Photo: Bob Wayne North Mississippi Allstars Cody Dickinson Releases New Single 'Goodbye Albuquerque Tuesday Night' Grammy-nominated roots/blues/rock musician Cody Dickinson releases "Goodby… Read More

Photo: Jacquelin Justice Ruth Moody Enlists Joey Landreth For 'The Spell of the Lilac Bloom' Canadian artist Ruth Moody (Wailin' Jennys) is sharing an exclusive performance video for her "e… Read More

Photo: Jim Arbogast Quinn Sullivan Releases Rocking Single 'Rise Up Children' Renowned singer-songwriter and guitarist Quinn Sullivan has just released "Rise Up Children," the new single fr… Read More

Tommy Emmanuel To Release 'Endless Road 20th Anniversary Edition' To mark the 20th Anniversary of Grammy® Award winner Tommy Emmanuel’s landmark album Endless Road, the acoustic gu… Read More

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Announce 'South Of Here' Album Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats today announce their fourth full-length studio album South of Here, set for… Read More

Review: Canned Heat 'Finyl Vinyl' By Jim Hynes It is rather astonishing that Canned Heat, a blues band that peaked in the early seventies, is still enduring. The last surviving original memb… Read More

Review: Chris "Bad News" Barnes ‘Bad News Travels Fast’ By Ron Wynn Chris "Bad News" Barnes has demonstrated on his first four albums both a sharp knowledge of the classic blues… Read More

Photo: Alysse Gafkjen Oliver Wood Announces New Solo Album 'Fat Cat Silhouette' Oliver Wood—co-founding member of Grammy Award-nominated roots trio The Wood Brothers—has announc… Read More

Review: Mark Knopfler 'One Deep River' By Hal Horowitz It has been thirty three years since Dire Straits’ final album, and twenty eight after that band’s frontman/singer/songwrit… Read More

Robert Jon & The Wreck Release 'Give Love' Robert Jon & The Wreck have just released "Give Love," the latest single from their eagerly awaited album, Red Moon Rising. In contrast to… Read More

Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown Announce New Album 'Electrified' And Share New Single Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown announce their brand new, 11-track album Electrified whose no holds ba… Read More

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, seen here performing at the Blues Music Awardsin Memphis on May 9, was the evening's biggest winner, taking home four BMA's. 2024 Blues Music Award Winners Anno… Read More

Blues-Soul Singer Lara Price Announces New Album 'Half & Half' out June 21 on Gulf Coast Records. Mike Zito, president of Gulf Coast Records, announces the signing of powerhouse blues an… Read More

Review: Johnny Burgin 'Ramblin’ from Coast to Coast' By Jim Hynes Guitar slinger and singer Johnny Burgin is likely to show up in unexpected places, unearthing little-known blues talen… Read More

Photo: Gene Kirkland Slash Releases New Single 'Oh Well' Feat. Chris Stapleton Slash the iconic, Grammy®-winning guitarist and songwriter will return with his star-studded debut blues a… Read More

Joe Bonamassa Releases Live Rendition Of 'Ball Peen Hammer' Joe Bonamassa, one of the world's premier blues-rock guitarists, announces the release of his latest live single, "Ball Peen Hamme… Read More

Review: Kyshona 'Legacy' By Hal Horowitz Spiritual. It’s the only way to describe Legacy, Kyshona Armstrong’s first album in four years. One spin of these 13 memorable gems (and… Read More

Photo: Doug Avery The Fabulous Thunderbirds Announce New Album 'Struck Down' and release the first single "Payback Time." Stony Plain Records proudly announces the signing of legendary Amer… Read More

Review: Big Harp George 'Cooking with Gas' By Jim Hynes Sometimes the second career or avocation can be far afield from the primary one. Every so often a bluesman appears from an unlikely ba… Read More

Review: Judith Hill ‘Letters From A Black Widow’ By Martine Ehrenclou It’s a brave move to open a record with a ballad, and an experimental one with jazz flourishes at that… Read More

Photo: Roman Sobus Toronzo Cannon To Release New Album 'Shut Up And Play!' Alligator Records will release Shut Up And Play!, the long-awaited new album from award-winning, world-beloved Chi… Read More

Photo: Erin Cosentino Bywater Call Releases New Single 'Roll' Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call are excited to release their second single of 2024, “Roll”, an upl… Read More

