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Admirers and friends such as Bob Margolin, Victor Wainwright, North Mississippi Allstars, and Amy Helm gather in tribute to late Sean Costello on Don’t Pass Me By

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Mike

One of the biggest tragedies to hit the blues world over the last few decades — right up with the helicopter crash that killed Stevie Ray Vaughan, in our opinion — was the passing of another extremely talented young guitarist and singer named Sean Costello, who died of … Continue reading →

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Previously unreleased studio album captures magic of late blues guitarist/singer Sean Costello

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Mike

As you might imagine, there are plenty of blues guitarists we’d love to go back and see live if we had the time machine to do so, including the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Otis Rush, … Continue reading →

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New CD, star-studded Chicago benefit to honor memory of late bluesman Sean Costello

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Mike

It’s been just over six years now since the blues world lost singer, guitarist, and rising star Sean Costello. In that time, we’ve seen several new CDs of Costello material – including a good number of previously unreleased tracks on … Continue reading →

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Sean Costello Lives On with At His Best – Live

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Mike

Sadly, we’ve written quite a bit about death lately, with the passing of both Texas bluesman Doyle Bramhall and the great Hubert Sumlin in recent weeks. It’s been three years now since the blues world lost the guitar and vocal talents of Philadelphia-born, Atlanta-bred … Continue reading →

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Blues trio GA-20 is no stranger to our playlist with latest single “Stranger Blues” (and rest of their new EP!)

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Mike

Anyone who may have thought that the departure of two-thirds of the original lineup of Boston blues trio GA-20 would set the Matt Stubbs-led band back would have been greatly mistaken, judging by the band’s new four-track EP (EP Volume … Continue reading →

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Catfish releases title track video from band’s final album

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Mike

Last August, we told you about a superb mini-album from UK blues-rockers Catfish. Sadly, the band’s very talented guitarist and singer Matt Long lost his battle with cancer just a few months later, in probably the most tragic loss to … Continue reading →

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Mighty as ever, Mo Rodgers shows Mo still knows soul on Memphis excursion

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Mike

If you’re going to use a superlative like “mighty” in your name, you’d better be able to back that claim up if you want to be taken seriously, especially over the course of a number of decades. We’re not sure … Continue reading →

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Georgia bluesman Eddie 9V hits the ground running on debut album Left My Soul in Memphis

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Mike

Among the most pleasant of surprises to cross our desk in 2019 was the debut release from a young Georgia bluesman who goes by the name of Eddie 9V. Don’t let his mere 23 years of age fool you: this guy has a sound much deeper than his … Continue reading →

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Heartaches and Pain

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Mike

We couldn’t let the year come to a close without sneaking in another talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, this time featuring music from John Mayall with Larry McCray, Lurrie Bell & the Bell Dynasty, The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis … Continue reading →

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Old Man Winter Blues (Blues Lyrics radio hour edition)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Mike

With Old Man Winter biting and blowing here in the northeast U.S., we thought you might enjoy this double dose of blues to help keep you warm, featuring a talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour as well as a … Continue reading →

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