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New York City Blues - Robi Zonca
Born in the middle of the fifties (1955) Robi Zonca grew up listening to the Beatles, Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan. Then the Brithis Blues arrived in italian music stores with John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick…
Continue Reading »Rolling Stone - Paris Slim & Peter Dammann
Guitarist Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser is no stranger to those who've been paying attention to the West Coast blues scene over the last two decades. Born in Paris, France in 1960, his initial blues inspiration came from Hound…
Continue Reading »SHE MOVES ME - Adrian Jimenez
Adrian Jimenez was born 16th January 1971 in Buenos Aires. He started his first steps with the harmonica in 1990, taking lessons with Luis Robinson, for over a year. After that, he had the opportunity to study with…
Continue Reading »Heavy Manic Souls - New Release review
I just received and had the opportunity to listen to the new self titled recording by Heavy Manic Souls. This is a blues fusion recording having not only the components of the blues but also rock, punk and…
Continue Reading »Mayne Stage Schedule for Dec 28, 2011
December 28, 2011 UPCOMING SHOWS THE VIC AND PAUL SHOW 12/20-30 RIFFMASTER AND THE ROCKME FOUNDATION 12/30 @ 10:30PM ABC7 COUNTDOWN CHICAGO TO 2012 WITH JAMES HUNTER 12/31 @ 10PM DAN TELFER 1/6 @ 8PM THIS MUST BE…
Continue Reading »The Lionel Young Band
io Lionel Young is a high energy performer with a bent for the blues. His LIONEL YOUNG BAND, winners of numerous awards for best in and around the Colorado region, have won the 2011 International Blues Challenge (IBC)…
Continue Reading »Nobody's Fault But Mine - Pop's Staples
Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000) was a Mississippi-born Gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 70s," he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer. He was the…
Continue Reading »Music Maker Relief Foundation Newsletter
Music Maker Success in 2011 As 2011 comes to a close, we at Music Maker are looking back at the past year and are so thankful for the friends we've made and the artists we've been able to…
Continue Reading »Jimi Bott's 13th BMA Nomination!
JIM BOTT'S 13TH NOMINATION IN THE BLUES MUSIC AWARDS! Hi everybody. I usually don't like sending out mass emails and invites, but I thought this was important enough for me to do so. My good friend and drummer…
Continue Reading »I Can't Be Satisfied - Ciarlante/ Katz,/ Sharrard with Gregg Allman
The CKS Band is a powerhouse organ trio and a Blues/Soul & Rock supergroup. The group features Randy Ciarlante (The Levon Helm Band) on Drums & Vocals, Bruce Katz (The Gregg Allman Band, Delbert McClinton) on B-3 Organ…
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