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Chocolate Fireguard Music Ltd. artist: Pat Fulgoni -Dark Side of The Blues - Live In Prague - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Dark Side of the Blues, Pat Fulgoni Live In Prague and it's a smoking cover of some of the top blues tracks that you know. Opening with…
Continue Reading »Blue Heart Records artist: Tony Holiday - Porch Sessions Volume 2 - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Porch Sessions Volume 2, from Tony Holiday and it's a great Chicago style blues party. Opening with She's Tuff, Victor Wainwright and his rhythm section really get…
Continue Reading »Fireplace Recordings artist: Tom Rodwell - Wood & Waste - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release (October 22, 2021), Wood & Waste, from Tom Rodwell and I really like it. English artist and writer Tom Rodwell, now living in New Zealand has completed…
Continue Reading »Greg Loughman - Re: Connection - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release (September 24, 2021), Re: Connection, from Greg Loughman and it's fresh and inventive. Opening with Disunion, a song originally titled Darling Nellie Grey when written by Benjamin…
Continue Reading »Benjamin Schnake Ensemble - The Joy of Playing - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release (October 4, 2021), The Joy of Playing, from the Benjamin Schnake Ensemble and it's really cool. Opening with Marisol, a hot, South American style jazz number featurning…
Continue Reading »Sweetspot Records artist: Al Basile - B's Testimony - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, B's Testimony, from Al Basile and it's a real cool mix of blues and jazz. Opening with Lucky Man, a lightly funky, New Orleans flavored track with…
Continue Reading »Ted Hefko & the Thousandaires - Down Below - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Down Below, from Ted Hefko & the Thousandaires and it's strong. Opening with alt country track, Lay Your Problems On My Knee, Ted Hefko really comes out…
Continue Reading »Kris Gruen - Welcome Farewell - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release (September 24, 2021), Welcome Farewell, from Kris Gruen and it's a cohesive set of well crafted tunes using pop, rock, country, folk and blues attributes to create…
Continue Reading »VizzTone label group artist: Hector Anchondo - Let Loose Those Chains - New release review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Let Loose Those Chains, by Hector Anchondo, and I really like it. This is an unusual contemporary blues release in that it walks the line between acoustic,…
Continue Reading »VizzTone Label Group artists: Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers - Self titled - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent self titled release (September 10, 2021), from Lindsay Beaver & Brad Stivers and I really like it. Opening with One Condition, a blues rock n roller with a…
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