Sue Foley The Ice Queen Stony Plain Canadian guitarist/singer Sue Foley returned to Austin, TX where she got her start as blues woman and laid down these sessions with special guests Jimmie Vaughan, Billy F. Gibbons, and Charlie Sexton. This, her 15th album, marks Foley’s debut for Stony Plains and her return as a solo […]
Chris Smither Call Me Lucky Signature Sounds Recordings Chris Smither’s vocals are accompanied by guitar techniques he learned from blues masters Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt. His 1970 debut recording “Devil Got Your Man” included the song “Love You like a Man”. In 1972 the song was recorded by Bonnie Raitt and helped establish […]
This is the best in INDIE BLUES RADIO with new exciting artists every week that not only Embrace the Diversity of the Blues but are creating new original music from it’s roots. These are truly the Indie Blues Artists! This week we have music from Fantastic Negrito Lost In A Crowd Victor Wainwright That’s Love To Me Live from the […]
This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show! The Voice of Indie Blues! Each week we bring you the best in Indie Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are creating new original music from it’s roots. These Are the Innovators .. not the imitators! This week we have music from … Fantastic Negrito Lost In A […]
Nina Simone Mood Indigo: The Complete Bethlehem Singles BMG/Bethlehem Nina Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina in 1933. The sixth child born to a preacher she aspired to be a concert pianist. With the help of a few friends she enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. […]
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 […]
This is the VOICE of Indie blues, the show that brings you the best in Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the artists who are out there touring and creating the future of the blues one venue and one city at a time. This week we […]
Ghost Town Blues Band Backstage Pass Independent The Ghost Town Blues Band has one foot in Memphis and the other in New Orleans. The GTBB represented The Memphis Blues Society at The International Blues Challenge in 2013; and again in 2014 when they finished in second place. The GTBB’s last album, and most successful, was […]
Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys Twentieth Anniversary My Life Nevermore Records Reverend Raven is currently a resident of Appleton, Wisconsin. He was born and raised in Chicago and began playing guitar after seeing Freddie King at The Kinetic Theatre in 1971. He spent the rest of the seventies playing clubs on the […]
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Johnny Tucker Seven Day Blues Highjohn Records Johnny Tucker was born to a sharecropper, the tenth of nineteen siblings. He is a self taught musician and learned by listening to Lowell Fulson and James Brown. He started singing with Phillip Walker and soon switched to the drums. He plays drums on Phillip Walker’s 1973 recording […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 02/05/18 – SHOW #410 DAVE KEYES – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Dave returned with his latest The Healing. 9 original songs and 2 classic remakes are highlighted by Dave’s keyboard skills. Dave and I spoke about his recent touring, and the shows coming up this year. We also discussed his winning […]
Victor Wainwright and the Train Ruf Records By Rhetta Ajamatsu Having established himself firmly in the last few years as a multiple-award winning piano player and entertainer, Victor Wainwright is making some changes. He has a new band, The Train, a new record label, Ruf and a new album, simply called Victor Wainwright and The […]
Mick Kolassa is a very likable guy and therefore as a musician he has acquired a lot of talented friends. When he decided to do an album of duets of blues standards to be called Double Standards, of course, he collected 12 of them to sing with him. He also recruited his buddy Jeff Jensen […]
Welcome to a week full of blues! It’s the first of the month and some of my info is missing. If you don’t see your favorite club listed, please contact them to find out who’s is playing. But I do know about a lot of good stuff, listed below! Monday Bill Sheffield is at Blind […]
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, […]
Delta Moon, BIg BIll Morganfield, The Taylor Made Blues Band, and so much more for your entertainment this week! Just check the list below to find all the blues you can use! Friday Delta Moon is at Blind Willie’s. Donna Hopkins is at Darwin’s and Little Joey’s Jumpin’ Jive is at Northside Tavern. The Barry […]
