PAUL FILIPOWICZ Unfiltered

Album Review for PAUL FILIPOWICZ – Unfiltered Released on – Big Jake Records This is Paul’s tenth recording since he started playing the Blues in the late 1960’s, at which time his mentors were to the fore, these were the likes of Lighting Hopkins, T Bone Walker, Freddy King, but it is Magic Sam that […]

THE PRETTY THINGS Live At The 100 Club

THE PRETTY THINGS Live At The 100 Club LMS There are few people in the world that I look up to more than Pretty Things vocalist and songwriter Phil May and one of my proudest moments was opening for the Things at this very venue a few years ago. May calls me ‘Sargeant Major’, tongue […]

PILLAC Nervous Breakdown

PILLAC Nervous Breakdown Dixiefrog Records An established French guitarist Xavier Pillac, has released three albums of his own and has had a distinctive career so far. Amongst others he has shared the same stage as Lucky Peterson and Ana Popovic. On this release he has formed a new band named Pillac. An interesting blend of […]

PHIL GAMMAGE Adventures In Bluesland

PHIL GAMMAGE Adventures In Bluesland World Wide Vibe I vaguely remember Phil Gammage from a few decades back as some kind of latter day punk meets psych kind of fella. But nowadays he seems to be operating in a Gun Club meets Calexico twilight style world. And it has its moments. Things start off in […]

PETER FRAMPTON Hummingbird In A Box

PETER FRAMPTON Hummingbird In A Box Sony I’ll start with a warning, this is not blues, nor is it blues/rock, but a mini-album featuring seven original guitar pieces inspired by the Cincinnati Ballet. Frampton composed all the songs on the cd along with Gordon Kennedy, who also co-produced. This project came about because in 2013 […]

PAUL ASBELL From Adamant To Atchafalaya

PAUL ASBELL From Adamant To Atchafalaya CD Baby This is the third release based around Steel string Americana and all that I can say is where can I get hold of the first two? This is guitar at its most sublime, Paul plays a selection from his collection, sounding at times like Chet Atkins, Martin […]

THE PROOF 100% The Proof

THE PROOF 100% The Proof Artist: THE PROOF Album: 100% THE PROOF Published by: Note-Music Welcome to the first online-only official Blues Matters album review. For many more reviews of the latest music, video and print, subscribe to the paper or electronic version of our magazine, Blues Matters here www.bluesmatters.com/subscriptions 100% THE PROOF is a […]