Matthew Stubbs, the longtime guitarist for blues legend Charlie Musselwhite and founder of blues-rock trio GA-20, seemed destined to make his mark on the genre. He fell in love with the music when he ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Elizabeth Ellenwood “Musical differences” is Matt Stubbs’ explanation for his recent ...

“When I die they’ll say, ‘he couldn’t play shit, but he sure made it sound good!’,” proudly proclaimed legendary Chicago blues rocker Hound Dog Taylor. It remains the truest and most humorously ...

Matthew Stubbs is a veteran of the Boston music scene and a national touring musician as well; he’s been playing guitar in Charlie Musselwhite’s live band for 14 years. But in 2018, he was temporarily ...

WMNF listeners and fans were first introduced to GA-20 when Tropical Heatwave returned from a 7-year-long hiatus in May 2023. However, their beginning started when Matthew Stubbs was on a hiatus of ...

The WMNF Song of the Day for Monday January 27, 2025 is “Cryin’ & Pleadin” by GA-20, fresh off winning of Best Blues Band of the Boston Music Awards. The fresh warm fuzz of Billy Boy Arnold’s classic ...

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The movement for analog-era authenticity is in full bloom on this loving tribute to Chicago bluesman Hound Dog Taylor. A substantial portion of the five-page press release that accompanies Try It ...

What do you do when you find yourself in the position of having some time off from the road as the guitarist of a famed blues musician? In the case of Boston’s Matthew Stubbs (Granite State-born), ...

An author and educator besides a musician, Boston-based Tim Carman might well qualify as a renaissance man. Based on two closely coincidental releases on which he appears, not to mention an ...

Each Wednesday and Sunday evening at 8 p.m. “Live At The Linda” brings you some of the best musical acts to grace the stage at The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio. This week we feature GA-20 and ...