Review: Shemekia Copeland, ‘Outskirts Of Love’
The blues singer continues to resist genre constraints while tackling big issues and sounds. The resulting album speaks to the times in bold, rabble-rousing ways.
Tag: Blues
Review: Gary Clark Jr., ‘The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim’
Cool and in control, Clark can shed his voice’s earthier timbre and slide into a dreamy falsetto at will. That makes for a striking contrast with his turbulent guitar attack.
Carter Barron And Fort Dupont Announce 2015 Summer Concert Schedules
Two popular summer concert series kick off this week in D.C., with Carter Barron Amphitheatre and Fort Dupont Park hosting their first…
B.B. King, Legendary Blues Guitarist, Dies At 89
The great bluesman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and toured relentlessly his whole life, wringing peerless emotion out of every note he played.
Remembering Jessie Kittrell, The ‘Doctor’ Of Blues At New Vegas Lounge
Last week, hundreds gathered on the campus of Gallaudet University to remember the life of a beloved local doctor. But Jessie…