The blues genre has never been totally obsolete. However, in the ever-changing music industry, the genre has seemingly taken a back seat in favor of other types of music. It’s a shame, but it is ...
Boston bluesmeisters GA-20 (Pat Faherty, Tim Carman, and Matt Stubbs) will perform on Friday, January 6, at the University of Houston Clear Lake's Bayou Theater in support of their new album Crackdown ...
Matthew Stubbs, the longtime guitarist for blues legend Charlie Musselwhite and founder of blues-rock trio GA-20, seemed destined to make his mark on the genre. He fell in love with the music when he ...
The award-winning blues group, The Cash Box Kings are releasing their new album, Oscar's Motel, on March 17 th. Living Blues magazine calls them one of the best blues bands in the land. The Chicago ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Few figures in American music loom as large as Muddy Waters. A transformative force in the evolution of modern blues, Waters bridged the acoustic traditions of the Mississippi Delta ...
Deep down, Dylan Salfer always knew he wanted to start his own band. Lead singer and guitarist of the Dylan Salfer Band, Salfer said a lot of artists perform the bare minimum on stage. The older he ...
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 ...
If you ask James Montgomery if he remembers playing the Shaboo inn in Willimantic back in the day — the legendary local club that closed in 1982 — he’ll hem and haw and scratch his head and say “The ...
HARTFORD — Blues bands from all over the state are scheduled to take part in the Connecticut Blues Challenge 2023, the 26th annual blues talent search sponsored by the Connecticut Blues Society. This ...