I play a little folk and blues acoustic guitar, but since there are so many excellent guitarists in Pocatello with skills far beyond mine, I have recently pursued learning blues harmonica — usually ...

Blues harmonica master Carey Bell died on May 6 of heart failure in his hometown of Chicago. He was 70. Bell – the 1998 winner of the Blues Music Award for Traditional Male Artist Of The Year – was a ...

3 Harris Center for the Arts to Present Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly and Preservation Hall Jazz Band in March 4 Review: SAFE AT HOME: THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY at Valkyrie Theatre Company It ...

ASPEN Several years ago, after meeting and jamming with DJ Logic at a San Francisco benefit concert, John Popper put together the John Popper Project. The quartet, a side gig from Popper’s day job as ...

When it comes to blues harmonica, it’s all or nothing at all. In the wrong hands, the harp becomes a weapon of mass distraction, a screeching annoyance that can completely destroy any song. But, as ...

ASPEN John Popper has two theories for how the harmonica came to be his instrument of choice.The first is that the harmonica was easy to play. Popper was detected, as a 3-year-old, harmonizing in the ...

Suzie Glantz pressed the slots of the harmonica between her lips and blew softly. Without much effort, a chord squirted out, joining the chorus of other notes in the room. Surprised with the ease, ...

On Saturday, four of Southern New England’s best blues harmonica players will be appearing on one stage. Ryan Hartt, Kosher Kid, Johnny Marino, and Junior Krauss will appear at Black-eyed Sally’s as ...

Deborah Henson-Conant brings her rockin’ electric harp to The Center for Arts in Natick on Saturday, Jan. 26 for a solo blues show. Last year’s show at TCAN sold out. What’s an electric harp, you ask?

Due to the threat of bad weather, Sunday's Music Haven's concert featuring legendary blues harmonica master James Cotton was moved to the rain site, and nearly 1,400 people packed the downstairs of ...