by Marketing-PR | Mar 11, 2015 | Album Reviews R, News
ROY METTE BAND Vibralism. Indepedent. Roy Mette has had an interesting and varied musical career to date, amongst other items he has released an acoustic album of Jimi Hendrix material and had at least one album released on the inaugural Blues Matters label back in...
by Marketing-PR | Mar 4, 2015 | Album Reviews R, News
RON DAVIES The Kitchen Tapes. Little Chickadee Records. Let me say at the outset, I found this so very, very easy to listen to! Ron Davies gave us a gentle form of music with lyrics that were both perceptive and poetical at one and the same time. This disc is a...
by Marketing-PR | Mar 4, 2015 | Album Reviews R, News
ROBERT JON & THE WRECK Glory Bound. Independent. This band are as Rock and Roll as you can get, with a no nonsense sound that gets down to business from the first note of opener The Devil Is Your Only Friend. They take blues/rock to a whole new level, which I...
by Marketing-PR | Jan 9, 2015 | Album Reviews R, News
ROBIN BANKS Modern Classic Canadian roots music singer Robin Banks announces a November 25 release date for her self-released CD, Modern Classic, with distribution through CD Baby. Produced by acclaimed guitarist/producer Duke Robillard, who also adds his amazing...
by Marketing-PR | Dec 10, 2014 | Album Reviews R, News
THE RANDY STEPHENS BAND No Strings Attached Independent Here, you get what it says on the tin – Florida blues, straight and direct with no frills and no monkeying about. No surprise maybe that a tune named Bad Economy features Stephens’ times-is-hard, downbeat vocal,...
by Marketing-PR | Dec 10, 2014 | Album Reviews R, News
RICHARD RAY FARRELL Shoe Shoppin’ Woman Blue Beet / Bandwagon The title track tells you he “can’t afford the expense, she’s got more shoes than sense” over a sparky electric guitar lurch that by design or happenstance draws on the classic Barefootin’. Richard Ray’s...