Phantom Blues Band is the two time Grammy Award winning group internationally known for their work as TaJ Mahal’s backup band. Together and separately, these six men have contributed to Blues and Rock ...

One of the most acclaimed, versatile and adventurous American musicians to emerge in this century, Tyshawn Sorey is — at 42 — almost dizzyingly multifaceted. A 2017 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” ...

Taj Mahal's first livestream of his series will be a full electric set starring the Phantom Blues Band and special guest Jon Cleary! Quantifying Taj Mahal's musical significance is impossible but ...

Taj Mahal may be the worldliest musician the blues genre has ever produced. His life has been a 50 year journey to take the blues to every corner of the world while absorbing different cultures into ...

Following the announcement that the Waterfront Blues Festival will return to Waterfront Park during Fourth of July weekend, the festival has announced its lineup of performers. The roster includes the ...

The Phantom Blues Band, a group that features hometown bluesman Mike Finnigan, will perform at the Cotillion, 11120 W. Kellogg, on Friday. Finnigan got his musical start on the Wichita club scene in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Returning to its home at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, the 2022 Waterfront Blues Fest will bring the blues, soul, funk and R&B back to downtown Portland for four days beginning ...

The blues in Camarillo? Really? Trying to head south on the 101 at 4 o’clock? Too crowded at In-N-Out? Yeah, there’s that, and this: The 12th annual Ventura County Blues Festival is a happening all ...

He also recorded some records with his Hula Blues Band that delve into Hawaiian roots music with a dash of blues. Mahal has remained active mainly as a touring act through the new century, and through ...

Blues Deluxe is a regular column comprised of pithy takes on recent blues and roots-music releases of note, spotlighting titles in those genres that might otherwise go unnoticed under the cultural ...