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Stony Plain artist: Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne - Jumpin' & Boppin' - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Jumpin' & Boppin' from Kenny 'Blues Boss" Wayne and it's a swinging party. Opening with, Blues Boss Shuffle, and with hot solos from Dave Babcock on sax and duke Robillard on guitar,…
Continue Reading »Spencer Mackenzie - Infected With The Blues - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Infected With The Blues by Spencer Mackenzie. Mackenzie is a 16 year old gun slinger with an aim to make a mark on the blues scene and this…
Continue Reading »Delta Groove Music artist: John Long - Stand Your Ground - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Stand Your Ground, by John Long and it has a great authentic feel. Opening with Homesick James' Baby Please Set A Date, Long is stroking the slide, Elmore James style, backed by…
Continue Reading »40 Years of Stony Plain - New release review
I just had the chance to review the new 3 CD set, 40 Years of Stony Plain and it's a super bag of super recordings and unreleased music. CD One called Singers, Songwriters and much more features tracks…
Continue Reading »7-14 Productions artist: Eddie Turner & Trouble Twins - Naked ... In Your Face - New release review
I just received the newest release (July 14, 2016), Naked...In Your Face, from Eddie Turner & Trouble Twins and it's electrifying. Opening with R&B track, Jody, this tight 3 piece unit featuring Eddie Turner on vocal and guitar,…
Continue Reading »NEWS: Bobby Rush signs to Rounder; new album 'Porcupine Meat' due out Sept. 16.
BOBBY RUSH SIGNS TO ROUNDER RECORDS; FIRST NEW ALBUM, PORCUPINE MEAT, SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER 16 RELEASE With special guests Dave Alvin, Joe Bonamassa, Keb’ Mo’, and Vasti Jackson, and backing from the New Orleans “A” team, album cements…
Continue Reading »Forty Below Records Releases Today a Special 2-LP Gatefold Vinyl Version of "John Mayall's Bluesbreakers Live in 1967 - Volume Two"
Forty Below Records Releases Today a Special 2-LP Gatefold Vinyl Version of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Live in 1967 – Volume Two Second Edition of Previously Unreleased Live Recordings Feature John Mayall, Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood…
Continue Reading »Epops Music artist: Mike Sponza - Ergo Sum - New release review
I just received the newest release, Ergo Sum, from Mike Sponza and I really like it. Opening with a R&B flavored Modus In Rebus, Sponza and Ian Siegal share the guitar and vocal spots with a cool texture…
Continue Reading »Arkansas Street Records artist: Bill Phillippe - Parade - New release review
I just received the newest release, Parade, by Bill Phillippe and it's quite good. This is not your typical blues release...in fact, not sure it's a typical release at all, but it's interesting. In a cool followup to…
Continue Reading »BROTHER DEGE HITS THE ROAD FOR WEST COAST SUMMER TOUR!
LOUISIANA BLUESMAN BROTHER DEGE & THE BRETHREN ON TOUR NOW FOR WEST COAST SUMMER DATES! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A NUMBER OF BROTHER DEGE'S SONGS FROM HIS VARIOUS ALBUMS BROTHER DEGE & THE BRETHREN 2016 U.S. TOUR…
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