Redfish to release live EP: ‘Songs from the Fire Station’
Words: Colin Campbell Pictures: Supplied On Valentine’s Day, 14th February, UK-based rhythm and blues band Redfish release ‘Songs from the Fire Station’. This is a new four track E.P. comprising four fan favourites. It was recorded live and without overdubs at the Old Fire Station where, pre-pandemic they had a popular monthly residency at […]
REVIEW: DUDLEY TAFT – COSMIC RADIO (American Blues Artist Group)
Half a century after his death, Jimi Hendrix is still inspiring grown men to pick up Stratocasters and record albums that clearly bear his imprint. But much in music has happened since, as evidenced by Seattle-based Dudley Taft. This guy has the master’s chops, while being sufficiently inventive to inject originality into a format that […]
REVIEW: KATARINA PEJAK – OUTSIDE LOOKING IN (Independent Release)
REVIEW: MICK KOLASSA – IF YOU CAN’T BE GOOD, BE GOOD AT IT! (Endless Blues Records)
REVIEW: Johny Burgin Live (Delmark Records)
In these pandemic days we have all suffered from the shortage of live music and those whose weekly tonic is to see some blues played in a small and sweaty club, packed far too tightly for decency and with a band who play together for the fun far more than the money have suffered most […]
Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters new single release: Swashbucklin’
Brazilian blues band Bebop Blues debuts their new record, “Stray Cat”
Last year the quartet launched a daring album that walks the fine line between modern blues music, jazz and funk. When asked about the album, guitarist and songwriter Fernando Poiana says that “the record is full of stories of people who try to bend the circumstances only to discover that they can’t do it so […]
Jane Lee Hooker release their new single “Jericho”
Jane Lee Hooker exploded out of New York City in 2015, and won acclaim in the US and abroad with their debut album of revved-up blues covers “No B!”. The band toured extensively and played to packed houses across the US and Europe, including Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria […]
REMEMBERING Sherman Robertson – 1948-2021
REMEMBERING Sherman Robertson 1948-2021 Born October 27, 1948, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States) was an American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer, who has been described as “one part zydeco, one part swamp blues, one part electric blues and one part classic rhythm and blues”. Sherman Robertson – “One of the most important artists in blues. […]
Arielle announces new album PLUS signature guitar with a major icon of British music
Arielle announces her ninth album ‘Analog Girl In A Digital World’ released Friday 7th May 2021. The album is available to pre-order on CD, vinyl and digital. The first single “Peace Of Mind” will be released on Friday 12th February. The second single “Inside & Outside” will be released on Friday 16th April. Both singles are […]