WEDNESDAY EVENING – IBC LIVE SHOW#3 – SHOW #404 00:06:58 – Airey B – Youth Showcase – Detroit Blues Society 00:15:35 – Brett Benton & Gordon Townsend – Solo/Duo – Washington Blues Society 00:27:00 – Ilana Katz Katz – Solo/Duo – Boston Blues Society 00:31:20 – Ronn Reeger – Tall City Blues Fest 00:41:30 – […]
Lots of blues all around town this week! Some of the special events include Peter Karp IN Decatur, Delta Moon at Blind Willie’s, and The Taylor Made Blues Band at Darwin’s. Monday Bob Page is at Blind Willie’s and Larry Griffith is at Fat Matt’s. The Blues Jam is hosted by Lola st Northside Tavern […]
Lots of good stuff this weekend, including Monkeyjunk all the way from Canada in Duluth Friday! Notice the Atlanta Blues Society meeting Sunday, as well as two benefits for great causes! Get out and participate! Friday The Mar-Tans are at Darwin’s and House Rocker Johnson and The Shadows are at Blind Willie’s. Swap Raw Deal […]
Peter Karp Blue Flame Peter Karp is soon to release a new album, Blue Flame. The title, according to the liner notes, comes from a conversation with the great bluesman and songwriter Willie Dixon. Dixon told Karp, “When it’s honest and real it burns hot, like a blue flame.” Karp took those words to heart, and […]
Michelle Malone is a proud Georgia singer/songwriter and guitar slinger who is stirred up about things on her upcoming release, Slings and Arrows, and she is right up front about it. Since she is so good at what she does, you’re pretty much guaranteed to enjoy it while you are listening and think about it when it’s […]
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 […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the best in Independent Blues Artists who are creating the Future of the Blues with new music .. and creativity! This week we give you our first show of 2018! With music from: Ghalia & Mama’s Boys Catfish Dave Keyes Chris Daniels and the Kings w Freddi Gowdy Bobby Rush […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 01/08/18 – SHOW #403 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10401337 PREVIEW SHOW # 2 for the 34th IBC JANICE JOHNSTON Dr. Janice is a member of The Blues Foundation Board of Directors with responsibilities for The H.A.R.T. Fund (Handy Artist Relief Trust). For the last six years, Dr. Janice and her incredible volunteer staff […]
The Blues Foundation is very excited to announce the nominees for the 39th Blues Music Awards. Congratulations to all musicians, producers, engineers, and record labels for making such stellar music this past year! The BMA Ballot will be sent to all Blues Foundation members on January 23, 2018. Voting closes on March 1, 2018. Join […]
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 […]
We are now broadcasting on DeepJams.net every Saturday from 8pm to midnight EST This IS the Voice of Indie Blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues, with artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the innovators, not the imitators These are the Indie Blues artists.. […]
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 […]
In Meet Me In Memphis, Eric Hughes and his band do a fabulous job of not only capturing Memphis in all its diversity but of moving smoothly from blues to blues-rock with hints of soul and country as well. Hughes and the band start out with a powerful blues rocker, “Freight Train of Pain,” just […]
Jay Willie Blues Band Jay Walkin’ Zoho Music The Jay Willie Blues Band was formed in 2001 by guitarists Jay Willie and Bob Callahan; and former Johnny Winter drummer Bobby T Torello. Although based out of Newton, Connecticut they are a Texas Blues band with one foot in the traditional and the other in a […]
The Blues Foundation has modified it’s Rules for the International Blues Challenge in an effort to insure a fair competition and to allow for the greatest diversity. The International Blues Challenge is the largest gathering of the Blues Industry with both professional and amateur blues artists from around the world. Each year the these Blues artists […]
Even though this article concentrates on Blues, the information on the RMR charts is relevant to all the genres and Indie Musicians the RMR Charts report on. The Blues World in particular spends a lot of time on Radio Charts. Unfortunately, many don’t understand the facts behind the charts and how they work. What makes the Living […]
Ghalia & Mama’s Boys Let the Demons Out Ruf Ghalia Vauthier, the Belgian singer-songwriter/guitarist, is the newest signing for Ruf. This emerging artist from Brussels splits her time between her native country and New Orleans where she recorded this album with acclaimed harmonica band Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys. Ghalia has steadily built a fan […]
