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2nd Annual Latin Jazz & Blues Fest Features New Blues Revolution
CUTTING-EDGE LONG BEACH BAND "NEW BLUES REVOLUTION" AMONG HEADLINERS AT 2ND ANNUAL LATIN JAZZ & BLUES FEST - SATURDAY JULY 27TH (LONG BEACH, Calif.) - Further cementing its place as the Epicenter of live music in Southern…
Continue Reading »2nd place Winner Matthew Curry releases new video
BLUES 1st PLACETommy Castro, Bonnie Hayes Belvedere Tiburon, CA, USA 2nd PLACEMatthew Curry - Matthew Curry and The Fury Normal, IL, USA 3rd PLACELeeann Atherton Austin, TX, USA Here's the top 3. Matthew and the Fury are opening…
Continue Reading »3 Get Ready - The Paul Garner Band - New release review
I just received a copy of the newest release, 3 Get Ready by The Paul Garner Band. The recording opens with a straight up retro sounding verion of Willie Dixon's My Babe. Garner's trio has a smooth jazzy…
Continue Reading »3 O'Clock Blues - CJ Vaughn & Highway 58
In 1989 CJ Vaughn was born in Coldwater,MI. He grew up in the small farm town ofEaton Rapids, MI, and has lived inNashville, TN since 2001. CJ started playingthe guitar just before moving south and,after arriving in Music…
Continue Reading »3 On The B Records artist: Omar Coleman & Westside Soul - Westside Soul - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Westside Soul, from Omar Coleman & Westside Soul and I quite like it. Opening with Sweet Little Woman, a cool gospel like R&B track with a Ray Charles/Billy…
Continue Reading »300 LBs. of Heavenly Joy - BigTwist &The Mellow Fellows
Larry "Big Twist" Nolan heartily epitomized the image "300 pounds of heavenly joy." Based in Chicago, the huge singer and his trusty R&B band, the Mellow Fellows, were one of the hottest draws on the Midwestern college circuit…
Continue Reading »300 Pounds of Heavenly Joy - BigTwist andThe Mellow Fellows
Larry "Big Twist" Nolan was the titular leader of the horn-dominated band, Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows. He got his name from his 6' 4" stature, his weight (often in excess of 300 pounds), and his booming…
Continue Reading »3011 Records artist: Howard and the White Boys - Rosa's Lounge - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Rosa's Lounge, from Howard and the White Boys and it's quite good. Opening with Heat Seeking Missile, a cool R&B style blues, Howard (bass and vocals) and the boys, Rocco Calipari (guitar),…
Continue Reading »306 Records artist: Ten Second Pistol - You Have No Power Over Me - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, You Have No Hold Over Me by Ten Second Pistol and it's quite interesting. opening with slow blues number, Hold My Hand with Benny Chang leading the…
Continue Reading »30th Annual Carolina Blues Festival, May 21, hosts Elvin Bishop
30th Annual Carolina Blues Festival, May 21, hosts Elvin Bishop Greensboro, NC - 2015 Rock ‘n Roll and 2016 Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, Elvin Bishop, will headline the 30th Annual Carolina Blues Festival in association with YES! Weekly, May…
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