Blues Matters Remembers: Janis Joplin October 4th

Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter who sang rock, soul, and blues music. One of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and “electric” stage presence. In 1967, Joplin rose to fame following an appearance at […]
JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “TIME CLOCKS” – WATCH IT HERE

JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “TIME CLOCKS” – WATCH IT HERE
Davy Knowles Reveals ‘Hell To Pay’ (Official Video)

Davy Knowles Reveals ‘Hell To Pay’ (Official Video) Taken From Upcoming Album ‘What Happens Next’ Released 22 October via Provogue
Lonely On The Run – new Gwyn Ashton single October 2021

Stuck in Australia’s lockdown whilst on his 2020 tour downunder, Gwyn Ashton is seizing the opportunity to write and record new material.
Robert Jon & The Wreck returning to UK in 2022

Due to popular demand, Robert Jon & The Wreck have just announced that they will return to the UK in 2022 to play The Garage in London on Sunday 15 May 2022. This weekend the band are going to wrap up an 11-date UK tour which saw them sell out concerts the 100 Club in […]
Blues Birthday – Roy Buchanan, Sept 23rd 1939

Leroy “Roy” Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two later solo albums that made it to the Billboard chart. Highly Influential […]
Byther Caught the Last Train

One afternoon in 1995, I was in the blues section of the Tower Records in Torrance, my town in the South Bay of L.A. This CD cover riveted me – a black and red design with a grainy photo of a man in a fedora, suit and tie, holding a Stratocaster and looking out into […]
Selwyn Birchwood Premieres New Video for Searching For My Tribe

Groundbreaking young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood today announced the premiere of his attention-grabbing new video for his original song, Searching For My Tribe.
The Damn Truth release “Tomorrow” single and official music video

The Damn Truth – the critically acclaimed Montreal-based four-piece rock band, have released “Tomorrow” – an energetic, empowering, adrenalin-pumping, anthemic single’
Dion Releases All-New Album “Stomping Ground” by KTBA Records on November 5th

Dion is following up his critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2020 album release Blues With Friends with Stomping Ground, a new album that finds him collaborating yet again with music greats with whom he shares mutual admiration.