Experience Hendrix Tour Returns with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, Zack Wilde, Samantha Fish, Taj Mahal, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa, and more. For the first time in fiv… Read More

Photo: TRAVIS SHINN Richie Kotzen Releases New Single And Video 'Cheap Shots' Fresh from a 95 date world tour and album release with The Winery Dogs in 2023, Richie Kotzen returns with a br… Read More

Photo: Jim Rakete Deep Purple Releases New Single and Video 'Portable Door' Deep Purple, following the announcement of their new studio album ‘=1’, releases the first single, &l… Read More

On a call ahead of her Tiny Desk taping, WILLOW told me that she "just wants to feel it and be in the vibe." Many artists worry about tailoring their music for the space, but a beautiful syn… Read More

Photo: Fletcher Moore Little Feat Creates Blues Magic with 'Can't Be Satisfied' “You want to know what’s as fun as listening to Little Feat on Sam’s Place?” says Bil… Read More

Photo: Kris Engelhart JJ Grey Partners With The Live Wildly Foundation Celebrated musician and passionate conservationist JJ Grey, whose new album Olustee is being hailed as the best of his… Read More

Seven-Time Blues Music Award-Winner Rory Bloch Honors Bob Dylan with 'Positively 4th Street' In the 1960s, Greenwich Village was at the epicenter of the burgeoning folk music boom that was h… Read More

Photo: Rob Blackham Elles Bailey Releases 'Leave The Light On' Single Following the announcement of Elles Bailey's forthcoming album and fresh from picking up the ‘Vocalist Of The Yea… Read More

Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases 'Devil In Me' Blues-Rock sensation Joanne Shaw Taylor, renowned for her blazing guitar chops and sultry vocals, has announced the release of "Devil In Me," the fi… Read More

Joanne Shaw Taylor Releases Uplifting New Single 'Change Of Heart' Renowned blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor unveils "Change of Heart," the final and most person… Read More

Review: Collective Soul Here to Eternity By Hal Horowitz Taylor Swift isn’t the only artist to unleash a surprise double album recently. Georgia rockers Collective Soul also have bragg… Read More

Review: Ian Hunter 'Defiance Part 2: Fiction' By Hal Horowitz It’ll only take a minute into “People,” the opening track of this follow-up to Defiance Pt. 1, to realize two… Read More

Review: Ghost-Note 'Mustard n' Onions' By Hal Horowitz “Are you ready to get down? C’mon and take it to the bridge. I feel good!” the great James Brown used to exhort to hi… Read More

Photo: Jimmy Katz Pat Metheny To Release New Album 'MoonDial' Legendary American guitarist, composer, improviser and 20-time Grammy winner Pat Metheny today releases the beloved Chick Corea… Read More

Review: Little Feat 'Sam’s Place' By Hal Horowitz Most people don’t associate Little Feat with the blues. But the West Coast band, who started in 1969, typically tapped into the… Read More

Jesse Dayton Drops New Single 'Angel In My Pocket' from his Shooter Jennings-produced 'Hard Way Blues' set to release May 31 Outlaw country/punk badass, songwriter, and guitar virtuoso Jesse… Read More

Photo: Christie Goodwin Joe Bonamassa Announces 2024 U.S. Fall Tour Dates Following the momentum from his U.S. Spring Tour and the ninth annual voyage of his Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea… Read More

Photo: Simone Cecchetti Tommy Emmanuel Releases New Video 'Bella Soave' Grammy® Award winner Tommy Emmanuel—acoustic guitarist extraordinaire, composer, and global touring artist… Read More

Photo: Graham Fielder Multi-Platinum Rockers Candlebox Announce 'A Little Longer Goodbye (Tour Edition)' Multi-platinum Seattle rockers Candlebox have at least one final act, after all. The… Read More

JJ Grey Releases Video for 'Seminole Wind' Today JJ Grey unveils the video for the song "Seminole Wind," the John Anderson-penned track from JJ Grey & Mofro's new album, Olustee. Release… Read More

Review: Anthony Geraci 'Tears In My Eyes' By Jim Hynes We should celebrate Anthony Geraci for his fierce dedication to the real deal blues. He’s absorbed the form and consistently adhe… Read More

