Etta James, Sadie Dunhill, and the tears for yesteryear

By Michael Roffman on January 23rd, 2012

I’m in love with fantasy.

R.I.P. Etta James

By Alex Young on January 20th, 2012

Legendary singer was 73.

Black History Month Spotlight: Something about the Blues

By Matt Melis on February 23rd, 2009

Feel so bad, feel so sad, feel so glad? Blues music has always had a mysterious therapeutic quality about it. How can sad expression-being down in the dumps-bring such comfort, and even joy at times, to listeners? What is it about those chord progressions, those blue notes, and those call-and-response patterns of field songs and [...]

Blues and Brews celebrates its 15th

By E.N. May on September 17th, 2008

It was Etta James who said it best this past Sunday as she proclaimed, “We are in heaven” to the sold out weekend crowd. This year’s Blues and Brews Festival marked the 15th year that the legends of blues, rock, and soul have descended on Telluride Colorado. It was this year that also brought the [...]