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5 Suggestions You Need For Your Band Website
by Rhetta Akamatsu As a music journalist, I depend a lot on artists' websites for information when I am writing articles. So, if you want your website to get you the…
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Gibson Sells Cakewalk's "Intellectural Property" to BandLab!
There may be hope for all those diehard users of Cakewalk's premiere DAW software "Sonar". BandLab has announced that they have aquired all of Cakewalks Intellectural property and "Certain" assets…
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Tips for Organizing a Hassle-Free Music Event
Tips for Organizing a Hassle-Free Music Event From a monetary perspective, the American live music industry is growing steadily with revenue expected to increase from $9.28 billion in 2016 to $11.99 billion…
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Don't Fear EQ Boost
Many audio textbooks, audio schools, and audio engineers will advise you that it’s always best to attenuate rather than gain an EQ control. This has traditionally been considered best practice…
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New Rules for Monetizing Youtube Videos
As you may have heard, or not heard, Youtube has decided to create stricter rules for Monetizing Videos! We are going to attempt to break down this news and give…
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Creating Loyalty and Appeal In The Digital Music Arena
The evolution of technology has led to the development and manifestation of the digital forum as the largest market base. The online market is one that attracts clients from all…
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How Loud should your Final Mix Be?
This is a question that comes up time and again in audio groups. “How hot should my final mix down be before sending off to mastering?” It depends on the…
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Signal to Noise Ratio in Analog Plugins
https://youtu.be/FYLOI2QMrc0 The above video is a quick demonstration of how your signal-to-noise ratio impacts the level of noise your analog modeled plugins will deliver. You may have seen this video…
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Artist Interviews
Interview with Touring Independent Artists!
An Interview with Mud Morganfield!
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Muddy Waters or Mud Morganfield? It’s almost impossible to tell. Of course, nothing would please Mud more than hearing people say he sounds just like his…
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An Interview with Laurie Jane from "Laurie Jane and the 45's"!
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Proudly representing Louisville, Kentucky's musical legacy, Laurie Jane and The 45s are a band of best friends, brothers, and a husband and wife. Their sound is a…
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An Interview with Peter Karp
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Accolades aside, Indie Blues artist Peter Karp is a storyteller who also happens to be an assertive singer, an insightful songwriter, a spellbinding performer, and a…
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AN Interview with Laurie Morvan!
WEBSITE FACEBOOK The Laurie Morvan Band is a 5 piece high energy, rockin’ indie blues band lead by a fiery female lead guitarist vocalist. A pumpin’, thumpin’, tight-as-nails machine from…
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An Interview with John Jay of "The Bush League"!
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK Independent Blues Rock band THE BUSH LEAGUE was founded on a front porch in 2007 not too far outside Richmond, Virginia by college friends JohnJason “JohnJay” Cecil…
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An Interview with Sue Foley!
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Sue Foley is a multi-award winning musician and of the one of the finest Indie blues and roots artists working today. Foley spent her early childhood in…
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An Interview with Johnny Tucker
Johnny Tucker is the tenth child born of nineteen siblings to a seasonal sharecropper and his wife. His interest in music began when he would sit on the porch and…
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An Interview with Ghalia Vauthier
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Some albums stop you in your tracks. Like the smoky thump from a New Orleans juke-joint as you pass by on the sidewalk, Let The Demons Out is…
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CD Reviews
CD Reviews of the Best in Indie Releases
Freddie Pate I Got The Blues
Freddie Pate I Got The Blues Independent Freddie Pate grew up in Los Angeles and learned guitar while still a child. As a youngster he played with some of Country…
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Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps Here in Babylon
Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps Here in Babylon Jesi-Lu Widely acclaimed pianist and vocalist Teresa James is back with her killer band for her tenth album, Here in Babylon,…
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Bill Frisell Music IS
Bill Frisell Music IS Okeh/Sony The highly anticipated solo album from one of the world’s premier guitarists, Bill Frisell, is finally here. This is Frisell at his most distilled and,…
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Long Tall Deb & Colin John Dragonfly
Long Tall Deb & Colin John Dragonfly Vizztone Label Group Colin John is a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter whose influences include r & b, soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, and…
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Tommy Dardar Big Daddy Gumbo
Tommy Dardar Big Daddy Gumbo Self-released Houston music legend Tommy Dardar, affectionately dubbed ‘Big Daddy Gumbo’ passed away in July of 2017. Over his storied career Dardar played alongside Lightnin’…
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Myles Goodwyn And Friends of The Blues
Myles Goodwyn And Friends of The Blues Linus Entertainment Myles Goodwyn is the Canadian singer, guitarist, and keyboardist for the band April Wine. He is a legend in Canadian rock…
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B.B. and The Blues Shacks Reservation Blues
