REVIEW – Alastair Greene: The New World Blues
Whiskey Bayou Records Nine of the eleven tracks on this album are written by Greene himself, with the other two co-written with Tab Benoit who joins the band as musician and producer. Living Today opens the album with a thundering drum beat and a heavy dose of the blues to accompany it. Raspy bluesy guitar […]
DANNY KROHA (THE GORIES) ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE SOLO ALBUM: DETROIT BLUES
Danny Kroha, founding member of Detroit minimal garage rock trio The Gories, is excited to announce his sophomore solo album Detroit Blues, due February 5, 2021 via Third Man Records. The album is largely comprised of Kroha’s interpretations of traditional folk, blues and gospel songs from the public domain, created with an assortment of anachronistic DIY instruments like the one-string washtub bass, jug bass and The […]
REVIEW: JOANNA CONNOR, 4801 SOUTH INDIA AVENUE
IMAGE BY: Maryam-Wilcher This is Joanna Connor’s fourteenth album. It follows on from her highly acclaimed release Rise. Here she has got in tow with producer and acclaimed guitarist Joe Bonamassa. He assembled the stellar band for Joanna that has Josh Smith on guitar throughout. Her version of Josh’s It’s My Time, the finale;is spoken […]
Sitting in with… Kerry Kearney
I got the chance to chat to Kerry Kearney frontman with the Kerry Kearney Band from New York. He is a consummate guitarist and especially known for his intense slide guitar work. He has been a musician for many decades and has opened for many acts, BB King and ZZ Top to name two, also […]
BLUES BIRTHDAY: Elmore James
Blues Matters Remembers the King of Slide Guitar Elmore James on his birthday January 27th Elmore James, original name Elmore Brooks, (born January 27, 1918, Richland, Mississippi, U.S.—died May 24, 1963, Chicago, Illinois), American blues singer-guitarist noted for the urgent intensity of his singing and guitar playing. Known as the “King of the Slide Guitar,” […]
SELWYN BIRCHWOOD DEBUTS VIDEO FOR FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT
Last week, groundbreaking young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood released his new video for the song Freaks Come Out At Night. The original track is featured on his highly-anticipated third Alligator album, Living In A Burning House, set for release on Friday, January 29, 2021. Of the song, the rising singer, songwriter, guitar and lap steel […]
Toby Lee releases new single – watch the video here!
Blues youngster Toby Lee has released his first single “The Search for Happiness” The single comes just weeks before the anticipated launch of his first album and features a very mature looking Toby who has come a long way since starting to play guitar at just four years old. Toby has attracted a lot of […]
BLUES BIRTHDAY: Huddie “LEAD BELLY” Ledbetter
Blues Matters Remembers the Great Lead Belly Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1889 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer, musician and songwriter notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of […]
HARPIN BY THE SEA 2021-VIRTUAL HARMONICA FESTIVAL
Joe Bonamassa live streaming tonight! (20.01.21)
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