Grant Britt

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

Selwyn Birchwood's latest release wouldn't meet with approval from the Florida chamber of commerce. “Florida Man,” from the Orlando, Florida, native's latest, Exorcist, features many Florida denizens who apparently have more than a viewing familiarity with the TV show COPS. They’re Sunshine State

If you want a heaping plate full of twang, let Sara Petite be your server. With her original roots planted in a tulip farm in Sumner, Washington, the self-proclaimed rhubarb pie capitol of the world, Petite developed a taste for the outlaw country side of life. That allows her to

In February of last year, seven members of the Grammy-nominated Mardi Gras Indian funk band Cha Wa strutted away to pursue a second line in another direction. Citing “irreconcilable internal differences," the new aggregation, headed by former Cha Wa lead singer Joseph Boudreaux Jr., calls itself The Rumble. “The