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Kyle Smith from Ventura, California performing their original song “Standin’ By Your Side” live at the Sugarshack in Bonita Springs, FL. Episode 1234 ...

LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith SOLO EXPANSIONS, PART 1. Over the next few columns, Josh Smith will demonstrate three distinct approaches he likes to take to expand his soloing vocabulary within the ...

Josh Smith's NBA career is often remembered for his athletic highlights — thunderous dunks, chase-down blocks, and flashes of playmaking from the forward spot. But just as often, he was criticized for ...

When B.B. King passed away in 2015 at the age of 89, he left behind a challenge. “Do what you can to keep the blues alive,” he often told those who crossed his path. Today, on what would have been ...

PAXICO — The Paxico Blues Festival is set to return for its 21st year, bringing top blues musicians to the small town of Paxico on Sept. 20. The festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., is free ...

Guitarist Memphis Gold, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy for 14 years doesn’t just play the blues — he lived them, when he was homeless in the nation’s capital. Now, he’s helping others who ...

LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith HUMBLER OPINION Over the last two columns, Josh Smith has been breaking down the song “Brown Gatton,” his ode to both Danny Gatton and James Brown, which Josh originally ...

Comparatively debating quarterbacks in the NFL will always be a thing. It's a position that is criticized and celebrated more than any, regardless of the sport. Whether we are talking about the best ...

August 5 - Josh Jung's two-out, three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning provided the winning runs as the Texas Rangers rallied for an 8-5 walk-off victory over the slumping New York ...

When he slipped off stage in the middle of “Hard Times” at the Rialto Theatre on Friday night, we had an inkling that blues guitar phenom Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was going to dramatically reappear ...