“Anything that Leo Kottke ever recorded is one of my top 12 solos. Ah, man, he’s [ whistles ]. He’s very tough and unique, ...

The guitar icon reflects on the records that changed his life, including Steely Dan’s pioneering “yacht rock“ debut ...

A Bunch of Stuff” is an art installation by Johnny Depp currently on display at Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo.

Tonight on the Night Train, we mark birthdays of Latin Jazz giant Eddie Palmieri, pianist and composer Barry Harris, and hard ...

Blues guitarist and soulful songsmith Joanne Shaw Taylor started her journey in guitar as a teenager in Britain – quickly moving on from classical guitar roots to her lifelong love of blues. Here she ...

There are songs I love so much that I try to limit how much I listen to them. Trying to preserve some sacredness in how they connect with me. But regardless of how often I’ve heard them, they never ...

Eight years ago today, a songwriter and author who was instrumental in the formation of modern Americana died.

Ozark Blues Society kicks off 2026 with its annual Bound for Beale fundraiser to send regional hopefuls to the final rounds ...

The late, great Fela Kuti is known as the "Black President" for his role as both a musical and a political leader. Now he has become the first African artist to get this Grammy honor.

Aerosmith star Joe Perry says it’s still a thrill for him to make records the old-fashioned way – which is how it happened when another of his bands, the supergroup Hollywood Vampires, cut their ...

The power and importance of Horses, the seminal debut of punk-poet Patti Smith, still lingers five decades after its release.

The stage at Jolene’s, the Dolly Parton–themed honky-tonk on East Fourth Street, is somewhat unconventional. A balcony that ...