Grant Britt

Uncle Lucius ain't some avuncular relative who sits in the corner rocking and puffing on his pipe while he bounces the grandkids on his knee. This bunch of Austin thumpers and twangers had the scene tore up in those parts since their inception in 2002. A slew of

It's been a while since Kenny Wayne Shepherd was a child prodigy. In 1995, at age 18, Shepherd's debut, Ledbetter Heights, sold half a million copies, and the follow-up, 1997’s Trouble Is ..., earned him a Grammy nod. Now 46, Shepherd has a thick folio of

North Mississippi Allstars frontman Luther Dickinson isn't climbing any rural hills on his latest outing, Magic Music for Family Folk. It's billed as a kids album, but the content here is for children of all ages. It's a real family affair, with Dickinson'

For the last two decades, Eli “Paperboy” Reed has been screamin' like a lost soul trying to find his way home. The Brookline, Massachusetts, native started vocalizing like a '60s soul demon after moving to Clarksdale, Mississippi, shortly after his high school graduation, honing his craft in the

Ghalia Volt doesn't need any help getting her oomph on. For her latest, Shout Sister Shout!, she comes out roarin' and stompin'. The Belgian busker honed her craft on the streets of Brussels before coming to New Orleans, hooking up with locals Mama's Boys

In 1969, Lee Oskar went to war. But this one was not an armed conflict, but rather a war using words and music as ammunition against a system that fed young men into a shredder for political gains and ignored the basic rights of others. Former Animals lead singer Eric