Blues News

The new-look Grammy gala's sole blues prize went to Tedeschi-Trucks Band's album "Revelator". Arhoolie Records was honored.

I suppose it's true, happily true, that Robert deMaine is "old news in Ann Arbor," as he wrote in a recent e-mail. The town knows him as the superb principal cellist of the Detroit Symphony ... There'll be more than just music at Mr.

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt perform onstage at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb.

Malcolm J. "Mac" Rebennack grew up in New Orleans' 3rd Ward, served as a Carnival court page as a child and later won a talent show at Jesuit High School, which he dropped out of to concentrate on music.

The pros are joined by students during the "Blues in the Schools" program at Pioneer High School in Woodland.

"It will be something respectful. It's not gonna be a full-blown tribute; to me that seems like it's too early, it's too fresh... [It will be] appropriate to Whitney's memory." And Ehrlich reveals there are some subtle changes to the overall prizegiving to make sure that "the tone is right". Houston died on Saturday afternoon at the Beverly Hilton ... (more)

The Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach has admitted that it used to "piss" him off that his band weren't bigger.

Bonnie Raittphoto by Matt Mindlin The great blues-rocker Bonnie Raitt will play Hill Auditorium on May 25 in a pre-season concert presented by the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, according to an announcement today.

Phaylinx, a heavy metal-influenced band from Nordonia and St. Ignatius high schools, took home top honors in Saturday's 16th annual Tri-C High School Rock Off at the House of Blues.

David Gogo is in the running for Best Blues Album of the Year from the Juno Awards for his album Soul Bender, part of which was recorded at his home in Nanaimo.

Some musicians will protest outside the Grammys at Staples Center on Sunday over the Recording Academy's elimination and consolidation of some award categories.

Shout! Factory will release B.B. King: Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2011 as a CD, DVD, Blu-ray and download on March 20.

By Azera Rahman, Agra, Feb 11 : Valentine's Day is round the corner and Agra's tourist police are on alert.

For some, it conjures thoughts of bloated egos battling for creative control. For others, it brings to mind flash-in-the-pan projects that lacked a lasting impact.

Indianapolis has come a long way, what with the Super Bowl glory, and one method to plot its progress is to summon the term "Naptown." And use it pejoratively, as Reuters did: "Indy out to shed 'Naptown' image with Super Bowl." And as the Huffington Post did more recently: "Super Bowl 2012 erases Indianapolis image as 'Naptown.' " But there's a ... (more)

No need to sing the blues this weekend. Let Dan Stevens and the Fiery Band do it for you Saturday at the Westport Public Library.

As blues singer Mel Waiters says, "the smaller the club, the bigger the party." He was proved right last time he played New Orleans, at the 2011 Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival ; it was shoulder-to-shoulder spilling over into Camp Street for fans who crowded into the tiny corner of Lafayette Square Waiters was allotted for his closing set, and ... (more)

One of the two new Tom Jones tracks that were produced by ex- White Stripes frontman Jack White has made its way to the Internet.

Sierra Madre's Caf 322 offers a great place to celebrate romance on any night, but Tuesday you can show your love in a foot-stomping way when Rob Rio and The Revolvers fire up the dance floor.

He was born March 27, 1915, in Turkey Scratch, Ark., a farming hamlet about 20 miles west of the Mississippi River.