As solo country artists continue to dominate the genre, in the last 12 months there has been a return of bands peppering the country charts. And while groups have long been a pillar of the genre, this ...

The Hawkesbury Country-Blues Festival was Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 at Place des Pionniers in downtown Hawkesbury ...

Although hailing from the U.K., the Rolling Stones’ music was deeply rooted in the American blues. The members bonded initially over their shared influences, which all came from thousands of miles ...

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 ...

Reno and Lake Tahoe have been a magnet for country music acts for decades, and the lineup of big-name performers and up-and-coming artists continues in that tradition to kick off the New Year. From ...

Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams Jr., and Stevie Ray Vaughan all made their guitars sing the blues. However, none of their careers would likely have existed without Lightnin’ Hopkins. Today, we’re ...

Connecting the threads of culture and music takes a full year of planning and a big dose of what folklorist Rachel Reynolds calls “magical pragmatism.” That force was hard at work as Reynolds planned ...

Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to the genres' very American, very long legacies. The all-powerful Beyoncé, with her latest album, "Cowboy Carter," has shined a sharp ...