Alabama songwriter Early James embraces jagged, moaning blues on his upcoming third album Medium Raw. Ahead of its Jan. 10 release, the guitarist drops a music video for the track “Tinfoil Hat” that ...

The man and his style were rooted in the Mississippi Delta blues. A pianist, singer, trumpet player, and songwriter who fused jazz and blues with profound lyrics, Mose Allison was a major influence on ...

That’s the mantra of blues rocking trio GA-20. With a few well-received albums in their catalog and enough road miles on their van for a dozen other acts, these guys are serious about taking electric ...

And right in the middle of it all, Harlem Renaissance music was changing the way the world listened. But most people only ...

“It’s weird, I come back to Austin and there’s murals of me,” Gary Clark Jr. tells the American-Statesman over a late lunch on South Congress at Joanne’s. We’re discussing his legacy: Prodigious ...

Those who complain that they don’t make blues today like they used to, haven’t heard GA-20. This Boston based trio with the unique lineup of two guitars (Pat Faherty and Matthew Stubbs), drums (Tim ...

In the early days of the Black Keys, circa The Big Come Up and Thickfreakness, their name was rarely uttered without mention of R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. That strain of trance-inducing, ...

Mississippi and Mid-South artists Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Eden Brent were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 7. The 47th edition of the BMA honors — presented by the ...