Matt Hendrickson

This gifted New Orleans musician is bringing a fresh sound to the airwaves as the newly minted bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — and bringing his exuberant brand of Southern style to the rest of America

We ask the Georgia rock and roll icon about his new album, life in Macon, and much more

Allman Brothers mainstay and guitar icon Warren Haynes explores new ground on Ashes and Dust

The songwriter’s new album soars

Six rising artists putting their own spin on blues and soul

The Alabama Shakes take a leap––and find themselves at the front of a musical rebirth

With his sophomore release and full-fledged recording studio, Matthew E. White has brought the spirit of Stax to Richmond

The modern Nashville home of Kings of Leon’s Nathan Followill and his wife, Jessie Baylin, fuses rock and roll with real life

This Oklahoman channels the hip-shaking fifties and more on his sophomore release

A Florida kid from a conservative family, twenty-five-year-old Benjamin Booker may seem an unlikely candidate to lead a new wave of blues-influenced musicians. Until he gets onstage, where it’s plain to see his talent is off the charts

This Austin musician proves he’s rock solid

The Nashville band put their own stamp on the city’s food scene

With a well-deserved induction into the Grand Ole Opry and an eighth album out this summer, the band has come a long way from busking on street corners

The singer may be “metamodern,” but his music conjures old-school country through and through

Singer Paul Janeway and his bandmates are keeping Alabama’s musical legacy humming

The Drive-By Truckers front man has spent two decades giving voice to the grace and grit of life in the South. With the release of the band’s twelfth album, he’s proving he still has plenty to say

Discover six of the year’s best albums you might have missed

With a new album and an old focus, the North Mississippi Allstars get back to blues basics

One of the South’s greatest songwriters 

The songwriter charts a new course with “Southeastern”