A Deeper Shade of Soul — I watched the Michael Jackson memorial show on Tuesday and was pleasantly surprised with how well it came off. The tributes were heartfelt and authentic, and the musical performances, for the most part, worked. It did him justice, unlike the disast... more info

My Old Kentucky — The Builders And The Butchers, who we've been fans of for more than a minute, recently announced a U.S. tour with Illinois tagging along as support. They'll be stopping through Indianapolis for an MOKB Presents show at The Vollrath while they're out... more info

Radney Foster’s new album, Revival, is available for pre-order and the first 1,000 fans to do so will receive a free five-song EP. The new CD will be released on Sept. 1 and includes collaborations with Dierks Bentley and Darius Rucker. Congrats to... more info

All About Jazz — Thursday 2 July 7.30 David Sanborn + special guest Sam Moore + YolanDa Brown Tickets 10/15/20/25 Produced by the Barbican in association with Serious Part of Blaze One of the most instantly-recognisable saxophonists in the history of jazz, {{Dav... more info

Released in 1962, Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is considered a landmark album in American music history, with CMT ranking it #2 on a list of 40 Greatest Albums and Rolling Stone naming it as one of the 500 greatest albums... more info

All About Jazz — Ray Charles, Genius, a sixteen episode video podcast series produced by Bret Primack for Concord Records, is now showing on YouTube and is available for download on iTunes. The debut episode is entitled: There is Only One Ray Charles. A comprehensiv... more info

Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music Release: June 2, 2009 Discover: Concord Music Purchase: Amazon | iTunes From the website: Thus, his 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music and its encore Modern Sounds in Country... more info

All About Jazz — Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, announced its sponsorship of the 2009 Chicago Blues Festival. The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free blues festival in the world and remains th... more info

All About Jazz — Monday night at Dizzy's at Jazz at the Lincoln Center sees the launch of the Made in the UK jazz concert series, with shows by legendary British saxophonist Peter King (7.30pm) and award-winning singer-pianist Liane Carroll and her trio (9.30pm). ... more info

Live Daily — Two Creedence Clearwater Revival collections--a live album and a covers set--will hit stores next week (5/26) as part of Fantasy Records' continued reissue program, which last year marked CCR's 40th anniversary with the re-release of the band's first... more info