John Lee Hooker

Peeling Back John Peel's Dallas Daze

Out Here

The artist formerly known as print

Our quarterly roundup of the latest in music books

A brighter shade of blues

J. Bone Cro presents Brian Eno and John Lee Hooker to the aliens

Roadshows

J. Bone Cro presents Brian Eno and John Lee Hooker to the aliens

T.C.B. or T.Y.A.

Bobby Patterson, Dallas' great unsung soul singer, gets his Second chance

Holmes style

NY's Holmes Brothers are the Magi of soul

Keeping up with the Joneses

Dallas blues history according to two who lived it

Get it while you can

Jerry Ragavoy and the ghost of Janis Joplin

Fake the money and run

Steve Miller learned everything he knows about music while living in Dallas--but has he forgotten it all?

Robert Plant

Dreamland (Universal)

Buddy Guy

Blues Singer (Silvertone)

Evil Ways

Santana smooths over Dallas

The beautiful loser

Keith Ferguson keeps a loose grip on Fabulous past

Familiar Chord

Blues rock duo intoxicates with Magic Potion

John Lee Hooker

Hooker (Shout Factory)

Feeling Blue

Hooker (Shout Factory)

Locked and Loaded

Gomez likes to have a good time all the time

What Was Going On

At long last, the spotlight replaces the Shadows that obscured the Funk Brothers

High Times

Once dismissed as novelty, G. Love & Special Sauce find a serious niche with Electric Mile

Blues Valentine

Tom Waits for no one--except guitarist-singer John Hammond

Dirty South

For the North Mississippi Allstars, the blues ain't nothing but dance music

PJ Harvey

Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (Island Records)

Jimi Hendrix

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

A mother of a father

Bo Diddley created rock and roll -- now, where's his check?

Bug in your ear

For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, it's gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV commercial composer.

Z.Z. Top

For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, it's gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV commercial composer.

Echoes and Reverberations: Without You, I'm Nothing

"Well, I was passing by a pawn shop in an older part of town, something caught my eye and stop and turned around / I stepped inside and then I spied in the middle of it all, was a beat up old guitar hanging on the wall / 'What do want for that piece of junk?' I asked the old man / He just smiled and ... More >>

Jimmie Vaughan's Got No Blues At All

"Well, I was passing by a pawn shop in an older part of town, something caught my eye and stop and turned around / I stepped inside and then I spied in the middle of it all, was a beat up old guitar hanging on the wall / 'What do want for that piece of junk?' I asked the old man / He just smiled and ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: Ishi's Taylor Rea Explains Her Inner Appreciation For The Blues

Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. We're calling it Unexpected Influences -- because, we hope, that's what it will show. Everyone's favorite wannabe Bangle.​Very few bands can claim to have ever walloped Dallas ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Buddy Guy at the Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

Buddy Guy, Buddy Whittington, Jim Suhler, The Rick Kelly Band, othersBedford Blues & BBQ FestivalSeptember 4, 2011 Better than: sitting outside and soaking in the blues when the summer hasn't ended. Buddy GuyAs a stiff breeze blew the last remnants of excessive heat from the area, legendary blue ... More >>

The Manzarak-Rogers Band, RTB2, Whiskey Folk Ramblers

Saturday, October 29, at the Granada Theater

Q & A: Tab Benoit: "There Are Other Things That I Pay Attention to Besides Just Playing the Guitar."

Guitarist/singer-songwriter Tab Benoit is Cajun to the bone. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but raised in the small town of Houma, Benoit was brought up on a steady diet of Hank Williams, George Jones, B.B. King and John Lee Hooker. It's no wonder that Benoit's songs echo the influences of classic ... More >>

Anders Osborne Lives the Blues in Order To Play the Blues

​For nearly three decades, singer/guitarist Anders Osborne has called The Big Easy home and the city's musical heritage has had a profound impact on Osborne's music. Funky and inventive, his blues are inspired by both John Lee Hooker and Doctor John, full of impressive solos and carefree spiri ... More >>