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Ian Siegal Meets Johnny Mastro - Easy Tiger - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Easy Tiger, from Ian Seigal and Johnny Mastro and I really like it. Anyone who's been reading my notes for a few years, knows that I really…
Continue Reading »Ian Siegal to release new live album "One Night In Amsterdam"
You wait a whole decade for one Ian Siegal live album – then two arrive in the space of a year. For any ordinary performer, the release schedule might seem like overkill. But with this fascinating artist, it’s…
Continue Reading »Ian Stewart - Junior Wells - Keith Richards - Ronnie Wood
Ian Andrew Robert Stewart (18 July 1938 – 12 December 1985) was a Scottish keyboardist, co-founder of The Rolling Stones and inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was dismissed from the line-up in May…
Continue Reading »Ian Wardenski - Unfoldings - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Unfoldings, by Ian Wardenski, and it's thought provoking yet familiar, it's abstract but not free form, it's outrageous yet well composed, it's heady yet understandable. This release…
Continue Reading »Ian Wardenski Quintet featuring Tamara Tucker - Trust - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Trust, from Ian Wardenski Quintet and it's strong. Opening with Before Long, Ian Wardenski Quintet quickly establishes that they aren't to be taken lightly. Jerry Ascione on…
Continue Reading »IBC Artist Announces European/UK Tour
Dan Phelps Northern Illinois Bluesman Chosen to Represent Crossroads Blues Society at IBC Memphis Bluesman Announces Return Tour to UK/Europe These are exciting times for Dan Phelps and his lovely wife Sarah. Together they share a dream, a…
Continue Reading »Ice Cream Man - Robert Lighthouse
Robert Lighthouse, a native of Sweden, first came to the United States at the age of 18, determined to learn more about the music he loves -- Mississippi Delta Blues. For eight years he traveled around the country…
Continue Reading »Ice Pick Blues - Whistlin' Alex Moore
Whistlin' Alex Moore (November 22, 1899 – January 20, 1989) was an American blues pianist, singer and whistler. He is best remembered for his recordings of "Across The Atlantic Ocean" and "Black Eyed Peas and Hog Jowls. Born…
Continue Reading »Icehouse Records artists: Low Society - You Can't Keep A Good Woman Down - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, You Can't Keep A Good Woman Down, from Low Society and it has edge. Opening with Blues Rocker Crammed & Jammed, vocalist Mandy Lemons is riding high on the slide work of…
Continue Reading »Icon Etta James is now terminally ill - asking for prayers.
Blues/soul icon Etta James, whose health has been fading in recent years, is now terminally ill, and her live-in doctor is asking for prayers. Dr. Elaine James, who isn't related to the 73-year-old Grammy winner and Rock and…
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