Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

B.B. King, the King of the Blues, would have turned 100 on Sept. 16. Most Americans know his name, his primacy among blues legends, and the singular identity of his beloved hollow-body Gibson guitar ...

Ladies and gentlemen, we have blue smoke over Nerdville: Joe Bonamassa has officially announced a new studio album. It’s titled Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, it is out on 6 October, and the blues guitar ...

Nothing says “I’m hurtin'” like the wail of a mournful guitar. It’s a sound that melts the heart and pierces the soul. While the blues saw a resurgence in the ’80s and ’90s, it’s fallen off the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The master of acoustic blues talks about his innovative new album, and how he stays creative ...