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REVIEW: MICK KOLASSA – IF YOU CAN’T BE GOOD, BE GOOD AT IT! (Endless Blues Records)
Memphis-based songwriter Mick Kolassa weighs in with a fine set of southern soul-soaked blues, which stand out by dint of wittily observed lyrics that centre on the genre’s traditional concerns. The title track offers some bad boy rules for living, with a horn section...
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...
Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters new single release: Swashbucklin’
WORDS: Colin Campbell PICS: Allan FergusonOn Monday the 8th of February Jed Potts & the Hillman Hunters released the single Swashbucklin’ - the second of a new series of singles focusing exclusively on original material. Reassembling the same team responsible...
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...
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,...
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...
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 &...
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...
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,...
REVIEW: JOANNA CONNOR, 4801 SOUTH INDIA AVENUE
IMAGE BY: Maryam-WilcherThis 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...
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