Bend kirtan group brings Indian music, chanting to Roots  Bend Bulletin

Nappy Roots band launches new IPA beer, filming reality show  11Alive.com WXIA

Whitfield to open Belleville Roots Music Fall Series  Wicked Local

Birmingham artist immortalizes jazz and blues musicians through needlepoint portraits  WIAT – CBS42.com

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Fiber art portraits of legendary jazz musicians adorn the walls and furniture of Leanna Lesley’s home in East Birmingham.

Musical roots run deep in Nashville — the city that dominates the PBS series ‘Country Music’  The Dallas Morning News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jay McDowell is a nerd, he’s quick to point out. The head nerd, in fact, of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Or at least …

Little-known Chicago blues-rock wizard Zach Prather has found his crowd in Europe  Chicago Reader

Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been …

Sugaray Rayford finds his way to the blues  Connect Savannah.com

Blues music’s most famous ‘woman’ sells for $280,000  WJTV

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A guitar given to B.B. King for his 80th birthday has sold for $280000 at an auction of items from the blues legend’s estate. Julien’s …

Harold Mabern, Jazz Pianist With a Lush Sound, Dies at 83  The New York Times

Harold Mabern, a pianist, composer, recording artist and teacher whose richly harmonic, soul-inflected style made him a sought-after bandmate for some of …

Virginia Chili, Blues and Brews Festival set to make Waynesboro history  Staunton News Leader

WAYNESBORO — Last year, organizers of the Virginia Chili, Blues and Brews Festival sent over 30,000 cups and spoons directly to the landfill. This Saturday …