Grant Britt

They call themselves The Dip, but their sound is more like an immersion, a baptism of soul. The seven-piece Seattle group got their name from the barbecue sauce they concocted for their backyard cookouts and sell at shows. But when they crank up, it’s a soul throwdown in the

Back in the day, he was a white soul prince with a top ten hit that still gets airplay on the classic oldies wavelengths. Today, Lee Michaels is a shrimp mogul, proprietor of Killer Shrimp, a sprawling 5,000-square-foot restaurant in Marina Del Rey Harbor that serves as the anchor

For the last five years, Winston-Salem, North Carolina's Luxuriant Sedans have been cruising Piedmont highways with their brash brand of bombastic blues rock. This time out, they decided to whomp you upside the head with a more serious hard-core blues collection than on their previous efforts, Born Certified

John Hiatt always sounds like he's on the verge of hysteria, discovering some hidden truth invisible to the rest of us. With his distinctive voice that hovers between a wildcat yowl and a sinner's moan, he illuminates his characters in a way few are able to

If you're looking for a swamp thing, Tony Joe White is your go-to man. For the last 50 years, White has been thrashing around in the muck, regaling us with tales of swamp denizens he has been acquainted with. 1968's “Polk Salad Annie” introduced the world