One of the original Merced Blue Notes, a rock band that nearly exploded into stardom in the 1950s, has died, his daughter confirmed on Friday. Kenneth Craig, who died at 81 on May 10, was the lead ...

“The title is obviously a nod to the blues, which ended up becoming the framework of this entire record,” states singer-guitarist Jay Farrar about Son Volt‘s adventurous new album Notes of Blue. “Over ...

Truly historical objects are often palimpsests: repainted, refinished, refurbished — if you were to peel back the layers like the rings of a tree, that object’s history would be revealed. The same ...