On March 7, the Aldous Collins Band headlines Brighton Music Hall, with opening acts including Weymouth’s Jay Psaros, Sam Chase and Third Left.

The modern electric guitar was forever transformed by iconic country guitarists in the 1950s, some of whom helped usher in rock and roll.

Mike Mattison & Trash Magic make it all sound easy on Turn A Midnight Corner. A uniformly excellent explorative statement in contemporary blues, this Landslide Records effort is the flashpoint of ...

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Troubadour Concerts present an evening of soulful spirituals and classics by Walter Parks & the Unlawful Assembly and the raw ...

With “traditional” blues as their foundation, some artists and educators working to introduce the music to the next ...

D.K. Harrell, a rising blues artist from Louisiana, sees blues as a language of protest and truth. In an exclusive interview ...

Portland-based John Craigie has forged a unique place in contemporary folk music blending introspective songwriting with ...

Chicago blues great Billy Branch says a concert in Grant Park got him hooked on the music many decades ago. His latest album is “The Blues is My Biography.” ...

Full Moon on Progress Street series 2 follows on from the first series (available on BBC Sounds), taking a close look at key ...

"We actually grew up with our dads and learned from them, played with them." ...

Guitarist Brooks Mason, aka Eddie Nine Volt, combines blues, soul and Southern rock. The band’s latest release is 2024’s “Saratoga.” The Atlanta-based group headlines a show at Tipitina’s before ...