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Glastonbury 2011 in pictures: U2, Morrissey and BB King on stage

5231 days ago
The TelegraphU2, Morrissey and BB King on stage while music fans get muddy. more info

This week's new live music

5231 days ago
Guardian MusicVetiver, On tourSan Francisco's Vetiver first came to our attention circa 2004 as part of Devendra Banhart's raggle-taggle retinue, touting a particularly drowsy brand of psychedelic folk characterised by the mellow vocals and gentle fingerpicking of... more info

BB King at Glastonbury 2011 – review

5231 days ago
Guardian MusicPyramid stage"Good things come to those who wait," sings BB King. For today's crowd, the wait is 15 minutes. That's how long it took to introduce the "king of the blues" by way of an instrumental fanfare, his band indulging their look-at-me-mum solo ... more info

Vince Power and the glory of music festivals

5232 days ago
Guardian MusicFormer Mean Fiddler boss Vince Power prepares return to stock market with new venture that promotes Hop Farm and Benicàssim eventsThese days the done thing at festivals is to relive the past: golden oldies Paul Simon, Don McLean and BB King are amon... more info

B.B. King's UK tour starts June 25th in Manchester

5239 days ago
AltsoundsBlue legend “B.B. King” will perform three UK concerts in Manchester, Edinburgh and London next week. The concerts mark King's first UK appearances in over 2 years. With his London and Edinburgh concerts already sold out, ticket... more info

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Announces New Record

5239 days ago
AltsoundsRoadrunner Records is excited to announce that the new record from The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will be released on August 2. Titled How I Go, it not only serves as a strong reminder of the chops that caused Guitar World magazine to place him rig... more info

T-Bone Walker plugs in

5240 days ago
Guardian MusicLate 1930s: Number 9 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicDate it to when he acquired his Gibson ES250 in the 30s, or to the seminal records he cut after the second world war, but the electric revolution starts wit... more info

Frank Turner: troubadour with a troubled past

5253 days ago
Guardian MusicEducated with Prince William and raised on hardcore punk, Frank Turner isn't your average folkie singer-songwriter. Poised for a major breakthrough, he explains why he belongs on the roadA cramped, 300-capacity bar, Manchester's Night & Day cafe is a... more info

Big Jack Johnson obituary

5255 days ago
Guardian MusicOne of the last of the rural deep south juke-joint bluesmenDuring the 1970s and early 80s, anyone in search of authentic juke-joint blues – the old, and disappearing, black music of the rural and small-town American south – was advised to go to M... more info

What's going on Tuesday?

5256 days ago
Brooklyn VeganBrendan Perry / Robin Guthrie Deach Cab For Cutie @ the Woodies in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) Tragedy @ MDF 2011 (more by BBG) today in NYC * Zeitgeist @ The Stone * George Clinton @ BB King's... more info

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