David Maxwell & Friends Max Attack A tribute to David Maxwell (March 10, 1943 – Feb. 13, 2015) David Maxwell has apprenticed and is the most in demand blues piano player today. David appears on albums by James Cotton, Ronnie Earl, Joe Louis Walker, Louisiana Red, Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson, Jimmy Rogers, Bob Margolin, Paul […]
Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager Rough Cut Alligator We’ve come to know Curtis Salgado mostly as a blues singer leaning heavily toward soul, with his horn-drenched bands. Now we see another side of Salgado – the deep blues done raw and unadorned with his band’s lead guitarist, Alan Hager, showing impeccable talent here too. Rough […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 01/02/18 – SHOW #402 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10401243 2017 IBS SOLO/DUO WINNER Al Hill opened the show. Al spoke about his attitude during the week, how he dealt with the stress. He also talked about the past year and the many doors which have been opened THE JUDGES – Segment Begins At The 39:00 Mark […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the best in Independent Blues Artists who are creating the Future of the Blues with new music .. and creativity! With music from: Ghalia & Mama’s Boys Catfish Dave Keyes Chris Daniels and the Kings w Freddi Gowdy Bobby Rush Don Bryant Benny Turner – Real Blues ZZ Ward Jimmy […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIOshow that brings you the Future of the Blues being created by Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and know that is the True Tradition of the blues .. This week we start off with music from Robert “Freightrain” Parker Anna Scionti Music Jim Shaneberger Band Heather Newman Little G Weevil FreeWorld Fantastic Negrito Barns […]
Mama Spanx State of Groove Ideal Scene Music Mama Spanx is a seven piece soul, rock and funk band. They derive their inspiration from the old school soul and funk of Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, James Brown and Tower of Power. The band is led by New York Blues Hall of Fame vocalist and songwriter […]
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 […]
Bobby Kyle It’s My Life Juicy Baby Records Bobby Kyle has been serving the blues for some forty years. He mentored with Lonnie Mack in the seventies; and played in Bill Dicey’s band from 1979 – 1981. Between 1983 and 1989 he toured with Eddie Kirkland. Kyle joined Blues Hall of Famer Johnny “Clyde” Copeland’s band […]
Here is the Top 15 “Indie Blues Bands” that are pushing the envelope and breaking new ground in the genre. Each of these artists have embraced the true tradition of the blues by creating new music and sounds with creativity, innovation and integrity. In No Particular Order Reverend Freakchild – ‘Preachin’ Blues’ Eliza Neals – […]
Join the Indie Blues Movement by tuning into The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the best in touring Independent Blues Artists who are creating the Future of the Blues. These are the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and understand that this is the root of the real tradition of the blues “Diversity, Creativity and innovation” These are […]
Richard Ludmerer and Making A Scene Top Fifty Indie Blues Albums of 2017 YES, You Need these in your collection! (Artist albums only and not in any particular order) Ronnie Baker Brooks – Times Have Changed – Provogue John Mayall – Talk About That – Forty Below Records Thornetta Davis – Honest Woman – Independent […]
Now you can tune into the #1 and original Indie Blues Radio Show on the net .. the only show that brings you Indie Blues Artists who are creating the Future of the Blues and Embrace the Diversity of the blues and know that is the TRUE tradition of the blues .. Honor the past […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues The show that brings you the Future of the Blues by bringing you the Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues! These are the Indie Blues Artists! We start off with music from Robert Finley Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra Andre Bisson Band Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters Fantastic Negrito ZZ Ward Andre Bisson The Original Blues […]
The Blues This Christmas a reprint by Richard Ludmerer I always look forward to the holiday season as a time when I can break out my Christmas albums. This is a ritual that began years ago when my wife and I were first dating. She wanted to listen to some Christmas music and I began […]
As always there is a lot of good blues music going down this weekend, but the two HUGE things in my eyes are Victor Wainwright bringing good times and boogie-woogie piano to Darwin’s and the Royal Blue Holiday Celebration to benefit prostate cancer with Bobby Rush and Big Bill Morganfield! And don’t forget to take toys to Lola’s […]
