If you ask James Montgomery if he remembers playing the Shaboo inn in Willimantic back in the day — the legendary local club that closed in 1982 — he’ll hem and haw and scratch his head and say “The ...

About 500 harmonica players have descended onto the San Antonio River Walk for a convention with a single purpose: preserve and promote the fading use of harmonica in popular music. Harmonica ...

Harmonica enthusiasts gathered in San Antonio this week for a convention, filling the River Walk with a bluesy sound. Texas Public Radio's Jack Morgan reports they are trying to breathe new life into ...

A charming duet as this basset hound joins in with a man playing the harmonica. The dog's melodic howl perfectly matches the tune, creating a delightful moment of interspecies musical harmony. A ...

You can be sure that folks on the historic downtown hotel’s patio were standing throughout the concert. Hummel expects the same when he and Funderburgh return for the 12th annual KXCI House Rockin’ ...

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Mark Hummel is one of the hardest-working men in the music industry. He rattles off a slew of dates before heading to Tucson for the KXCI’s 12th annual House Rockin’ Blues Review Benefit Concert.

Mick Martin, the standard-bearer for blues music in Sacramento for more than a generation, has died. He was 76. For decades, Martin was the voice, face and sound of the blues in the Sacramento region ...

Mick Martin performs with the Blues Rockers during the Sacramento Jazz Festival and Jubilee in 2010 in Old Sacramento. Martin performed at the annual event for years and introduced young musicians to ...

TO KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE. WITH HIS HARMONICA IN HAND. SACRAMENTO’S FAVORITE BLUES, MICK MARTIN PERFORMED FOR DECADES. HE JUST KEEPS COMING BACK. FROM THE SACRAMENTO BLUES FESTIVAL TO BLUES BARS AROUND ...