Brooklyn, New York, has long been associated with indie, punk and jazz, but for the most part, blues has been overlooked. Thankfully, Brooklyn native Emanuel Casablanca didn’t get the memo. In fact, ...

Mid-South artists Mr. Sipp, Eden Brent and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards on May 8. The 46th edition of the BMA honors — staged by the ...

Guitarist Selwyn Birchwood said he felt like calling his music blues wasn’t specific enough, so he invented the description of “electric swamp funkin’ blues” instead. “I think if you just say blues it ...

Young Mississippi blues stars Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Mr. Sipp and veteran artist Bobby Rush are among the top acts nominated for the 2024 Blues Music Awards. This week, the Memphis-based ...

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers might be more of a contemporary blues band with their original songs, but Castro really wanted to make an album that channeled his influences like Buddy Guy, B.B. King ...

NOT HARD TO LOVE: Building upon a solid foundation of the blues, for his upcoming third studio album, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram boldly moves beyond the form. Photo by Jen Rosenstein At age 26, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A 1997 graduate of Millikin University is up for a major award. Mary Lemanski contributed to a now GRAMMY-nominated contemporary blues album. The 2025 GRAMMY Awards will be ...

It’s refreshing to have someone like blues guitarist/singer Christone “Kingfish” Ingram come to our area and entertain what will likely be a sold-out audience of blues lovers, starved for the music ...

Long Beach is getting a bit of the blues this summer, and that’s a good thing for fans of the musical genre. With a lineup of more than 20 acts, the New Blues Festival is taking place at Shoreline ...

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