North Mississippi Allstars

Storyteller, songwriter, and road-blazing troubadour Cory Branan is about to unleash his new album for Bloodshot Records called MUTT. Read More

Luther Dickinson celebrated the arrival of May by releasing three albums in a single day, and none of them had anything to do with his band the North Mississippi Allstars, his duo side project with his brother Cody or his role as lead guitarist in the Black Crowes. Read More

Musicians always talk about how the spirituality of music can convey feelings impossible to express in words. Read More

A defining characteristic of folk music is the malleable durability of the repertoire—songs passed down from generation to generation, re-tooled, rewritten and revised, the tales retold to reflect the teller. Read More

Louisiana guitarist Tab Benoit led the winners Thursday evening at the 33rd annual Blues Music Awards at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. Read More

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The South Memphis String Band is one of those musical happy accidents that give roots music fans a taste of real old-time music. Read More

As in life, time seems to fly by at the Beale Street Music Festival. Read More

Even though she's lived and worked in Memphis since 1999, singer-songwriter-actress Amy LaVere isn't tied down to one place or, for that matter, one career. Read More

When most folks think contemporary Christian music, they run. Read More