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Mississippi Heat bandleader Pierre Lacocque gives a nod to his maternal grandmother and his wife on the band's new album "Madeleine."
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Ahead of the Black Dirt Music Festival in Bloomington this weekend, Chris Vos of the Record Company digs into his story growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm.
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Tommy Castro and the Painkillers will play songs from their new blues opera and other favorites Friday night at The Stable Music Hall & Lounge in Bloomington.
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Touring musician Andrew "Blaze" Thomas believes musicians must adapt to downtime the pandemic has forced upon them.The Bloomington-based drummer who tours…
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Listen at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, for an hourlong special dedicated to Delta Frank, our legendary blues host. Listen on 89.1 FM or stream at…
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Springfield native Mary Jo Curry and her band are receiving much critical acclaim and airplay for their sophomore blues album "Front Porch." It’s an…
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Any blues musician will tell you that everyone gets the blues. But for the past few months, that line has changed to “nearly everyone now has the…
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Releasing a new album during the coronavirus pandemic has a silver lining for the bluesy Peoria roots-rock trio Hoosier Daddy.Cindy Youngren and Dave…
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Blues guitarist and singer/songwriter Ana Popovic said she mentally worked to overcome doubt when she crashed the male-dominated blues scene two decades…
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Acclaimed 37-year-old bluesman Brandon Santini has an award-winning new album and is edging into a newer sound.The North Carolina native said that…