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Features
Creating a Music Video on a Budget One of the most effective marketing tools a band can have, especially in the digital age, is a good production Music Video. Now, I’m not talking about taping some live gig somewhere in bad light with lousy (or questionable Sound). What I am talking about that MTV […]
Merchandising Your Band Merchandising your band can make all the difference between just getting by and generating a good income on the road. Even if you are a local band, a good merch table, can sometimes bring a gig from the red into the black. I once knew a band in NY whose Merch table […]
IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU ENTER ANY NOMINATIONS The independent Blues Awards celebrate the diversity and power of the music that is created by those artists that acknowledge their inspiration and roots are in the blues. These awards will represent not only those “touring” artists who work within the established blues community, but embrace working artists […]
Interviews
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Northern PA’s rock trio, the Charlie Wheeler Band, delivers rippin’ guitar jams that make their bad-ass live shows a high energy experience where fans party hard all night long. The band’s hard-driving, blue-collar soul music is reminiscent of the Black Crowes and The Allman Brothers Band, coupled with the blunt force of […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Based out of Dallas-TX, “Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch” is a high-energy trio that blends jump blues, hard-hitting rock, vintage soul/r&b, and traces of 60’s country into a unique-but-familiar sound that always maintains the essence of the blues while simultaneously offering a fresh take on the genre. The band is comprised […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Raised on a turpentine farm among nine brothers and three sisters, Gitlo Lee’s passion for the blues as a youngster was repressed by his devout Christian parents. Nonetheless, he sneaked around juke joints to listen to what some called the “devilish” sound of the blues. He even built himself a […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Hard Swimmin’ Fish is an ensemble deeply rooted in the traditions of American music. Our down home roots sound pilfers from the best that early American music has to offer including blues, jazz, funk and swing, and churn it all up into a spicy brew that is familiar yet uniquely our […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE 2015 BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE SEAN COSTELLO RISING STAR AWARD! LET IT RAIN – 2016 GRAMMY BALLOT FOR BEST BLUES ALBUM! Born outside Chicago, Deb began appearing on stage as a young teen at her step father’s famous nightclub The Topanga Corral, where she opened for such blues legends as […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Considered a true rising star in the blues world ever since her debut album, Allow Me to Confess, brought her world-wide acclaim in 2007, Gina manages to raise the bar even further with The Alabama Sessions, which she recorded and produced in legendary Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and where she throws down […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE The roots of the McKee Bros. project go back to 70s Ann Arbor and Detroit, where Ralph McKee, inspired by his college roommate, guitarist Bob Doezema (now a Berklee professor who tours with Al Kooper), bought a cheap bass and a Silvertone amp and started to teach himself to play. After […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Lex Grey has mesmerized music lovers since she came thundering onto the scene like Mae West on a motorcycle. Rising to the status of a cult rock diva, this multiple ASCAP Songwriting Award-winner delivers a repertoire that blends the tortured soul of the blues with bawdy burlesque and Brooklyn attitude. Born in the back room […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Originally from Houston, Texas, Teresa is based in Los Angeles where she has assembled a group of some of the top LA based touring and session musicians in her band, The Rhythm Tramps. They have been working in the LA area and at blues festivals and clubs throughout the US and […]
HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE They were a hit at the Kaslo Jazz Fest in 04, where they played as a duo and shared the bill with Juno award winners Colin James and Jeff Healey, The Brubreck Brothers and Ruthie Foster and were also the opening guests for the legendary songwriter, session man, producer, piano man, […]
CD Reviews
The Isley Brothers “Groove with You…Live!” www.RealGoneMusic.com Originally recorded at Bearsville Sound Studio in Woodstock, NY from 1980 – this live set was buried until last year’s Record Store Day (2015) release as a limited edition vinyl LP. Around the same time it was also made available as a digital download titled “Wild in Woodstock,” […]
Catherine Russell Harlem On My Mind Jazz Village Catherine Russell is a jazz singer with a blues heart. Her appreciation for blues can be found in her song selection and passionate intonation. Russell is the daughter of Luis Russell the musical director for Louis Armstrong. Her father passed when she was very young and she […]
Robert Finley Age Don’t Mean A Thing Big Legal Mess Records/Fat Possum Records Robert Finley was born in Bernice Louisiana. At the age of eleven his father gave him money to buy a new pair of shoes and he purchased a guitar instead. He joined the Army at the age of 17 as a helicopter […]
The Joey Gilmore band Respect The Blues Mosher St. Records In a fifty year career Joey Gilmore has shared the stage with Bobby “Blue” Bland, Etta James, James Brown, Little Milton and Little Johnny Taylor. He was born in Ocala, Florida and released his self-titled first album in 1977. His next recording was 1989’s“So Good […]
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones Seeing is Believing Severn Records Sugar Ray & The Bluetones have been nominated for numerous Blues Music Awards. In 2016 they were nominated for Band of The Year for the third time; they were previously nominated for this award in both 2012 and 2015. This is the Bluetones seventh record for […]
