Issue Articles — Bluesworthy
Blues With A Bullet
Bluesworthy: Blues With A Bullet
Mem Mocks S.U.V.s
After the disastrous, horrific, cataclysmic events of September 11, it seems we could all use a little music to soothe our savage breast. Not to mention some humor to lighten […]
The Trophy Life
The 22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards have come and gone, after much fanfare, and local artists have to be popping a few shirt-buttons with pride over the returns: this […]
Bobby Rush Convalesces
Life on the road is an amazingly difficult proposition; for every megastar who has his own bus with a DVD player and a bar, there are two or three thousand […]
Got Rice?
In the multi-cultural gumbo that is Jazz Fest, the blues are like rice; it’s never the main dish, but it’s present in absolutely everything. There’s no Blues Tent or Blues […]
The Handy Awards
Spring is here again, and a young man’s fancy turns lightly to one thing: the W.C. Handy Awards. (Okay, bear with me.) It’s the blues industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony, […]
