Your Chicago Blues Festival must-see acts
Maybe it's because so many of the great blues performers have died, or maybe it's because the Chicago Blues Festival draws 500,000 people to Millennium Park no matter what happens,...
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Kenny G more than a 1-note wonder
Earlier this month, Nigerian bandleader Femi Kuti held a saxophone note (A, if you must know) for 46 minutes, 38 seconds — which was big news to Kenny G. According...
T.I. out there trying to make a difference
In the middle of a discussion of his long-awaited album, "The Dime Trap," rapper Tip "T.I." Harris lets loose a full-throated, gravelly laugh that lasts about 15 seconds. He had...
North Mississippi Allstars’ feet are still planted in the blues
The day Luther Dickinson stepped to the studio microphone to sing "Miss Maybelle," a blues song by his friend R.L. Burnside, he couldn't remember the third verse. So he Googled...
Laura Marling makes magic by flipping the script
Move to Los Angeles, Laura Marling advises. Then leave. "It opened up a whole ... weird world," says the British singer-songwriter, who has been touring the world since she started...
Vulfpeck makes funky magic out of a Beatles track
A few years ago, Jack Stratton was tinkering online, found an original clip of the Beatles' "Something" minus the vocals and set it to a clip of veteran session drummer...
The Wedding Present, still indie after all these years
After David Gedge received a mathematics degree from the University of Leeds in 1981, his parents naturally expected he might pursue a stable career in accounting or teaching. But he...
Jay Leno — that jaw, that voice — on the road again
Everything about a phone interview with Jay Leno is easy. He calls 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. He happily answers every question, even the tough ones about NBC...
Chicano Batman rocks, in addition to having the best name in rock
Three years ago, Carlos Arevalo sat down with his parents to declare he would no longer pursue a career in urban planning. Instead he would concentrate on his job as...
Sleaford Mods are less chaotic, more grown up
Not long ago, Jason Williamson of the Sleaford Mods told a reporter about attending a British scooter rally, as a 14-year-old, in which skinheads were trying to batter reggae pioneer...