acoustic blues

Rory Block Ain’t Nobody Worried

Richard Ludmerer acoustic blues, americana, blues, blues rock, indie Blues, roots, roots rock September 14, 2022

Rory Block Ain’t Nobody Worried Rory Block’s “Ain’t Nobody Worried” celebrates the great women of song with 10 covers and one original. Block opens with “I’ll Take You There” originally a crossover gospel song now with a rhythm track. The next song is Gladys Knight and The Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia”. Other covers include […]

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Tony and Joe Tin Can Tunes

Rhetta Akamatsu acoustic blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Tin Can Tunes, Tony and Joe September 30, 2019

Tony And Joe Tin Can Tunes Tony Cochetti and Joe Flip are popular bluesmen from the Midwest. They have recently released a new album, Tin Can Tunes, which is doing well on blues radio charts already. The name comes from the unique guitars Joe makes and uses on the album. They are created from antique […]

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Beautiful Slop by JJ Appleton and Jason Ricci

Rhetta Akamatsu acoustic blues, Beautiful Slop, jason ricci, jj appleton, making a Scene October 10, 2018

By Rhetta Akamatsu I thought that Appleton and Ricci’s Dirty Memory was my favorite album of the year, but then along came this one and it’s even better! The only other musician involved in this powerful acoustic album is bassist Derek Nievergelt, a brave man indeed, who does a fine job keeping up. Nievergelt and Appleton also produced […]

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Dirty Memory – Jason Ricci and JJ Appleton

Rhetta Akamatsu acoustic, acoustic blues, blues, dirty memory, jason ricci, jj appleton, making a Scene August 17, 2018

Jason Ricci and JJ Appleton Dirty Memory Dirty Memory is as different as possible from Jason Ricci’s Approved By Snakes, so if that is what you are expecting, get it out of your head! Ricci has teamed up with New York City singer/songwriter JJ Appleton to give us something much more laid back. This one […]

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Jason Ricci and JJ Appleton at Darwin’s Burgers and Blues Friday, August 10

Rhetta Akamatsu .blues, acoustic blues, Atlanta nightlife, Darwin's Burgess and Blues, jason ricci, jj appleton August 16, 2018

The layout was simple at Darwin’s Burgers and Blues in Sandy Springs Friday night. There were two chairs on stage, in which sat Jason Ricci and JJ Appleton, and there was a huge upright bass, played by New Orleans legend Jack Joshua (“That’s 5 J’s,” they point out with a laugh.) There are no amps. […]

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Rory Block – ‘A Woman’s Soul’

Rhetta Akamatsu A Womans soul, acoustic blues, Bessie Smith, blues music, indie Blues, making a Scene, rory block June 13, 2018

Rory Block is a five-time Blues Award winner, and with albums like A Woman of Soul, it is easy to understand why. This is the first in a series of albums called ‘”Power Women of the Blues.” This one is a tribute to Bessie Smith. The album contains well-known songs like “Do your Duty,” “Gimme […]

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Mick Kolassa and Mark Telesca – ‘You Can’t Do That!’

Rhetta Akamatsu acoustic blues, americana, Beatles, blues, blues foundation, blues hall of fame, blues music, blues radio, blues-rock, celebration of Blues and Soul, Funk, IBA, independent blues awards, indie, Indie B, indie Blues, indie blues movement, Indie Rock, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, Mark Telesca, mick kolassa, r&B, red clay soul, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock April 26, 2017

I am enthralled by You Can’t Do That! I’ve been a Beatles fan all my life and I can honestly say that I never imagined them this way. Bu oh, how well it works! Mick Kolassa and Mark Telesca are Beatles fans too, and at the 2016 International Blues Challenge in Memphis they started swapping […]

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Sunday Wilde serves up some tasty music on ‘Blueberries and Grits’

Rhetta Akamatsu acoustic blues, americana, Blueberries and GRits, blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, neo blues, new Blues, nu blues, Sunday Wilde August 15, 2016

Blueberries and Grits is the name of Canadian artist Sunday Wilde’s 6th album, and while she may be new to many US listeners, she is an awarding winning artist in Canada. After this album, she should gain more fame and honors in the US too. Wilde has a wonderful, vintage sounding voice which works perfectly […]

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Rory Block Hard Luck Child

Richard Ludmerer acoustic blues, americana, blues, Indie B, indie Blues, making a Scene, richard ludmerer, rory block January 7, 2015

Rory Block Hard Luck Child: A Tribute to Skip James Stony Plain Records Rory Block’s picture hangs in the entrance to the offices of the Martin Guitar Co. They have a Martin OM-40 Signature Edition guitar named after her. Block is one of our greatest exponents of Country blues guitar. This is her fifth recording in her […]