by Bman | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Slide Rules, from Jay Gordon's Blues Venom and it is really hot. Opening with Dripping Blues, a smoky, 12 bar number, Gordon is right there on the end of the limb with his flame thrower on full. This guy plays...
by Bman | Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Alive In Amsterdam from Walter Trout and it is a powerhouse! It's good to have Walter back and he is ALIVE! Opening with Sonny Boy Williamson's, Help Me, Trout is literally exploding out through his fingers with...
by Bman | Mar 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
I just received the newest release, Band of Storms (May 6, 2016), from Jimbo Mathus and it's off the hook. If you read my site regularly you know that Mathus is one of my favorite writers/performers but that doesn't mean that he gets a pass. He has big boots to fill...
by Bman | Dec 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Acoustic Album Conversations in Blue – David Maxwell & Otis Spann Brand New Eyes – Doug MacLeod Troubadour Live – Eric Bibb Misery Loves Company – Mary Flower Shake ‘Em on Down – Rory Block Acoustic Artist David Maxwell Doug MacLeod Eric Bibb Guy Davis Mary Flower...
by Bman | Oct 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Wildcat O’Halloran band has been dazzling New England audiences since way back in 1981, and, with an infusion of new blood, is ready to rock your town. Wildcat, once described as “the Pioneer Valley’s answer to Texas six-string pounder Stevie Ray Vaughn” by the...