Month: March 2017

Artists slated to be performing include headliners Buddy Guy and Bobby Rush. Also scheduled to appear are The Bo-Keys, Southern Avenue, and Vasti Jackson.

In our opinion, this is the some of the best music that Mayall has laid down in years. ‘Talk About That’ is exciting, varied, and satisfying, and will be viewed as a milestone work…

“If someone had ever told me that I had the slightest chance of winning the Nobel prize, I would have to think that I’d have about the same odds as standing on the moon.”

One of the premiere music festivals in the country, this event never disappoints and folks travel from all corners of the globe to attend, often making it a week long vacation and celebration.

This is the latest installment of our weekly series The Language of the Blues, in which author and rock musician…

“I knew Butch for a long time, and he was a friend of mine. It’s heartbreakingly sad man. He was the most dedicated musician I’ve ever seen. As far as the music, he wouldn’t compromise anything.”

Check out “All Around The World,” the second preview from their forthcoming and first-ever collaborative album ‘TajMo,’ due out May 5 on Concord.

Both Tom Morello, and Nathaniel Rateliff appear on album track “Big Boys,” which Douglas Brinkley calls, “a guitar player’s national anthem” in his notes.

Winning his first W. C. Handy Award (Blues Music Award) in 1981, Magic Slim & The Teardrops won “Best Blues Band of the Year,” no fewer than six times, garnering over 40 nominations in the first three decades of the awards’ existence.

‘Lonesome Highway’, is a true celebration of Billy Flynn’s 60th trip around the sun. Many of the songs were shared with Jimmy Dawkins before his tragic passing in 2013. He offered his advice, and Flynn truly honors his mentor with this one. Sure to be a Delmark classic!