The shuffle is a popular rhythmic feel used in various styles of music, especially blues. I play a lot of blues-based music in my live sets, and a fair amount of those tunes feature a shuffle feel, ...

Meade “Lux” Lewis didn’t just record a blues—he conjured a rolling landscape of rhythm and motion. Cut in 1928, “Honky Tonk Train Blues” demanded a great deal of the pianist: relentless drive, ...

Boogie-woogie is back in the spotlight as acclaimed pianist Henri Herbert returns to Hawai‘i for a one-night-only performance. After a sold-out debut in 2021, Henri is set to light up the stage at ...

Every bit a blues chameleon, Kim Wilson records and preforms under his own name as well as with the Fabulous Thunderbirds—the Austin-based band he helped found four decades ago. This CD consists ...

Musicians Joe Bourne and Arthur Migliazza will be joined by special guest Tom Walbank from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the Abounding Grace Sanctuary, 2450 S. Kolb Road. The trio will provide an evening of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two decades ago, two college dropouts from Akron, Ohio, recorded a rock album together and sent it to a tiny label in Los Angeles. But then came the hard part: Dan ...

Blues boogie masters ZZ Top will rock the Joint on Friday, inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. The original trio of Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar), Joseph "Dusty" Hill (vocals, bass and ...

The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival returns this year after a hiatus due to post-pandemic financial challenges. Founded by local musician Craig Brenner, the festival aims to introduce ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two decades ago, two college dropouts from Akron, Ohio, recorded a rock album together and sent it to a tiny label in Los Angeles. But then came the hard part: Dan Auerbach and ...

Dan Auerbach, left, and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys pose in Nashville, Tenn., on April 20, 2022, to promote their 11th studio record “Dropout Boogie." (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE, Tenn.