Blues

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  Listen to Nadjiwan's Sweeping, Awe-Struck New Album 'The Great Sea'

  PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2023

  The Great Sea — Nadjiwan's full-length followup to his 2022 covers EP Resurgence — is here, just in time for its sweeping tides to carry yo...

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  Kara Jackson Asks the Big Questions on 'Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?'

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2023

  The first song recorded by Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues, is 1923's "Downhearted Blues." It starts with Smith pining after unrequi...

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  Jim Gordon, Storied Session Drummer Convicted of Murdering His Mother, Dies at 77

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2023

  Jim Gordon — the storied American session player and drummer of Eric Clapton's blues rock supergroup Derek and the Dominos, who was diagnos...

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  Tinariwen Team with Daniel Lanois for New Album 'Amatssou'

  PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023

  Tinariwen have lifted the curtain on a new album with contributions from Daniel Lanois. The collective will share Amatssou on May 19 via We...

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  Matt Andersen & the Big Bottle of Joy Share New Album

  PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2023

  Matt Andersen has cracked open his big bottle of joy. Titled after his band, his latest record, The Big Bottle of Joy, is out today via Son...

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  Kara Jackson Announces Debut Album, Shares New Song "pawnshop"

  PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2023

  Chicago-based singer-songwriter and former National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson has announced Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Lov...

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  Mendelson Joe, Canadian Singer-Songwriter, Visual Artist and Activist, Dies at 78

  PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2023

  Mendelson Joe — the Canadian singer-songwriter, visual artist, and activist who was a fixture of Toronto's arts community for over four dec...

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  Matt Andersen Uncorks 'The Big Bottle of Joy' on New Album, Announces Canadian Tour

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2023

  Matt Andersen has lifted the curtain on a new album. The New Brunswick singer-songwriter will share The Big Bottle of Joy on March 10 via S...