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Features
The Independent Blues Award Voting is complete and the results are now IN!! What Made us different than all the other voting awards is we gave you a chance to listen and learn about the nominees with clickable links to their websites and streams to listen to their music. This we felt is the only fair […]
Interviews
Home Page Facebook Chemistry. You either got it or you don’t. When the five members of Royal Southern Brotherhood convened in February at Dockside Studios, Louisiana, there was magic in the air. Just seven days later, the acclaimed US soul-blues collective emerged triumphant with The Royal Gospel: the fourth album in their rocket-heeled rise and […]
An Exclusive Interview with Lisa Mann
Home Page Facebook Page Lisa has been awarded a 2015 Blues Music Award for her mighty skills on the bass guitar. This win falls hot on the heels of her win for Blues Blast’s Sean Costello Rising Star Award, as well as three Muddy Waters Awards from the Cascade Blues Association for Contemporary Blues Act […]
An Exclusive Interview with Alexis P Suter Website www.alexispsuter.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alexis.p.suter.3?fref=ts International Recording Artist’s The Alexis P Suter is a vocalist who transcends styles and genres. When the great Bluesman B.B. King first heard Alexis P. Suter sing, he was visibly impressed and said so after her opening set for him at BB Kings NYC. Shaking his head […]
https://www.dianarein.com/ https://www.facebook.com/dianarein?fref=ts In mythology, Sirens were dangerous yet beautiful creatures that would lure sailors with enchanting songs and make them crash onto the rocky coast. It is said that some crews survived by using wax in their ears to keep from being compelled. But what if the music was turned up? What if it was […]
CD Reviews
Walter Trout Alive in Amsterdam Provogue Records Walter Trout was born in Ocean City N.J. in 1951. He migrated to Los Angeles and found work with Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, and Joe Tex. In 1981 Trout became the guitarist in Canned Heat and he stayed with them until 1985. Trout joined John Mayall’s […]
Allen Toussaint “American Tunes” Nonesuch Records It would seem that “American Tunes” was/is intended to be the follow up to Toussaint’s 2009 “The Bright Mississippi.” In preparation for this album solo piano sessions were recorded in 2013, plus during the early fall of 2015 full ensemble tracks were assembled, several with special guests. Unfortunately: weeks […]
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat Live at The Kessler Underworld Indie Records Jim Suhler is a Texas Blues guitarist who was born and raised in the Dallas area where he still resides. He was exposed to bands coming out of The British Invasion, Southern Rock bands and those Texas guitarists like Bugs Henderson, Stevie Ray […]
Tinsley Ellis Red Clay Soul Heartfixer Music Tinsley Ellis was born in Atlanta but grew up in south Florida. He released his first solo album “Georgia Blue” on Alligator Records in 1988. Ellis received a Blues Music Award nomination in the category Rock Blues Album of The Year for his 2009 album “Speak No Evil” also on […]
The Mike Eldred Trio’s Baptist Town tells a story in blues, all about the South and the many opposing forces that fill its history and still affect its present. Good and evil, sin and salvation, Black and White, joy and sadness, love and hate are all part of Southern tradition, and Eldred and his band […]
Charlie Faye and The Fayettes have effectively conquered time travel in this self-titled album. The proof is that if you heard these 11 original songs and did not know it was a contemporary group, you could honestly believe you were listening to a girl group of the 60’s. Even the album cover is just right. […]
Little Charlie and Organ Grinder Swing Skronky Tonk EllerSoul Records Little Charlie (Baty) is a guitarist who enjoys playing the blues. But like other guitarists his own interest in where blues meets jazz was increased by listening to others. Organists Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff have stated that they are blues players. An appreciation for […]
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band “Got a Mind to Give Up Living: Live 1966” www.RealGoneMusic.com “Got a Mind to Give Up Living” is a live performance from (fifty years ago) May of 1966 recorded at the Unicorn Coffee House in Boston, MA, two months prior to the groundbreaking Elektra LP “East – West.” Previously this […]
Alexis P. Suter Band All For Loving You American Showplace Music When I first heard Alexis P. Suter open for Levon Helm I knew I was hearing a great new talent. Suter’s second studio recording 2011’s “Two Sides” earned her a 2012 nomination as Best Soul Blues Female Artist of The Year. What I didn’t […]
Big Harp George Wash My Horse in Champagne Blues Mountain Records Big Harp George, whose real name is George Bisharat, is a retired professor from The University of California Hastings College of Law. He released his debut recording “Chromaticism” last year at the age of 59. That album earned him a 2015 Blues Music Award […]
It’s hard to think how to even start reviewing Reverend Freakchild’s Illogical Optimism. And not because I don’t like it, I love it. This is a 3-disc set. The first disc contains an eclectic mix of 15 songs. The second consists of a dozen radically different versions of the Reverend’s popular song, “Everything Is Now.” […]
by Rhetta Akamatsu The first time I ever heard of Clint Morgan was when I received Scofflaw to review. And do you want to hear my objective opinion? I was blown away pretty much. This is in no way an ordinary album. It is a celebration of the dark side of humor nature, and then […]
Alabama Mike Upset The Status Quo Greaseland Records Michael Benjamin aka Alabama Mike was born in Talladega, Al. in 1964. At an early age his father encouraged him to sing gospel. After a hitch in the Navy he wounded up in the San Francisco Bay area. He developed a love for the blues but didn’t […]
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection Various Artists Alligator Records The 2016 Chicago Blues Festival, June 10th – 12th, will again be held in Grant Park. This year the festival is celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Alligator Records. The Chicago based label was founded in 1971 by Bruce Iglauer. An underfinanced operation Iglauer operated out of his […]
On the Scene
It was a small crowd at Darwin’s. in Marietta GA After all, it was Tuesday night. But Katie Martin and Rev. Freakchild didn’t seem to mind. Martin opened with a great set that included her haunting version of “:St. James Infirmary” and several other covers as well as some mesmerizing original material from her recent […]
It was Friday night in Marietta GA, but with The Mar-Tans playing at Darwin’s, I thought I would look out the window and see New Orleans. The intimate atmosphere, appreciative crowd, and the cool jazz and blues made it feel that way. Matt Wauchope’s silky vocals and Will Scruggs’ sensual sax, Terence Prather having a […]
Starr Faithfull – Boston Power Trio Return to the Scene Starr Faithfull is a Hard Rock Power Trio with an eclectic edge hailing from the greater Boston area, a highly regarded band that is named after the socialite who mysteriously drowned in 1931. Starr Faithfull’s exceptional music is no mystery though. The band […]
Podcasts
EMBRACING THE DIVERSITY OF BLUES! This is the #1 and Original INDIE Blues RADIO show on the net. We bring you ONLY currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We bring you the innovators of Blues .. the true standard bearers of the blues .. This week we start […]
EMBRACING THE DIVERSITY OF BLUES! This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show on the net. We bring you ONLY currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. We bring you the innovators of Blues .. the true standard bearers of the blues .. This week we start […]
EMBRACE the DIVERSITY OF THE BLUES! This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show on the net. We bring you ONLY currently touring artists who are out there creating new original music rooted in the blues. This is not your old school blues show .. this is blues for a new generation. This […]
EMBRACE the DIVERSITY OF THE BLUES! This is the #1 and Original INDIE BLUES RADIO show on the net. We bring you ONLY currently touring artists who are out there creating new original music rooted in the blues. This is not your old school blues show .. this is blues for a new generation. This […]
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