Laura Chavez spent years as “the supportive role,” the foil to whatever was out in front. With ‘My Voice,’ the Blues Music Award-winning guitarist steps forward with an instrumental album that brings the groove, energy, and dynamics she has always brought to others.
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Happy Birthday to the unparalleled Buddy Guy!
The veteran engineer behind Mystery Street Recording discusses the art of serving the song, the importance of honest performances, and capturing the feeling behind Brant Buckley’s Chicago Bears anthem.
The Spit Cup and the Jukes frontman discusses discovering Junior Kimbrough’s music at 45, studying with Robert Kimbrough, and preserving one of blues’ rarest living traditions.
The classical pianist and host of NPR’s Amplify discusses The Declaration Project, its inspiration, and ‘Hold These Truths,’ her new album.
A childhood encounter with Alan Lomax films and Junior Kimbrough records sparked a lifelong obsession. The Black Keys frontman discusses his enduring devotion to North Mississippi Hill Country blues, why the genre remains his musical home, and the records that became the foundation of the band’s sound.
“I’m against anything that diminishes our humanity.” The blues artist reflects on his new album, as well as liberation, redemption, and gratitude.
The Claudettes’ songwriter and pianist on Rachel Williams’ transformative arrival, collaboration, and finding the heart of their new album.
On ‘Making Moves,’ Danni Nicholls turns a stretch of self-doubt, relocation, and upheaval into songs about rebuilding trust in her voice, her writing, and herself.
“We Got Our Own Book. We Got Our Own Tree.” The Hill Country guitarist discusses musical inheritance, the stories that forged him, and why no tradition survives by standing still.