The blues is back in town. Not that it hasn’t been around, with Charlie Musselwhite, Guy Clark Jr. and a regular flow of Santa Barbara–based blues acts keeping various flames alive in recent weeks.

Sometimes, the blues muse does her bidding here, both in terms of the homegrown blues scene and shows ushered through our local venues through various parties. And the crowds show up, in numbers and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Vintage blues is all about character and personality. The great guitarists ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...