Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train M.C. Records Guy Davis is a blues musician and an actor. Davis made his Broadway debut in 1991 in the musical “Mulebone” featuring the music of Taj Mahal. He also performed in 1993’s “Robert Johnson Trick The Devil” where he played Johnson; as a direct […]
Vin Mott Quit the Women for the Blues Independent Vin Mott is from Pequannock, N.J. While still a teen he got bit by the blues bug; it was the sound of the blues harp. His influences included Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and James Cotton. Mott studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. The #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show .. The show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who, in the true tradition of the blues, Embrace the Diversity of the Blues! These artists understand that for the genre to survive it must be allowed to grow and […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you those artists who are touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues .. These are the artists that understand that we need to Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and in the true tradition of the blues allow the music […]
Professor Louie and The Crowmatix Crowin’ The Blues Woodstock Records Aaron Hurwitz a.k.a. Professor Louie was a sought after New York City producer and engineer. When he moved up to Woodstock he began to work with the remaining members of the Band; Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm. Dubbed Professor Louie by Danko he […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. The #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO that brings you nothing but Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues. These artists are the innovators not the imitators .. these are […]
Sean Chambers Trouble & Whiskey American Showplace Music In the early 1990’s Florida’s Sean Chambers fronted a Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band. In 1998 he released his debut recording “Strong Temptation” on the Vestige imprint. Some called the album “the most impressive debut since SRV’s Texas Flood”. While in Memphis Chambers was asked to sit […]
SOUL SINGER CURTIS SALGADO TO UNDERGO TRIPLE BYPASS SURGERY Award-winning soul and blues singer Curtis Salgado will undergo triple bypass surgery at a Lebanon, New Hampshire area hospital on Friday, March 10, 2017. Salgado was admitted to the hospital on March 7 after what doctors described as a mild heart attack. A cardio catheterization revealed arterial blockage. […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues. The Show that brings you those artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and in the true tradition of the blues are creating new original music from it’s roots. These are the innovators, not the imitators .. These ARE the INDIE Blues artists! This week we have […]
Geoff Achison hails from Australia, but he has been living in the American South for some years now. He returned to Australia to record Another Mile, Another Minute, his 14th album but the first in 8 years. Another Mile, Another Minute is an appropriate title for this genre-crossing album, which certainly keeps up a steady […]
Beth Hart Fire On The Floor Provogue/Mascot Label Group Los Angeles is the home of Beth Hart who appeared on the TV show Star Search hosted by Ed McMahon. In 1993 she won the Female Vocalist competition for that season. Hart released her first album “Immortal” on Atlantic Records in 1996. Her follow-up recording, also […]
Nashville singer and guitarist Beth Garner has released a new album. Snake Farm, which has just the right sizzling, slithering, smoking guitar and sometimes mystical or menacing lyrics for n album of that title. If you like talented women with an edge like I do, who can be playful too, this is definitely for you. […]
Vanessa Collier Meeting My Shadow Ruf Records Vanessa Collier hails from Clarksville, Maryland where she attended River Hill High School. While a student at River Hill she was co-captain of the Girls Basketball team as well as a soloist with their Jazz band. Collier attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston where she graduated […]
The John Pagano Band has released a new video in advance to their much anticipated new release. Appearing in this video are renowned actors Allen Parker (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Mothers Day, 5th Wave,etc), Allison Joy McDaniel (Mothers Day, Sleepless, etc) and Darian Fisher (Taken 3, McGyver, etc). Allen Parker, Allison Joy McDaniel, Darian Fisher Check out the Video Below! The […]
Hurricane Ruth Ain’t Ready For The Grave Hurricane Ruth Records Hurricane Ruth LaMaster is from southern Illinois. Her father Milt owned the Glendale Tavern in Beardstown. On Sundays musicians would come to jam and her father sat in on drums. She has been performing professionally since 1979. Ruth has been on stage with John Lee […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #365 – 03/06/17 LISTEN AT: https://goo.gl/IaVly7 JON GINDICK Jon released his debut album, When We Die, We All Come Back As Music, back in August and it has garnered him a lot of notice. A world-renowned harmonica instructor, Jon holds his Harmonica Jam Camps throughout the year in Clarksdale, MS. […]
People often speak of the world-wide influence of blues and jazz, but it takes an artist like Nina Massara to really prove the point. This Danish artist grew up in Copenhagen with a Danish mother and American father, listening to Keb Mo’, Taj Mahal and Bob Dylan. Her father catered the backstage food for artists […]
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HOUSTON, TX – On March 26th the blues community of Houston will be meeting to raise money in support of the Blues Foundation’s Hart Fund. The Fund is one aspect of this Memphis based organization that serves the blues community at large. The Fund provides health care for professional blues musicians in need, including performers in Texas. The fund […]
John Cee Stannard review of Giles Hedley 3rd Friday Blues, 21 South Street, Reading. First published in Blues In Britain magazine It was at the previous month’s 3rd Friday Blues night that Andy Wilkin announced that after around 13 years of running the club, he was going to retire. This is sad news to the […]
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This is The Voice of Indie Blues the #1 and original INDIE BLUES RADIO show .. This is the show that brings you nothing but Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues.. These are the innovators not the […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show .. the show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who embrace the diversity of blues and are out there creating new original music from it’s roots. These artists are the innovators .. not the imitators .. they are […]
Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado Change My Game Ruf Records The Thorbjorn Risgaer Blue 7 was founded in 2002. Their debut album was “Live 2004”. In 2005 Risager was named the Danish Blues musician of the year. After eight albums Risager signed with Ruf Records. The band became an octet and took the name […]
Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band Standing On Faith CPL Publishing Corey Ledet was born and raised in Houston, Texas but would spend his summers in Parks, Louisiana. Ledet’s primary influence was his grandfather, Buchanan “Tbu” Ledet, a drummer who worked with Clifton Chenier the King of Zydeco; and so he started out as a […]
