Discover how multi-instrumentalist Kenny Neal preserves and modernizes the Baton Rouge legacy, blending raw harmonica phrasing with the heavy, slow-burn pocket of traditional Louisiana swamp blues.
The Tyranny of the Cover Song The blues-rock tradition is built on a fascinating paradox. It relies on a deeply established, finite vocabulary of scales, chord progressions, and rhythmic shuffles,…
To truly understand the sonic possibilities of the acoustic guitar, one must look past the conventional boundaries of standard tuning and academic fingerpicking. For over five decades, French-Algerian guitarist Pierre…
Smokey Hogg was the commercial king of post-war country blues, famous for his loose relationship with music theory and his infectious, foot-stomping grooves. Rejecting rigid 12-bar structures in favor of instinctual, erratic rhythms and sharp staccato fills, Hogg delivered a masterclass in pure emotional honesty. His prolific catalog remains a vital blueprint of beautiful imperfection for roots guitarists worldwide.
Thorbjørn Risager is the roaring, deep-voiced engine driving the modern European blues revival. By pairing an aggressive, fingerstyle electric guitar attack with a massive, 7-piece horn-driven band, Risager delivers a masterclass in dynamic rhythm and big-band pocke
While the Delta blues is often celebrated as a historical relic preserved on scratchy vinyl, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes" stands as a living, breathing defiance against time. Operating out of the…
Mississippi Fred McDowell is the definitive voice of North Mississippi Hill Country blues. Rejecting the commercial polish of his era, McDowell used a raw bottleneck slide and an ironclad thumb-thump rhythm to create a hypnotic, trance-like groove
There was a time when buying a budget instrument meant entering a game of gear roulette. A couple of decades ago, shopping at the lower end of the price spectrum…
Keeping your guitar in tune is honestly one of the most important habits you can build, and the good news is that in 2026 there are more easy, accessible options than ever before.
Whether you just unboxed your first guitar or you've been playing for a few months, getting in tune is the first step to actually sounding good. But here's the thing: walk into any music store or browse online, and you'll find a dozen different types of tuners staring back at you.