JETBONE Come Out And Play
JETBONE COME OUT AND PLAY BMG Jetbone, are a hard-working band of young men from Sundsvall in the north of Sweden, they formed in 2012 when Alin Riabouchkin Vocals/Guitar and Gustav “Gus” sjöden vocals/bass decided to start a band. Years of hard work rehearsing and playing local gigs have certainly paid off. They are a solid […]
JOHN CLIFTON Nightlife
JOHN CLIFTON NIGHTLIFE Rip Cat Records The John Clifton Blues Band are one of those utterly efficient hard-working outfits known throughout the US and Europe. Clocking up 150 gigs per year they’ve toured and recorded with Muddy Waters’ son, Big Bill Morganfield and headlined on major Blues Festivals in the U.S., Europe, Fiji, and New […]
JORDAN OFFICER Three Rivers
JORDAN OFFICER THREE RIVERS Spectra Musique Singer, guitarist and songwriter Jordan Officer is from Montreal in Canada and began playing violin and drums as a youngster. This is relevant to this CD as he plays excellent swinging violin on three tracks here, including the closer, Buck Jumping In New Orleans, on which the drum beat […]
JOHN NEMETH Feelin’ Freaky
Blazing a trail in the blues world since 2007 John Nemeth has brought out his ninth release. Hot on the heels of his highly lauded and respected Memphis Grease album. Here, he continues the groove sure again to get the adulation and credit he richly deserves. On the last release, he was backed up by […]
JEREMIAH JOHNSON BAND Blues Heart Attack
Jeremiah Johnson Band Blues Heart Attack Solid back to basics blues rock with all the right British, Texas and Southern rock influences from this St Louis-based power trio, which is starting to garner commercial success in the wake of a recent rockumentary featuring its music. What you get for your money is a dozen short […]
Jj THAMES Raw Sugar
Jj Thames Raw Sugar Jj Thames (pronounced “Timms”) was born in Detroit into a blue collar General Motors family. She began performing at the age of nine and is trained in piano and both classical and jazz vocal technique. She began performing at the age of nine and is trained in piano and both classical […]
JOE BONAMASSA Different Shades Of Blue (Single)
JOE BONAMASSA Different Shades Of Blue (Single). Provogue. The title track from Joe Bonamassa’s recent album has now been issued as a single (see Issue 80 for full album review) and here we get a shorter Single Edit plus the full album version. Probably, like me, most readers will already own the full album which […]
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Absent Fathers
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Absent Fathers. Loose Music. This album is a companion piece to his Single Mothers album but it stands in its own right as an album of subtle and beautifully played alt-country. If it leads you to the other half of the pair then that is no bad thing either. Earle has a […]
JUNIOR WELLS Southside Blues Jam
JUNIOR WELLS Southside Blues Jam. Delmark Records. If you’re a blues lover, then this is one recording you need to snuggle up to. This is the follow-up to Delmark’s Hoodoo Man Blues, recorded just after Christmas in 1969. This is also a chance to experience 15 performances by Chicago’s finest from a time when the […]
JOHNNY FONTAINE AND THE RIVALS Lemme Tell Ya!
JOHNNY FONTAINE AND THE RIVALS Lemme Tell Ya! Wanted Men. The blurb is headlined Finest Mafia Blues Rock – Mafia Blues Without Compromise! Can’t say I’m sure about the Cosa Nostra connections apart from their Sicilian roots and propensity to wear hats but this is pretty fine Blues Rock and they make a very accomplished […]
