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Acoustic Holiday - Svenson - New Release Review
I just received a new release, Acoustic Holiday, from Svenson. This is not a traditional blues recording but an extremely interesting acoustic recording. The release opens with Blues and Tocatta in e-moll. This track has base elements and…
Continue Reading »Adam Karch - Everything Can Change - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Everything Can Change, from Adam Karch and it's an interesting mix of acoustic and electric fused folk/blues music with solid vocals. Opening with It's Your Song, a…
Continue Reading »Ain't Afraid of Crying - Jimi Beavis
I may not be American, or descended from slaves, or have a working class man for a father, or used to work on a banana plantation, but I got the blues so bad, that I got to get…
Continue Reading »Ain't Gonna Cry - Blas Picon & The Junk Express
It's a train loaded with waste, the product of lost lives, that runs rampant on the rails of the Blues without fear of derailment. Trio that bet on the more austere, stark and virulent side of Rhythm &…
Continue Reading »Ain't No Sunshine - Brian And The Bluestorm
From its conception in early 2010, Brian and the Bluestorm has been packing them in everywhere they go. With the arrival of the ‘BACK ON TRACK’ album featuring their own compositions and the many high-profile shows they have…
Continue Reading »Ain't No Sunshine - Matt Andersen
The best performing songwriters, the ones who sound like they really mean what they’re singing about, tend to come from areas known for hard times and hard work. Like say, Perth-Andover, a rural blue-collar village in the Canadian…
Continue Reading »Ain't No Use - Freeky Cleen
The one-man rock 'n' roll band Freeky Cleen was started in 2004 when Ilya Polishchuk (guitar, bass, vocals, percussion and harmonica) and Alex Okhrimenko (tech) fondly decided to challenge the world’s major record labels by creating their own…
Continue Reading »Ain't Nobody's Business - Morblus
MORBLUS stands for American Blues made in Italy and captures the audience with its exceptional sound of Funk, Blues, Rhythm & Blues and Soul. The band founded in 1991 has a wide repertoire of blues classics, modern soul…
Continue Reading »Al Lerman - Slow Burn - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the latest release, Slow Burn, from Al Lerman and it's quite entertaining. Opening with a modern shuffle, Don't Push Your Mess On Me, Al Lerman takes the lead on vocal, guitar…
Continue Reading »Al vaiven de mi caretta - AfroCubism
ELIADES OCHOA guitar and vocals (born Songo la Maya, Cuba, 1946) With his trademark cowboy hat and penchant for wearing black, Eliades Ochoa has been dubbed "Cuba's Johnny Cash." There's more than a fashion statement in the comparison…
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