Ilana Katz Katz Movin’ On Regina Royale Records Ilana Katz, fiddle, married Warren Katz therefore she became Ilana Katz Katz. Ilana is also a busker. She plays her fiddle in the Boston subway system collecting donations from who ever enjoys her music. She attended a Billy Boy Arnold concert where she met Ronnie Earl. Earl […]
This is The Voice of Indie blues. The show that is dedicated to bringing you the FUTURE of the blues. We showcase the Innovators not the imitators.. artists who embrace the diversity of blues .. who are creating new original music in the true tradition of blues .. stretching it boundaries! These are the INDIE […]
Rory Block Keepin’ Outta Trouble a tribute to Bukka White Stony Plain Records Rory Block hails from Princeton, NJ but spent a lot of her formative years as part of the Greenwich Village folk music scene. At the age of fourteen she was introduced to the music of the Mississippi Delta. She recorded for Elektra, […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you the Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and is out there creating the future of the blues by expanding the genre with new original music. These are the innovators not the imitators .. these are the INDIE Blues Artists! […]
Editors Note: Darwins Burgers and Blues, because of circumstances beyond their control, has been forced to close their doors at their current location. I had the opportunity to speak to Lindsey Wine one of the owners of this legendary Atlanta Blues Venue about what has transpired and what they plan for the future. So listen […]
This is the show that brings you the FUTURE of the blues .. This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by showcasing the Independent Blues Artists who is creating new original music rooted in the blues .. These are the Innovators not the imitators .. Yes, […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues. This is the show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. these are the artists who create new original music rooted in the blues .. these ARE the INDIE Blues artists! This week we give you a 3 hour block of […]
Smoke Wagon Blues Band Cigar Store Independent The Smoke Wagon Blues Band, from Hamilton Ontario, was formed in 1996. Their now out of print debut was 1997’s “Smoke Wagon Blues Number 36”. They followed up in 2001 with the live “Low Down Righteous Blues”. “The One and Only” was issued in 2005 and resulted in […]
MonkeyJunk Time to Roll Stony Plain Records MonkeyJunk, the Ottawa Ontario based trio, is Tony “D” Diteodoro, rhythm and lead guitar; Steve Mariner, lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, harmonica and organ; and Matt Sobb, drums, percussion, and backing vocals. The band released its first album “Tiger in Your Tank” in 2009 and won the […]
The McKee Brothers Enjoy It While You Can Independent The accompanying publicity sheet states that “Enjoy It While You Can”…features great performances by a talented roster of players from Los Angeles and Michigan…” I will list them later. But who are these McKee Brothers that they can attract such a talented ensemble when this is […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 12/19/16 SHOW #351 Listen here: https://goo.gl/j9r43I Originally, Elvin Bishop was our only scheduled guest for this evening, but there was a missed connection. We are rescheduling for early 2017, so look for an announcement. In the meantime, we played Holiday Music and also played our selection for the final song of […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues. The show that brings you the innovators not the imitators … The Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues .. by creating new original music rooted from it. This week we start off with music from Popa Chubby Adam Karch Mike ZitoThornetta Davis Biscuit Miller […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #350 – 12/12/16 SHOW LENGTH: 3:02:10 ALL COUCH KID NEW MUSIC HARPDOG BROWN Dog returns to The Couch for his third visit. This time he returns to share stories around the recording of Travelin With The Blues, which includes appearances by folks like Charlie Musselwhite, Kid Andersen, Rusty Zinn and more. […]
Tune into The Voice of Indie Blues .. The show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are creating new original music rooted in the blues .. expanding the blues as is the true tradition that were established by those that came before. These ARE the INDIE Blues […]
Taj Mahal Labor of Love Acoustic Sounds Taj Mahal was born Henry Saint Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17th, 1942. He was raised in a West Indian-American and African-American family. He grew up in Springfield, Ma. and in the early 1960’s studied agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He graduated and moved […]
Tune into The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and are out there creating new original music rooted in the blues .. THESE ARE the INDIE Blues artists! This week we have a 3 hour block of uninterrupted INDIE BLUES RADIOwhere you […]
