NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to jazz musician Sherman Irby about his latest work, "Birth of the Blues," exploring the origin of the Blues and its continued influence across genres.

The gritty blues-rock anthem helped redefine the genre and still hits just as hard decades later.

Twelve years in, Drain still feels like a band in constant motion: high-energy, scrappy and improbably joyful.

At 81, Eric Clapton remains one of rock’s most influential guitar icons, with decades of music still sparking debate, ...

ST. LOUIS — The National Blues Museum is closing its doors Friday after nearly 10 years in downtown St. Louis, due to ongoing economic challenges and decline in visitors. The museum’s board of ...

The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas, who is second on the team with 33 points, will take a temporary leave of absence because of a personal matter. Blues president of hockey operations ...

On paper, writing a great guitar riff doesn’t appear to be difficult. Many classic riffs are simple to play. A few notes, a handful of chords, and the next thing you know, you’ve composed “Whole Lotta ...

NEWPORT, Ky. — Northern Kentucky distillery New Riff Distilling received an international honor this past week, earning a top award at the World Whiskies Awards. New Riff, located in Newport, was ...

Only a few of the excerpts include vocals, and even then, it’s limited to mostly ooh-ing or howling — although one of the links does feature the sound of frontman Dave Grohl repeatedly singing the ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

The Golden Knights added to the Blues' ongoing troubles Saturday night with an easy 4-1 win in St. Louis. Jeff Curry / Imagn Images ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues just aren’t a good hockey team. They ...