Any list of seminal 1960s electric blues albums is incomplete without Albert King’s Born Under a Bad Sign positioned near the top. The Indianola, Mississippi-born “King of the Blues Guitar,” who cut his professional teeth as a resident of the St. Louis suburb of Lovejoy, Ill., cemented his legacy with his Stax Records debut album.

The annual "Brothers' Midnight Concert Series" continues Saturday, March 9 when Flannel Church hits the stage at Lucille's Grill, located inside the B.B. King Blues Club, at midnight following the Allman Brothers concert at the Beacon Theatre.Flannel Church debuted in January 2012 when a few former Col. Bruce Hampton proteges (led by tenured Pharaoh Gummit drummer Duane Trucks) completed their rite of passage with Bruce and started their own band in Atlanta, GA.

Coming off their biggest year yet, the NYC-based rock/fusion band TAUK announces today they will make their triumphant return to the Summer Camp Music Festival lineup. The 13th annual festival will take place on Memorial Day Weekend, Mar 24-26, 2013 in Chillicothe, Illinois. Thrilled to join such an incredible lineup, TAUK's bassist Charlie Dolan commented, "Were pumped to make it back to Summer Camp this year!

Who doesn’t appreciate a great Christmas song?A well-crafted Christmas song is akin to a present to the world from the artist who created it.

On the heels of two headlining sets at AURA Music & Arts Festival, The Heavy Pets have announced an East Coast Spring 2013 tour hitting Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Illinois, Ohio, Vermont, New York, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Complete list of dates below.

Magic Slim, a revered and towering figure in the field of traditional Chicago blues, died today in a Philadelphia hospital at the age of 75. Born Morris Holt in Torrance, Mississippi in 1937, the guitarist performer, bandleader, and recording artist went on to enjoy a career that launched him to national and international recognition and acclaim.Slim was one of the foremost practitioners of the raw, gut-bucket, back alley blues associated with the postwar Chicago blues sound.

For the past decade, electronic rock group Lotus has been building a loyal fan base with their ever-changing blend of jam, funk, jazz, and recently more hip-hop style sounds.

Making Movies makes music that matters now: rhythmically adventurous, lyrically substantive, and melodically sensuous---the progressive Latino sound. On March 5, 2013 the young Kansas City-based band self-releases their second album, titled A La Deriva and produced by Steve Berlin. Today, Making Movies announces a slew of spring tour dates that wind through the Midwest and south before heading west.