In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Howie Kaplan, proprietor of Warehouse District entertainment venue the Howlin’ Wolf, thought back to the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He ...

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic commenced a year ago, Tipitina’s and the Howlin’ Wolf plan to open to the public. Tipitina’s will host keyboardist and singer Ivan Neville for two ...

Two new albums have come out that caught my eye and ear: Tom Waits new album, Bad As Me and the new 4 cd set of Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin’ Wolf (1910-1976). It’s called Smokestack ...

This June, the cultural world converges to celebrate the 100th birthday of Chester Arthur Burnett, a.k.a. Howlin’ Wolf, widely considered to be among the greatest blues singers. Born in Mississippi on ...

The American blues sound overtook England in the 1960s like no other. Limey guitar slingers like John Mayall, Peter Green and Jimmy Page worked up their tolerance to whiskey, mastered the blues scale ...

Smokestack Lightning Inc., the company producing a documentary on famed blues singer Howlin’ Wolf, filed a lawsuit against the Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach on August 17th in Los Angeles County Superior ...

Rumors of the Howling Wolf’s demise are greatly exaggerated, according to an owner of one of Aspen’s most popular nightclubs. “We’re fighting to stay alive, just like everybody else,” said Steve ...

Just how do you cope when a young man, despite long odds, was making his way in life as a musician before being tragically struck down far before his time? Ask To Be Continued Brass Band who, after ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Live music is slowly but surely returning to the Big Easy. Since the city eased restrictions and provided guidelines for venues to host music indoors, Tipitina’s and the Howlin’ ...