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Billy J - New Release Review
I just received the newest release (November 19, 2013), a self titled EP by Billy J and it's pretty cool. Billy is joined on the release by Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks Band) on drums, Charlie Wooton (Royal Southern…
Continue Reading »New Sugar Ray Norcia "Remembering Little Walter" video
NEW SUGAR RAY NORCIA VIDEO FROM LITTLE WALTER TRIBUTE - "UP THE LINE" Last December, five of the finest harmonica players on the current blues scene - Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia, and…
Continue Reading »Music Connection 2013 "Hot 100" Band BLOWIN' SMOKE RHYTHM & BLUES REVUE Return To Harvelle's
BLOWIN' SMOKE RHYTHM & BLUES REVUE SELECTED A "HOT 100 ARTIST FOR 2013" BY MUSIC CONNECTION; LIVE AT HARVELLE'S THIS SATURDAY "The packed club was in good hands, as a diverse audience came together to be inspired and…
Continue Reading »DAWN TYLER WATSON & JW-JONES TO HOST 17TH ANNUAL MAPLE BLUES AWARDS
DAWN TYLER WATSON & JW-JONES TO HOST 17TH ANNUAL MAPLE BLUES AWARDS Performers include nominees MonkeyJunk, The 24th Street Wailers, Charlie A'Court, David Vest, and Little Miss Higgins (November 18, 2013) Toronto, ON – Montreal’s Queen of the…
Continue Reading »Little Red Rooster - LUCY ZIRINS
“As a 12-year-old it was so hard to comprehend the death of my lovely uncle Chris, aged just 41. An accordion player like my granddad, he was learning to play acoustic guitar. When his stuff was cleared out,…
Continue Reading »Electric Religion - Matthew Curry & the Fury - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Electric Religion, from Matthew Fury and the Fury and it is a solid balance between clever, well written radio blues/rock tracks and hot bothered blues guitar tracks. Opening with radio rocker, Love…
Continue Reading »Blind Alley - Marcus Bonfanti Band
From the first note of Led Zeppelin’s “Black Dog” sixteen-year-old Marcus Bonfanti knew he wanted to be a guitar player. After spending his youth as a trumpet player in brass bands, working 12 hours a day in a…
Continue Reading »Hoochie Coochie Man - Man of Oath
Man of Oath is a blues singer and songwriter born Othman Wahabi (26 September 1983) in Casablanca, Morocco and now based in Montreal, Canada. Solo or with a group, Man Of Oath offers an original sound that is…
Continue Reading »Police Dog Blues - Lost Jim & Robbi
Jim Ohlschmidt was featured twice in Fingerstyle Guitar magazine in 2009 for his work on “It’s The Wood,” a collection of original acoustic guitar music produced by Pete Huttlinger. A native son of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Ohlschmidt first appeared…
Continue Reading »Product Of A Southern Land - Rob Tognoni
From Tasmania, Australia & introduced to Europe by blues master Dave Hole in 1994, Rob Tognoni delivers a 100% powerfully charged experience with every performance. There is simply no compromise, which is strongly evident in his music. After…
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