roots music

LIVE from the Midnight Circus 3/1/2016 The Best in INDIE BLUES!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, Funk, indie Blues, Indie Rock, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, r&B, RNB, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock, soul March 4, 2016

This is our 3 hour presentation of INDIE Blues artists you should know. These are the artists that are out there right now touring the country and creating new original music rooted in the blues. No matter what Genre you listen to, Blues, funk, soul, Rock, Blues Rock, R&B, Indie, Alternative, Americana, Roots, Rap, Hip […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus with Van Wilks!

Richard L'Hommedieu alternative, Atlanta, Atlanta blues, blues, blues radio, blues-rock, Funk, indie Blues, Indie Rock, internet radio, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, new Blues, new music, nu blues, online radio, original music, r&B, RNB, Rock, roots music, roots rock, soul March 3, 2016

This is the only show that is 100% dedicated to Touring INDIE Blues art5ists .. Touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. Artists who understand and believe in the true power of the blues .. the power that lives in it’s diversity! We showcase and celebrate that diversity by bringing […]

LIVE from the Midnight Circus

LIVE from the Midnight Circus with Chris Vos of The Record Company

Richard L'Hommedieu alternative. new music, americana, blues, blues-rock, Funk, indie, indie Blues, Indie Rock, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, original music, RNB, Rock, roots, roots music, roots rock, soul March 2, 2016

This is the show that is dedicated to the touring artist that is creating new original music with their roots in the blues. We celebrate the diversity that is the power that exist in the blues. To deny this diversity is to deny the great contributions that the blues artists of the past have made […]

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Confessing The Blues Show 303!

Cleve Baker blues, blues-rock, indie Blues, making a Scene, new music, original music, roots music February 21, 2016

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Rhetta’s Don’t Miss Roots Music Albums of 2015

Rhetta Akamatsu 2015 review, blues music, cd reviews, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots music December 28, 2015

by Rhetta Akamatsu It’s time to look back at 2015 and pick some don’t miss albums I was going to do 5 but I just couldn’t choose. So here are 10 albums every roots music lover should have in their collection, in random order. Voo Davis – Midnight Mist Voo Davis was born in Alabama […]

CD Reviews Americana/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Warren Haynes taps all his Southern roots for “Ashes & Dust”

Rhetta Akamatsu Ashes & Dust Americana, blues, Railroad Earth, roots music, Southern music, warren haynes July 23, 2015

Note: This article originally appeared at examiner.com. Warren Haynes has strong Southern roots and he uses them all on his new album, Ashes & Dust, which will be out July 24. He has long been a favorite in the Atlanta area and has performed here many times.Haynes is best known for his 25 years with […]

Americana Scene/ INDIE Blues Scene/ Jam Scene

Review: Jimbo Mathus at Red Clay Theatre April 25, 2015

Rhetta Akamatsu americana, Blue Healer, Eddie Ownes Presents, Jimbo Mathus, Red Clay Theatre, roots music April 27, 2015

Jimbo Mathus is such fun to see in concert. He is a skinny guy and he and the TriState Coalition have a very down-home look. In concert, at least in Duluth, he skews considerably more straight country than he does on most of his CDs (with the exception of 2008’s Jimmy The Kid. His laid […]

Book Reviews/ INDIE Blues Scene

Book review: “In Tune: Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers and The Roots of American Music” by Ben Wynne

Rhetta Akamatsu American music, blues, Charley Patton, Country, Jimmie Rogers, roots music March 31, 2015

In In Tune: Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers and The Roots of American Music, Ben Wynne has written an important book that supplies a great deal of information about two key figures in American popular music and the blues, country and rock ‘n roll music they fostered. The book is well-researched and for the most part […]