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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paul Thorn, a Southern blues-rock musician, recently released a new album, “Life is Just a Vapor.” Thorn is touring in support of the album and will perform Friday at Mad Hatter Shows & Event Center ...

MACON, Ga. — A local festival brought the rhythm and soul of blues music back to Macon on Saturday, giving people a chance to kick back and take in the Southern tradition. Dozens gathered on the lawn ...

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 ...

Memphis-based vocalist Karen Wolfe got her start in the mid-90s singing backup for her sister-in-law, the late Denise LaSalle. Encouraged by LaSalle to go out on her own, she released her debut album, ...

Jacksonville’s Southern rock upstarts JJ Grey & Mofro are hitting the road for a clutch of Florida shows in February and will play Orlando as part of that jaunt. The band just returned from a swing of ...

In the world of good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll, Pittsburgh’s Ghost Hounds stand out from the pack with a new spin on the traditional approach of classic rock. On their new album, First Last Time, the band ...

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

Indiana-bred John Mellencamp has found a new home in the Mississippi Delta, musically at least. The Grammy-winning rocker's new album is a salute to the down-and-dirty Southern blues that gave birth ...