Before the blues filled grand theaters and concert halls, it lived in humble bars, street corners, and juke joints where life and music were inseparable. Each venue carried its own legends, laughter, ...

The Ivas John Band plays at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups in St. Louis The history and culture of the blues is St. Louis is so rich that, even if we could fill an entire magazine issue with content about ...

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The Boston Red Sox have "Sweet Caroline," the Chicago Blackhawks have "Chelsea Dagger" and the old Hartford Whalers had "Brass Bonanza." The St. Louis Blues? They have "Gloria," the 1982 hit song for ...

GREEN BAY _ For anybody who ever played Heroes Club, squeezed through its doors to hear a band or exchanged good-natured ribbing with owner Pat Coniff across the bar, there will never be another. The ...

That cozy little Melrose District bungalow that spent 35 years hosting R&B, blues, soul and funk acts as Char’s Has the Blues is back on the market just four months after new owners reopened the ...

There's a new haven for the blues in the Twin Cities -- and it's the same one as 30 years ago. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of cigarette butts and roaches, Wilebski's Blues Saloon reclaimed ...

Though a "for lease" sign hangs on the door of Blues Boulevard in downtown Spartanburg, the jazz bar isn't going anywhere — it's rebranding. Blues Boulevard will reopen around the beginning of ...

As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, Live In The D highlighted a place that is internationally recognized as the place in Detroit to hear Blues music. A few movies were filmed there, ...

If fly-by-night lounges with flimsy faux furnishings have left you feeling a little disposable, it may be time to plant your derriere at a sturdy oak bar with ambiance rooted in another era. The Blues ...

Vinyl-focused listening bars inspired by ones in Japan are opening across New York, attracting audiophiles and city dwellers looking for a respite from the cacophony outside their doors. By Brian ...