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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Michael Rubin - 5 Minutes of Passion
Austin harmonica player and songwriter Michael Rubin loves to subvert expectations. He pairs a serious musical pedigree—including playing in Broadway pits and backing up blues legends—with a droll, laugh-out-loud sense of humor. Think top-tier musicianship meets witty, relatable…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra - Farther (still)
Label: Origin Records Released: September 14, 2026 The Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra is…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Mitch Woods - A Night In New Orleans
Mitch Woods has spent over forty years keeping the absolute best styles of American roots music alive and kicking. Originally from Brooklyn, he eventually headed out west and carved out a legendary reputation for blasting high-energy jump blues,…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Rafael Greco - Versos bajo mi sombra
Rafael Greco—the legendary Venezuelan saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and long-time creative engine behind Guaco—is finally stepping completely out of the big-band shadow to do exactly what he wants. On his new album, Verses Under My Shadow, he skips the predictable…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Ronnie Baker Brooks - Blues In My DNA
Ronnie Baker Brooks is a powerhouse Chicago blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who carries the torch of a legendary musical lineage. Born into blues royalty as the son of Hall of Famer Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie didn’t just inherit…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Ryan "Bluwrath" Newman - Wrath of Blues
Ryan "Bluwrath" Newman is a blues-rock guitarist from Chester, Connecticut, who just dropped his debut solo album, Wrath of Blues, through Feverbarn Recordings. Hooked on Jimi Hendrix since he was eight years old, Newman used music to navigate…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Ryan Barry - If I Did Not Speak Out
Ryan Barry is an up-and-coming U.S. jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader who has fast become a fixture of the highly competitive New York City jazz scene. He first fell in love with jazz and organic improvisation while…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Savoy Brown - Too Much of a Good Thing
When Kim Simmonds hooked up the first version of Savoy Brown back in London in 1965, nobody could have guessed he was kicking off a sixty-year blues crusade. Simmonds lived his life on the road, taking raw Chicago…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Scott Sadlon - Songs From Thin Air
"Drummer Scott Sadlon is back with a new collaborative project, Songs From Thin Air. Decades after his 2006 trio release The Double Life, Sadlon returns to the studio alongside keyboardist Rachel Eckroth and bassist Tim Lefebvre. The album…
Continue Reading »💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Selwyn Birchwood - Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
Selwyn Birchwood is officially taking the wheel on his sixth Alligator Records release, Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues, and the results are absolutely electric. For the first time, the Florida-based guitarist and lap steel master steps into the producer's…
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