The namesake of the tube amplifier is the vacuum tube, a small but important component that controls the flow of…

Another highlight on “Handmade Music” was Lance’s version of “Traveling Riverside Blues”. Obviously this Robert Johnson song has been done a time or two before but not quite like this! Lance makes it his own and does a fantastic job in the process!

If you’re a fan of the mighty Johnny Winter, you’ll love this! The prolific bluesman has a Kickstarter campaign for a documentary promising good blues, good music, good stories, compelling characters & good filmmaking!

Johnny Winter Band, Edgar Winter Band, Rick Derringer, Leslie West of Mountain, and Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown to play “Rock N’ Blues Fest” in West Plains, NY

How did this fabulous effect that gives a musician the sound of a giant concert hall become available even when crammed into an enclosure of plywood, wires and knobs no bigger than a lunchbox?

Bluesman Jerry “Boogie” McCain, who’s long-term career gained him international acclaim as a prolific singer/songwriter and blues harmonica player, died Wednesday in his hometown of Gadsden, Alabama.

This active vocal volcano with a heart is an amazing live performance, and the smaller the venue the better. Be prepared to be swallowed up in vocal lava!

Some long standing private feelings between the family of past entity of Chess Records and the owners of what has become Blues Heaven Foundation have boiled into the public light.

To lighten the day, we’ve dug this classic gem back up out of the vault. This is an old Heineken commercial from 1992 where a delta bluesman can’t quite seem to find his groove, until he gets some “inspiration”!

(SPRINGFIELD, MO) – Organizers of the 2nd Annual Stomp the Blues out of Homelessness Festival announced the exciting lineup and date for the second incantation of a budding festival.