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Riverhead Blues Fest coming back for 2012

A file photo of Bobby Nathan performing on

Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | A file photo of Bobby Nathan performing on the main stage at the Riverhead Blues Festival on the afternoon of July 21, 2008.

The Riverhead Blues Festival -- canceled last year after more than a decade of outdoor performances on the bank of the Peconic River -- is coming back this year.

But not without some changes and complaints.

The big change is the date. At the request of its sponsor, the historic Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, the festival will be June 16-17 instead of in July, the month it was traditionally...

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