Charles Hodges

Guitarist/vocalist Shemekia Copeland was literally born into blues royalty and founded her own kingdom of artistic expression. Composer/vocalist/ keyboardist Ruthie Foster established her own sonic citizenship by combining a melting pot of musical genres into her own distinctive sound.

Goner Records has announced the extraordinary new album from renowned gospel blues singer-guitarist Reverend John Wilkins

Love is in the air at Joe's Pub! Excited for Valentine's Day? Check out Stew & Heidi of The Negro Problem: Black History Valentine's Day Month (Feb. 5), Brown Girls Burlesque: Love Got Game - Valentine's Edition (Feb. 12), and Isaac Oliver Is Your Valentine (Feb. 13). Hate Valentine's Day? Then, Lea DeLaria: f**k Love is your ticket (Feb. 14). Indifferent to Valentine's Day? See Barb Jungr: Bob, Brel and Me (Feb. 14 & 15). Also, for the love of music and performance, don't miss Southern Avenue's soul/blues/R&B fusion (Feb. 5), The Loser's Lounge: The Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and More (Feb. 6-8), Celtic legends Genticorum (Feb. 9), renown soul singer Morgan James (Feb. 9), celebrated feminist comic Jaime Loftus (Feb. 10), game changing singer-songwriter-guitarist FLAX (Feb. 11), an exploration of early Dolly Parton with Nath Ann Carrera (Feb. 12), mesmerizing soul performances at Xavier and Friends: Ladies Of Soul Tribute - Special Chaka Khan Edition (Feb. 13), and raucous live music with rib-tickling storytelling from the award winning MESHELLE (Feb. 15).

GRAMMY Award-winning artist William Bell released a new song titled “In a Moment of Weakness.” Produced by GRAMMY Award-winning, Memphis-based producer Matt Ross-Spang, it's the fourth song released from the new Amazon Original “Produced By” series. Developed to spotlight today's community of producers working behind the scenes to develop the best in music, “Produced By” pairs these producers with some of today's top artists across various genres to create exclusive, new recordings for Amazon Music listeners.

10 time GRAMMY Award-winning Memphis soul singer Al Green has released his first song in a decade, as part of the new Amazon Original 'Produced By' series, only on Amazon Music. The “Produced By” series pairs producers with a collection of some of today's top artists across various genres to create exclusive, new recordings for Amazon Music listeners, and to spotlight today's community of producers working behind the scenes to develop the best in music. 'Before The Next Teardrop Falls' was produced by the GRAMMY Award-winning, Memphis-based producer Matt Ross-Spang.

Seminal Nashville songwriter John Prine has released a new version of his song “How Lucky,” as part of the new Amazon Original “Produced By” series, only on Amazon Music. The track was produced by the GRAMMY Award-winning, Memphis-based producer Matt Ross-Spang. The “Produced By” series pairs producers with a collection of some of today's top artists across various genres to create exclusive, new recordings for Amazon Music listeners, and to spotlight today's community of producers working behind the scenes to develop the best in music.

'I have a choice to be happy or to suffer; we have this choice, and we oftentimes think it's the internal circumstances that bring us to happiness or to suffering. If we think about it, it's really a choice of our own mind.”

Little Big town To Be Honored At Grammys On The Hill Awards 4/18

 Amy Black has always been drawn to soul singers. But it wasn't until she began exploring her own southern roots for her last album, The Muscle Shoals Sessions, that she found her musical sweet spot - and knew her next stop had to be the place where blues and soul converge (and where she herself was conceived); where Al Green, Otis Redding and so many others spun grit and groove into some of the world's most beloved tunes. So she traveled from her Nashville home to Soulsville U.S.A. and joined forces with several top musical architects to lay down the sound she was meant to make - the sound of Memphis.

Rev. Sekou is touring in support of North Mississippi Allstars and his debut album 'In Times Like These', which will be released on May 5th. He will play an upcoming show in Pawling on May 13th at Daryl's House Club with the North Mississippi Allstars.

Vancouver's Frazey Ford will return to the U.S. for a November run of east coast dates, including a handful of support slots with Hiss Golden Messenger.

The Philadelphia Story opens tonight, April 24 and runs through May 10, 2015, on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis.

The Philadelphia Story opens April 24 and runs through May 10, 2015, on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis. A classic American comedy, this sophisticated fun and zany satire takes a witty look behind the scenes of a posh socialite wedding. Tracy Lord is all set to walk down the aisle for a second time when suddenly confronted by an ex-husband and a charming reporter covering the wedding for a national magazine. Tracy will walk down the aisle ... but with whom?

Boz Scaggs makes his first appearance at Concord's Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, October 19, at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $54.50 and are available now at the Box Office, located at 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH, online at ccanh.com, or via phone at 603-225-1111.

The Music Man, an All-American musical classic, opens tonight, June 6, 2014 and runs through June 29, 2014 on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis. Professor Harold Hill descends on River City, Iowa, to con the town into organizing a young people's band and, along the way, selling them '76 Trombones.' But he didn't count on meeting Marian the Librarian, hearing 'Till There Was You' and finding the love of a good woman and a gaggle of youngsters to tender his fast-talking, sham artist heart.

The Music Man, an All-American musical classic, opens June 6, 2014 and runs through June 29, 2014 on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis. Professor Harold Hill descends on River City, Iowa, to con the town into organizing a young people's band and, along the way, selling them "76 Trombones." But he didn't count on meeting Marian the Librarian, hearing "Till There Was You" and finding the love of a good woman and a gaggle of youngsters to tender his fast-talking, sham artist heart.

Iconic vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free, The Firm, Queen + Paul Rodgers), has announced a one-time special show on Thursday, June 19 at New York City's historic venue, Town Hall. This singular performance will feature Rodgers --along with the all-star Memphis studio musicians that recorded The Royal Sessions at Memphis' storied Royal Studios-- performing a full set of the classic soul and R&B songs released in February to critical and fan acclaim.

Rolling Stone.com will post an exclusive stream today of 'I've Been Loving You Too Long', the classic song by Otis Redding recorded by Paul Rodgers which appears on his upcoming new album 'The Royal Sessions.'

Fiddler on the Roof kicks off the 93rd consecutive season at Theatre Memphis with director Kell Christie reliving each moment. It opens tonight, August 24, 2012, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production shots below.