Brooklyn, New York, has long been associated with indie, punk and jazz, but for the most part, blues has been overlooked. Thankfully, Brooklyn native Emanuel Casablanca didn’t get the memo. In fact, ...

The blues genre has never been totally obsolete. However, in the ever-changing music industry, the genre has seemingly taken a back seat in favor of other types of music. It’s a shame, but it is ...

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2' is getting re-released as part of Blue Note Records’ Classic Vinyl series.

When Ruthie Foster steps onto the stage, strap yourself in. Her shows are roller coasters that take you from the valleys of Son House to the peaks of Bob Marley, with dips and dives, twists and turns ...

Boston bluesmeisters GA-20 (Pat Faherty, Tim Carman, and Matt Stubbs) will perform on Friday, January 6, at the University of Houston Clear Lake's Bayou Theater in support of their new album Crackdown ...

Matthew Stubbs, the longtime guitarist for blues legend Charlie Musselwhite and founder of blues-rock trio GA-20, seemed destined to make his mark on the genre. He fell in love with the music when he ...

Since relocating to New York from his native South Los Angeles in 2007, the multifaceted blues performer Jerron Paxton has been ever more in demand, rising from street busker to much-noticed and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few figures in American music loom as large as Muddy Waters. A transformative force in the evolution of modern blues, Waters bridged the acoustic traditions of the Mississippi Delta ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The Blues genre started developing in the late 1860s by ...

Music has shaped cultures and communities throughout the world and has been passed down through generations to keep histories alive. It can amplify one’s attitudes and motivate change, which makes it ...

In addition to being one of the oldest American music genres, the blues is also the very foundation of rock ‘n’ roll. Without them, bands such as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and truly any other ...