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Muddy Waters

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    May 1, 2012

    Like The Black Keys? Dig Their Musical Roots

    What a wonder prime time slots at Coachella two years in a row will do for you. Everything's coming up Milhouse for The Black Keys these days. The blues/indie/garage group played a sold-out show at Mesa Amphitheatre last year and will return to a much larger venue in October. Thanks to the succes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Nils Lofgren on Old School, Clarence Clemons, The E Street Band, and New Hips

    ​What were you doing at 17? Chances are it wasn't half as rock 'n' roll as Nils Lofgren. At that tender age, he was playing on Neil Young's seminal record, After the Gold Rush, plopped down at a piano, which he had never spent much time playing, but where his experience on the accordion came i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    Jimmie Vaughan's Got No Blues At All

    ​What were you doing at 17? Chances are it wasn't half as rock 'n' roll as Nils Lofgren. At that tender age, he was playing on Neil Young's seminal record, After the Gold Rush, plopped down at a piano, which he had never spent much time playing, but where his experience on the accordion came i ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    Rory Block

    ​What were you doing at 17? Chances are it wasn't half as rock 'n' roll as Nils Lofgren. At that tender age, he was playing on Neil Young's seminal record, After the Gold Rush, plopped down at a piano, which he had never spent much time playing, but where his experience on the accordion came i ... More >>

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Chico and the Fan

    A legendary drummer should go out with a bang

  • Music

    November 30, 2006

    Buddy Guy

    Can't Quit the Blues
    (Sony)

  • Music

    June 1, 2006

    Bring On the Backlash

    Stirring up hype and spiting the haters

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2005

    Full Nelson

    Willie performs 50 years' worth of music at Celebrity Theatre

  • Music

    October 14, 2004

    Everybody loves Chico

    A Chicago legend gives Phoenix the blues.

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2004

    Spanish Rise

    Zarzuela sings for Spain

  • 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

    April 17, 2003

    Spotlight Blues

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

  • Music

    March 13, 2003

    Smilin' Blues

    It may not fit the genre, but Bob Corritore may be the jolliest blues advocate you'll ever meet

  • Music

    January 9, 2003

    Stumbler Party

    Slobberbone may just be the best bar band in America. They have the 'hacks' to prove it.

  • Music

    August 22, 2002

    The Power of Tri

    Mexico City's El Tri gives its all to the fans — literally

  • Music

    February 21, 2002

    Blowing Rufus' Mind

    A roundup of the latest batch of eclectica that fell through the cracks

  • 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 8, 2001

    Brother, Dear Brother

    Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley haunts the Coen Brothers' latest opus and carries on his family's rich musical legacy

  • Music

    October 5, 2000

    Bacharach Bonanza

    What the World Needs Now...

  • Music

    June 29, 2000

    Fourth Coming

    Gumbo celebrates Independence Day and Satchmo's birth with the latest in jazz, blues and heritage

  • Music

    May 18, 2000

    Smooth Operators

    Haikus and lows abound in this month's jazz and heritage releases

  • Music

    March 30, 2000

    Master of the Universe

    Mix Master Mike wants you to know how the tables turn

  • Music

    March 9, 2000

    Paul Revere and the Raiders

    >Midnight Ride
    Goin' to Memphis
    Hard 'N' Heavy (with marshmallow)
    Alias Pink Puzz
    (Sundazed)

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2000

    Shades of Gray

    >Midnight Ride
    Goin' to Memphis
    Hard 'N' Heavy (with marshmallow)
    Alias Pink Puzz
    (Sundazed)

  • Music

    October 21, 1999

    War in Peace

    Skip Spence made one brilliant album, then spent the next 30 years dying in obscurity. Now, a new tribute album is giving him life again.

  • Calendar

    September 30, 1999

    Dance on Washington

    Skip Spence made one brilliant album, then spent the next 30 years dying in obscurity. Now, a new tribute album is giving him life again.

