The Moody Blues attain peak psychedelic whimsy on In Search Of The Lost Chord

A disarmingly trippy delight that had the band hoisting their freak flag into the warm psychedelic breeze of the times. LSD ...
Good Black News

MUSIC MONDAY: “The Crossroads: A Blues Halloween Playlist” (LISTEN)

As any of you that enjoy my Music Monday playlist knows, I love me some Halloween. This is at least the fifth All-Hallows Eve collection I’ve done for Good Black News. The cinematic juggernaut that is ...
BroadwayWorld

The Blues Room Brings Live Blues, Soul & Jazz To Downtown New Bedford

A new wave of live music is flowing through downtown New Bedford. THE BLUES ROOM, presented by Poly-Groove Records, Bento's ...
Louder

"The 'lost chord' they were searching for may have been a power chord": The Moody Blues attain peak psychedelic whimsy on In Search Of The Lost Chord

A disarmingly trippy delight that had the band hoisting their freak flag into the warm psychedelic breeze of the times. LSD ...

Blues festival in Macon celebrates music and arts revival

MACON, Ga. — A local festival brought the rhythm and soul of blues music back to Macon on Saturday, giving people a chance to ...
Chicago Reader

Chicagoan James Weir swaps indie rock for chill jazz with Blue Earth Sound

While his previous bands were rooted in the raw, fiery rock and postpunk James Weir loved as a teen, his new project, Blue Earth Sound, draws on the diverse music he discovered as he developed his ear ...
Glen And Friends Cooking on MSN

Why the “Budget Blues” might be the most underrated blender drink in history

The 1951 Budget Blues is a nostalgic blender cocktail that captures the charm of postwar nightlife. Served “after dark,” it’s ...
Tennessean

Morgan Freeman brings the blues to Nashville Symphony. How to get tickets

Morgan Freeman and Eric Meier created the "Symphonic Blues Experience" to celebrate blues music with an orchestra. The show will take place on September 26 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center with the ...
Daily Herald

‘Born in blues’: Mud Morganfield hits Hey Nonny on the heels of his new album

Mud Morganfield has never felt any pressure following in the Chicago blues tradition of his famous father, Muddy Waters. The music just couldn’t be denied. Morganfield was compelled. “I tell people, I ...
wqad

Mississippi Valley Blues Festival returns to Davenport after funding struggles

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Blues are back at LeClaire Park in Davenport for the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. The festival was canceled last year after rainouts in 2022 and 2023 left the Mississippi ...
Rolling Stone

‘Kingfish’ Has a Plan to Make Sure Blues Artists Don’t Get Ripped Off

Along with the millions of people who’ve seen it, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram liked what he saw and heard in Sinners, this year’s left-field blues-and-vampires flick. It helped that he was also in it: ...
Charleston City Paper

Cray to bring 50 years of blues to Music Hall stage

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Grammy award-winning Robert Cray will play at Charleston Music Hall Sept. 16 | Courtesy Turner ...