Often overlooked in favor of its electric sibling, acoustic blues has seen a strong upswing in interest in recent years. One of the prime movers in the genre, Georgia’s Jontavious Willis, has just ...

Veteran blues musician Tinsley Ellis takes on new territory and strips down, delving into the acoustic blues traditions of Delta legends like Son House and Skip James.

When people talk about playing slide, the conversation often progresses on to open tunings, heavier strings, and a high action. It’s true that these can make things easier and, in some cases such as ...

The Acoustic Blues Guitar Method Complete by Lou Manzi is a compilation of the previously released Beginning Acoustic Blues Guitar Method, Intermediate Acoustic Blues Guitar Method, and Mastering ...

Dutch/New Zealand trio MY BABY are bringing their unique sound back to New Zealand with an intimate Acoustic Blues Club Tour in early 2025. Known for their genre-defying blend of roots, funk-driven ...

Telarc Blues has established two cutting edge series, employing all of their house stars and then some. Telarc International has slowly and quietly been populating its jazz and blues rosters with some ...

Eric Clapton called Sonny Landreth the most underestimated guitarist on the planet and probably the most advanced, lauded for his slide guitar and picking techniques alike. The King of Slydeco has ...

“The title is obviously a nod to the blues, which ended up becoming the framework of this entire record,” states singer-guitarist Jay Farrar about Son Volt‘s adventurous new album Notes of Blue. “Over ...

The Ellensburg Music Festival is going to serve up another helping of that Southern-based blues at the end of July, bringing in Alabama-born and Southern-raised, Brett Benton for the two day festival ...

It’s easy, but incorrect, to peg Louisiana guitarist Eric Johanson as simply a blues rocker. His influences are more wide-ranging than just blues and rock, a fact made clear by two pandemic solo ...