Each week we interview independent musicians about their career, the Music Business and their views of what is happening in their genre.
WEBSITE FACEBOOK The Laurie Morvan Band is a 5 piece high energy, rockin’ indie blues band lead by a fiery female lead guitarist vocalist. A pumpin’, thumpin’, tight-as-nails machine from Long Beach, CA, the LMB has fired up over 700 festivals and club dates throughout the USA, Canada and Europe. So much more than just […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Independent Blues Rock band THE BUSH LEAGUE was founded on a front porch in 2007 not too far outside Richmond, Virginia by college friends JohnJason “JohnJay” Cecil and Royce Folks. The combination of JohnJay’s soulful voice and Royce’s rock solid bass playing lays the foundation for “RVA Blues”, a heady melange of […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Sue Foley is a multi-award winning musician and of the one of the finest Indie blues and roots artists working today. Foley spent her early childhood in Canada, mesmerized by her father’s guitar and started her professional career at sixteen. By twenty-one, Foley was living in Austin, TX and recording for Antone’s—the esteemed blues […]
Johnny Tucker is the tenth child born of nineteen siblings to a seasonal sharecropper and his wife. His interest in music began when he would sit on the porch and listen to his father play the guitar for his mother. Johnny started playing drums and was first influenced by Lowell Fulson’s record Black Knight. He learned […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Some albums stop you in your tracks. Like the smoky thump from a New Orleans juke-joint as you pass by on the sidewalk, Let The Demons Out is a rock ‘n’ roll siren call that pricks up your ears and puts you under its spell. And with Europe’s fastest-rising young vocalist and Louisiana’s […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Recently featured at Montreal Jazz Festival, Beale Street’s latest success story, 2016 Independent Blues Award winner for “Best Contemporary Blues Song”, 2015 Blues Blast Music Award Nominee for “Best Blues Band” and 2014 International Blues Challenge Runner-up is Ghost Town Blues Band. Not your grandpa’s blues band, their live show has been […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Indie Blues artist Janiva Magness was a 2017 Grammy nominee, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, 7x Blues Music Award winner, 26x nominee, and 2015 Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Janiva Magness After Janiva Magness added a 2016 Grammy nomination to her 26 Blues Music Award nominations — with […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE The Big Shoes Story Big Shoes was the creation of drummer/producer Andy Peake. In 2012. With a local trend among musicians to form “tribute” bands, Andy had the wild idea to gather musicians of like mind to create a tribute to the 1970’s eclectic and brilliant band, Little Feat. Big Shoes […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE After carrying the mantle for eight years of the coveted role of lead guitarist with John Mayall’s legendary Bluesbreakers, Rocky Athas returned to his successfully established solo career. In 2017, the much anticipated reunion between Rocky’s good friend and multi-Grammy winning producer, Jim Gaines, delivered Shakin’ the Dust to rave reviews! Partnering repeatedly […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Bernard made his first appearance on record at age 13, when he played on a live LP his Father recorded in Peoria,IL. “When we moved to Peoria, Dad came home preparing to do his live album in Peoria, I hooked up the amplifier and guitar in the basement and started playing his first record, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE **Five Time Maple Blues Award Nominee** Bubbling up from the cauldron of roots Americana music, Samantha Martin is an artist of extraordinary power, gravitas and deep-seated emotion. On first listen, one is immediately struck by the awesome presence and sheer magnitude of her other worldly voice. Cigarette-ravaged and whiskey-soaked in the extreme, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Throughout the course of their musical union, the members of the Jay Willie Blues Band have won over the hearts of music lovers from all walks of life. This Indie Blues Band has been Performing at a variety of venues and making countless public appearances all the while recording new song […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE If you have never seen this Indie blues band, fasten your safety belts! A vocal, visual and musical tour de force, The Urban Pioneers deliver it hard and heartfelt. From their award winning original songs to their outrageously unique interpretations of classic rock and blues this band takes you places no […]
FACEBOOK Omaha’s Blues/Rock Original, The Rex Granite Band draws it’s fresh/retro sound from a variety of sources. Straight-up Rock and Roll, Blues, and Gospel all play heavily in their gutsy roots rock style. Sarah and Rex are the primary song writers in the band, but the true appeal lies with the unique vocal of Sarah […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Johnny Fink and The Intrusion used to be known as the “Best Kept Secret in the Midwest Blues Scene” among local blues and classic rock enthusiasts. That was until they won the 2015 Cincy Blues society band challenge….and the made the semi-finals in the 2016 IBC in Memphis Tn. They were also finalists […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE The Backtrack Blues Band is one of Florida’s longest running and most accomplished blues bands. Founded in 1980, the group has performed continuously for over 30 years. Backtrack’s high energy Chicago-style blues with exceptional guitar, harp, and vocals, has made the band a constant on the Florida blues concert, club, and […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Greg Sover is starting out 2018 on all cylinders! Greg’s new EP Jubilee released on January 8th. And the Greg Sover Band will be competing at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis beginning January 17th, representing the Steel City Blues Society of Phoenixville, PA. Jubilee is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Songs of […]
