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"Unplugged" Big Shot Reub and the Reloaders@Coyote's Bar/Grill - 2 Big November Shows
San Diego's Big Shot Reub and the Reloaders, fronted by Reuben Vigil (center, performing here at the 2011 Adams Ave. Street Fair), also featuring 'Gutbucket' Bo Cantrell (standup bass) and Dan McDowell (harmonica), play two "Unplugged" shows at…
Continue Reading »"Virtue & Vice" By Hornbuckle Wins Mile High Blues Society's 'Best Self-Produced Blues CD'
HOORAY FOR HORNBUCKLE: "VIRTUE & VICE" WINS 'BEST SELF-PRODUCED CD' AS VOTED BY DENVER'S MILE HIGH BLUES SOCIETY (DENVER, CO) - "Virtue & Vice," the critically-acclaimed album by Denver-based group Hornbuckle, has won "Best Self-Produced CD" as voted…
Continue Reading »"We Juke Up in Here" Racks Up Acclaim as Filmmakers, Musicians Hit the Road for Screenings, Concerts
"We Juke Up in Here" Blues Project Racks Up Acclaim as Filmmakers, Musicians Hit the Road for Screenings and Concerts New Film on Mississippi Juke Joints Enjoys Global Attention (Clarksdale, MS) – Since its world premiere in April,…
Continue Reading »"When You Kill The Chicken, Save Me The Head"
Carolina Chocolate Drops' Rhiannon Giddens judges Our State Magazine's NC Songwriting Contest Our State Magazine is looking for the quintessential North Carolina song by inviting singer/songwriters to submit their entries in the first-ever "Carolina Songs Singer/Songwriter Competition." All…
Continue Reading »"Working On The Building"- Brother Joe May
Dubbed "The Thunderbolt of the Middle West" by his mentor, the legendary Willie Mae Ford Smith, Brother Joe May was arguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music; a tenor whose dramatic sense of showmanship…
Continue Reading »“Don’t Explain” - Beth Hart - Joe Bonamassa
Following the September 26th release of Beth Hart’s “Don’t Explain” album - a soul covers collaboration with guitarist Joe Bonamassa – she’ll perform two intimate UK concerts in November. The first date will be The Flowerpot, Derby on…
Continue Reading »(Free Download) Marc Ribot Protests Against The Government Shutdown!
Marc Ribot & Ceramic Dog Free Download "Ain't Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round" (aka Affordable Health Care Act Song) "With caustic properties that could rival your favorite punk record, 'Your Turn' will leave you exhausted. Your Turn…
Continue Reading »(If You're Going to the) Dog House - Doug MacLeod
Doug MacLeod is a singer-songwriter in the American tradition. He is a traveling artist that writes and sings original songs that are based on his own life and experiences. He learned from the old masters, lived the music,…
Continue Reading »(Love Is Like A) Ramblin' Rose - Ted Taylor with Lloyd Rowe
Austin Taylor, better known as Ted Taylor (February 16, 1934 – October 2, 1987) was an American soul musician. Born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States, Taylor sang with The Cadets/The Jacks in the 1950s. He sang lead vocals…
Continue Reading »(NEW EP) Yonder Mountain String Band Releases "YMSB EP '13" (Oct. 8, 2013)
Yonder Mountain String Band "YMSB EP '13" (Frog Pad Records: October 8, 2013) Bluegrass is a music steeped in tradition, but over the past decade and a half -- much of it spent on the road -- Yonder…
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