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Walter Trout’s career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then decided to relocate to Los Angeles where he became a sideman for Percy Mayfield and Deacon Jones. He also worked in the bands of John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex. In 1981 he became the guitarist for […]

The Tedeschi Trucks Band is an 11-piece band, fronted by married guitar slingers and plays a righteous meld of rock, blues, gospel, and New Orleans funk. TTB is led by the husband-and-wife duo of guitarist and vocalist Susan Tedeschi and slide guitarist Derek Trucks–began as a summer touring unit known as the Soul Stew Revival. […]

Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights formed in January 2007, taking cues from Southern rock veterans like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Black Crowes, and Led Zeppelin. Although the band’s namesake frontman was born in Birmingham, AL, he later relocated to Dallas, TX, where a friendship with a local rhythm guitarist named Kansas allowed Tyler the chance […]

Scottish indie pop stalwarts the Trash Can Sinatras were founded outside of Glasgow in 1987 by singer/guitarist Frank Reader (the brother of ex-Fairground Attraction singer Eddi Reader), guitarists John Douglas and Paul Livingston, bassist George McDaid, and drummer Stephen Douglas. Initially formed as a cover band, they were performing in a local bar when they […]

Hailing from the small town of Escatawpa, Mississippi, 3 Doors Down hit their peak in the 2000s with a string of post-grunge singles, most notably “Kryptonite,” “When I’m Gone,” and the ballad “Here Without You.” “Kryptonite,” with its minor-key shuffle and references to Superman, was the catalyst for the band’s career, generating an unprecedented buzz […]

While hugely popular in their native Canada, the Tragically Hip found the global charts continually resistant to their blues-influenced pop fare. Formed in 1984 in Kingston, Ontario, the band comprised childhood friends Gordon Downie (vocals), Bobby Baker (guitar), Paul Langlois (guitar), Gord Sinclair (bass), and Johnny Fay (drums). The band members took their name from […]

Pete Townshend was the guitarist and primary songwriter for the Who from 1964 to 1982, also participating in the group’s occasional reunions after its formal breakup. Best-known for his conceptual works, he wrote Tommy and Quadrophenia for the band, as well as the bulk of its other material. He made his first tentative solo album, […]

Born on March 9, 1945, in Catford, England, Robin Trower spent the early ’60s playing guitar in various London-based outfits. It wasn’t until 1967 that Trower received his big break, however, when he joined Procol Harum. After five albums, Trower embarked on a solo career as leader of a power trio and switched to a […]

Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ are a combined powerhouse of blues n soul that rock your roll! Let’s take a look and listen one at a time. Taj Mahal Taj’s real birth name is Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, born May 17, 1942 in Harlem, New York, and uses the stage name Taj Mahal. He‘s an American blues […]

Portland, Oregon has a reputation for being different, reflected in the catch-phrase, “keep Portland weird.” As a hotbed of experiments in rock and  roll, Blitzen Trapper plays its alternative country/folk/rock with passion. Formed in 2000, the band currently operates as a quintet, with Eric Earley (guitar/harmonica/vocals/keyboard), Erik Menteer (guitar/keyboard), Brian Adrian Koch (drums/vocals/harmonica), Michael Van Pelt […]