The holidays always seem to slow the live music scene to a trickle, but The Siren in Morro Bay keeps the beat flowing. The Industry kicks the week off on Friday, Jan. 2 (7:30 to 10:30 p.m.; ...

Ozark Blues Society kicks off 2026 with its annual Bound for Beale fundraiser to send regional hopefuls to the final rounds ...

Dylan called Mike Bloomfield “the best guitar player I ever heard.” But his intensity and brilliance obscured a deep-seated discomfort with success ...

A blues-influenced guitarist, he built a lasting career, particularly in Europe, with soft-rock ballads like “Driving Home ...

Indeed, “Buddy did far more than just hold his own,” Clapton said in 2005 when he and King inducted Guy into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “There he was, standing alongside the masters of his craft, ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

A new meta-analysis finds that listening to soothing, slow-tempo music can meaningfully enhance sleep quality in older adults, though researchers warn the evidence is still limited and highly variable ...

What’s not to like about T-Bone Walker? His suave lines act as balm for the soul, his roasted-chestnut voice makes your heart melt. He invented a hybrid blues style that linked street corner to class ...

A collaboration between a blues duo and a powwow drum group came together with ease thanks to commonalities between the two genres, says one of the artists behind it. Get Your Feathers Ready drops ...

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A multi-center randomized controlled trial with critically ill adults aged 50 years and older admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) found that twice-daily slow-tempo music (60 to 80 beats per minute ...

The Philadelphia Blues Society hosted its first annual blues festival at Temple University’s Ambler Campus on Oct. 11. The daylong event featured performances by local, national and internationally ...