Biscuit Miller Wishbone Bluebass Music David Miller was born and raised on Chicago’s south side. He was nicknamed “Biscuit” by his grandma as he wouldn’t get outta’ her kitchen. He learned to play bass from his friend’s older brother. He formed his first band “Clever” with another friend Ivan Wallace. The family moved to Minneapolis […]
This is The voice of indie blues. The show that brings you the Independent Blues Artists who embrace the diversity of blues. The artists who are out there creating new original music rooted in the blues, who in the true tradition of the blues are striving to be the innovators and not imitators. These ARE […]
By Rhetta Akamatsu Full disclosure: I received this album from Fiona Boyes for review. Fiona Boyes has a new album release, Professin’ The Blues, and on it, she does just that. Produced by the legendary Professor Keith O. Johnson of Reference Records and recorded at Skywalker Sound studios in California ,this is a perfect match of […]
Mike Zito Make Blues Not War Ruf Records Mike Zito worked ten years at a downtown St. Louis guitar shop where an older employee taught him an appreciation for The Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton and B.B. King. He released “Blue Room” his first independently produced album in 1997. Follow up albums included 1999’s “America’s Most […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and in the true tradition of the blues are creating new original music that expands and is rooted in the blues. These artists are the Innovators not the Imitators .. these are the […]
This is THE VOICE of Indie Blues .. the show that brings you INDIE Bluesartists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues .. these artists embrace the diversity of the blues in the true tradition of the blues .. They are innovators .. not imitators .. They ARE the INDIE Blues artists […]
Tune in tonight at 11pm on www.bluesfm.org for LIVE from the Midnight Circus The Voice of Indie Blues! We give you 3 hours of the best in INDIE BLUES RADIO with Independent Blues Artists Who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues which is the REAL TRADITION of the BLUES .. These are the innovators no […]
Seattle quartet Gravel Road digs a little deeper into the world of Deep trance-blues and psychedelic jam chunk rock on Capitol Hill Country Blues, their sixth studio album released in December of 2016. The nine new tracks were recorded and mixed by legendary engineer Jack Endino in late 2015 & early 2016. The band’s signature […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #349 – 12/05/16 SHOW LENGTH W/ AFTER SHOW: 2:58:58 AFTER SHOW NOT ON BTR FEED BTR Feed: https://goo.gl/Q21VsC TRUDY LYNN Out of Houston, TX, Trudy was still a teen when she sang onstage with Albert Collins and had the chance to open for Ike & Tina Turner. Trudy has just released […]
The Atlanta Blues Society had their holiday party Sunday afternoon and early evening and as always, it was everything a party should be! People were eating delicious food provided by Fat Matt’s and drinking beer, wine and mixed drinks served up by Spike from Blind Willie’s or the non-alcoholic beverages provided, listening to great music […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who, in the true tradition of the blues artists that came before them, Embrace the Diversity of the Blues! These artists are the innovators not the Imitators! These ARE the INDIE Blues artists! This week we start off with music […]
The 2016 Bradenton Blues Festival Text and photos by Richard Ludmerer The Bradenton Blues Festival is an annual festival now in its fifth year. It is brought to us by Realize Bradenton. Realize Bradenton is a nonprofit organization that brings people together to create a vibrant and prosperous downtown area for residents, visitors, and businesses. […]
The Rolling Stones Blue and Lonesome Interscope Records The Rolling Stones started out as high school classmates listening to the blues. Their early influences were American blues artists Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Reed. Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts used to sit in with British blues artist Alexis Koerner when he played The Marquee. […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that showcases the future of the blues by bringing you 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 .. These are the innovators not the imitators .. […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! This is the show that showcases the Best INDIE Blues artist that are out there creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues! The True tradition of the blues! This week we give you a 3 hour […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 11/28/16 SHOW SHOW #348 Link To Listen: https://goo.gl/mHvlsL After Show is not on the BTR Feed REV. BILLY C. WIRTZ The Rev. Billy C. Wirtz comes direct from the First House Of Polyester Worship. We talked about the incredible journey the Rev. has been on since a young boy in South Carolina. The […]
Big Head Blues Club Way Down Inside: Songs of Willie Dixon Big Records The Big Head Blues Club is a project of Big Head Todd and The Monsters. The Colorado based band was originally formed in 1984. Todd Mark Mohr, guitar; Brian Nevin, drums; and Rob Squires, bass; all met while attending Columbine High School. […]
