blues-rock

An Exclusive Interview with Alastair Greene!

Richard L'Hommedieu .blues, alan parsons, alastair Greene, blues-rock, making a Scene September 2, 2014

AN Exclusive Interview with Alastair Greene by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This week we talk to Alastair Greene! Long time Guitarist for Alan Parsons! We talk about his band and CD ALASTAIR GREENE BAND “TROUBLE AT YOUR DOOR” You are going to love this interview!Blues and rock have met at many different crossroads. From Cream and […]

INDIE Blues Scene

Glimpsing the future of the blues: The Georgia Flood at Darwin’s

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta blues, blues, blues-rock, The Georgia Flood July 30, 2014

If The Georgia Flood stays together and if they continue to work the way they work now, then I believe that they are one of the groups that people will still be listening to and enjoying 20 years from now. In fact, 20 years from now the group will still be fairly young. I don’t […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Dave Fields – All In

Richard Ludmerer all in, blues, blues-rock, Dave Fields, making a Scene July 10, 2014

Dave Fields All In FMI Records Dave Fields is a highly skilled guitarist and vocalist. Field’s 2012 recording “Detonation” established him as a major player in the world of Blues Rock. This is Field’s fourth recording. Today Field’s band consists of Andy Huenerberg or Tony Tino, bass; Kenny Soule or Dave Moore, drums; and Vladimir […]

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Music Review: Too Slim and The Taildraggers – ‘Anthology’ [2-CD Set]

Rhetta Akamatsu blues anthology, blues-rock, Too Slim and The Taildraggers June 23, 2014

Too Slim (Tim Langford) and The Taildraggers have been around snce 1986 and they have cut 18 albums in that time. This CD collects 31 songs from that body of work, plus three new songs. The first CD is fiercely blues rock, while the second side lightens up considerably with a less fierce, more blues […]

Artist Interviews/ Country Rock Artists/ INDIE Blues Artist

An Interview with Lefty Williams

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues-rock, lefty williams May 20, 2014

Publisher Richard L’Hommedieu Interviews Lefty Williams from Atlanta on his radio show “LIVE From the Midnight Circus” On www.peachtreeradiofm.com which airs every Tuesday from 2pm-5pm Eastern Time. Listen to Lefty’s Music and listen as he talks about his career and how he got to where he is today! At the end of the interview you […]

Artist Interviews/ Country Rock Artists

I add a new favorite: Jimbo Mathus

Rhetta Akamatsu blues-rock, country-rock, Jimbo Mathus, Tri-State Coalition May 11, 2014

Jimbo Mathus has spent a lifetime becoming a great Southern rock singer. Whether it’s country rock or blues rock he’s worth listening to again and again. Sometimes in life you run across an artist who really connects with you on a very satisfying and edifying level. In my life those artists have included Jimmy Buffet, […]

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HELP MAKE MUDDY WATERS HOME A NATIONAL LANDMARK!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, blues-rock, Eric Clapton, future of the blues, historic building, muddy waters, rolling stones May 8, 2014

PLEASE EMAIL THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE ON BEHALF OF THE MUDDY WATERS HOME!! Amy Martin Director Amy.Martin@illinois.gov Illinois State Historic Preservation Office Both the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago knew that the Muddy Waters home was in danger and they have done nothing to protect this valuable historic building The Muddy […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

JP Blues – “Make Room at The Table’

Rhetta Akamatsu Atlanta blues, blues, blues-rock, JP Blues April 29, 2014

In a review I wrote for an appearance by JP Blues at Darwin’s in late 2013, I said: “It’s a cliche’ to speak of musicians making a guitar “sing” or “wail”, but JP does that, and he makes it make a lot of other sounds you would not think six strings could make. In fact, […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Luther Dickinson gets the “Rock and Roll Blues”

Rhetta Akamatsu .blues, blues-rock, Luther Dickinson, Rock 'n Roll Blues April 29, 2014

I recently saw Luther Dickinson touring with Southern Soul Assembly and found his songs and his sense of humor delightful. So I jumped at the chance to review Rock and Roll Blues. Dickinson, best known as a member of the North Mississippi All Stars, performs 10 songs here with a stripped down but highly effective […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Eric Clapton – ‘Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings’ [6-Disc Box Set]

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, blues-rock, Eric Clapton, GIve Me Strength April 8, 2014

Please note: This reviewer did not received the Blu-ray and therefore cannot review it. I can only give information for it. The Blu-ray, according to the press release, contains “a new 5.1 Surround Sound mix of 461 Ocean Boulevard and original quadrophonic mixes of 461 Ocean Boulevard and There’s One In Every Crowd.” Also, the […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers – ‘Stories + Road Dogs + In the Palace of the King’

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, blues-rock, John Mayall April 8, 2014

It’s hard for some of those who remember the ’60s more or less to believe, but John Mayall is 80 years old. Yet he is still touring and recording. So it is appropriate that Eagle Rock Entertainment has released three of his most recent albums in a 3-CD package. These CDs are Stories from 2002, […]