Tune into The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there creating new original music from those roots .. these are the innovators .. not the imitators .. these are the INDIE Blues artists! This week we start off with […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH Show #364 – 02/27/17 LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/WYmTcT BRODY BUSTER – 2017 IBC WRAP-UP Brody Buster stopped by to talk about his IBC experience and the new things already happening in his life. He was named 2nd place in the Solo/Duo Challenge and also named Lee Oskar harmonica Player WEB SITE FACEBOOK […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you only currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues .. these artists Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. they are the innovators .. not the imitators … they know for the blues to survive it must […]
Geoff Achison Another Mile, Another Minute Landslide Records/Jupitor 2 Records Geoff Achison is an Australian who formed his band the “Souldiggers” in 1994. He has also been a guitar instructor at Jorma Kaukonen guitar camp, Fur Peace Ranch, since 1988. In 1995 Achison, representing the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, competed in the International Blues Challenge […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you those artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the artists who understand the importance of keeping the music relevant and new .. who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. these are the innovators not the […]
Jack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns Back to The Shack SSR Free Roll Jack Mack and The Heart Attack were originally formed as an R n B cover band in 1982. The Eagles had just broken up and Glenn Frey hadn’t yet started his solo career. So Frey found some friends to have fun […]
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Delbert McClinton & Self Made Men Prick of The Litter Hot Shot Records Delbert McClinton was born in Lubbock, Texas in November of 1940. He worked in a blues band that backed up Sonny Boy Wiliamson II, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Jimmy Reed. In 1962 he played harmonica on Bruce Channel’s “Hey Baby”. He […]
By Rhetta Akamatsu Photos by Takesi Akamatsu Of all the many groups and solo performers in Atlanta that I love, The Cazanovas and Little G Weevil are my personal favorites. So when they were performing separately and together at MadLife Stage and Studios in Woodstock Sunday afternoon my husband and I were excited to go. […]
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Southern Avenue Stax/Concord Music Group Southern Avenue is the first Memphis based band to be signed to the new Stax Records. They are a quintet that combines the soul, blues and gospel traditions of that city with a youthful exuberance all their own. They are named after Southern Avenue, the street that leads to Soulville, […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! This is the show that brings you the best in the FUTURE OF THE BLUES! These are the Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues.. They are the innovators not the imitators .. they are creating new original music that is firmly rooted in the […]
Scott Ramminger Do What Your Heart Says To Arbor Lane Music Scott Ramminger is originally from Huntsville, Alabama. He graduated from the U. of Tennessee with a degree in journalism and settled in the Washington DC area. Ramminger has a broad musical taste he developed working as a sideman. He released “Crawstickers” in 2011 with […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show where we bring you the Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by creating new original music rooted in the blues. This is the real tradition of the blues .. to reflect truth .. to stay relevant .. to be innovators .. not […]
Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio Alligator Records Elvin Bishop has been active on the Blues scene ever since he met Paul Butterfield in 1963. He left The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and formed his own band, The Elvin Bishop Group, in 1968. This is Bishop’s twentieth studio album and twenty-eighth album overall. A lot has […]
By Rhetta Akamatsu Mike Zito is an exciting cat to watch! He and his band were in Atlanta kicking off his tour to promote his latest album, Make Blues Not War, which debuted in November at the #1 spot on the Billboard Blues Chart. They were scheduled to be at Darwin’s in Sandy Springs but […]
Lisa Biales The Beat of My Heart Big Song Music Lisa Biales hails from Oxford, Ohio. She attended Ohio University in Athens. Her first full length album was released in 1999. Her last album 2013’s “Belle of The Blues” was co-produced by EG Kight and Paul Hornsby. “The Beat of My Heart” is Biales’ ninth […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. The Show where we bring you the music of Independent Blues Artists who understand the true tradition of the blues lives in it’s diversity and they Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by creating new original music from it’s roots. These are the innovators not the imitators […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues where we Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and the Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues! These artist are the innovators not the imitators .. These are the INDIE Blues artists! This week we start it off with music from Kaleo […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues. The only show that is dedicated to the future of the blues by showcasing Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues. These are the artist who are creating new original music rooted in the blues .. these are the innovators not the imitators .. These […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! We Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by playing only Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These artists are upholding the true tradition of the blues by allowing the music to grow and expand.. these are the innovators not the imitators […]
Big Bill Morganfield Bloodstains on the Wall Black Shuck Records In 1999 Big Bill Morganfield, the youngest son of the late McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy Waters, released his first authorized studio recording. It was the result of a fifteen year odyssey of self discovery. On “Rising Son” Morganfield surrounded himself with personnel who had played […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show where we Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and bring you those Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the innovators not the imitators .. these are the future of the blues .. they ARE the INDIE […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who understand the true power of the blues and Embrace the Diversity of the Blues! These are the Innovators not the imitators these are the INDIE Blues artists! This week we have a great block of 3 hours of […]
Thornetta Davis Honest Woman Sweet Mama Music Thornetta Davis was born in Detroit. Davis released her first full length studio recording “Sunday Morning Music” in 1996. Her song “Cry”, from that album, was featured in an episode of “The Sopranos”. She appeared at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Fest and sang onstage with Bonnie […]