Allow me to introduce to you Laith Al-Saadi By Adam Signore But first let’s get this out of the way right now. Go see the indie Blues artist Laith Al-Saadi first chance you get. OK now that that is out of the way, here’s the skinny on Laith’s beginnings: Laith started singing at four years […]
HOME PAGE FACE BOOK PAGE Check out this interview with an Indie blues artist Albert Cummings on Making a Scene Albert Cummings writes, plays and sings the blues like nobody else. He has played with blues legends B.B. King, Johnny Winter, and Buddy Guy. Taken with Albert’s fire and passion bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Little G Weevil was born with a soul for adventure. Growing up in Hungary in its final years as part of the Soviet Union, young Gabor Szucs cast his eyes to the West and fell in love with American Blues. He immersed himself in the music and the culture, devouring books […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s have been the torchbearers of a great American blues musical heritage, not for three years but three decades. Taking their inspiration from the great jump n’ boogie outfits of the late 40s and early 50s, they breathe fresh life into the music that gave birth to […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Ilya Portnov is among the most innovative and technically advanced harmonica players in the world. Having chosen the diatonic harmonica as his instrumental voice, Ilya transforms its rustic simplicity into a sophisticated, expressive sound capable of conveying the most challenging music. As a world citizen, Ilya is equally comfortable swinging a […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE “You should always get outside of the box,” Samantha Fish says while discussing her boundary-breaking new album Belle of the West. “Challenging yourself is how you grow.” After launching her recording career in 2009, Samantha Fish quickly established herself as a rising star in the contemporary blues world. Since then, the […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Bassist/vocalist Richard Cushing and drummer David Skypeck were playing with The Moonlight Syncopators every Wednesday night at Lafayette’s Corner on Beale Street in August of 1986. The band featured a horn section, but by November horn players Sal Crocker and Scott Thompson had left the band. One night, the band was […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Bobby Rush…2017 GRAMMY winning blues legend, Blues Hall of Famer, 10x Blues Music Award winner, B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, and Rolling Stone magazine named King of the Chitlin’ Circuit Naming your album after a song entitled “Porcupine Meat” may seem a little unusual unless you’re Bobby Rush, who earned his first […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Big Bill Morganfield™ is the son of McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and has emerged in the past few years as one of the top blues talents in America. Bill has played all over the world in the past 15 years, bringing pure joy to those who have had the pleasure of […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Eli was born at the foot of the mountains of Virginia, and with no TV growing up he spent Saturday nights around the radio with local shows and Prairie Home Companion. He picked up the guitar at age 13 after watching his older brother play and began to teach himself. Within two […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Nikki Armstrong- Vocalist/Songwriter/ Bandleader. www.nikkiarmstrong.com Born in Riverhead, Long Island, Nikki studied music and voice in Boston, LA, and New York; most notably with Hal Schaefer (Peggy Lee, Marilyn Monroe). Nikki is also a trained professional dancer and actress. Noted for soulful interpretations of material from standards to rock, she has been […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Heather’s journey as a musician began from a very young age. She always had a love of singing and as she grew, that love grew along with her. At the age of 10, she joined the Blues Society of Omaha youth artists program, Blues Ed, as a vocalist. Her band had their […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK AFTER A WHILE, by Wee Willie Walker and The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, is an album of great music, plain and simple. Great music. This is a stand alone CD, no comparisons, no peers. If comparisons must be made, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, and Otis Redding might come to mind. The eight […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK I found my way to the Blues stage at the first Ann Arbor Blues Fest, and was completely smitten. Getting to play at such an important milestone festival had my head spinning. That was my awakening to the Blues, and I couldn’t have been among a better line-up: Son House, Muddy Waters, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Peter Parcek’s daring, incendiary and soulful style is a distinctive hybrid. He weaves rock, gypsy-jazz, country, folk, and blues– especially blues– into a tapestry of melody, harmony and daredevil solos that push those styles to their limits without sacrificing the warmth of his own personality. Peter calls his approach “soul guitar,” […]
