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Delmark Records artist: Breezy Rodio - If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It, by Breezy Rodio and it's solid fun. Opening with title track, If It Ain't Broke Don't Fix It, Breezy Rodio…
Continue Reading »Ruf Records artist: Mike Zito & Friends - Rock 'N' Roll - A Tribute to Chuck Berry - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Rock 'N' Roll - A Tribute to Chuck Berry, by Mike Zito and this disc is loaded. Opening with St. Louis Blues and Charlie Berry II, Mike…
Continue Reading »Will Jacobs & Marcos Coll - Taking Our Time - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, It Ain't Safe, by Will Jacobs & Marcos Coll and it's genuinely funky blues. Opening with It Ain't Safe, Will Jacobs gets things spinning with excellent vocal…
Continue Reading »Delmark Records artist: Johnny Burgin - Live - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live from Johnny Burgin and it's really good. Opening with brisk shuffle, You Got to Make A Change, Johnny is upfront on vocal and guitar, backed by…
Continue Reading »Brad Heller - The Sentence - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, The Sentence, from Brad Heller and it's honest, straight forward, radio style folk rock. Opening with Eternal Season, with it's jangly amplified acoustic guitar strum and single…
Continue Reading »Mark Newman - Empirical Truth -- New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Empirical Truth, from Mark Newman and it's a solid rocker. Opening with a cool, slide saturated boogie, Scapegoat, Mark Newman leads off on vocal with Craig Privett…
Continue Reading »Sue Decker - Outskirts of Love - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Outskirts of Love, by Sue Decker and it's a solid rural country flavored blues release. Opening with Lay Me Down In the Indigo, Sue Decker, shows a…
Continue Reading »Hudspeth & Taylor - Folie a deux - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Folie a deux, from Hudspeth & Taylor and its a contemporary take on contemporary acoustic blues. Opening with Big Fat Hairy Lie, an acoustic boogie featuring Brandon…
Continue Reading »Endless Blues Records artist: Sister Lucille - Alive - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Alive, from Sister Lucille and it's a solid rocker with strong R&B, funk and blues roots. Opening with Won't Give It, a super funky rocker with horns…
Continue Reading »Electro-Fi Records artist: Mark Hummel - Wayback Machine - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Wayback Machine, from Mark Hummel and it old school Chicago style blues. Opening with Flim Flam, a cool blues number with a great bass line courtesy of…
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