This is the latest from The Bluesmobile’s C.C. Rider, who spends her life venerating the founding fathers of the blues. She’s walked the…

Over the course of his adult life, Ivankovich has witnessed the violence and heartbreak the streets have inflicted upon vast numbers of families in his beloved city of Chicago.

Instrumenthead The Book is raising funds, and you should see this awesome portrait series with incredible musicians and their instruments!

Maybe you’ve heard ‘bout Bessie Smith. Empress of the Blues. Powerhouse in music history. One of the greatest voices of all time. But she wasn’t the only Smith out there. The blues as we know it started with a Smith. And it wasn’t Bessie…

This is by far one of the best records he has gifted his fans with, and the growth he shows here in writing and playing is phenomenal.

“I pull the blues out of him, and he pulls the jazz out of me. Bnois knows so much about jazz it’s amazing. Bnois fires me up …”

Bridging the Blues continues!! This time, we finally crossed the state line into Arkansas, but more Bridging events in Tennessee and Mississippi couldn’t keep us for long. King Biscuit is finally here!

Welcome to our weekly series The Language of the Blues, in which author and rock musician Debra Devi explores the…

Super Chikan and Bobby Rush ended the day with an intimate duo show and storytelling session, but not before stopping by Po Monkey’s! Also a Blues Trail Marker unveiled and the International Blues Symposium!

Get the first song of Walter Trout’s new album Battle Scars, “bristling energy, unflagging virtuosity”, chronicling his horrific battle with (and ultimate triumph over) liver failure.