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Time To Say Goodbye - Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers
Gary Farmer is a solid blues musician with a great band backing him up (The Troublemakers). He recently released a new album, entitled Under the Water Tower, and hit the road for a tour of the US with…
Continue Reading »Tin Foil Hat - Scott Dunbar
Smashing out a beat with a rusty chain on a dirty old broiler pan and a suitcase kick drum, this one man show can upstage a full band, without a microphone. A busker on the street-corners and markets…
Continue Reading »Tin Pan Alley - Bleu Rascals with Michael Bourne
Out of nowhere emerged Paul Marney Leobrera, at age 16 stepping onstage in early September 2010 for a single-song courtesy jam at Skarlet’s Jazz Kitchen, home base for Manila’s pre-eminent jazz sessionists. Jaws dropped over his musical maturity…
Continue Reading »Tiny's Stomp - Tiny Parham and his Musicians
Hartzell Strathdene “Tiny” Parham (February 25, 1900 – April 4, 1943) was a Canadian-born American jazz bandleader and pianist of African-American descent. Parham was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada but grew up in Kansas City. He worked as…
Continue Reading »Tippy Agogo
Tippy Agogo, the “One Man Orchestra” and Mouth Musician, is known throughout the free world for making beautiful, scary, heavy, and insightful music on reclaimed tin cans, broken guitars, and racks full of technological gadgetry …. as well…
Continue Reading »Tired Of Talking - Artur Menezes
At 25 years old, and 13 of guitar playing, Artur Menezes is a very active musician in the Brazilian blues/rock scene. He played in several festivals in Brazil: Guaramiranga Jazz and Blues Festival, Garanhuns Jazz Festival, Canoa Blues,…
Continue Reading »Tired of Waiting - The Kinks
Raymond Douglas "Ray" Davies ( born 21 June 1944) is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted,…
Continue Reading »Tom Savage - Everything Intertwined - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Everything Intertwined, from Tom Savage and it's a solid rock release. Opening with Forever, a rocking ballad, Savage on vocal and guitar, shows influences of Bruce Springsteen…
Continue Reading »Tonight I'll be Staying Here With You - Jeff Beck Group
Late in 1970 Jeff Beck reformed The Jeff Beck Group with vocalist Alex Ligertwood, keyboardist Max Middleton, drummer Cozy Powell and bassist Clive Chaman. During June 1971 Beck signed a record deal with CBS and was looking for…
Continue Reading »Too Hot To Handle - The German Blues Project
The German Blues Project Blues in Germany – they tested it all, didn´t they? Meticulous copying – like spies in fear of decoding! – including practiced Louisiana drawls and cotton picker poses on one end of the spectrum,…
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