Greaseland Studios FACEBOOK PAGE What do the critically acclaimed records of Wee Willie Walker, John Boyd, Finis Tasby, Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Little Charlie, Frank Bey, Anthony Paule, Aki Kumar, Rockin’ Johnny Burgin, Jackie Payne, John Németh, Terry Hanck, and Mark Hummel have in common? They were all recorded in Christoffer “Kid” Andersen’s Greaseland […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Since their humble beginnings winning the 2014 ARBA award for ‘Most Outstanding New Act K I N G S & A S S O C I A T E S have truly developed into one of Australia’s most uniquely new and exciting neo blues acts. Within 2 short years The Kings […]
November, 2017 (Long Island, NY) – With influences ranging from Tool to Shinedown, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and more, it’s no wonder LI based rockers Dead Superstar bring the same amount of hard hitting yet melodically driven songs to audiences nationwide. And with their latest release “Beware of the Knife” out now via iTunes, Amazon, […]
FACEBOOK The third album from Lara And The Bluz Dawgz, “Out Here In The Blue,” contains 11 original numbers written by the husband and wife team, Lara & Gregg Germony, and their cohorts Al Rowe and Carlos Ruiz, with help from Reggie Murray on ‘Smoke Break.’ The recording is produced by Gregg Germony and Jim […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Chris Daniels: is not related to Charlie or Jack or Bill — though often asked that question. Starting as a 17 year old songwriter and guitarist back in the 70s when he played with David Johansen, (before the New York Dolls) and later with Russell Smith (after The Rhythm Aces), Chris […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE On March 11, 1947 Al was born at Our Lady of Victory Basilica Hospital in Buffalo, New York. As a young boy attending elementary school Al sang alto in his church choir. His dad was a hobby honky tonk singer, his uncle Mike was a night club singer and his uncle Raymond was a professional opera […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Davide Pannozzo has been described by critics as one of the most interesting artist’s of contemporary Blues guitar. His style is very much his own with splashes of Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. “There are very few artists these days that can inspire and are filled with […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Since 1999, Andrea Marr has been delivering her brand of feel-good, high energy original funk, groove, blues and soul music around Australia. Through sheer hard work she has earned a place in the thriving Melbourne blues scene as one of its most sought after live acts. Andrea has established herself as […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Joe Mazzari, guitar, lead vocals, songwriter Joe Mazzari began writing roots-rock music in his 20s, influenced by John Hiatt, Bob Dylan, Link Wray, Rory Gallagher and the Delta blues musicians. Caught up in the Boston rock scene in the 1980s, Joe recorded a handful of albums/CDs and toured the U.S. and U.K. […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Carrie and The Cats are a “new-school” blues band from Long Island, New York. Led by the incredible talent of Carrie Lynn Wicks, the group came together in early 2016 and features Will “Wee Wee” Bart on Guitar, Billy “Bad Bones” Hanley on Saxophone, Joe Conserva on Bass, and Danny Roman on Drums. […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Up All Night. It’s an apt title for Albert Castiglia’s seventh album: nobody sleeps when this man is in town. After 27 years of house-rocking studio albums and smack-in-the-mouth live shows, the Florida bandleader is the acknowledged master of red-raw, sweat-and-hair blues that gives it to you straight. Now, the visceral […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Likho Duo was formed in the fall of 2016 by Italian guitar and harmonica player Noé Socha and upright bass player Cliff Schmitt. They are an acoustic group and their repertoire consists of blues standards, original music, and a couple of traditional Italian songs. They perform regularly in New York City […]
HOME PAGE FACE BOOK PAGE It has been said that the sum is always greater than the parts. The parts can be good but together they are exceptional and that holds true in the case of MVP. The Milligan Vaughan Project or MVP is a musical partnership between Austin’s highly acclaimed vocalist Malford Milligan – […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE I Always Turn The Blues On, Val Starr & The Blues Rocket’s fourth all original blues CD, hit the streets on August 1st, 2017. The songs are written from the heart, and tell tales about love and loss, breaking free of bad relationships, and learning to live with the good ones. […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter Alastair Greene has been a mainstay of the Southern California music scene for over 2 decades. Alastair was born April 18th, 1971 in Santa Barbara, CA. He discovered music through his mother’s piano playing at home and whose record collection included classics by The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Leonard Griffie is an artist firmly grounded in the blues. An artist who is a prolific songwriter, blues guitar master, and a unique and engaging singer. Along with traditional blues you’ll find a generous helping of Soul and old school Rhythm and Blues, even a bit of Jazz. All of which combine to create compelling […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Jack Tempchin is a legendary hit songwriter whose two compositions, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” and “Already Gone”, are now synonymous with the Southern California Sound. Both songs are on ‘Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975’, awarded *Best-Selling U.S. Album of the 20th Century* by the RIAA. Tempchin has five Eagles contributions total, including […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE The roots of the McKee Bros. project go back to 70s Ann Arbor and Detroit, where Ralph McKee, inspired by his college roommate, guitarist Bob Doezema (now a Berklee professor who tours with Al Kooper), bought a cheap bass and a Silvertone amp and started to teach himself to play. After […]