Tune into The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by creating new original Music rooted in the blues. We bring you the future of the blues .. We Honor the past by supporting that Future .. These ARE the INDIE Blues artists […]
Mississippi Heat Cab Driving Man Delmark Records Mississippi Heat is one of Chicago’s best working blues bands. The ensemble has talent galore. Their leader Pierre Lacocque is the talented songwriter and harp player who formed the band twenty-four years ago. This is their twelfth recording overall and sixth for Delmark records. Lacocque has written eleven […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by creating new original music rooted in the blues! We honor the past by supporting the future of the blues. These ARE the INDIE Blues artists .. Tune in and support the Indie […]
Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch Champagne Velvet (Underworld Records) Jason Elmore describes his band’s new album ‘Champagne Velvet’ as “like a road trip from Dallas to Memphis, TN with a quick stop by the West Coast on the way. “ Hoodoo Witch; The Power trio lead by singer/songwriter/guitarist and Tequila aficionado Jason Elmore entered the […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you the future of the blues that is being made by Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and is creating new original music rooted in the blues. We Honor the past by supporting the future.. that is the TRUE tradition […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues and is creating new original music rooted in the blues. These ARE the INDIE Blues Artists! This week we start off with these great indie blues artists .. Popa Chubby The Knickerbocker All-Stars […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #347 – 11/21/17 SHOW LINK: https://goo.gl/kxrthL Show Length: 3:01:08 (w/After Show) BACKTRACK BLUES BAND Out of the Tampa, FL area, this is the fifth album from this 5-piece band. I spoke with Sonny Charles about his journey, how the band came to be and where they are heading in the future […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues! We Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by supporting Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We bring you the FUTURE of the blues that is being created by artists today! Honor the past by supporting the future of the blues. This […]
Dawn Tyler Watson Jawbreaker Independent Dawn Tyler Watson was born in England but raised in Montreal where she studied Jazz and Theatre at Concordia University. As an actress she was featured in several movies including 2004’s “Jack Paradise (Les Nuits de Montreal)” which translated means the “Nights of Montreal”; and in which she played a […]
This is The Voice of Indie Blues where we Embrace the Diversity of the Bluesby playing only Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We honor the past by supporting the future of the blues. This is the REAL tradition of Blues! This week we start off with music […]
Little Boys Blue Tennissippi Vizztone Label Group/Jaxon Records Little Boys Blue is a Tennessee based blues band originally formed in 1993. They may have taken their name from Aleck Miller who used the names Rice Miller and “Little Boy Blue” before renaming himself Sonny Boy Williamson II. Or possibly their name came from the song […]
Tune into the The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that Embrace the Diversity of the Blues by supporting Independent Blues Artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. This is the show that showcases the FUTURE of the blues. We honor the past by supporting that future! This week we give […]
Tas Cru Simmered and Stewed Vizztone Label Group/ Crustee Tees Records When talking about his last album Tas Cru states “after five albums everything fell into place, the songwriting, the performance, and the production.” That album 2015’s “You Keep The Money” was one of the hottest albums of the year. At the International Blues Challenge […]
Music On The Couch 11/14/16 Show LISTEN HERE: RORY BLOCK – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Rory Block returns to The Couch to talk about her latest release, Keepin’ Outta Trouble, the sixth album in her “Mentor Series” saluting the blues masters who’ve had a profound impact on her music. This time she pays tribute to Bukka […]
This IS The Voice of Indie Blues! The show that brings you the best in Independent Blues Artists who Embrace the Diversity of the Blues. These are the artists who are truly keeping the blues alive by creating new original music from those roots. These are the INDIE Blues artists! This week we start off […]
We had been at a big music event in Atlanta for six hours Saturday afternoon but we left at 7:30 in the middle of a set from one of our favorite acts and before another took the stage to drive back to Marietta to Darwin’s Burgers and Blue for the Jeff Jensen Band, thus proving […]
Photos By Rhetta and Sandra Richardson Saturday, Nov. 12. was the 2nd Annual Blues Stotts Festival, sponsored by The Atlanta Blues Society and honoring the memory of long-time Atlanta Blues Society member Larry Stotts. It took place at Blind Willie’s in Atlanta and began at 2 pm. I don’t know when it ended, because we […]