B.B. and The Blues Shacks Reservation Blues Rhythm Bomb Records B.B. & The Blues Shacks were founded in 1989. They are a blues band from Hildesheim, Germany. Their choice of…
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Jennifer Lyn and The Groove Revival - "Badlands"
Jennifer Lyn & the Groove Revival hail from North Dakota and, as you would expect, their new album, Badlands, is rich with the lore of their home. It also reflects…
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The Nick Moss Band The High Cost of Low Living
The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling The High Cost of Low Living Alligator Records In 1993 Nick Moss was a member of The Legendary Blues Band where he learned…
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Miss Freddye - "Lady of The Blues"
By Rhetta Akamatsu Miss Freddye is best-known around Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, but that is about to change with Miss Freddye: Lady of the Blues. The album is co-produced…
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Mud Morganfield They Call Me Mud - Jim Hynes
Mud Morganfield Mud Morganfield They Call Me Mud Severn It’s not fair to make such a physically imposing man walk a proverbial tightrope.  Yet, that will likely always be the…
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Laurie Morvan Gravity
Laurie Morvan Gravity Screaming Lizard Laurie Morvan’s sixth and most polished release, continues to move away from an angry blues rock attack to a smoother, more strictly blues-based guitar accompanying…
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Sue Foley The Ice Queen - Richard Ludmerer
Sue Foley The Ice Queen Stony Plain Records This album marks Sue Foley’s return to her solo career. It is her eleventh studio album and first for Canada’s Stony Plain…
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Seth Walker Live at Mauch Chunk Opera House - Jim Hynes
Seth Walker Live at Mauch Chunk Opera House Royal Potato Family These words have previously appeared in my reviews of Seth Walker, but they bear repeating. Walker is a bluesman…
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Katy Guillen & The Girls Remember What You Knew Before
Katy Guillen & The Girls Remember What You Knew Before Vizztone Label Group Katy Guillen leads this Indie Blues/Roots Rock trio that touches on the blues but is primarily into…
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Mud Morganfield They Call Me Mud
Mud Morganfield They Call Me Mud Severn Records Mud Morganfield is the oldest son of McKinley Morganfield better known as Muddy Waters. Morganfield grew up surrounded by music but was…
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Wentus Blues Band Throwback
Wentus Blues Band Throwback Ramasound Records Finland’s Wentus Blues Band released their self-titled debut album in 1989. The band leads the thriving blues scene in Scandinavia and has twelve previous…
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Seth Walker Live At Mauch Chunk Opera House
Seth Walker Live At Mauch Chunk Opera House Royal Potato Family Greenville, North Carolina native Seth Walker recorded his debut album “When It Rains It Pours” in 1998. In 2006…
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Podcasts
Discover new exciting music!
Music on the Couch - Show #414 Indie Blues
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 03/19/18 – SHOW #415 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10627801   RD OLSON From his birthplace in Minnesota, to being inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall Of Fame, R.D.’s…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Mud Morganfield!
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues by showcasing artists who are out there touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues.…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Laurie Jane and the 45's!
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues by showcasing artists who are out there touring and creating new original music…
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Music on the Couch Show #414
MUSIC ON THE COUCH 03/12/18 -SHOW #414 ​LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10611369   There was a slight technical issue with my mic to start the show... ​ MIKE OSBORN – COUCH KID NEWS -…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Peter Karp
This is the Voice of Indie blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues being made by artists who are creating new original music from it’s roots.…
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Fresh Country Mix Radio Show #50!
This week makes another milestone for CountryMixShow.com, this is the 50th episode of the Country Music Takeover! We started this podcast a year and a half ago because we love…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Laurie Morvan
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues by showcasing artists who are out there touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues.…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus "The Voice of Indie Blues" 3/3/2018
This is the Voice of Indie blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues being made by artists who are creating new original music from it's roots.…
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Country Fresh Mix Radio Show
You wanted more New Country Music so we are giving it to you! This week the guys are giving you 30 minutes of nonstop Country Songs with new Brandon Lay,…
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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring "The Bush League"
This is The Voice of Indie Blues the show that brings you the Future of the Blues by showcasing artists who are out there touring and creating new original music…
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Music on the Couch Show #413
MUSIC ON THE COUCH SHOW #413 – 03/05/18 LISTEN HERE: https://tobtr.com/10611311 BILLY WALTON From the Jersey Shore comes the Billy Walton Band and their rockin’ Blues-Flavored R&B sound. The new…
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LIVE From the Midnight Circus Featuring Sue Foley
This is the Voice of Indie blues, the show that brings you the future of the blues by showcasing those artists who are touring and creating new orginal music rooted…
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