Grant Britt

Black Keys guitarist-vocalist Dan Auerbach is a blues curator. But unlike collectors and disseminators of obscure folk and blues like the Lomaxes, who recorded artists in their native habitats, Auerbach summoned his finds to Nashville to record with him for Tell Everybody: 21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye

After traipsing all over the countryside hanging around out-of-the-way juke joints and knocking on doors trying to run down obscure local or regional performers and record them, most field recording collectors want to share their findings with the general public. The father-son team of John and Alan Lomax, who scoured

A legion of Chicago blues ghosts are back for a resurrection of their sounds by a modern-day bluesologist. It may not be their material showcased here, but it feels so authentic you keep thinking that perhaps it’s just obscure cuts from legends like James Cotton, Little Walter, Buddy Guy,

Shinyribs looks like it'd be a band as much fun to be in as it is to listen to. If you were the frontman, you'd get to wear a hooded cape that not only glows in the dark but flashes different colors like a lit-up Christmas

Listening to Tracy Nelson sing is like being inside a pipe organ. Her magnificent instrument makes your whole body vibrate. It's churchy as all get out, but there's plenty of sinner loose in there as well. Whether looking out of smeared, fly-specked honky-tonk windows or through