North Jersey Blues Society

Between them, singing guitarist “Big Frank” Mirra and harmonicat Mike Smith deliver straight-up blues as if rock-n-roll never existed.

Needless to say, holy house-wrecking hollers are in no short supply. Brace yourself. As well as anyone else within earshot.

Horns naturally gravitate to Mitch Woods. Evidently, saxophones can pick up the scent of a real good time.

Time has come for the great to be all the greater. And for those two poor guitars to take even more of a licking.

Sooner or later, everyone returns home to the blues. Sam’s Place is Little Feat’s homecoming.

Yes, even Duke Robillard has the proverbial “lost” album. Wait, correction: Had a lost album.

Sorry, you cannot sit this one out. Simply not possible. No way.

The blues has its share of personal pits of inner torment. In 1937, for instance, Robert Johnson thrashed inside “Hell Hound on My Trail.”

West Georgia Blues could just as well live as a black stack of shellac 78s. Its sepia-tinted performances are that heroically old-school.

It is but one song. A standalone single. A gem just unearthed on a dusty hard drive. Yet “Peace in My Time” carries the weight of the world

Only an hour was needed. And the crowd went wild.

Toast. ‘Have a nice day’ is toast, along with smiley faces and rainbows. Deflated, each and every one.

I think you know why we are gathered here: A new Fabulous Thunderbirds record just dropped.

You see, as under-the-radar legends go, the Staples Jr. Singers are secretly famous. And Searching is not your typical anything.

Live at the Hollywood Bowl—With Orchestra ranks, hands down, as some of the most absolutely majestic misery you’ll ever experience.

In the heart of Ireland lies a musical powerhouse by the name of Grainne Duffy - a guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose melodies echo...

The Allman Brothers Band was mothballed, yet again. So, Dickey Betts had plenty of time—and energy—on his hands that November of 1988.

As juke-joint gladiators go, Roosevelt “Booba” Barnes held his own. More than that, actually—having held sway over Greenville, Mississippi.

Yes, that Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy. The same one most universally recognized as the lead guitarist of Jake and Elwood Blues' band.

Now if you hadn’t yet met Curtis Salgado, it may help to know he carries quite the backstory. Ever heard of the Blues Brothers?