Dylan called Mike Bloomfield “the best guitar player I ever heard.” But his intensity and brilliance obscured a deep-seated ...

Let's begin with a simple fact: T-Bone Walker wrote the dictionary on electric blues guitar practically single-handedly. The licks and techniques he invented – or, at the very least, popularised – are ...

One Michael Nesmith song. Three very different versions.

During 2024, BBD was one of just eight bands selected to represent New Jersey's "Road to Memphis" International Blues Challenge, hosted by the North Jersey Blues Society. BBD finished in the top three ...

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 ...

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 ...

Barry Goldberg, a blues-rock keyboard player whose work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band led to playing with Bob Dylan in the 1960s, including the notorious 1965 Newport Folk Festival concert ...

Where: Osprey Restaurant and Bar, 700 N. Division St. Info: Free; ospreyspokane.com/events Local electric blues band Kosta la Vista has become a staple of community ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Rhode Island-based blues band that's been entertaining audiences for 55 years will perform live next month at The Center for the ...

James Blood Ulmer's raw, aggressive guitar work with Ornette Coleman, Ronald Shannon Jackson, and others established him as one of the brightest lights in contemporary jazz. By adapting elements of ...

2 Photo Review: Hank Williams, Jr. Based in the great Northwest music hot-spot of Portland, Rice was recognized by his peers as the Sean Costello Rising Star Award Winner by Blues Blast Magazine in ...