A late recent Sunday night, pushing midnight, and Sam Lay was on the phone and on the road. “I hope you can hear me,” he said. He has always been heard, loud and clear. The man who is almost without ...

With a name like “Max Bangwell” there are a few professions one might consider to be fate. Of those careers, “professional drummer” has the greatest longevity but also the most stringent requirement ...

Kent Blackmer was just 7 when he picked up drumsticks for the first time. He's been playing for most of his life.

ANTIOCH — Money doesn’t fall from trees, but sometimes it’s there for the asking. For the first time in its history, the Antioch nonprofit Delta Blues Festival is offering $10,000 to further local ...