Slide Guitar Virtuoso Troy Redfern Releases New Single 'Van Helsing' taken from his upcoming album 'Invocation' out May 17, 2024 A passionate, intense guitarist, Troy Redfern's slide guitar… Read More

Photo: Simon Green Gig Review: Dom Martin – Cranleigh Arts Centre, April 12, 2024 By Simon Green American audiences have yet to have the chance to really get a good look at Dom Martin… Read More

Photo: Nathan Zucker Black Country Communion Unleashes New Single 'Enlighten' Black Country Communion, the renowned rock supergroup featuring the talents of Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jas… Read More

Bones Owens Announces New Album 'Love Out Of Lemons' and shares new single Combining his country roots and 90s alternative nostalgia, Nashville-based Bones Owens has announced his new genre… Read More

The Rolling Stones Announce Opening Acts For 2024 'Hackney Diamonds' Tour Gary Clark Jr, Electric Mud, The Pretty Reckless, Joe Bonamassa, The Red Clay Strays, Tyler Childers, Ghost Hounds… Read More

Review: Anders Osborne “Picasso’s Villa” By Hal Horowitz Apparently you can take the man out of New Orleans, but you can’t take New Orleans out of the man. At least t… Read More

Seven-Time Blues Music Award-Winner Rory Block Honors Bob Dylan with 'Positively 4th Street' In the 1960s, Greenwich Village was at the epicenter of the burgeoning folk music boom that was h… Read More

Review: A.J. Fullerton 'Closer' By Hal Horowitz Colorado loves it some A.J. Fullerton. And he loves the state right back. While the blues-tinged/singer/songwriter isn’t a household nam… Read More

Photo: Jo Chattman Chris Smither Covers Tom Petty On 'Time To Move On' Folk/blues guitarist/songwriter Chris Smither has had his songs covered by everyone from Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harr… Read More

Deep Purple Announces New Album "=1" One of the most influential rock bands of all time Deep Purple releases new album ‘=1’, on July 19th via earMUSIC. The first single will be u… Read More

The Cold Stares Unveil 'Coming Home' Single and Video The Cold Stares, known for their electrifying blend of blues-rock, have just announced details of their highly anticipated seventh studi… Read More

Review: Rick Estrin and the Nightcats 'The Hits Keep Coming' By Hal Horowitz It has been five years since we last heard from sartorial frontman/harmonica master Rick Estrin and his longtime… Read More

Alastair Greene Announces New Studio Album 'Standing Out Loud', shares new single. Guitar virtuoso Alastair Greene has artfully managed a dynamic solo career while contributing to the music… Read More

Review: Mavis Staples 'Have A Little Faith' By Hal Horowitz It seems unimaginable. How could Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers’ iconic lead vocalist, find herself in the early 00s thin… Read More

FM Releases New Single and Video 'Don’t’ Need Another Heartache' In celebration of their 40th Anniversary (1984-2024), legendary British AOR rock band FM are proud to release &ld… Read More

Photo: Kirk West Allman Brothers Band Guitarist Dickey Betts Dies at 80 Forrest Richard “Dickey” Betts (December 12, 1943 - April 17, 2024) Allman Brothers Band guitarist, singe… Read More

Review: Big Wolf Band ‘Rebel’s Journey’ By Martine Ehrenclou With one of the coolest album covers of the decade, a beautiful 1967 black Mustang, complete with bullet holes… Read More

Eddie 9V Releases New Single 'Saratoga' Critically acclaimed American guitarist Eddie 9V is pleased to announce the release of his new single “Saratoga” on Friday April 26, 2024… Read More

Crossbone Skully Unleashes New Single 'Money, Sex Or God' Rising new rock outfit Crossbones Skully have released the thought-provoking new track, "Money, Sex, or God” today, May 10, vi… Read More

The Georgia Thunderbolts Announce New Album 'Rise Above It All' Share Single The Georgia Thunderbolts have announced their highly-anticipated sophomore album, 'Rise Above It All,' set for re… Read More

Toronzo Cannon Announces 'Shut Up And Play!' Tour Award-winning, world-beloved Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon has announced the first set of dates of his Shut Up & Play! concert tour. T… Read More

Collective Soul Kicks Off 30th Anniversary with New Single 'Mother's Love' from their forthcoming double album 'Here to Eternity' out May 17. Since launching a major label career in 1994, Co… Read More