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15 South Records artist: D.L. Duncan - Self Titled - New release review
I just received the newest release, D.L. Duncan from Dave "D.L." Duncan and it has a good feel. Opening with I Ain't The Sharpest Marble, a rockin boogie track, Duncan lays down a cool groove on vocal and…
Continue Reading »King Biscuit Blues Festival
ACCLAIMED BLIND PIG ACTS AT THE KING BISCUIT BLUES FESTIVAL Two highly acclaimed blues acts with new releases out on Blind Pig Records - the Zac Harmon Band and the Andy T-Nick Nixon Band - will be performing…
Continue Reading »Bobby Rush 4-CD box set 'Chicken Heads' collects 50 years and 20+ labels
50 YEARS OF MISSISSIPPI BLUES LEGEND BOBBY RUSH — CULLED FROM MORE THAN 20 LABELS — COMING ON FOUR DISCS FROM OMNIVORE RECORDINGS ON NOVEMBER 27, 2015 Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush box set contains…
Continue Reading »Stony Plain artist: Colin Linden - Rich In Love - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Rich In Love, from Colin Linden and it's very entertaining. Opening with Knob & Tube, an easy paced blues pop track featuring Linden on mandolin and vocal and backed by Amy Helm…
Continue Reading »Lock Alley Music artists: Lara & the Bluz Dawgz - Howlin' - New release review
I just received the newest release, Howlin', from Lara & The Bluz Dawgz and it's a mover. Opening with boogie woogie track, Uh Huh, Lara Germony leads on vocals on this piano fueled track. Gan Nadasdi knows his…
Continue Reading »Blues, Rock & Metal Guitar Slingers Salute Legend Jeff Beck On A Newly Reissued Collection!
Blues, Rock & Metal Guitar Slingers Salute Legend Jeff Beck On A Newly Reissued Collection! Includes performances by Def Leppard’s Phil Collen, Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars, Toto’s Steve Lukather, and blues icon Walter Trout plus George Lynch, Jake…
Continue Reading »SoCal's Longest-Running Monthly R&B/Dance Party Back at Harvelle's: Larry “Fuzzy” Knight’s Blowin’ Smoke Rhythm & Blues Band
Larry "Fuzzy" Knight's Blowin' Smoke Rhythm & Blues Revue, Is SoCal's Longest-Running Monthly R&B/Dance Party At The Same Location: Harvelle's Blues Club By The Beach In Santa Monica Calif Saturday, October 10 -Beginning At 9:30 p.m. - Till…
Continue Reading »"John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Live in 1967" Special Double LP Vinyl Coming October 2 from Forty Below Records
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers – Live in 1967 Special Double LP Vinyl Coming October 2 from Forty Below Records Previously Unreleased Live Recordings Feature John Mayall, Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood CD Version of Album Wins Two…
Continue Reading »Reference Recordings artist: Fiona Boyes - Box & Dice - New release Review
I just received the newest release, Box & Dice, from Fiona Boyes and it's a gritty, bluesy guitar fest. Opening with Juke Joint on Moses Lane, Boyes gets a thick, rudimentary sound from a resonator guitar with superior…
Continue Reading »Crooked Eye Tommy Performs at California Avocado Festival
CROOKED EYE TOMMY PERFORMS@CALIFORNIA AVOCADO FESTIVAL Saturday, October 3 - 1 P.M./Main Stage/Downtown Carpinteria (Carpinteria, CA) - Crooked Eye Tommy is lighting up the Blues scene and quickly raising their profile in the international music community with their…
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