McQuaid explores a whole new world outside her traditionally acoustic domain to superb effect

Blues may be “America’s music,” and Bobby Rush certainly is our best ambassador since the death of B.B. King. Why then is this award never shown on TV? 

“This song and I have grown up together, and I feel as though I’ve
finally made it my own.”

2021 Samantha Fish International Cigar Box Guitar Festival Friday, March 19/Saturday, March 20; Taking Place From Chickie Wah Wah via Mandolin; Hosted by WWOZ-FM Music Director, Murf Reeves

‘Paper Airplanes’ is out today! Watch the video for the title track!

Unity In pandemic times: Bill Toms and Hard Rain craft socially distanced 10th album celebrating hope and faith. ‘Keep Movin’ On’ set for release April 30 via Terraplane.

ABS is proud to premiere the video for “These Words” from Zoe’s upcoming debut solo LP, ‘Waterlines,’ out March 26

On The Wings of the Wind is set for digital-only release on March 15th

The lion’s share of the album was written by candlelight and then, with the encouragement of 4X GRAMMY-winning producer Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White) recorded using the best technology available . . . in the 1950s.

” ‘Whatcha’ Gonna Do’ is about the cycles we go through with our life partners. Sometimes, you’re up. Other times you’re down. But they’re all just phases on the way to something better…or worse.” – Lisa St. Lou