While synths and new wave brought in the decade and glam metal closed it, there were still plenty of acts championing a blues rock sound and thriving in the 1980s. In looking back at the roots of rock ...

MS musicians are 2026 Grammy Award nominees. Jamal Roberts, Bobby Rush, Charlie Musselwhite, Hayley Williams get nods for rock, blues, Christian music ...

Muddy Waters got it right with his anthemic song, “The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll.” And few figures ever personified that evolutionary link as clearly as Big Joe Turner, the ...

Over the past few months, the live music industry has been dominated by the story of two British brothers laying down their arms to bring songs like “Wonderwall” back around the globe. Indeed, I ...

Paul Thorn, a Southern blues-rock musician, recently released a new album, “Life is Just a Vapor.” Thorn is touring in support of the album and will perform Friday at Mad Hatter Shows & Event Center ...