Soulman Eddie 9V must have lived many past lives before this one. Otherwise, there’s no way Brooks Mason’s alter ego could have built up as much soul in such a short time. The voices that speak through him belong […]
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It might not show up on astrology maps, but there’s a solar system out there with Dolly Parton’s name on it. Everybody knows who the star is, but who is drawn into her orbit, family-wise, has been a bit […]
Eric Bibb is an old smoothie. Since his debut with ’72’s Ain’t It Grand, Bibb’s flight path has been a swooping glide that has him soaring aloft with mellow, folky ruminations on the state of the world and his place […]
When Ronnie Baker Brooks says that blues is in his DNA, it’s not an idle claim or a marketing ploy. His Grammy-nominated and Blues Hall of Famer dad Lonnie schooled him in the Chicago blues tradition. Lonnie took him on […]
Randall Bramblett is a dreamcatcher of sorts. He captures images from the airy vaults where they recline, waiting to be downloaded by sensitive souls like him. Of course, translating them into a musical format requires some shapeshifting, so he blends […]
Pair up guitarists JD Simo and Luther Dickinson, and you can expect some sludge to get splashed around. The mix of Simo’s Chicago-by-way-of-Nashville licks and Dickinson’s hill country fuzz whip up a muddy cauldron of stickyfoot stomp. The selections reflect […]
Shemekia Copeland has never had a problem making herself heard. She fully inhabits any venue she appears in, live or on record. Her instrument is as awe-inspiring as a pipe organ, her vocals delivered with such intensity that you can […]
Like a raucous dance party spiked with plenty of red-hot crawfish and ice-cold beer, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters bring a taste of Louisiana to any venue they visit. Carrying on the tradition upheld by dad Alton Rubin, […]
Jontavious Willis doesn’t just play the blues, he inhabits that space so thoroughly that there’s not much room for anybody else. The Greenville, Georgia, native got a career jumpstart in 2015 at the age of 19 when Taj Mahal invited […]
It’s a gathering of royalty, but you won’t find this bunch up on thrones. With juke joints as the dream team Memphis Royal Brothers’ palaces, stages are about as elevated as they get. But the music takes it higher, to […]
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