For Marc Smirnoff, the magazine’s editor and publisher, certain aspects of music have always been special -- its uplifting nature, its intimacy, even its ability to “sweep down and take complete hold ...

From swampy blues to triple-guitar assaults, these 21 essential records define the soul, grit, and enduring legacy of the ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

On her debut album "Beyond The Bloodhounds," Adia Victoria Paul -- who performs as Adia Victoria -- addresses her complicated relationship to the American South. The South Carolina native adapts the ...

What happens when a Black American gospel singer raised in a devout Baptist family in Tennessee teams up with a White blues-soul guitarist raised in a devout Jewish family in Israel? For Memphis-born ...

"Southern Storytellers" celebrates Southern identity through the eyes of contemporary creators of literature, music, film and television, including authors Jesmyn Ward, Michael Twitty, Angie Thomas ...

Southern Illinoisans with a love and appreciation of blues music have plenty of cause to rejoice this weekend, as they can get their fill of the down and dirty Delta sounds Friday through Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Want to add more live music to your summer schedule? Tickets are on sale now for the 2025 Southern Indiana Blues Festival in Morgantown. Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Ally ...

Southern Avenue will perform a free concert at Fort Smith's Riverfront Park on May 1. The band's latest album, "Family," chronicles their journey from Israel to Memphis and their evolution into a ...

JJ Grey hasn’t released an album for nine years, and his recent record, “OLUSTEE,” is also his first self-produced album. On Jan. 31, he plays at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in support of the ...

The recording royalties investment firms says that the singer-songwriter will maintain creative control over his current music catalog, in "first of its kind partnership." Though the series is set in ...

Southern Avenue returns to the River Valley to kick off the Levitt Amp Fort Smith Music Series on May 1 with a free concert at the Riverfront Park. The Brooke White Band will open the event at 6 p.m., ...