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To all the grown-ups who are “bad at being good”: A night to get lost in Teresa James’ exquisite blues and the master craft of drummer Terence Higgins Pouring another glass of cheap whiskey tonight, listening to the ice clink against the glass. Hey there, it's Memphis Ray—a guy who’s spent over half his life hopelessly trapped inside a 12-bar blues loop. It got me thinking: why is it that the older we get, the more we're drawn to the humid, earthy grit known as "the blues"? Back in my younger days, I was all about flashy, lightning-fast guitar solos. But before I knew it, I turned into the kind of guy who can feast on nothing more than a single, perfectly laid-back note or the exact sizzle of an open hi-hat. My health checkup numbers keep heading in the wrong direction, but my ears get more high-maintenance with each passing year. Tough break, really. Today, I’ve got some top-shelf blues news that strikes an absolute chord with seasoned old-timers like me. Let's dive in. …