Imani Perry writes about the ties between Blackness and blueness
How a Color Tells the Story of My People,” Imani Perry approaches her subject as an abundant and lyrical mystery ...
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Slayer's Kerry King To Bring His Heavy Metal Solo Project to House of Blues
Guitarist Kerry King’s father gave him three choices when he was growing up. “Playing guitar was one, and I think karate was ...
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Mali’s Desert Blues Rock Band, Songhoy Blues, Turn Acoustic, Honoring Various Traditions on Vibrant ‘Heritage’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
On their third album, 2020’s Optimisme, we described the Songhoy Blues sound this way,  ”… an activist rock & punk band, not ...
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The Devilish Mystery of Robert Johnson, the Man Who Sold His Soul To Become a Blues Legend
We explore the origins of the legend of Robert Johnson, the man who sold his soul to the devil to become a Delta blues guitar ...
Grammy-nominated vocalist Shemekia Copeland brings her electrifying blues to Infinity Music Hall
Shemekia Copeland has made a big name for herself in the contemporary blues scene with 12 albums, numerous Grammy nominations, thousands of performances, her own Sirius radio program “Bluesville” and ...
Meet Steve Logan, the Welsh singer-songwriter with a message behind the music
Inspired by the unworked genius of Neil Young and the angst of the Manic Street Preachers, Logan’s new album, Psych Ward, is ...