BLUES HEAVEN FESTIVAL 3rd & 4th November in Frederikshavn, Denmark
Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th November sees the famous Frederikshavn Blues Festival in Denmark become Blues Heaven Festival. It’s a new name and a bigger venue for this increasingly popular and highly respected festival which is now in its 12th year. The mighty Arena Nord will be the new home for Blues Heaven Festival and it’s going to […]
Issue 98 of Blues Matters Magazine is Out Now!
Issue 98 of Blues Matters Magazine is OUT NOW! CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY! Mick Fleetwood reminisces about the early days & his newly published book, Love That Burns. Walter Trout says he has a new lust for life and tells us about his latest project, We’re All In This Together. Plus…King King’s Alan […]
DELTA WIRES new music video for All I Have To Give
The Delta Wires are a big, high-energy harmonica and horns blues band from the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area. Delta Wires were truly born in Oakland. The band started off as bandleader Ernie Pinata’s college project demonstrating the evolution of the Blues from the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta, to Chicago, and ultimately to the West Coast. This small band that Ernie put together to play examples […]
LITTLE HURRICANE Same Sun Same Moon
San Diego’s Little Hurricane formed in 2010 when Celeste “C.C.” Spina, drums, and vocals advertised on Craigslist and met studio engineer Anthony “tone” Catalano Guitar and Vocals. 2011 saw the duo release Homewrecker, which won three San Diego Music Awards. Including album of the year. A covers album Stay Classy followed in 2013 and another […]
TIM BASTMEYER’S ALL STAR BLUES BAND
All of the songs on this album are written by the band, which features lead singer and guitarist Tim Bastmeyer, with help from Julian Fauth, Paul Reddick, Sean Pinchin, James Thomson and Cam De Laat. The nine songs and instrumentals are all on the more upbeat side, with plenty of harmonica and guitar playing, whilst […]
4th UK Blues Challenge Winners Announced
This year the 4th UK Blues Challenge took place at Liverpool’s iconic venue The Cavern Club on the 10th September 2017. This exciting event was hosted and organised by The UK Blues Federation, with Ashwyn Smyth being the chair of this esteemed organisation. The bands competing in this event were – Elles Bailey by Liz Aiken […]
ELECTRIC BLUES DUO self-titled debut EP review
Electric Blues Duo, Xavier Pillac, and Antoine Escalier are from Poitiers, France. This self-titled debut EP was released in 2017 on the Baryton Music label. Electric Blues Duo Inspired by street musicians seen in New Orleans, the duo adopted a sort of “two man band” approach, with Xavier on lead vocals and guitar, and Antoine playing […]
THIRD HOUSE ON THE LEFT Love To See You Cry
This acoustic album has been recorded by Dutch blues duo Guido Brasse and Robbert Duijf. Surprisingly the only instruments on the whole album are acoustic guitar and blues harmonica. Mainly blues and bluegrass genre on here with the odd helping of laid back folk. With the majority of songs completed in one or two takes […]
DANI WILDE Live At Brighton Road
Released June 2017 on VizzTone Label Group. British Blues Award winner Dani Wilde burst onto the International blues scene in 2007, opening for Jools Holland at The Royal Albert Hall and signing to prestigious blues record label Ruf Records. Since then she has toured extensively across the UK, Europe, America, Canada, and Africa. USA concerts […]
SELWYN BIRCHWOOD Pick Your Poison
Already the recipient of numerous blues awards Floridian Selwyn now releases his sophomore Alligator album, his fourth overall, and a belter it is as well. Often, as you know, there can be a lot of hype in the business we call music with any number of the “next best newcomer” appearing quickly then fizzling out […]