Tag Archives: Gary Hoey

Talking to Myself

Summer may officially be coming to a close, but the blues roll on with this latest edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour, featuring new music from the likes of Joe Bonamassa, the Mike Wheeler Band, Gary Hoey, and Jane Lee … Continue reading

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It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas: Blue Élan charity holiday collection features songs from Janiva Magness, Gary Hoey, and more

“What do you get somebody who has everything?”, asks blues/pop singer Janey Street on her jazzy original track “Christmas in Your Eyes”, and one good answer to that question is the new holiday album on which Street’s song appears: a … Continue reading

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The year in re-blues, part 2: presenting the BluesPowR Radio Hour

Just before the new year, you may recall we took a quick look back at some of the best of 2012. But since words themselves don’t always do justice to the great new music we heard and wrote about during … Continue reading

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As Christmas approaches, some Ho! Ho! Hoey for blues fans

This summer, we told you about a Kickstarter campaign from rock guitarist Gary Hoey, who you may recall was seeking funds for an album of all blues songs. Having achieved 135% funding for the project, it’s been more a question of when than whether the album … Continue reading

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Help kickstart the blues! Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Roger “Hurricane” Wilson CD project

More and more independent blues artists, it seems, are looking to fund some of the costs of their next (or first) albums through Kickstarter, a crowd funding website for all types of creative projects. One example of a successful blues … Continue reading

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