  • Music

    September 9, 1999

    Living the Blues

    Local blues crusader Bob Corritore turns his boyhood dreams into reality

  • Music

    June 24, 1999

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    Rhythm Room honcho Bob Corritore inks a deal with roots-music heavyweight Hightone Records

  • Music

    June 17, 1999

    Dolls House

    Sylvain Sylvain pays tribute to three fallen former bandmates on his new album

  • Calendar

    May 20, 1999

    Chico Is the Man

    Sylvain Sylvain pays tribute to three fallen former bandmates on his new album

  • Calendar

    January 28, 1999

    Mississippi Homegrown

    The Fat Possum Label Showcase with R.L. Burnside

  • Music

    January 21, 1999

    Universal Greed

    Seagram's merger invites a look into how the suits took record labels away from the true music enthusiasts

  • Music

    August 20, 1998

    Whiskey River

    R.L. Burnside's passion for alcohol is matched only by his command of rawboned Delta blues

  • Music

    May 14, 1998

    Chamber Mates

    Corky Siegel links the ethereal majesty of chamber music with the grit of the blues

  • Music

    January 8, 1998

    Earl of Strat

    After two decades of sterling fretwork, Ronnie Earl emerges as a rising star of the blues

  • Calendar

    August 28, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    After two decades of sterling fretwork, Ronnie Earl emerges as a rising star of the blues

  • Calendar

    July 3, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    After two decades of sterling fretwork, Ronnie Earl emerges as a rising star of the blues

  • Calendar

    May 8, 1997

    Calendar for the week

    After two decades of sterling fretwork, Ronnie Earl emerges as a rising star of the blues

  • Music

    February 20, 1997

    Road Warrior

    Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

  • Calendar

    January 16, 1997

    Pic Hits for the week

    Inveterate rocker Sleepy LaBeef says rockabilly begins in church

  • Music

    September 19, 1996

    Good Old Oy

    Twenty-eight years later, Randy Newman is still America's last great grumpy songwriter

  • Calendar

    June 20, 1996

    Pic Hits for the week

    Twenty-eight years later, Randy Newman is still America's last great grumpy songwriter

  • Calendar

    May 9, 1996

    Pic Hits for the week

    Twenty-eight years later, Randy Newman is still America's last great grumpy songwriter

  • Music

    April 4, 1996

    Devil Music

    Twenty-eight years later, Randy Newman is still America's last great grumpy songwriter

  • Music

    October 5, 1995

    HARD-KNOCK MANLOCAL LEGEND HANS OLSON IS A MASTER OF THE BLUES--BUT WILL HE EVER GET CONTROL OF HIS DESTINY?

    Twenty-eight years later, Randy Newman is still America's last great grumpy songwriter

  • Music

    July 28, 1994

    LOGAN'S RUN

    HE'S SPENT HIS LIFE MAKING MUSIC FOR FUN. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO BECOME THE NEXT EVERYTHING.

  • Music

    May 18, 1994

    BLUES BYTHER BOOKBLUESMAN SMITH ON VIOLENCE, LIFE AND MUSIC

    HE'S SPENT HIS LIFE MAKING MUSIC FOR FUN. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO BECOME THE NEXT EVERYTHING.

  • Music

    September 8, 1993

    ARIZONA'S MR. MICROPHONEBLUES HARPISTS ARE BLOWN AWAY BY JOE HARLESS' HARMONICA MIKE

    HE'S SPENT HIS LIFE MAKING MUSIC FOR FUN. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO BECOME THE NEXT EVERYTHING.

  • Music

    December 30, 1992

    THE BEST OF NINETEEN NINETY TUNE

    HE'S SPENT HIS LIFE MAKING MUSIC FOR FUN. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO BECOME THE NEXT EVERYTHING.

  • Music

    September 16, 1992

    A FIRST LISTEN

    HE'S SPENT HIS LIFE MAKING MUSIC FOR FUN. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO BECOME THE NEXT EVERYTHING.

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