Jazz Fest closed out with sets by Steve Earle, Jackie Venson, George Porter Jr. and Gregg Stafford’s Young Tuxedo Brass Band ...

Brett Milano, John Radanovich, John Wirt and Michael Allen Zell reviews from Jazz Fest Day 7, Saturday, May 2, 2026. Saturday ...

From Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters to Jimi Hendrix, here are three paths you might take if you want to start a blues band.

Saturday at Jazz Fest was, as it so often is when a major headliner plays, all about choices. You could have spent the day ...

Jeffrey Taylor, a former Milwaukee-area educator and founding member of the Altered Five Blues Band, has died at age 64.

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 ...

Southern Soul is in the midst of a revival, thanks to TikTok and other social media platforms. Midlands artists are behind ...

The octogenarian roots master and national treasure, Taj Mahal, is still going strong. He has a 22-date tour planned for the ...

The new Twin Cities PBS documentary “Wild West Bank Sound” explores how Cedar-Riverside, otherwise known as the West Bank in ...

From Redman and Method Man's "How High" to Bob Marley's "Kaya" to Afroman's "Because I Got High," here are all the best weed ...

Dionne Warwick, Dr. Dre and Patti Smith were honored as icons, culminating in an all-star finale led by Springsteen.

The Austin Blues Festival returns to Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on April 25th–26th as a two-day celebration of music ...