Mentorship has always been a huge part of learning how to play blues music. For Selwyn Birchwood, that inspiration and those ...

"I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)" opens with the sound of the instrument that connects Zydeco with other forms of music that originated in and around Louisiana: the accordion. It's followed by the ...

MO Fest — The Blue Note and Rose Music Hall's annual January music showcase — rambles on, with more acts from Columbia and around the state loosely grouped by style. After an opening weekend of ...

Austin revived both Blues Festival and Psych Fest this time three years ago – a tough feat from the jump in an oversaturated live market, and one made trickier each year as the shindigs’ distinct ...

What can warm a blues fan’s heart more than two full days of stellar blues? How about if those two full days can be enjoyed in air-conditioned comfort and not in the uncomfortable temps - and chance ...

Thornetta Davis, known as the “Queen of the Blues,” is scheduled to return to the stage in Lexington for a free outdoor concert that promises to blend blues, soul, rock and funk. The performance is ...

There have been a lot of words to describe good funk music. Dirty. Gritty. Grimy. When done right, funk should make your face scrunch up, your head nod and your body move in ways even you might not ...

George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic headline Austin Blues Fest with a multigenerational, high-energy set.

(ThyBlackMan.com) With a career spanning over seven decades, Bobby Rush stands as one of the most resilient and influential figures in American music. A master of blending blues, soul, and funk with ...