For 20 years, Nick Johnson, under his radio sobriquet of Dr. Nick, has charismatically and creatively brought the sounds of blues and soul, new and old, popular and obscure, to listeners via a trio of ...

Robert Finley is a 69-year-old North Louisiana bluesman with his star on the rise. The latest chapter in Finley's improbable career resurgence comes as he prepares to play the Grand Ole Opry Saturday ...

JJ Grey hasn’t released an album for nine years, and his recent record, “OLUSTEE,” is also his first self-produced album. On Jan. 31, he plays at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in support of the ...

UPDATE as of Fri 2/24/2023, 2 PM: This concert has been canceled. Cicero Blake’s career spans the trajectory of modern soul music from doo-wop to contemporary southern soul-blues. Blake was born in ...

Like so much rock ‘n’ roll from the earliest and most formative years, Southern rock took a little bit from here and a little bit from there. Not to be confused with its lighter-touched country rock ...

Larkin Poe plays Southern rock. No matter how expansive your definition of the genre is, the band covers it then transcends it. Led by sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell, Larkin Poe sometimes sounds ...

The Texas songwriter finds his groove in vulnerability on his third album, “Gold-Diggers Sound.” By Jon Pareles Tenacity is baked into Southern soul. It’s there in the grain and determination of the ...

The Southern Soul Explosion concert will feature a lineup of six renowned soul and R&B artists. The concert will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa on May 2. Tickets for the ...