Elkin Roots Music Fest opens Thursday  Mount Airy News

ELKIN — The Seventh-Annual Elkin Roots Music Fest this year marks the event’s transition to a three-day music event. Opening Thursday and running …

Peter Frampton’s ‘All Blues’ Debuts No.1 On Billboard Blues Chart  uDiscover Music

The Peter Frampton celebrates a career milestone with his All Blues album debuting at No.1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.

Aretha Franklin, Count Basie, Booker T. Join the Blues Hall of Fame  Variety

Aretha Franklin, Count Basie and Booker T. & the MGs are the household names being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis in May.

Solange leans into her Houston roots on ‘When I Get Home’  Chron

Solange is paying tribute to where she’s from — Houston, to be exact — on “When I Get Home.” The singer and style icon dropped her fourth studio album at …

Art Hounds: Classical Hindustani music combines with blues and jazz in ‘Sangam Stories’  MPR News

Plus, young dancers perform to the music of Gaelynn Lea and a one-woman show looks at the life of Monica Lewinsky.

Lil Pump announces 2019 US tour dates  Consequence of Sound

Last week, Lil Pump unveiled his long-awaited sophomore album, Harverd Dropout. Now, the rapper has announced a 2019 spring tour with Lil Skies in support.

Taking Back Sunday expand 20th anniversary tour  Consequence of Sound

Taking Back Sunday have expanded their 20th anniversary North American tour. The new second leg of dates runs from mid-September through November and …

Reno Blues Society holds Mardi Gras Dance Party fundraiser for local music scholarships  KRNV My News 4

On Saturday, Feb. 23 from 7:30 p. m. until 11 p. m. , The Reno Blues Society (RBS) is hosting their Mardi Gras Dance Partyfundraiser for local music …

Free Music Friday: Frenchie’s Blues Destroyers  KBTX

Frenchie’s Blues Destroyers is a blues-rock duo playing two shows in the Brazos Valley this weekend.

Veterans of West Side Blues recall the music  Austin Weekly News

In Garfield Park, at the corner of Lake and Kenzie, four decades ago the spot was Ground Zero for the West Side’s most powerful blues music.