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NC Blues Week Returns with Big Plans & Big Changes

Conservative politicians have launched attacks against the use of the word “woke.” If they knew the history of the word, they might stop wasting their time.

Janis Joplin ditched her psychedelic reverie for blues-inspired strokes of empowerment on her debut solo album.

If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had his way, the word “woke” would be banished from public use and memory.

If Florida Gov Ron DeSantis had his way, the word “woke” would be banished from public use and memory. As he promised in Iowa in December 2023 during his failed presidential campaign, “We will fight the woke in education, we will fight the woke in the&#x...

When Ida Mae guitarist Chris Turpin found his traditional 12-string resonator was getting too cumbersome to tour with, Matt Eich of Michigan’s Mule Resophonic Guitars came up with an innovative yet

If Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had his way, the word “woke” would be banished from public use and memory.

The Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St., Des Plaines, will present “The American Folk Song with Mark Dvorak” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25. “I try to mix it up,” said Dvorak who acco...

Both shows are in June

Theyre called earworms, the songs that get stuck in your head and linger for days on end.