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B.B. King

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Incoming: Lucero, B.B. King, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Sebadoh, Keith Sweat

    Who wasn't twisted over Keith Sweat circa 1996?​There's no formal way of choosing which artist to write about for any given week's incoming shows. I usually just pick the one that jumps out at me and makes me harken back to the days when MTV actually played videos -- good videos. That's why K ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

    Eric Clapton Is God, but Steve Winwood Is Not

    Who wasn't twisted over Keith Sweat circa 1996?​There's no formal way of choosing which artist to write about for any given week's incoming shows. I usually just pick the one that jumps out at me and makes me harken back to the days when MTV actually played videos -- good videos. That's why K ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 4, 2009

    Summer Guide: Coppolla, Mann, Allen, and Tarantino Bring the Summer Flicks

    Who wasn't twisted over Keith Sweat circa 1996?​There's no formal way of choosing which artist to write about for any given week's incoming shows. I usually just pick the one that jumps out at me and makes me harken back to the days when MTV actually played videos -- good videos. That's why K ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    Good Ol' Mr. Wilson

    Who wasn't twisted over Keith Sweat circa 1996?​There's no formal way of choosing which artist to write about for any given week's incoming shows. I usually just pick the one that jumps out at me and makes me harken back to the days when MTV actually played videos -- good videos. That's why K ... More >>

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    Hollywood Heartthrob: How a Lucky Break and a Lot of Cash Made the Band

    Who wasn't twisted over Keith Sweat circa 1996?​There's no formal way of choosing which artist to write about for any given week's incoming shows. I usually just pick the one that jumps out at me and makes me harken back to the days when MTV actually played videos -- good videos. That's why K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2008

    Future Shock: Lyle Lovett, Melissa Etheridge, and more

    Who wasn't twisted over Keith Sweat circa 1996?​There's no formal way of choosing which artist to write about for any given week's incoming shows. I usually just pick the one that jumps out at me and makes me harken back to the days when MTV actually played videos -- good videos. That's why K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2008

    Getting Bizzy: Former Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singer set to release new album on Phoenix-based label

    Who wasn't twisted over Keith Sweat circa 1996?​There's no formal way of choosing which artist to write about for any given week's incoming shows. I usually just pick the one that jumps out at me and makes me harken back to the days when MTV actually played videos -- good videos. That's why K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2008

    For New Model Army leader Justin Sullivan, punk’s not dead as long as it keeps evolving.

    Who wasn't twisted over Keith Sweat circa 1996?​There's no formal way of choosing which artist to write about for any given week's incoming shows. I usually just pick the one that jumps out at me and makes me harken back to the days when MTV actually played videos -- good videos. That's why K ... More >>

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Chico and the Fan

    A legendary drummer should go out with a bang

  • Music

    September 28, 2006

    Prodigal Son

    Jonny Lang dumps drugs and finds Jesus

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Willie Nelson

    This close

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2005

    Reel to Real

    Screen gems at AWTC

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Reality Check

    Deborah and Carlos Santana get personal

  • Music

    September 11, 2003

    I'm Eighteen!

    He's legal and he's legitimate. Blues prodigy J.D. Simo tells you how he's changed since 13.

  • Music

    August 28, 2003

    Jimmy Smith

    The man about jazz comes to town

  • Music

    April 17, 2003

    Spotlight Blues

    Hans Olson gets his due after a 30-plus-year odyssey

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Great Persuader

    After 40 years of street-corner symphonies, Jerry Lawson learns to sing with a band

  • Music

    December 13, 2001

    An Ax to Find

    Rehearsal-room burglary leaves two bands short of at least $12,000 worth of equipment

  • Music

    May 10, 2001

    Henry Gray

    Henry Gray Plays Chicago Blues (Hightone)

  • Music

    April 12, 2001

    Show Business

    TV-3's NewShow is overhauled, and local music gets the boot

  • Music

    April 5, 2001

    Blues Valentine

    After nearly three decades, the fateful desert meeting between Tom Waits and John Hammond is fully realized with the release of Wicked Grin

  • Music

    February 1, 2001

    Alive and Kicking

    Despite being entombed in the recent PBS series, Gumbo shows why jazz is very much alive and well with a fine batch of new releases

  • Music

    November 9, 2000

    Teenage Lobotomy

    Dee Dee Ramone doesn't wanna be sedated anymore

  • Music

    October 12, 2000

    Shotgun Franny

    Local blues diva gets some Texas-size love from the Red-Headed Stranger

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Cosmic Stew

    Gumbo finds some eerie connections in the latest jazz, blues and heritage releases

  • Music

    May 11, 2000

    Native Blues

    Indigenous joins the tribe of rock 'n' roll

  • Music

    February 10, 2000

    Oil Man

    After 40 years, Delta legend Big Jack Johnson continues to dig into the heart of the blues

  • Music

    February 10, 2000

    Pop Whiz

    Roscoe Taylor is a star in my book

  • Music

    May 27, 1999

    Mojo Working

    Local R&B pioneer Henry "Mojo" Thompson battles back from a devastating string of operations

  • Calendar

    May 20, 1999

    Chico Is the Man

    Local R&B pioneer Henry "Mojo" Thompson battles back from a devastating string of operations

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    Letters

    Fromthe Week of May 13, 1999

  • Calendar

    February 25, 1999

    Good Ol' Mr. Wilson

    Fromthe Week of May 13, 1999

  • Music

    November 26, 1998

    Mose's Better Blues

    A trip to Long Island reveals an Allison wonderland

  • Music

    August 20, 1998

    Armistice Day

    Franco Gagliano and the Beat Angels lay down their arms and get down to business

  • Music

    June 18, 1998

    Mambo King

    After half a century of percussive brilliance, Tito Puente still wants the moon and stars

  • Film

    February 12, 1998

    Harmonica Convergence

    Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

  • Calendar

    November 20, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

  • Calendar

    September 25, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    Tune-packed Blues Brothers 2000 is a wail of a sequel

  • Music

    July 24, 1997

    Something Borrowed

    Can the Valley's most spectacular blues guitarist forge his own style?

  • Music

    May 8, 1997

    Back in the Game

    Chicago soul singer Syl Johnson is reborn with a little help from the homeboys

  • Film

    March 27, 1997

    Box Tops

    Twenty-three years in the making, Ali documentary is a knockout

  • Calendar

    August 8, 1996

    Pic Hits for the week

    Twenty-three years in the making, Ali documentary is a knockout

  • Calendar

    October 26, 1995

    Pic Hits for the week

    Twenty-three years in the making, Ali documentary is a knockout

  • Music

    October 12, 1995

    Recordings

    Twenty-three years in the making, Ali documentary is a knockout

  • Music

    April 6, 1994

    COMPACTED DISCSIT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH AGAIN

    Twenty-three years in the making, Ali documentary is a knockout

  • Music

    April 28, 1993

    BLUES BLOODED JOE LOUIS WALKER IS READY TO EMERGE FROM THE SHADOW OF ROBERT CRAY

    Twenty-three years in the making, Ali documentary is a knockout

  • Music

    March 17, 1993

    THE BLUES DRUTHERSSPURNED BY MAJOR LABELS, THE POWERFUL PALADINS FLOURISH ONSTAGE

    Twenty-three years in the making, Ali documentary is a knockout

  • Music

    May 6, 1992

    IT'S NOT EASY (BEING WHITE)BUT MOSE ALLISON HAS MADE A CAREER OF IT

    Twenty-three years in the making, Ali documentary is a knockout

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