In their first generation, NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet) was a rollicking fusion of rock, jazz, blues and contemporary pop that was known for their energetic and dynamic live shows. They had (and to an extent still have) a cult following and their music featured on soundtracks for many movies...
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With his debut album From the Ground Up, John Fullbright made a distinctly southern foray onto the scene. Sprouted from influences like Townes van Zandt and tinged with blues and gospel sentiments, the album is filled with religion, regret, and cynical wit....
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Chicago native Ramsey Lewis has been wowing audiences since the age of 15 when he began playing piano for the jazz band The Cleffs. Now 76, the bona-fide living legend has 3 Grammy Awards, 7 gold records, 3 honorary doctorates, and carried the Olympic torch for the 2002 Salt Lake...
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Austin’s Crooks boasts a whiskey-soaked sound that recalls ‘70s outlaw country. They first grabbed NPR’s attention with the song called “My First” which...
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Originally hailing from Greenville, South Carolina, Nikki Lane headed out west as fast as she could. After working a few random jobs and playing just two promising shows, Lane left it all for a corporate job offer in New...
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Rebecca Gates' musical resume is pretty impressive. She's recorded four full length albums (three as the leader of The Spinanes and one solo), toured internationally, and appeared on recordings with a smattering of big names in music including Willie Nelson and...
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Singer/songwriter Jamie Scott and producer TommyD make up the duo Graffiti6, a London based indie pop act. The pair come from very different sides of the music business, with Scott playing indie folk rock and TommyD producing for artists like Kanye West,...
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Based in London, The Duke Spirit has been seen as a melding of influences ranging from alternative guitar bands such as The Jesus and Mary Chain and...
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It's a lot easier to compare Girl in a Coma to a tornado or a hurricane than it is to compare them to any other band. Simply put: Girl in a Coma is unstoppable. The San Antonio trio deals in raw power, a lot of which can be attributed to singer Nina Diaz's...
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When Sarah Jaffe made her debut as an artist, she was decidedly in the folky, singer-songwriter-y camp. And that wasn’t a bad camp to be in, from there her vocal talents and st…...
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Since his first album as a bandleader in 1999, jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran has been considered one of the most innovative and skilled individuals in the business. Some have even gone so far as to call him "the future of jazz." But Moran hasn't always...
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Austin musician Glenn Fukunaga is probably the city's most well-known bass player. He's played on recordings and in live shows with some of the best artists in Texas in addition to legends like Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, and Robert Plant....
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Brooklyn based soul artist Lee Fields is a soul artist in the truest sense. Today, it's easy to throw something in the music industry and have it land on an artist or band that plays "soul/______ fusion." That is not the case with Lee Fields. Lee...
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Welsh musician and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger is best known by the moniker he uses for his solo work, World Party, a project he kicked off in 1986, after a year-long stint with The Waterboys. When you've been playing music as long as he has, it...
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