The irrepressible Mr Nichols pays tribute to the flatted 5th, and explores the myriad ways that he uses it in his playing ...

where subtle hints of twang come between traditional blues riffs. Despite being on stage leading a band or playing solo, Buster is a lifer. “You just keep trucking at it. The music business is a ...

The Jets enter as heavy favorites, as expected for the league’s best team this season. But the Blues’ chances should not be discounted — not after the sensational run they went on over the ...

“Flaco, as an accordionist, he plays blues riffs with a little bit of rockabilly,” Baca said. Vaughan chuckles at being called an elder statesman of the blues. But how else to describe the ...

when he formed powerhouse trio ZZ Top—just check out the band’s filthy Texas blues riffs on “Backdoor Love Affair” (from their 1971 debut, ZZ Top’s First Album) or their 1975 live cover ...

The opening title track busts out of the traps with a sour-toned desert blues riff from Adams over pattering frame drum syncopations from Durante. “I got beads,” sings Adams, “I got oil/I ...

But they’re all fairly blues guitar influenced; syncopated rock-blues riffs, 12/8 gospel, swing-shuffle, country-rock and walking bass. Treat each example as the beginning of your studies.

He even has an album called Introvertigo. Yet in talking to him his inner energy drives his talking as surely as his blues riffs drive his music. Where did his love for the blues come from?

Doors for all River & Blues Fest shows are at 6:30 PM with the DJ starting at 7 PM and the main act on at 7:30 PM. You can RSVP and get more info at the links above. Hurray for the Riff Raff’s ...

“‘Killing Floor’ is one of my favorite Howlin’ Wolf songs, but also one of the iconic blues riffs that turned me on as a young guitar player,” Slash says. “I’ve always wanted to ...

Speaking of the LP's lead single, Slash said in a statement: "'Killing Floor' is one of my favorite Howlin' Wolf songs, but also one of the iconic blues riffs that turned me on as a young guitar ...