Adia is a classically trained violinist turned an award-winning rock and blues improviser, who took to her balcony to perform for an unseen audience of neighbors

“I always drank to get a little run up before my performances to get in the zone with it and honestly, I get into that zone way better without drinking and that clarity is awesome.” – Ash Grunwald

“What’s gotta happen is people gotta change the law that you must treat a man right. We gotta find a way. Everybody knows what’s wrong, but nobody knows how to fix it.”

This globe-spanning chapter in his life took him out of his existing culture, climate, and comfort zone and in turn crystallized his approach to songwriting

Celebrating Delbert McClinton’s 80th birthday with an interview, originally published last year, on his latest studio album

Editorial note: Revisiting this interview with Ben Harper, originally published in 2018, to celebrate his birthday!

“All the energy we put into it is now out in the world, there for people to interpret in their own ways. There’s a beauty to that.”

Recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London, ‘Royal Tea’ features honorable nods to his British heroes Jeff Beck, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, and Cream

‘Uncivil War’ takes another step forward in moving the dial for blues in a more eclectic direction