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Lotus Eater Records artist: Troy Gonyea - Click Click Spark - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Click Click Spark from Troy Gonyea and it's hot. Opening with rocker, (Do The) Curl Up And Die, Troy Gonyea who handles lead vocal, guitar and harmonica…
Continue Reading »Lou Reed announces "From VU to Lulu" European Tour
Tour kicks off in Luxembourg on 6th June and concludes in Slovakia on 5th July Hot off the incredible reception of his collaborative album LULU with Metallica, Lou Reed will embark on his “From VU to LULU” European…
Continue Reading »Lou Reed joins Meltdown Festival at London's Southbank Centre
LOU REED FRIDAY 10th AUGUST 2012 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON TICKETS FROM £45.00 Lou Reed performs at this year’s Meltdown, curated by his friend and collaborator Antony. Tickets on sale to Southbank Centre Members at 10am on Tuesday…
Continue Reading »Loud Folk Records artist: Joe Flip - Home Sweet Home - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Home Sweet Home, from Joe Flip and it's a cool mix or country rock and blues. Opening with title track, Home Sweet Home, Joe Flip on guitar…
Continue Reading »Louis Gearsgifter Youngblood - Self Titled - New release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the first full band release from Louis "Gearshifter" Youngblood and I really like it. Opening with driving blues rocker, Juke Joint, Gearshifter has a cool, loose, "Mississippi" delivery, backed by Matt…
Continue Reading »Louise - Big Chief Ellis
Wilbert Thirkield "Big Chief" Ellis (November 10, 1914 - December 20, 1977) was an American blues pianist and vocalist. Ellis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and was an autodidact at piano. He played at local parties…
Continue Reading »Louise - Mississippi Fred Mc Dowell
Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972) known by his stage name; Mississippi Fred McDowell, was a blues singer and guitar player in the North Mississippi style.McDowell was born in Rossville, Tennessee, near Memphis. His parents,…
Continue Reading »Louise - Wesley Jefferson
Bassist, vocalist, and bandleader Wesley Jefferson has been a stalwart of the Clarksdale blues scene since the mid-1960s. He was born in Roundaway in Coahoma County on March 23, 1944, the oldest boy of thirteen children. As a…
Continue Reading »Louise Cappi - Me'lange - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Me'lange, from Louise Cappi and it's a mix of Latin jazz, rock, and ballads. Opening with Brazilian influenced Bossa Nova style jazz pop, Talk To Me, Jenna…
Continue Reading »Louise Louise Blues - Johnnie Temple
Johnny Temple (October 18, 1906 – November 22, 1968) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer, who operated in in the 1930s and 1940s. An acquaintance and near-contemporary of Skip James, Temple delivered sedate blues in the…
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