Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...
The Blues By Budweiser concert series Nov. 4 featured the Chad Marshall Band in place of the original lineup at RJ's Grill & Bar. Presented by the Port City Blues Society, the concert was scheduled to ...
The Acoustic Blues Guitar Method Complete by Lou Manzi is a compilation of the previously released Beginning Acoustic Blues Guitar Method, Intermediate Acoustic Blues Guitar Method, and Mastering ...
5 March, 1951 - Sun Studios. The record is called Rocket 88 and the artist is Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats, although in fact Jackie Brenston is just the singer on the track and the Delta Cats ...
It’s mid-November and Eric Gales is calling from the road, traveling between gigs in Massachusetts and Maryland. It’s a particularly significant day for the guitarist, as the 65th annual Grammy ...
Corky Siegel remembers Jim Schwall, vividly and forever. “It is all clear as day,” Siegel said. “Jim could do pretty much anything he wanted to do. He was a master of the guitar, an artist, an ...
Guitar lessons: Arm yourself with eight essential blues guitar tricks to take you on a path to better phrasing and soulful improvised lead lines. Each of these easy lead guitar techniques has been ...
Texas music bleeds the blues, but finding a place to enjoy them in the Dallas-Fort Worth area seems nearly impossible these days. A younger generation of rising stars like Jason Elmore and Larry ...