My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of ...

The influence of R&B, jump blues and jazz artists are heard on the debut album of Jad Tariq, a Memphis guitarist-vocalist and ...

“In the car, my dad would ... sound new again on debut album Tariq started his professional life early, playing his first gigs as a 12-year-old. “I was playing [covers] in bars around ...

In America’s country music capital, a new generation is stepping out from the shadows of its beloved honky-tonks. Meet the trailblazing female rappers singing ‘Music City’ a different song.

“In the car, my dad would play lot of Arabic ... type of room that the musicians are in.” The album — which mixes a batch of ebullient Tariq originals (including first single “Flapjack”) with covers ...

“In the car, my dad would ... musicians are in.” The album — which mixes a batch of ebullient Tariq originals (including first single “Flapjack”) with covers of songs by Walker, King ...