Deb Ryder Grit, Grease and Tears The elements needed for a great Blues song, or album are fairly straight forward; a solid rhythm section, hot lead guitar, smooth keys, a punctuating horn section, hot harmonica and scorching, soulful vocals singing about hard times, heartache, and fond memories. Deb Ryder boldly declares it also requires three […]
Lurrie Bell Can’t Shake This Feeling Delmark Records Lurrie Bell was born in Chicago in 1958. As a youngster he was surrounded by Blues music as his father was the renowned harmonica player Carey Bell. The younger Bell first picked up the guitar at the age of six and polished his playing skills with Big […]
“All Things Must Pass” The rise and fall of Tower Records (96 minute DVD) www.MVDb2b.com – MVDvisual The death of Tower Records was a major blow for many of us who grew up purchasing vinyl LP’s, seven inch forty-fives and CD’, laser discs, and DVD’s. This triumphant and reflective DVD “All Things Must Pass,” is […]
Matthew Skoller Blues Immigrant Tongue ‘n Groove Records Harmonica player and vocalist Matthew Skoller was born and raised in New York City. He relocated to Chicago in 1987 and began apprenticing with Jimmy Rogers, Big Daddy Kinsey, Big Time Sarah, and Dietra Farr. Skoller’s first recording was 1996’s “Bone to Pick With You”. He followed […]
Liz Mandeville The Stars Motel Blue Kitty Records Liz Mandeville moved to Chicago in 1979. Four years after first hearing Luther Allison and Koko Taylor she began to front her own band. The winner of many songwriter awards Mandeville recorded her first four albums for Earwig Records. In 2012 she released “Clarksdale” on her own […]
Podcasts
This is the VOICE of INDIE BLUES .. the show that brings you artists who embrace the diversity of the blues and create new original music from it’s roots .. These ARE the INDIE Blues artists! This week we start off with music from The Jeremiah Johnson Band Vaneese Thomas Mary Jo CurryThe Lucky Losers […]
This is the show that will bring you the future of the blues .. we only play currently touring artists who are creating that future with new original music! These are the artists who Embrace the diversity of the blues .. These are the INDIE Blues artists! We start this week’s show off with The […]
This is the only radio show that is dedicated to bringing you the best inIndependent Blues Artists that are creating new original music rooted in the blues .. These are the INDIE Blues artists and the future of the blues .. TUNE IN to the VOICE OF INDIE BLUES! This week we start off with […]
This is the “VOICE OF INDIE BLUES” the show that is dedicated to bringing you what is happening TODAY in Blues .. Music that is being created by currently touring artists who are using the roots of the blues and embracing the diversity of music that can be created from those roots! INDIE Blues artists!! This […]
Tune into the VOICE of INDIE BLUES! The only show that is dedicated to playing only currently touring artists that are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the artists who embrace diversity of music that has and is being created from those roots .. These ARE the INDIE Blues artists! This […]
This is the only show that is dedicated to bringing you the best in what is happening in Blues today .. We are the VOICE of INDIE Blues! This week we give you music from Dave Keller Melissa Etheridge Gilbert, Cox, Bellamy, Teamer & Stormcellar Chris Bevington Samantha Fish The McKee Brothers Vaneese Thomas The […]
This is the show that brings you only currently touring artists who are creating new original music rooted in the blues. These are the artists who embrace the true power of the blues .. the power that lives in the diversity of music that has been and is being created from those roots .. These […]
This is the #1 and Original INDIE Blues radio show on the net! The show that brings you only those artists who are currently touring and creating new original music rooted in the blues .. artists who embrace the true power of the blues .. the power that lives in the diversity of music that […]
This is the show that showcases the FUTURE OF THE BLUES by bringing you only NEW MUSIC that is being created by artists who are out there touring and creating music rooted in the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of music that has and is being created from those roots .. these are the […]
Music On The Couch Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” SHOW #340 – 10/03/16 Listen Here: https://goo.gl/mdfqSw Show Run Time 2:59:56 MICK KOLASSA & ERIC HUGHES – COUCH KID NEW MUSIC Mick Kolassa and Eric Hughes stopped in to for COUCH KID NEWS to chat about the new acoustic album of […]
This is the show that believes in the diversity of music that has and is being created from the roots of the blues. IT is this diversity that makes blues great .. we only play those artists who understand this diversity and is out there creating new original music This week we start with music […]
This is the show that showcases the FUTURE OF THE BLUES by bringing you only NEW MUSIC that is being created by artists who are out there touring and creating music rooted in the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of music that has and is being created from those roots .. these are the […]
This is the show that believes in the diversity of music that has and is being created from the roots of the blues. IT is this diversity that makes blues great .. we only play those artists who understand this diversity and is out there creating new original music Tonight we give you music from […]
SHOW #339 – 09/26/16 Live, Uncut & Uncensored Conversations With “Musicians You Should Know” LISTEN HERE: https://goo.gl/Ub2DXH BOBBIE BURKS – COUCH KID NEWS Couch Kid News brings Bobbie Burks to The Couch to talk about I’m A Bluesman the album she just released. It is music from early in Michael’s career. Bobbie & I talked about the album […]
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