Brooklyn, New York, has long been associated with indie, punk and jazz, but for the most part, blues has been overlooked. Thankfully, Brooklyn native Emanuel Casablanca didn’t get the memo. In fact, ...

Samantha Fish has risen to the upper echelons of the contemporary blues world. Aside from clinching the top spot on the Billboard Blues Albums chart in 2023 for Death Wish Blues, 2024 found her ...

Nominees for the blues world’s top honors have been announced. Presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation, the Blues Music Awards “honor the past year’s exceptional achievements in blues music ...

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When Ruthie Foster steps onto the stage, strap yourself in. Her shows are roller coasters that take you from the valleys of Son House to the peaks of Bob Marley, with dips and dives, twists and turns ...

My BMA ballot was a source of fun and sweet frustration as I found myself consistently torn between some great artists and albums nominated in these categories. It's a feeling I imagine I'll ...

Playing modern blues means striking a delicate balance between playing original and inventive music and paying homage to the genre’s storied past. What separates the greats from the rest is not so ...

St. Louis singer-songwriter Pokey LaFarge has been traveling the country since he left his home in Central Illinois during his teen years. From those humble beginnings, LaFarge has gone on to play the ...

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Dion, guitar great Robert Cray, roots music star Rhiannon Giddens and R&B ace Bobby Rush are among the wide array of artists nominated for the 2021 Blues Music Awards. Presented ...

Oakland artist Fantastic Negrito won his third Grammy Award on Sunday. He won for his latest outing — 2020’s “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?” — which topped offerings from the Ruthie Foster Big Band, G.