The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Gin Blossoms and Blues Traveler were label mates during the 90s and hit the charts within a year of ...

In the beginning, there was blues. It poured out of the American South on acoustic guitars and pianos and made it up north where it turned electric. But the core remained the same. It was rhythmic. It ...

While synths and new wave brought in the decade and glam metal closed it, there were still plenty of acts championing a blues rock sound and thriving in the 1980s. In looking back at the roots of rock ...