I'm really not into electric blues, and I really HATE stuff like Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Walter Trout and Joe Bonamassa, which is what most blues festivals, radio shows and magazines seem to think IS the blues today.

So I kind of agree with some of the sentiment of the initial post.

BUT there are nonetheless some really interesting acoustic (and even some electric) blues players playing today. Namely:

Samuel James
Duke Garwood
Blind Boy Paxton
Mr David Viner
Bob Log III
Jack Day
Made For Chickens By Robots
Bob Meyer
Errol Linton
Mark Harrison
Possessed by Paul James
Hank Haint
Honkyfinger

...off the top of my head...