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 world was changed forever on a sunny day around 1960 when a little boy walked into a five-and-dime in Los Angeles. “I was 8, maybe 9 when I saw it, all shiny in a display case,” says Billy ...

In the 1960s, rock music and the harmonica went together like peanut butter and jelly. It wasn’t strange to go to a concert and see several of your favorite singers pull out the instrument and go wild ...

From a child’s toy to a standout instrument, the harmonica can be so many things. The small object can be played on its own i, or it can complement a track the way a lead guitar might accentuate a ...

At just 17 years old, Canadian blues artist Jake Soberlak channels decades of musical tradition into his debut single “You ...

You can be sure that folks on the historic downtown hotel’s patio were standing throughout the concert. Hummel expects the same when he and Funderburgh return for the 12th annual KXCI House Rockin’ ...

Surf City Middle School students will receive free harmonicas and hands-on music instruction during a “Blues in the Schools” workshop Friday, Oct. 23.The Coasta ...

The sun was already bearing down by 11 a.m. Saturday morning when families began spreading blankets across the grass at Harry Griffen Park. Dogs wandered between lawn chairs. Children darted toward a ...