October 9 from Friday Music...

Johnny opens his vaults: Fasten your seatbelts, folks, and get ready for next Tuesday. Johnny and Friday Music are pleased to announce Live Bootleg Series Volume I, a spectacular late-Seventies live recording and the first installment in what promises to be a remarkable collection of rare and previously unreleased releases.

Produced by Johnny Winter with Joe Reagoso and Paul Nelson as executive producers, the performance finds Johnny in vintage form as he tears it up with bassist Jon Paris and drummer Robert Torello, a.k.a. Bobby T.

For an iTunes link, click here.

Writes Dave Rubin of Guitar Player magazine, who penned the album's liner notes:

From his signature hair-raising scream of "A little rock and roll!" that introduces "Johnny B. Goode" to his stomping bonus track cover of Bobby Womack's R&B classic "It's All Over Now," this musical journey is one of blues and rock, heart and soul... These priceless, previously unreleased live recordings only further serve to fill in the gaps of a legacy that continues to be added to with every passing show and recording.

Tracks include "Johnny B. Goode," "Messin' With the Kid," "Help Me," "Hideaway," "Come On In My Kitchen," "Rollin' and Tumblin'," "Stranger," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Bonie Maronie" and "It's All Over Now."

On the Web: For a taste of life on the road with Johnny, click here. And also: Got photos? Some good ones here.

And last but not least: If you missed Johnny's electrifying performance at Crossroads in late July, never fear -- you can own it this fall. Looks like the DVD issue of this event is due in November.