The music world lost Bob Weir in January, and Dolly Parton in September. Two legends gone. Two icons who were taken from the ...

Willie Kent was the most reliable bassist in the genre, and he deserves better than to fade into the background.

The “son of a son of a sailor” grew up on the Gulf, and a new museum, hoping to attract the Parrothead nation, celebrates his ...

Not singing the blues, but singing the bitterness of lifeIs Johnnie Taylor's 'Raw Blues,' released by Stax in 1969, the raw ...

So the window to see ANY live concert shows was zilch. But I made a silent deal with myself that if the opportunity came, I ...

On Friday, October 9, the Delta Cultural Center presented longtime festival favorite Reba Russell with the 2026 Sonny Payne Award for Blues Excellence. Named in honor of the beloved broadcaster who ...

Seattle-bred rocker Ayron Jones returns with his new project, Excuse Me, due February 26, 2027, via Thirty Tigers. Loud, ...

Why do standards endure? Duchess, Yoko Miwa & Mikayla Shirley and Lizz Wright & Kenny Banks Jr. offer very personal reflections on the love of performing classic secular and gospel songs. It’s ...

Johnny Venus has spent years moving through music in company—beside WowGr8 in EARTHGANG, among the shape-shifting collective ...

Back in 1962, Decca passed on a future pop phenomena, only to win a second chance at chart domination with a little London ...

Guitar amplifiers have evolved from simple sound-output equipment into tools that allow you to enjoy practicing, sound design ...