Growing up on the blues, Marcus King was just 17 when he founded his eponymous band in 2013. By that point, he’d been playing shows with his father, famed South Carolina blues guitarist Marvin King, ...

The Marcus King Band brought the sun down on night one of Bonnaroo 2025 with a touch tribute to Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, some blazing guitar work, a pack of new songs and a little secret. King ...

Growing up in South Carolina, Marcus King displayed an early talent for music. By age 8, he was playing shows with his father, blues guitarist Marvin King. And he was just 11 when he played guitar on ...

The Marcus King Band is back together and better than ever on the new single “Honky Tonk Hell.” Released today through Rick Rubin’s American Records imprint, the blues-rock outfit’s latest roaring ...

Originally from Washington, now in Portland, Anna Tivel writes like a poet with a philosopher’s approach to observation. Many ...

The climb for bluesy-country crooner Marcus King has been a steady one. On Thursday night, King appeared in Milwaukee on the heels of his sixth album, “Mood Swings,” released this past April, and a ...

Marcus King started playing music when he was about 2 years old. He got serious when he was 5 or 6. By the time he was 8, he was playing guitar with his dad’s blues band. “All my earliest memories ...

Marcus King is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about his new Republic album, Darling Blue, and the challenges of mental health and ...