He might be young, but the Clarksdale, Mississippi phenom has already announced his presence as the world’s bluesman-in-chief ...

In this lesson, we reimagine folk, jazz, blues and Celtic music for a blues roadmap that takes the road less traveled ...

As the NRL heads off to Las Vegas, it's only fitting to throw back to when Aussie rules football ventured to Canada and the ...

Mark Plotnick has been a fan of rock music since he was a child.  “My parents bought me a piano at the age of 8,” the Libertyville resident said. “After about a year of classical lessons, I ...

Some long-running bands are famous for having churned through astounding numbers of members. Santana has counted nearly 70 musicians among its ranks. By some counts, Blood, Sweat & Tears has been home ...

Local band Damn the Moon was born out of a meeting at a music festival. It was a straightforward connection: Lead guitarist Mike Bator and songwriter/guitarist Michael Ryan were volunteering locally, ...

This is a lesson in ‘modern blues’ – that may seem a little ambiguous at first glance, so to be more specific, I’m referring to the inclusion of unusual and non-pentatonic phrases alongside more ...

Josh Timmermans Friday, February 6, marked the 40th anniversary of Widespread Panic. On that date in 1986, drummer Todd Nance joined John Bell, ...

Musician Jesse Hackett tells Dan Carrier how his mother’s passing partly inspired the creation of his latest album, Nocturnes ...

For its 38th annual conference, Folk Alliance International returned to New Orleans, home of their largest-ever event (2020’s draw of 3,600 people) and the epicenter of one of the nation’s great ...