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Donald Ray Johnson and Gas Blues Band - Bluesin' Around - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Bluesin' Around, from Donald Ray Johnson and Gas Blues Band and it's a different approach to the blues. Opening with BB King track, Bad Luck, Donald Ray Johnson gets the shuffle going…
Continue Reading »Butch Trucks & Freight Train Launch Holiday Tour; First Show at Terra Fermata
BUTCH TRUCKS AND THE FREIGHT TRAIN LAUNCH SECOND ANNUAL HOLIDAY TOUR; FEATURING FOUNDING ALLMAN BROTHERS' DRUMMER, BUTCH TRUCKS; HIGH-PROFILE BANDMATES DAMON FOWLER, BUTCH KATZ, MATT WALKER, GARRETT DAWSON, & HEATHER GILLIS, ROUND OUT GROUP Perform Locally: TERRA FERMATA…
Continue Reading »Blues Legend Popa Chubby Releases New Album âThe Catfishâ
Blues Legend Popa Chubby Releases New Album âThe Catfishâ Popa Chubby Is The Catfish. Popa Chubby sits alone at the river's edge, guitar in hand he serenades the waters knowing if the song is sweet and the wind…
Continue Reading »Ruthie Foster 'Joy Comes Back' coming March 24th on Blue Corn Records
THREE-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE RUTHIE FOSTER TRANSFORMS SORROW INTO CAREER-DEFINING SOUL/BLUES/GOSPEL/ROCK OPUS JOY COMES BACK, RELEASING MARCH 24 ON BLUE CORN MUSIC Derek Trucks, Willie Weeks, Joe Vitale, Warren Hood among guests on songs by Chris Stapleton, Mississippi John…
Continue Reading »Roots Singer/Guitarist Beth Garner Slithers the Blues on New CD, "Snake Farm," Coming Feb. 24
Roots Singer/Guitarist Beth Garner Slithers the Blues on New CD, Snake Farm, Coming Feb. 24 on The Music of Nashville Label, Via CEN/RED Distribution NASHVILLE, TN â Nashville-based roots singer/guitarist Beth Garner announces a February 24 release date…
Continue Reading »Eric Johnson Hits The Road To Support First All Acoustic Solo Album: EJ
Run Begins In Johnsonâs Home Town Of Austin, Texas on January 15 Austin, TX â Eric Johnson will hit the road next month in support of his first acoustic solo album titled EJ. Thirty years after his breakthrough…
Continue Reading »ELVIN BISHOP'S BIG FUN TRIO SET FOR FEBRUARY 10 RELEASE
ELVIN BISHOP'S BIG FUN TRIO SET FOR FEBRUARY 10 RELEASE Deceptively loose but always tightâŚthe raspy chuckle in Bishopâs singing and the sharp sting of his guitar are forceful and fresh, enduring and fun. --Fresh Air, NPR I…
Continue Reading »Reverend Peyton's 'The Front Porch Sessions' coming March 10 from Thirty Tigers
REVEREND PEYTON SHOWCASES SONGS FROM THE PORCH Charismatic roots preacher breaks it down on career-defining The Front Porch Sessions, slated for March 10, 2017 release BROWN COUNTY, Ind. â Southern Indiana-bred singer-guitarist Reverend Peyton is the bigger-than-life frontman…
Continue Reading »MUST BE GROUNDHOG DAYâŚREAL GONE IS BACK WITH ANOTHER SET OF ECLECTIC âNâ ESSENTIAL RELEASES TO KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR
February 3 Releases Include Deluxe Reissues of Albums from Delaney & Bonnie, Lesley Gore, and Thom Bell, Plus Long-Lost Albums from Larry Coryell, Jim Kweskin, and Duke Ellington, Capped with Rare Live Soft Machine on Vinyl and a…
Continue Reading »Blue Hoss Records artist: Frank Bang & The Cook County Kings - The Blues Don't Care - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, The Blues Don't Care by Frank Bang & The Cook County Kings and it's terrific! Opening with title track, The Blues Don't Care, Donnie Nichilo lays down…
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