Robert Lucas has arrived at the Great Beyond his voice was always straining so painfully for. That makes us sad, and maybe amounts to tragedy. But Lucas’ aftermath ultimately boils down to what we get at the end of every blues song—silence.
Lucas was only 46 when he died of a drug overdose Saturday, which means [...]

Another side of the blues with Ana Popovic

Ana Popovic grew up in the former Yugoslavia at a time when fighting, unemployment, inflation and government propaganda ruled. Her country had been slowly crumbling for decades thanks to the Nazis, the communists and unremitting internal strife. And if the Balkans might not seem the likeliest of places [...]

Gas already got you down? Salvage your summer with these 20 local events

PHOTO by bill90814

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JUNE 14 | PAUL OAKENFOLD World-famous DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold sails over to the Queen Mary for a special set of hits and remixes (likely sourced from his recent release of the same name, which showcases Oakenfolded versions of the [...]

Little Richard, King of Rock & Roll

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
“‘Womp-baba-loo-bomp-a-lomp-bam-boom . . .’ said Little Richard, and to a lot of Americans that about said it all,” wrote Robert Duncan once—just nine syllables in a loop-the-loop so ribald and ragged that the MC5 version was smooth as a boy’s choir’s by comparison, and to Duncan [...]