With elements of prog on her new album, guitarist/singer Chantel McGregor ishopeful people will see her in a different light ...

The Courant’s arts picks for May 18-24 include a blues challenge, a tribute to a guitar legend, a horror rocker and some ...

Bonnie Raitt is an American blues icon, one with a string of hugely successful albums, a shelf-full of Grammys and ...

In the late ‘70s, Hamilton native and international blues artist Richard Newell flew from England to Canada to record music ...

The birthplace of the Blues — and much of American music — lies in Mississippi’s northwest corner.

Local students are getting a unique opportunity to learn about the blues directly from musicians who visit their schools to ...

Dig deeper into the Delta blues with these documentaries about legendary musicians Robert Johnson, Charley Patton and Howlin' ...

One of the most popular blues and roots music artists performing today, acclaimed musician Tommy Castro with his band the Painkillers has been igniting audiences for more than 30 years. A 10-time ...

Hazeltine's first solo photography exhibition, "My Kind of Blues," opens May 17 at the Harold Stevens Gallery at WCUW 91.3 FM ...

Lenoir. This 1979 doc delves into the musicians of the area, their often DIY instruments and how farming and homesteading the land informed their songs. The renewed interested for blues musicians ...

Exploring the earliest origins of the blues, going back to its very first recordings, which emerged from the American South ...

Merle Haggard‘s observation was true in the 1970s, and it still resonates in 2025 in country music as the genre welcomes a new wave of blues-tinged artists. Valory released Preston Cooper‘s ...