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Blues-rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor reveals The Dirty Truth on indie label debut

After three acclaimed studio albums as well as last fall’s live Songs from the Road CD/DVD set – all on the German Ruf Records label – UK-born, now U.S.-based, blues-rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor has stepped out on her own with … Continue reading

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Royal Southern Brotherhood gives heartsoulblood on sophomore studio release

Just a month after picking up its first Blues Music Award for the DVD portion of its live Songs from the Road set, Royal Southern Brotherhood is back with its second studio release from Ruf Records, a little something called … Continue reading

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Joanne Shaw Taylor lets it burn on Songs from the Road live CD/DVD set

We’ve written here a few times before about the British-born, now U.S.-based blues rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor. And we’ve also told you about Ruf Records’ popular Songs from the Road series, including a recent set from fellow Brit guitar slinger … Continue reading

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Quick takes: Tedeschi Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood offer great examples of blues power in numbers

Recent events and travels have prevented us from writing about much of the great new music that has found its way to our doorstep lately, but here are a couple of the releases that have caught our ear in recent … Continue reading

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