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Blind Pig Records returns with smoking debuts from Jovin Webb and Sonny Gullage

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Mike

We’re sure we weren’t the only ones disappointed to read the news of the sale of fabled blues record label Blind Pig Records in early 2015, having heard and purchased many of the label’s albums over the years from such … Continue reading →

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Joined by Delmark All-Stars, Willie Buck still sounding great on Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Mike

There’s not much more we can say about blues veteran Willie Buck than we did in this post on his previous album Willie Buck Way, except that Willie’s latest album Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends (Delmark Records) is the closest … Continue reading →

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UK blues band Catfish offers stunning mini-album amid break in touring

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Mike

We’ve talked here quite a bit before about the extremely talented father/son duo Paul (keyboards and vocals) and Matt (guitar and vocals) Long and their colleagues in the UK blues rock band Catfish. While the band is currently taking a … Continue reading →

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A bit more on that Three Kings tribute…

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Mike

Here’s a little videographic evidence of the show we talked about in our last post, a tribute to the Three Kings of the Blues presented by Albert Castiglia, D.K. Harrell and Chris Cain at the recent Heritage Music BluesFest. These … Continue reading →

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Albert Castiglia, Chris Cain & D.K. Harrell pay tribute to Three Kings of the Blues during Heritage Music BluesFest

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Mike

It’s been a minute since we wrote about any live shows here, but we would be remiss if we didn’t tell you about this one to be on the lookout for. This weekend, we got the chance to spend a … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Everybody Needs Some Blues Like This to Love

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Mike

Speaking of tributes (as we were in our previous post regarding Misty Blues’ upcoming tribute album to Odetta), here’s one from a recently released Blues Brothers tribute album from another band with which we weren’t familiar until now: the B. … Continue reading →

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“Hold On” for this powerful take on Odetta classic from Misty Blues

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Mike

We probably haven’t paid as much attention to the Massachusetts band Misty Blues in recent years as we should have, but that doesn’t mean we need to keep living with that mistake! Here’s the latest single from the band from their upcoming … Continue reading →

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Again this Fourth, KBOO radio to bring Waterfront Blues Festival to the masses

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Mike

If you’re looking to add a bit more blues to the red, white and blue of your Independence Day and can’t swing a trip to Portland, Oregon to be there in person, might we suggest pointing your browser to KBOO … 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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Tune into the Weekend: Bernard Allison carries on father Luther’s Blues on latest offering

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Mike

The late, great Luther Allison has long been one of our very favorite blues artists, and we’ve talked on these pages many times through the years about his son Bernard Allison being one of several second-generation blues musicians (along with … Continue reading →

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