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 ...

Buddy Guy and Jack White have continued to deliver some of the best blues rock projects multiple decades into their careers ...

The subgenre of contemporary blues is best defined as one that merges the traditions of blues music (which date back at least to the 1860s) with more modern musical aspects. The Grammy Awards ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like a lot of aspiring players, I grew up chasing my guitar heroes. I listened to everyone, but the ones who really stayed with me ...

Some musicians wow an audience with jaw-dropping technique, loud beats or special effects. Others, like Bay Area locals HowellDevine, delight through an unassuming, sincere performance of ...

Our sister blog, West Coast Sound, has caught a lot of shit lately for their disdain for neo-blues rockers The Black Keys. Just remember we’re only critics, and opinions are just opinions. Nicholas ...

Nominees for the blues world’s top honors have been announced. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the Blues Music Awards “honor the past year’s exceptional achievements in blues music ...

This article appears in our July/August issue. Subscribe here. St. Louis singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge has been traveling the country since he left his home in Central Illinois during his teen years ...

My BMA ballot was a source of fun and sweet frustration as I found myself consistently torn between some great artists and albums nominated in these categories. It's a feeling I imagine I'll ...